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Iraqi bid to arrest al-Sadr fails NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraqi security forces staged an unsuccessful raid yesterday to seize rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the Shi'ite Muslim leader blamed by the United States for a surge in violence in this holy city that has claimed scores, perhaps hundreds, of lives....
Posted: Sun, Aug 8, 2004 9:21am PDT
Iraq reinstates capital punishment Baghdad — Iraq reinstated capital punishment for people guilty of murder, endangering national security and distributing drugs, the government announced Sunday, saying the death penalty was necessary to help put down the country's persistent insurgency....
Posted: Sun, Aug 8, 2004 8:31am PDT
Aljazeera vows to cover Iraq despite closure Aljazeera has vowed to continue its Iraq coverage despite the one-month closure of its Baghdad office announced by the Iraqi interim government on Saturday....
Posted: Sat, Aug 7, 2004 3:31pm PDT
Iraq Media Coverage "Afghanized": US Columnist CAIRO, August 6 (IslamOnline.net) - The only effect the so-called power transfer in Iraq has had on the situation in Iraq was "Afghanizing" the media coverage of the war-torn country, as the only change on the ground was "for the worse", according to a leading columnist in a major US daily Friday, August 6....
Posted: Sat, Aug 7, 2004 9:11am PDT
Aljazeera's Baghdad office closed Aljazeera has vowed to continue its Iraq coverage despite the one-month closure of its Baghdad office announced by the Iraqi interim government on Saturday....
Posted: Sat, Aug 7, 2004 8:32am PDT
Afghan rebels hit U.S. convoys KABUL (AP) - Insurgents attacked American forces with rocket propelled grenades and explosives on roads in southern Afghanistan on Friday, injuring at least eight U.S. soldiers, two seriously, the U.S. military said....
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:36pm PDT
Human Rights Horrors in Haiti Information is difficult to come by because “many victims or relatives are in hiding”, and many have a “fear of further retaliation.” Additionally, the areas under the control of the “rebels” [note US-supported], have largely been inaccessible, with the coverage relegated to Port au Prince and the Central Plateau. Perhaps the most telling detail is the commonality amongst victims:
“With the exception of four victims and for those whom it has not been possible to obtain their identity, inte...
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:34pm PDT
India bans movie for telling truth about Gujarat genocide Award-winning documentary Final Solution, which looks at religious rioting between Hindus and Muslims, has been banned in India.
The film follows 2002 clashes in the western state of Gujarat, which left more than 1,000 people dead.
A censor board said the documentary was "highly provocative and may trigger off unrest and communal violence"....
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2004 7:11pm PDT
Iraqi VP: US assault on Najaf uncivilised Iraq's interim Vice-President Ibrahim al-Jafari has criticised the United States for its heavy-handed assault on Najaf to quell the on-going uprising...
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2004 7:05pm PDT
Fierce fighting continues in Najaf US helicopter gunships today fired on militia loyal to the radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf after a two-month truce between the sides collapsed....
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2004 6:50am PDT
Bush "never stop[s] thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people" In his latest gaffe, President George W Bush has appeared to suggest that his administration is forever thinking up ways of harming the US and its people....
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2004 6:49am PDT
Israelis go to Pot Stressed Israeli soldiers to be treated with cannabis...
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2004 1:14am PDT
8/6/45 Hiroshima mon amour The discourse and hype on 9/11 is blocking out the stark memory of 8/6/45...
Posted: Thu, Aug 5, 2004 9:31pm PDT
Fierce clashes rage throughout Iraq From Hilla to Balad, Falluja to Najaf, Iraq was rocked by intense clashes as Muqtada al-Sadr's forces vowed resistance against the US and British occupation of the country....
Posted: Thu, Aug 5, 2004 7:02pm PDT
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 8/6/04 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Spain, China, Russia, and Cuba....
Posted: Thu, Aug 5, 2004 5:39pm PDT
Fierce clashes in Mosul leave many dead At least 14 Iraqis have been killed and 52 wounded in a roadside bomb blast and fierce clashes between Iraqi police and armed fighters in the main northern city of Mosul, according to Aljazeera's correspondent....
Posted: Thu, Aug 5, 2004 6:30am PDT
Sadr Uprising Reignites: US Copter Downed In Najaf, Sadr declares War On British In Basra US occupation forces have clashed with al-Mahdi Army in Najaf leaving three civilians dead and 12 wounded....
Posted: Thu, Aug 5, 2004 6:25am PDT
Union gains ‘moral victory' over Wal-Mart The certification of a union at a Wal-Mart in Quebec is a “tremendous moral victory” for other mobilization efforts among the chain's employees across Canada, a labour lawyer says....
Posted: Wed, Aug 4, 2004 1:04pm PDT
FREEDOM TO THE SIX BASQUE NATIONALISTS IMPRISONED IN MEXICO! Communiqué from the Asociación Diáspora Vasca inviting you to sign in behalf of the freedom of the six Basques nationalists detained for over a year in Mexico....
Posted: Wed, Aug 4, 2004 2:28am PDT
The US prepares another democratic charade in Afghanistan Originally due to take place in June, the election in Afghanistan for the powerful post of president has finally, after two delays, been announced for October 9. But parliamentary elections, which were also to take place in June, have been postponed even further to next April....
Posted: Tue, Aug 3, 2004 10:51pm PDT
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