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Inside The Iraqi Inferno: More US Soldiers Killed Nov 06, 2003 Arab Mujahideen waged several attacks Wednesday in the Iraqi city of Also in Mosul a hand grenade was thrown at two US vehicles in the A separate RPG attack wounded two U.S. soldiers in the city, and Here in Baghdad, security was on high alert and mixed reports are The story on the street was a different matter. One eyewitness It was the second attack within 24 hours. Many we talked to expressed that the Americans were getting "what "We don't want them here. We did not ask them to come here. Look at "We will fight them until they leave with their tails between their http://www.jihadunspun.com/intheatre_internal.php?article= * * * Falluja revenge fulled by civilan deaths In the epicentre of anti-American fury in Iraq, US troops with But people in Falluja, 50km west of Baghdad, say the men firing With all its high-tech weapons, the US military has overlooked "Saddam's people have nothing to do with Americans killed in "I was in my house when the Americans started shooting. They hit Sixteen other people were also killed in that incident in April, Tribal revenge American soldiers have been entangled in Falluja's tribal quest for Every time they kill someone in the crackdown on suspected Saddam "The Americans hit a roadside bomb and then instead of catching the It is a vicious cycle that is never mentioned by politicians "The Americans killed innocent people. Remember this is a place On Sunday, 15 American soldiers were killed when their Chinook Worse than Saddam In this conservative Sunni Muslim city of cement block houses and American soldiers conduct humiliating house searches, breaking Reuters Thursday 06 November 2003 10:55 AM GMT You can find this article at: * * * 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq, Troop Reduction Disclosed BAGHDAD, November 6 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Two U.S. One of the soldiers was killed Thursday near Husaybah, on the "One U.S. soldier from 1st Squadron Armored Cavalry Regiment, The other soldier died and two more were wounded Wednesday, The deaths raise to 142 the number of U.S. troops killed in Also, an Iraqi interpreter working for U.S. forces was wounded The U.S. forces did not immediately confirm the incident, but A Polish officer was also injured during an attack on a military Rough Winter This comes as Britain's special representative in Iraq Jeremy " 'Terrorists' are trying to make Iraq ungovernable and choosing Greenstock said the U.S.-led forces had to "earn time" from Many ordinary Iraqis are seething with anger and frustrations "I believe it's do-able but I believe we're in for a rough Former Generals In a separate development, three former generals of Iraq's toppled The U.S. military had previously announced the arrest of two of "General Hamed Sarhan and his son Mohammad, a lieutenant in the Sarhan is a brother of Khamis Sarhan al-Mohammad, a former leading The general was responsible for military printing presses. Reduction And Rotation In the meantime, senior U.S. defense officials said the Pentagon U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signed orders to set The rotation would involve the replacement of the bulk of the Although most of the deployment plan has long been in place, But the multinational division has so far failed to materialize, General Peter Pace, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of "It does include the call-up of Reserves. It does include the use Pace also told the House of Representatives Armed Services He said the reduction from four to three divisions would be The Pentagon also is counting on other countries sending Pace said the United States has received commitments from countries But many countries rebuffed the U.S. request for a military http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2003-11/06/article08.shtml * * * Polish and US troops die in resistance raids Poland suffered its first fatality in Iraq when one of its soldiers He was part of a military convoy which came under fire at al The dead man was a 44-year-old commander with the Polish Army, Two American soldiers also died in separate incidents near Baghdad One soldier was killed early on Thursday when his truck hit a A paratrooper was also killed and two others wounded when their Their deaths bring to 140 the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq A total of 114 US soldiers were killed in the active combat phase First Polish casualty And a Polish major was seriously wounded in an ambush south It is the first casualty suffered by Warsaw's troops in Iraq. In the north, an Iraqi interpreter working with US forces was also Occupation officials did not immediately confirm the incident. The latest attacks coincide with as a senior Japanese official's Judges angry Meanwhile, Iraqi judges investigating alleged atrocities by former "We risk our lives every day. The Americans only talk," said one "We are losing colleagues. Seven months have already passed since Anger is running particularly high in the city of Najaf, where the Muhan Jabr al-Shuwaili, the top judge in Najaf, was murdered on Home front In other news, Democratic presidential contender Wesley Clark Clark, in a speech designed to clarify his positions on domestic "Early exit means retreat or defeat. There can be neither," he Agencies Thursday 06 November 2003 11:42 AM GMT You can find this article at: * * * US to cut troop strength in Iraq In the face of intense resistance, the Pentagon plans to reduce Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace on US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld meanwhile signed orders on Deployment The rotation would involve the replacement of the bulk of the Units ordered to move were being notified overnight, the official Although most of the deployment plan has long been in place, But the multinational division has so far failed to materialise, Pace told the committee, "So as we look at projections for security Some lawmakers, however, were sceptical of Pace's projections. "What's your back-up plan?" Wilson questioned. AFP Thursday 06 November 2003 1:51 AM GMT You can find this article at: * * * More attacks on US forces in Iraq Resistance fighters in Iraq continue to forcus their attacks on Aljazeera's correspondent in Baghdad, Beiba Wild Mhadi, reports The area houses government buildings and the Presidential Palace Mhadi said US army helicopters hovered over the capital on Anti-occupation fighters in Iraq have stepped up their campaign Aljazeera Thursday 06 November 2003 6:08 AM GMT You can find this article at: * * * British "Special Ops" Killed, Four Others Wound Nov 06, 2003 A British Marine corporal has been killed while on an undercover An SAS insider said last night: "The guys were attacking a target But a marine who had served with Corporal Plank said: "He was a The SBS are the group that made amphibious landings near the port http://www.jihadunspun.com/intheatre_internal.php?article= * * * Iraq 'Not Central Part' Of War On Terrorism: U.S. Poll Additional Reporting By Subhi Haddad, IOL Correspondent WASHINGTON, November 5 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - A Six in seven Americans disagree with Bush's assertion that the However, the poll revealed that just 14% think that the invasion But the doubt of the majority of Americans- shared by some experts Experts in public opinion believe the results may explain why Changing Perceptions "These are very important changing perceptions," said Andrew Andrew said the results are "potentially threatening to support "When you say war on terrorism, they think about the things Trying to make the case for invading and occupying Iraq, Bush "We will fight this war against terror until it is won. We are A former poll in April 2003, however, showed that 77% of Americans Declining support for the situation on Iraq was also witnessed 'Misguided' Public skepticism about the importance of the Iraq invasion to Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa) criticized on Tuesday, November 4, the A number of defense experts also reject the president's notion of "I think the 'central front' idea is just crazy," said Michael On September 11, 2001, Vickers said, "we weren't hit from Iraq". Fresh Attacks In the meanwhile, U.S. and British occupation forces came under An American soldier died when his vehicle hits an explosive device Loud explosions near the U.S. military headquarters in Baghdad The U.S. military said the blasts caused no damage or injuries The attacks were blamed on remnants of the former regime, but An Iraqi farmer was "accidentally" shot dead by U.S. soldiers who "U.S. forces were shooting indiscriminately while combing farms on An office of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in The blast, caused by an RPG raid by unknown gunmen, has completely They said that none of the party members were at the office at the The chairman and founder of the SCIRI Mohammed Baqir Al-Hakeem, was http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2003-11/05/article04.shtml * * * Baath official hurt in Kirkuk attack An Iraqi woman linked to the Baath party and her daughter has been Iraqi police named the woman as, Jamila Abbas Khumeidi saying Khumeidi, is the former head of the Association of Iraqi women, Rocket In a separate incident in Kirkuk, a rocket slammed into the offices The front of the building was damaged in the blast, but there were Ahmad Taqana, a member of the DDP said: "I cannot accuse anyone Strike Meanwhile the governor of Najaf has called an open ended general The governor met members of the US led coalition to discuss concerns A senior US official has admitted that continuing attacks in Iraq Deputy Defence Secretary, Paul Wolfowitz blamed the attacks on Wolfowitz made his comments after the headquarters of the US led AFP Wednesday 05 November 2003 11:37 AM GMT You can find this article at: * * * Bushe's War Mike Whitney Al-Jazeerah, 11/5/03 The downing of the Chinook helicopter and the death of the 15 The dispute that the American people were duped into the An ABC poll taken last week (before the Chinook incident) shows a But, how much can be controlled in the battle of perceptions? The simple fact is, that as the insurgency gains momentum it will be Congress has only compounded the problem by passing the $87 billion Despite the President's childlike platitudes about "democratizing Still, the President's popularity and the steady flow of propaganda http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2003%20Opinion% * * * Bush's Claim on the Economy Versus Fact Edith Archer Al-Jazeerah, 11/5/03 While our servicemen and women are dying, injured and maimed, on a Our National Debt currently stands at over $6.8 Trillion dollars -- If you spend, spend, and spend, on credit -- life may seem "happy- Bush is not creating the basis for a prosperous economy standing An example: Bush was fund-raising again last week, and while in Columbus, Ohio, CLAIM: "The tax cut was good for job creation. The two tax cuts were - President George W. Bush, in Columbus, OH 10/30/03 FACT: "Columbus has lost 16,000 jobs since President Bush took - Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Report, 10/29/03 The cold, hard reality is that productivity improvements and growth * Where are the jobs for 9 million Americans unemployed? (3 million * Where is the insurance for over 45 million Americans without the * Where is the substantive improvement for public education, vital * Where are the improvements to our nation's infrastructure (e.g. * Where are the funds to ensure that the next generation of * Where are the funds to ensure we return to fiscal responsibility, * Where are the funds to pay-down the staggering National Debt? These are but a few questions that need to be answered before the The wealthy oligarchy, corporations and the richest amongst us The type of society we create:-- our social programs-- the The jury is still "out" on Bush's "rush-to-judgment" bragging of The miserable Bush Regime hasn't even begun to solve the http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2003%20Opinion% >----->----->----->----->-----><-----<-----<-----<-----<-----< http://www.giv-archiv.de/2002/Oktober/021031GI.010 * * * * *
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Mosul that has resulted in the deaths of two US soldiers and wounded
five others. Two US soldiers were killed when their convoy came under
attack by RPGs in the south of the city. One vehicle was destroyed,
another severely damaged and three US soldiers were also wounded.
Also in southern Mosul, AP reported a RPG was fired at a US convoy
in southern Mosul. Witnesses said the grenade fell short of the
convoy and killed two Iraqi men in a civilian car. The U.S. 101st
Airborne Division said one soldier was wounded.
center of town on Wednesday afternoon. Hospital officials said the
blast killed a boy and wounded at least seven Iraqis. The US military
issued a statement saying one soldier was wounded. "Seven or eight
people were wounded," Dr Omar Farouk, who treated the victims at the
Arazi hospital, told Reuters. "One 10-year old boy died from head
wounds before he arrived."
another soldier was wounded in a roadside bomb attack, Sergeant
Robert Woodward of the 101st Airborne told Reuters.
still coming in from the attacks on the US headquarters as US
forces beefed up patrols. The highly secured headquarters was hit
by mortars fired by Arab Mujahideen using a 81 mm mortar launcher
Tuesday night at approximately 7:30 pm, lighting the skies and
rocking a three mile radius. Three explosions were confirmed however
US Military has been mum on casualties reporting only four wounded.
told JUS Wednesday that he saw at least eight individuals being
evacuated. "There was fire and smoke everywhere and soldiers and
people were confused. It was chaos. They were loading stretchers
onto the helicopters and the fires were still burning when I was
forced to leave" he said.
they deserve".
our country - it is a war zone. What have we done? Our husbands and
sons are being killed. We are not safe. We want them to take their
war somewhere else. May God help us" one woman pleaded.
legs" said another. (JUS)
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machine guns comb alleyways for Saddam Hussein loyalists, hoping
to prevent deadly new attacks.
rocket-propelled grenades at occupation forces are just ordinary
taxi drivers, labourers and professionals avenging the deaths of
relatives.
what rules the gritty streets of this town where it has faced
many of the most deadly attacks against its troops - the tribal
code of revenge.
Falluja. If you want to know why we hate the Americans so much
in Falluja, look at this," said Muthanna Salih, pulling up the
flowing robe covering his stump as he balanced on crutches.
my leg, they killed my brother and they left me jobless with eight
children."
when US troops fired into crowds of protesters just outside
Salih's house.
revenge since then.
supporters, they invite the wrath of tribes who can spend decades
seeking revenge.
culprits they just open fire on everyone in sight," said policeman
Haitham Abd al-Wahab. "That's why Falluja is boiling."
in Washingto who always blame remnants of Saddam's Baath Party
or foreign Islamic militants for killing American troops. On
the ground, Falluja's hard-nosed people describe the bloodshed
in simple terms.
where two people who get in a little argument over a plant in a
field that lies between them, they pull out the guns and shoot
each other," said Abu Taha. "If I see an American I will definitely
kill him if I can."
helicopter was shot down over a village near Falluja.
a turquoise-domed mosque, people only respect the elders of dozens
of tribes who look down on US troops and their only allies - Iraqi
policemen tainted by past corruption. It is not just deaths of
civilians that enrage Falluja.
furniture, frisking men and women and stealing cash and jewellery,
Iraqis said. "Saddam's people were terrible but they never
humiliated us like this. We are a tribal society. We are hot
blooded. What do you expect?" said Hamid Kasim, a shop employee.
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soldiers were killed and a Polish soldier injured in separate
attacks in Iraq, as Washington disclosed Thursday, November 6,
plans to cut down the number of troops with the beginning of a
"rough winter" in the war-ravaged country.
border with Syria, 335 kilometers (210 miles) west of Baghdad,
the U.S. military was quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) as
saying in a statement.
attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, was killed when a
military truck struck a landmine while traveling along a border
road near the Husaybah border crossing point," a statement said.
November 5, evening "when their patrol was ambushed by rocket-
propelled grenades and small arms fire near the city of
Mahmudiyah at approximately 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) November 5,"
read another statement.
combat since May 1, when Washington declared major hostilities
had ended. During the six-week offensive on Iraq before that
date, 114 Americans died from hostile fire.
Thursday when assailants fired at a checkpoint manned by U.S.
soldiers and Iraqi police in northern Iraq, police said.
Captain Arkan Hamed al-Obeidi, who heads a nearby police station,
confirmed that Sami Ahmed, a 30-year-old interpreter, was
wounded around when six Katyusha rockets were fired at the joint
checkpoint.
convoy 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Karbala, the first
casualty suffered by Warsaw's troops in the country, a Polish
Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Greenstock warned occupation forces face a "rough winter on
the security front" following a recent surge of violence here.
their targets cleverly. They want to try and close Baghdad down,"
Greenstock said in an interview with The Times newspaper.
an increasingly skeptical local population and "Iraqicise" the
security operation as quickly as possible to make Iraqis the
"acceptable face of security".
over the continued occupation of their oil-rich country and
the U.S. military provocations, including detentions, incursions
and unjustified killings.
winter on the security front," said Greenstock, saying, however,
that multinational troops could be in the country "for some
time".
regime, including the brother of an official wanted by the United
States, were detained this week, their families and neighbors said
Thursday.
the former regime officers in the flashpoint city of Fallujah,
50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Baghdad.
security services, were arrested yesterday in their house," a
neighbor, Abdelrahman al-Hammadi, said.
member of Saddam Hussein's Baath party, who figures on a list of
55 most-wanted ex-regime officials.
is preparing to rotate its forces in Iraq next year, amid plans
to cut back U.S. troop numbers to 100,000 while Iraqi security
forces increase in size.
in motion a force rotation next year that will send back U.S.
Marines along with active duty army and national guard and
reserve units, a senior defense official said Wednesday.
132,000 U.S. troops now in Iraq and will include some 35,000
to 45,000 national guard and reservists, said the official,
who spoke on condition of anonymity.
the Pentagon had held off a final decision in hopes that a
third multinational division could be formed to take up some
of the slack.
forcing the Pentagon to implement a backup plan to make up the
difference with additional U.S. forces.
Staff, said the Pentagon would be announcing "a very specific
laydown" on Thursday.
of Marine forces. It does include Navy and Air Force with their
capabilities to participate," he said at a congressional committee
hearing.
committee that the Pentagon plans to reduce U.S. troop strength
in Iraq to about 100,000 by May 2003 as new units are rotated
in.
accommodated by an increase in the size of Iraqi security
forces from about 115,000 to some 171,000.
peacekeepers to Iraq, he said.
contributing troops to the occupation forces to maintain the two
multinational divisions now in the country, one led by Poland and
the other by Britain.
commitment in Iraq, amidst fears rising against the backdrop
of deteriorating security situation in the war-scarred country
and the fact that it is still controlled by "occupying"
powers.
was targeted in the latest round of resistance attacks.
Mussayih, 40 kilometres north of Karbala.
which now commands a 9000-strong multinational occupation force
patrolling a large sector of central and southern Iraq.
and along the Syrian border, as attacks took place throughout the
occupied country.
landmine near the Husaybah border crossing point with Syria about
315km northwest of Baghdad, according to US military officials.
patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack near
Mahmudiya, 25km south of Baghdad late on Wednesday, announced
the military.
by hostile fire since US President George Bush declared an end to
major combat on 1 May.
which began on 20 March.
of the capital near Karbala on Thursday, as he was returning
from a promotion ceremony for the Iraqi civil defence corps,
according to Polish officials.
injured when assailants fired at a checkpoint manned by occupation
soldiers and Iraqi police.
saying his country would stand by its commitment to send forces
to Iraq despite the heightened threat to Japanese military and
civilian personnel.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government are angry with US-led
occupation forces for failing to provide more protection as their
colleagues fall victim to assassins' bullets.
prominent judge who asked not to be named.
the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime, and the Americans still
have not fulfilled their promises to give us protection," he said.
governor called a strike by municipal staff after a meeting with
occupation officials on Wednesday failed to secure pledges to
improve security, following the latest assassination to target the
judiciary.
Monday by unknown assailants who told him "Saddam has ordered
your prosecution" before shooting him dead.
said the United States should resist pressure for an early exit
in Iraq.
and foreign policy, said Washington should appoint an allied high
representative to guide Iraq's reconstruction while shifting the
military operation to NATO forces under US command.
said. "First we must end the American monopoly on the occupation
and reconstruction. Then we must develop the right force mix to
fight and win guerrilla war."
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US troop strength in Iraq to about 100,000 by May as new units
are rotated in.
Wednesday told the House of Representatives Armed Services committee
the reduction from four to three divisions would be accommodated by
an increase in the size of Iraqi security forces from about 115,000
to some 171,000.
Wednesday to set in motion the force rotation in Iraq next year
that will send back US Marines along with active duty army and
national guard and reserve units.
132,000 US troops now in Iraq and will include some 35,000 to
45,000 national guard and reservists, said a senior official,
who spoke on condition of anonymity.
said. "There will be some active Marines, some reserve Marines,"
he added.
the Pentagon had held off a final decision in hopes that a
third multinational division could be formed to take up some
of the slack.
forcing the Pentagon to implement a backup plan to make up the
difference with additional US forces.
requirements and total capabilities of non-Iraqi coalition, Iraqi
coalition and US, we think that the spike in need for ground troops
will in fact continue to go down, that it is not a new plateau."
"I don't see the security situation in Iraq changing fast enough
or the Iraqis being trained fast enough or the likelihood of a
multinational division being available in March of 2004," said
Representative Heather Wilson, a Republican from New Mexico.
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American military forces in the country.
two blasts were heard early on Thursday near the Green area where
the occupying troops are based.
Compound, headquarters of the US forces and leaders of the Iraqi
occupation.
Thursday morning, especially in the al-Doura area. There have
been no immediate reports of possible casualties or damage.
against US forces in recent weeks. The number of attacks on US
targets is now averaging around 30 a day.
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Source: Wires
mission in Iraq. Former comrades said Ian Plank, 31, was serving
with the Special Boat Service. He and four other soldiers,
believed to be SAS troopers, were shot in a raid in northern
Iraq.
they had been aware of for some time but they had no idea how many
of them were in there. It was a hornet's nest." A spokeswoman said:
"We are still investigating the incident. He was killed by hostile
fire during a coalition operation."
really able bloke and it is known he passed the entry for the SBS."
of Umm Qasr.
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new poll released Wednesday, November 5, found that a majority
of Americans does not support U.S. President George W. Bush's
argument that invading Iraq is a "central part" of the alleged
war on terrorism as attacks against U.S. occupation forces in
Iraq continue unabated.
conflict in Iraq is the most important fight in the terrorism
combat, said the Washington Post-ABC News poll.
of Iraq is the "most important" part of the so-called war on
terrorism supporting Bush's point of view, the Post reported.
in military strategy - poses a potential problem for Bush, because
it indicates that a large majority of Americans disagrees with his
main argument for justifying the continuing occupation of Iraq,
which has proven costlier and bloodier than was generally predicted
before the invasion, the U.S. daily added.
support for Bush's policies on Iraq has sagged.
Kohut, who directs the nonpartisan Pew Research Center polls.
for the war, because it's no longer being seen as something we
did to protect ourselves".
protecting us, like the Department of Homeland Security and
screening at the airports," he said.
addressed his nation on September 7 describing Iraq as "the
central front" in the so-called war on terrorism.
fighting on many fronts, _ Iraq is now the central front," Bush
said recently in one typical speech.
believed the war in Iraq was part of the alleged American war
against terrorism, but this number felled to 66% in September 2003
and to 61% last week, when the latest poll was conducted.
as the Americans former 75% approval in April 2003 felled to 50%
in September 2003 and then dropped to 47%.
national security, the Post said, was not the only blow Bush
received as he heard similar doubts from some lawmakers in his
own party.
administration's thinking about Iraq as "one of the most misguided
assumptions in the history of United States strategic thinking"
and said the occupation could increase the threats to American
security.
the role of Iraq in the campaign against "terrorism".
Vickers, a former CIA officer who is now an analyst at the
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
He also said that while he thinks "we have to prevail in Iraq ...
I can imagine winning the global war on terrorism without winning
Iraq, just like you could win the Cold War without winning in
Vietnam".
fresh attacks, as anti-American sentiments are rising among Iraqi
civilians seeking a return to security in the war-ravaged country
and an end to occupation.
in Baghdad on Tuesday, a few hours after the British Ministry of
Defense announced that a Royal Marine was killed in hostile fire
on October 31.
shook the city mid-evening local time, with the reverberations
felt by reporters on the opposite bank of the Tigris river, the
BBC NewsOnline reported.
inside the compound.
frustrations are spreading among Iraqis due to U.S. military
provocations.
were combing farms in Mokdadiyah near Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad,
a relative said Wednesday.
Tuesday night. As a result, my nephew Laith Ali Tomeh was killed
near his farm," Jawad Hassan Yaakub told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Iraq (SCIRI) in western Baghdad was also attacked last night,
eyewitnesses said.
destroyed the Shiite party's office at Al-Mansour District and
damaged a number of surrounding houses, eyewitnesses toldIslamOnline.
net.
time of the explosion.
assassinated in a bomb blast on August 29 at the Shiite holy city
of Najaf, some 180 kms to the southwest of Baghdad.
wounded in an attack on their home in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad.
that she was "targeted because she was a high official of the
Baath party".
which worked closely with the former government of Iraq.
of a cultural centre. The attack on the Al- Shafaq Kurdish cultural
organization is linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (DDP),
according to members of the group.
no reports of any injuries.
but I believe there will be more attacks in the coming days."
strike in the province, to protest against the lack of security
in the area.
about security following on from the killing of a judge.
threaten American led efforts to rebuild the country after the war.
Ba'ath party loyalists. He said the coalition's priority is to
involve more Iraqis in their countries defence.
coalition in Baghdad came under attack for the second time in as
many days, injuring three people.
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American servicemen signals an important turning point in the
ongoing Iraq conflict. This is George Bush's war now.
campaign with dubious intelligence and misleading information
will undoubtedly persist for years to come. Never the less,
the President now has the war he so urgently sought, and the
chaos and casualties that result, are his responsibility alone.
steady slipping of support for Bush on the Iraq war issue. 51% of
the people polled do not approve of the President's handling of
the war, down from 72% who did approve some 3 months earlier. This
is the first time that a majority of Americans has shown their
uneasiness with Bush's leadership. It's clear from the stepped up
media campaign that this downward trend has the White House shaken.
The Administration already dominates the Sunday morning talk
shows, offering up whatever "spin" they need to provide for the
weeks events. The televised and print media have been entirely
accommodating by abstaining from pictures of flag draped coffins
or casualties in the field. And, certainly, the Administration
can count on its legions of media loyalists in talk radio who
prattle the party line 24-7.
increasingly difficult to obscure the rising violence. This does not
auger well for those in the Bush Administration who take pride in
controlling the narrative.
supplemental budget for continued expenses in Iraq. The monies
allocated provide a clear endorsement for a failed policy and a
war that, as yet, has no solid justification. Apparently, that's
no obstacle for the feckless members of the House who would rather
violate their own principles than seem unpatriotic. It's doubtful
that any of our current cast of representatives has even pondered
the more serious, long range questions related to our occupation
of Iraq, such as, will we succeed? Judging by the intensity of the
hostilities so far, and the growing antipathy of the world community
to US aggression, failure is inevitable.
Iraq", recent polls by the EU reveal that more than two thirds of
Europeans believe that the US was wrong to invade Iraq, and more
than half believe the US is the greatest threat to world peace
(just behind Israel) This is a straightforward condemnation of US
foreign policy and should dispel any miscalculation about our allies
helping out. We have effectively alienated the world, and you can
bet that there are more than one or two world leaders who are glad
to see us "cut and bleeding" in Iraq.
("We must never forget the lessons of Sept 11") will undoubtedly
keep the doomed mission lurching ahead for some time to come. The
notion that "America will never run" is rooted deep in the collective
American psyche and won't disappear overnight. But, the mission will
fail, that much is certain. Whether its two years, or ten years, the
age of colonialism is over, all that's left to see is whether we bury
the last empire along with it.
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daily basis in Iraq -- Bush & Cheney are out campaigning and raising
money from donors who look forward to more tax money funnelled their
way, to greedily gorge upon ... while the rest of us will suffer
slashed services, under-funded social programs needed for a civilized
society, and, we'll also be forced to pick-up their mind-boggling,
heart-rendering & back-breaking burden of debt.
Bush has squandered over $1.9 Trillion during his term on office, on
immoral (& possibly illegal) boondoggles, tax loopholes & tax cuts,
for the wealthy oligarchy & "corporate-take-all" crooks, and for
his illegal & immoral wars (Afghanistan & Iraq) designed to further
enrich his corporate cronies ... Americans are faced with the highest
budget deficit of over $560 Billion in 2003 alone, in our nation's
history ... and this "borrow-and-spend" us into bankruptcy is bound
to continue-- since those with "short-term" vision are crowing over
the 7.2% increase in GDP in the 3rd quarter ... and pushing the debt
(to be paid for with interest) off into the future.
go-lucky" today, but tomorrow the "day-of-reckoning" arrives ...
and only through death might you escape the bill collector!
firm on a stable, solid foundation -- Bush is spending borrowed
money -- and the wealthy, the rich, and the corporations aren't
going to pay the bills, my friends. The exorbitant bills are to
be paid for by "We the People" ... according to the Bush Doctrine:
"Only the Little People Pay Taxes & Bear Burdens" ... In Bush's
convoluted, simple mind: "We the People" = "Little People" ...
The Bushies don't give a damn about anyone unable to contribute at
least $100,000 to their campaign!
actually had the unmitigated gall to smirk:
an integral part of creating the conditions for growth."
office - almost 2% of the city's entire workforce."
are not important to the health of the nation, unless they also
produce jobs and prosperity for all. If corporate pigs make an
additional $100 million/year in addition to the $300 million/year
(e.g. salaries of executives of Health Care Insurance & HMO
Corporate Scams), they swindle from employee pension funds,
corporate assets & stockholders-- then the so-called economic
improvements are indeed, a boon for the crooks, but not for the
majority of "We the People" ...
jobs were wiped out by Bush)
ability to obtain health care?
to prepare future generations of Americans to be responsible and
productive citizens?
roads, sewer systems, energy grid, national parks -- all the
things make our lives civilized & healthy)?
Americans will be able to retire with dignity?
with a balanced budget and eliminate deficit spending?
Bush's court-jesters & attack-dogs, can credibly howl in arrogance,
at the "success (sic)" of Bush's corrupt, so-called, economic
policies ... Frankly, the applause & celebration of those who
haven't answered these questions, demonstrates the panic-stricken
desperation of an American people turned spoiled, and sadly, living
in a fantasy of wishful thinking.
are shirking their duty to this nation ... Of course, they are not
patriotic -- but instead are a "take-the-money-and-run" unsocially-
conscious generation of thugs who don't care about the welfare of
our country and all our citizens ... and Bush is their cheer-leader.
development of our people -- our programs & plans to improve
our habitat -- These vital concerns cannot be ignored, simply in
order that a minority of selfish "takers" can rake in billions
for themselves ... this is worse than Saddam Hussein's Regime ...
perhaps not resulting in his photogenic-shocking physical
torture ... but instead, under Bush, a slow drip, drip torture
that is psychologically, socially & physically debilitating for
the vulnerable, low-income, middle-class and fixed-income retirees
"left out in the cold". A political class (or person) that is
callous to the needs of its' countrymen doesn't deserve, and
isn't fit to serve in office.
good news on the economy ... Methinks it is similar to his neo-con
cabal's "happy talk" propaganda regarding the wars in Afghanistan
& Iraq: Lies, deceptions & more falsehoods-- to fool some of the
people, as much of the time, as he can get away with!
challenging problems we face as a nation ... The Bushies
are failures who are tragically, part of the problem and
not the solution.
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