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Police and civilians returning to Falluja Iraqi police today moved back into Falluja, aiming to restore control and collect weapons from insurgents as dozens of families also began returning to the embattled city....
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2004 8:30am PDT
The US is stumbling in the Iraqi labyrinth The other culprit in American leaders' rosy outlook is the need to tell "the good news" about Iraq to the American public. But the battle for Iraq has always been as much outside of that country as within. Iraq was to be either an inspiring model for the people of the Middle East in pursuit of democracy or an example of American resolve. Those goals may yet be met. But for now, the pictures of unrest and the American crackdown work against the US in the Middle East and elsewhere....
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2004 8:28am PDT
John Pilger: Get out now . With the most lethal weapons that billions of dollars can buy, and the threats of their cowboy generals and the panic-stricken brutality of their foot soldiers, more than 120,000 of these invaders have ripped up the fabric of a nation that survived the years of Saddam Hussein, just as they oversaw the destruction of its artefacts. They have brought to Iraq a daily, murderous violence which surpasses that of a tyrant who never promised a fake democracy...when will journalists have the profes...
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2004 12:38am PDT
Al-Qaida:you won, i lost Al Qaida: You won, I lost
(An open letter to Al Qaida leader Dr Al Zahwari)...
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 11:57pm PDT
Brazilian squatters stage mass invasion of unused property in Sao Paulo Squatters staged mass property invasions in Brazil's largest city Monday, saying President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's effort to redistribute land to the poor is falling short....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 11:52pm PDT
4/20/04-ARAB-AMERICANS AND PEOPLE OF CONSCIENCE CANNOT SUPPORT BUSH OR KERRY BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF ISRAELI CRIMES SUCH AS THE CONTINUED THEFT OF PALESTINIAN LAND AND EXTRA JUDICIAL ASSASSINATIONS RULE OUT ARAB-AMERICAN AND MUSLIM SUPPORT FOR EITHER PARTY IN NOVEMBER....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 8:52pm PDT
Another Woman Murdered in Juarez Another woman has been found dead in the area of Ciudad Juarez...
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 8:48pm PDT
Baghdad trade traffic comes to a halt Iraq's commercial transport network has practically come to a halt because of a deterioration in security and the closure of main roads by US forces, shippers and merchants said on Monday....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 8:28pm PDT
Poland planning pull-out of troops from Iraq Poland is planning to withdraw its troops from Iraq in the coming months, dealing another blow to the US-led coalition forces there....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 7:31pm PDT
US declares Iraqi highways 'free-fire zones' even against civilians ...in an attempt to end guerrilla attacks on its supply lines, the US has banned civilian traffic on some of Iraq's most-used highways and declared them free-fire zones: all vehicles not belonging to the US military will be fired upon, according to American military command...the US military said: "If civilians drive on the closed sections of the highways they may be engaged with deadly force."...
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 12:02pm PDT
Bush Appoints Negroponte To Run Iraq: Central American Death Squads Are Main Qualification US President George Bush has named John Negroponte as the US ambassador to Iraq, say administration sources.
The current American ambassador to the United Nations is expected to take over in Baghdad when the US hands power to an interim Iraqi government by 30 June....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 11:57am PDT
Bush To Choose Negroponte As Iraq Ambassador!! WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush plans to choose John Negroponte, the United States' current ambassador to the United Nations, as the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, an administration official said Monday....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 11:02am PDT
GIs Kill 2 Workers of U.S.-Funded Iraq TV BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops shot to death two employees of a U.S.-funded television station Al-Iraqiya on Monday and wounded a third in the central city of Samara, the station said....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 10:47am PDT
Juan Cole On Najaf and Sadr ash-Sharq al-Awsat:
Hundreds of members of Muqtada al-Sadr's Army of the Mahdi rallied in the streets of Najaf on Saturday, carrying arms and chanting slogans of support for him. They thronged to his office so as to kiss his hand and receive blessings before returning to their chanting. On Friday, his followers had pledged to launch a general war if the US invaded Najaf. Gen. Mark Kimmit announced that a US soldier who had received wounds in a clash with Mahdi Army militiamen on Friday died...
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 10:39am PDT
Mixed feelings in Najaf at Spanish pullout Some people of Najaf express relief, others worried about lawlessness and militia wars that could ensue....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 10:01am PDT
PA: Sharon plan will turn Gaza into large prison Israel will retain Gaza Strip control of territorial waters, air space, border crossing points despite withdrawal....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 9:54am PDT
Rantisi buried as Israel vows more killing Ignoring international condemnation of Abd al-Aziz al-Rantisi's assassination, an Israeli cabinet minister has promised similar attacks in the future....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 7:26am PDT
Amnesty International calls for no restrictions with Vanunu's release Amnesty International urges the Israeli authorities not to impose any restrictions or conditions on former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu upon his release on Wednesday after 18 years in jail....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 7:23am PDT
Arab World Ignites Over Second Assassination; Hamas Vows 100 Reprisals Hamas threatened "100 unique reprisals" against Israel for killing its leader, Abdel Aziz Rantissi, as hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets yesterday in a show of strength and fury....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 7:22am PDT
UN Body To Discuss Rantissi Killing As Palestinians Vow Revenge Dubai, Geneva, April 19 (NNN): As over 200,000 angry Palestinians jammed the streets of Gaza City on Sunday to pay their last respects to slain leader and vowed revenge , leading human rights forum of the United Nations prepared to hold a special session this week to discuss Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Abdelaziz Rantissi, assassinated in an Israeli air strike on Saturday....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 7:19am PDT
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