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Bush imposes sanctions on Syria The White House has slapped sanctions on Syria, including a freeze on certain Syrian assets in the United States and limits on exports of goods, including weaponry....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 5:38pm PDT
Toll rises in Gaza rampage Nine Palestinians are dead and around 120 injured as Israeli occupation troops rampage through a Gaza City neighbourhood following the deaths of six of their number during a dawn raid....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 5:37pm PDT
CBS to Air U.S. Soldier's Video Diary of Iraq Abuse In her video, the soldier described the hazards of Camp Bucca. "This is a sand viper," she said. "One bite will kill you in six hours. We've already had two prisoners die of it, but who cares? That's two less for me to worry about."
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"It's 'cause they are scared of me," she said. "I actually got in trouble the other day because I was throwing rocks at them."...
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 5:33pm PDT
Lt. Gen. William Boykin Who Made Anti-Islam Remark Tied to POW Case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army general under investigation for anti-Islamic remarks has been linked by U.S. officials to the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, which experts warned could touch off new outrage overseas....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 5:29pm PDT
Mahdi Army seizes US weapons Members of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in Najaf say they have seized ammunition and weapons, including a missile launcher and machineguns, belonging to the US army....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:35am PDT
U.S. Tries to Quell Al-Sadr's Uprising by Recruiting Militia May 11 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is trying to quell a Shiite Muslim cleric's uprising in southern Iraq by recruiting some of his militia to help create a security force, according to General Martin Dempsey, a top U.S. military commander in the region....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:34am PDT
US forces attack in Baghdad, tensions build around Najaf Some of the heaviest fighting of the US-led occupation of Iraq is currently taking place in Baghdad, provoked by US efforts to crush the uprising being led by Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. In the early hours of Monday morning, American tanks and helicopter gunships launched a major assault on the working class, predominantly Shiite suburb of Sadr City, killing and wounding dozens of Iraqi fighters and civilians....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:25am PDT
Ayatollah Al-Sistani’s silence causes division among Shiites Najaf (AsiaNews) – At a time in which the entire world is condemning the torture of Iraqi prisoners, Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani continues to ignore the matter and observe total silence. On his part there has been no condemnation, no fatwa or comment made regarding the controversy. Meanwhile Iraqi public opinion is beginning to ask questions....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:19am PDT
Gunmen hit civilian convoy in western Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen attacked a U.S.-run civilian convoy in Iraq's western desert and some personnel are unaccounted for, U.S. officials said today....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:15am PDT
Sadr City residents rebuild headquarters BAGHDAD, Iraq (May 11, 2:35 am ADT) - Residents of the Shiite neighborhood Sadr City on Tuesday began rebuilding the headquarters of a militant Shiite Muslim cleric which was destroyed in a tank and helicopter attack by U.S. forces....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:13am PDT
Aljazeera: Iraqi family tells of torture Aljazeera.net has obtained detailed information of an Iraqi prisoner reportedly abused by US-appointed law enforcers. He died shortly after being released on a hefty bail....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:10am PDT
Did Saudi Investors Pressure Disney To Drop Michael Moore's New Film on 9/11? Disney has been widely criticized for barring its subsidiary Miramax from distrbuting Fahrenheit 911, Moore's new documentary examining 9/11 and the ties between the Bushes and the Bin Ladens. Peter Hart from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) reveals that a powerful member of the House of Saud, Al-Walid bin Talal, owns a major stake in Eurodisney....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:05am PDT
Las Madres y la Conformación de Valores Morales y Éticos Lo Dios no sólo concedió a la mujer el divino proceso de la procreación, también depositó en ella la esperanza de que como madres asumieran la sagrada misión de conformar los valores morales y éticos de la personalidad humana, para dignificar y liberar a la humanidad del futuro, de las confusiones, de la concupiscencia y la corrupción moral y ética en el que ha caído la humanidad....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 5:59am PDT
"In the Class Struggle, Which Side are You On?" - An Interview with OCAP's John Clarke The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty http://www.ocap.ca/ is a grassroots anti-poverty organization based mainly in the city of Toronto in Ontario, Canada....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 2:01am PDT
Native Oaks and Rice over GMO Alternatives to GMO/GE agribusiness monoculture is found in nature's bounty of wild edible foods that can be included into permaculture farming.....
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 11:40pm PDT
Afghan Update From KQED's Forum Mon, May 10, 2004 -- 9:00am
Forum welcomes Sarah Chayes, a former reporter for National Public Radio who is now the Field Director of Afghans for Civil Society in Kandahar.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
Sarah Chayes...
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 11:06pm PDT
Rally against anti-Semitism planned in Paris France’s main anti-racist organization called for a demonstration against anti-Semitism in Paris on Sunday....
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 10:40pm PDT
Army Times: Editorial: A failure of leadership at the highest levels Around the halls of the Pentagon, a term of caustic derision has emerged for the enlisted soldiers at the heart of the furor over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal: the six morons who lost the war.
Indeed, the damage done to the U.S. military and the nation as a whole by the horrifying photographs of U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees at the notorious prison is incalculable.
But the folks in the Pentagon are talking about the wrong morons....
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 6:17pm PDT
British soldiers 'killed civilians' year-old girl, in situations where there was apparently no serious threat, human rights group Amnesty International says in a report....
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 4:20pm PDT
Jews continue to build West Bank settlements Jews are developing West Bank settlements on occupied Palestinian land despite Israeli court rulings and hostile world opinion....
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 4:15pm PDT
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