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The US's occupation of Iraq will see to it that the Lion of Babylon rises again .. سنـُبعـَث ُ من جَديد ، وإلى ضَـيـرِِهِـم
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Sunday, October 02, 2005
The "ugly American" is schizophrenic
This introspection is dedicated to those remaining Americans who ask "Why do they hate us?".
In 1958, two Americans wrote a book "The Ugly American" renowned for its slashing exposé of American arrogance, incompetence, and corruption in Southeast Asia. Vietnam's bloody orgy proved their point.
A year ago, a previous posting on this site fleetingly mentioned "The schizophrenia of the “American Way of Life”: Preach peace and democracy but rooted in genocide and violence on a subliminal level".
Not being a psychiatrist, the definition of schizophrenia is (according to www.gurunet.com):
- A situation or condition that results from the coexistence of disparate or antagonistic qualities, identities, or activities: the national schizophrenia that results from carrying out an unpopular war.
- Any of a group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances.
Recent events have highlighted this schizophrenic behavior in the American psyche, be it the response to hurricane Katrina, the finally to be released 'more' Abu Ghraib pictures and videos, testaments of American soldiers who tortured prisoners, among other indicators.
- Katrina
"The world's most over-developed military power is its most under developed nation in matters of real human security. Almost maniacally prepared for terrorist attack by material forces , it was unprepared for the terrorist attack by an immaterial Intelligent Designer . But along with the horrors of a natural disaster on America's Gulf Coast, we witnessed the unnatural disaster of our nation's disregard for some of its people.
Millions of Americans live in denial about racism , believing that social programs solved that problem . But the reality of unedited television news told a different story. Tens of thousands of black New Orleans residents could not afford to evacuate and were left in circumstances that would be pitiful in a poor nation, but are disgraceful in the richest country in the world. They were the forgotten and excluded, untouched by selective programs, identity group catch phrases or other system saving word games.
... While thousands of Americans acted in compassionate solidarity , government offered pious platitudes to cover its anti-social disregard for those left out of its upscale marketing agenda.
Poverty is the global curse of capital , but while suffering foreign masses are commonly seen in disaster TV coverage, the horrid reality of poor, displaced black Americans offered an educational experience for millions of viewers. That is, those who have not suffered permanent brain damage from watching Fox TV, or reading the thinly disguised race mongering that passes for punditry in much of our print media."
The Terrorism of Race and Poverty September 21, 2005
- American porno torture
"... Porno torture is not defined in law. However, laws do define pornography and torture separately. Pornography is visual depictions, including photograph, film, and video, of actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct, such as lascivious exhibition of the genitals, sexual acts, sadistic or masochistic abuse. Torture is the intentional infliction of severe physical or mental pain on a person for the purposes of obtaining information or a confession, punishment, or intimidation.From these definitions, porno torture may be deduced as the intentional infliction of severe physical or mental pain for interrogative, punitive, or abusive purposes by forcing a person to engage in sexually explicit behavior which is recorded, or staged before a live audience.Note that porno torture is not the same as porno conduct. What distinguishes the two is the element of consent.
Why has the US Torture Establishment invented porno torture to degrade and torment Muslim men, women, and children? There can be several believable explanations. Here are two:
The first explanation is legal. The Torture Establishment knows that the United States has not fully accepted the concept of mental torture. The Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment (1984), a universally subscribed international treaty, prohibits physical or mental torture and allows no exceptions under any circumstances. In 1994, however, the United States ratified the Convention with several reservations. One reservation narrows the scope of mental torture. No mental torture is actionable under US laws unless it causes "prolonged mental harm." Accordingly, the Torture Establishment might have foolishly concluded that porno torture may be inflicted on Muslim detainees since it presumably causes no severe physical injury or prolonged mental harm.
The second explanation is cultural-religious. The Torture Establishment interprets the war on terror as a religious war. It presumes that terrorists are Muslim fundamentalists with conservative sexual morality. The presumption is valid to the extent that Islamic culture shuns porno nudity and porno sexual acts staged for the gratification of an audience. In this sense, Islamic culture is no different from the mainstream American culture. However while a multi-billion dollars porn industry is permitted under the US laws, Muslim nations practice severe censorship to minimize the entry of porno products. This awareness of cultural difference empowers the Torture Establishment to use porno torture as an effective tool in challenging, confusing, and degrading the religious orientation of Muslim detainees. The Torture Establishment is betting that porno torture would cause severe mental pain and suffering to Muslim militants but no perpetrator will be prosecuted.
It is no surprise that the military court that convicted Lynddie England found no porno torture in the case. In fact, England was not even charged for committing any form of torture. She has been found guilty of one count of conspiracy, four counts of maltreating detainees, and one count of committing an indecent act. No Iraqi detainees were summoned as witnesses to tell their story of shame, degradation, pain and suffering that porno torture inflicted on their bodies, minds, and souls (emphasis added). Meanwhile, the Torture Establishment has buried thousands of pictures of porno torture in confidential files to avoid responsibility."
The Invention of Porno Torture September 28, 2005
- Porno-War
".. And then there is the occupation. War is not glorious, or pure, or honorable. It is brutalizing, grotesque, beyond morality. The Americans drop bombs on houses from airplanes, killing people indiscriminately. They fire 50 caliber machine guns at cars that they think have approached them too closely, and at everyone in sight if they have been attacked. They break down doors in random searches of entire neighborhoods, destroy and loot people's property, beat and humiliate ordinary citizens. They routinely abuse and torture people they arrest, and they hold tens of thousands of prisoners, the vast majority on nothing but slight suspicions, under grim conditions. They besiege and demolish entire cities, driving their inhabitants into squalid refugee camps.
They do this even though they do not understand who they are fighting and they have no evident goal or cause. Some of them have taken to posting photographs of themselves laughing at the gory remains of Iraqis on an Internet porn site [U.S. troops trade photos of dead Iraqis with porn]. Ironically, that's about the only place Americans can see for themselves the reality of war, because the television and the newspapers won't show it to us. (emphasis added)
The whole world knows all this. But our political leaders, of both parties, and our corporate media, will not confront the truth. There is a cancer on our national soul."
The Unbridgeable Chasm September 28, 2005
- "The Murderous Maniacs"
"For the first time, American soldiers who personally tortured Iraqi prisoners have come forward to give testimony to human rights organisations about crimes they committed. Three soldiers – a captain and two sergeants – from the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mercury near Fallujah in Iraq have told Human Rights Watch how prisoners were tortured both as a form of stress relief and as a way of breaking them for interrogation sessions.
The 82nd Airborne soldiers at FOB Mercury earned the nickname “The Murderous Maniacs” from local Iraqis and took the moniker as a badge of honour. The soldiers referred to their Iraqi captives as PUCs – persons under control – and used the expressions “f***ing a PUC” and “smoking a PUC” to refer respectively to torture and forced physical exertion."
Torture of Iraqis was for ‘stress relief’, say US soldiers October 2, 2005 "
What is propelling this psychotic malaise in the US?
"The poverty and racism that reduce millions of Americans to lives of painful alienation is the natural outcome of an economic system, and cannot be blamed on any one person or party. The present gang of governing corporadoes may be the worst in our history, but nothing they do is out of character with the system they, and all their predecessors, have worked to maintain and protect. And this tragedy exposed that system's ugly underbelly to all but committed racists or the morally comatose."
Referring again to: The Terrorism of Race and Poverty September 21, 2005
Why isn't this alienation resulting from heightened capitalist economies affecting other Western societies in the same manner as in the US?
A brief and personal, albeit not wholesome, response is in the following incident: I was once interviewed at the end of 2002, and before the invasion of Iraq, by an American radio show host. Her final question was, “You have studied, and lived for several years, at both US and British universities. How do you feel now knowing that both these countries are intending to wage a war against Iraq shortly?” My immediate response was, “I appreciate being in Canada.” She was taken aback at this change of tact and quickly recovered: “How so?” she queried. I answered, “The American Way of Life is extracted from its Constitution which holds sacred three things, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. In my belief, that American pursuit of happiness is expended even at the expense of others. In Canada, their Constitution embodies three similar symbols as basic tenets to the Canadians. These are Law, Order and Good Government”. Silence ensued and then a thank you. She aired the whole half hour of the interview without that last exchange.
This picture speaks for itself.
As for spreading Liberty, Democracy and Freedom:
"If you believe, as I do and as President Bush does, that the root cause of September 11 was the violent expression of a global extremist ideology, an ideology rooted in the oppression and despair of the modern Middle East, then we must seek to remove the very source of this terror by transforming that total region," she (Condoleezza Rice) said. "We must recognise, as we do in every other region of the world, that liberty and democracy are the only guarantees of true stability and lasting security," she said." Rice: Force necessary for democracy October 1, 2005
An Update:
"In this policy [America’s new policy for the use of nuclear weapons], there is the impression of an "inhuman utilitarianism," which rejects the distinction between belligerent and non-belligerent and which, in addition, grants maximum value to the lives of one’s own people [Americans], but an Olympian scorn for the lives of all others. ". America Should Ask, 'How Many Civilians Must Die?' October 1, 2005
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Why do they hate us? "As for spreading Liberty, Democracy and Freedom," Dr. Rice (Dr. Khadduri's final article) weighs in with "Any champion of democracy who promotes principles without power can make no real difference in the lives of oppressed people."
Indeed, the United States has made a "real difference" in the lives of oppressed people. But, rightly, Cindy Sheehan asks: "What is the noble cause my son died for?" The "principles" part of Dr. Rice's statement is a lie.
Indeed, the United States has made a "real difference" in the lives of oppressed people. But, rightly, Cindy Sheehan asks: "What is the noble cause my son died for?" The "principles" part of Dr. Rice's statement is a lie.
The Ugly American (Cont'd)
Bush threatens defense bill veto, warning on prisoners: "The White House on Friday threatened to veto a $440.2 billion defense spending bill in the Senate because it wasn't enough money for the Pentagon and also warned lawmakers not to add any amendments to regulate the treatment of detainees or set up a commission to probe abuse."
Bush threatens defense bill veto, warning on prisoners: "The White House on Friday threatened to veto a $440.2 billion defense spending bill in the Senate because it wasn't enough money for the Pentagon and also warned lawmakers not to add any amendments to regulate the treatment of detainees or set up a commission to probe abuse."
Kurt Nimmo, Bali II: Another Elusive Terror Mastermind on the Loose: "Azahari bin Husin, said to be the explosives 'mastermind' behind the Bali bombings this past weekend, has a very interesting background. He is not your average rural madrassa religious fanatic or 'al-Qaeda' goat herder of the sort captured in Afghanistan. Husin is a 'former university lecturer and gifted mathematician,' according to the Sydney Morning Herald. ...
"Azahari bin Husin’s British connection should be examined, especially in light of the revelations that Haroon Rashid Aswat, the so-called mastermind of the 7/7 London Bombings, worked for British Intelligence, as noted by former Justice Department prosecutor and terror expert John Loftus on, of all places, Fox News. ...
"It would seem the Brits and the United States have greasy fingers when it comes to capturing potentially dangerous Islamic fanatics and al-Qaeda operatives. In fact, they are simply recycling trusted intel operatives (or their painstakingly engineered reputations).
"Of course, considering 'al-Qaeda' (appropriately earning the moniker 'al-CIA-duh') is a documented CIA-ISI-MI6 asset, the 'escape' of key 'terrorists' such as Azahari bin Husin is not only logical, it is mandatory if state-sponsored terrorism is to be used as a form of psychological warfare against unwitting populations in need of manipulation. ..."
"Azahari bin Husin’s British connection should be examined, especially in light of the revelations that Haroon Rashid Aswat, the so-called mastermind of the 7/7 London Bombings, worked for British Intelligence, as noted by former Justice Department prosecutor and terror expert John Loftus on, of all places, Fox News. ...
"It would seem the Brits and the United States have greasy fingers when it comes to capturing potentially dangerous Islamic fanatics and al-Qaeda operatives. In fact, they are simply recycling trusted intel operatives (or their painstakingly engineered reputations).
"Of course, considering 'al-Qaeda' (appropriately earning the moniker 'al-CIA-duh') is a documented CIA-ISI-MI6 asset, the 'escape' of key 'terrorists' such as Azahari bin Husin is not only logical, it is mandatory if state-sponsored terrorism is to be used as a form of psychological warfare against unwitting populations in need of manipulation. ..."
Chavez recently said Capitalism would destroy humanity and Katrina was only the very beginning of the effect. He is right. Capitalism builds on individuality, hey thats great... But it also means all for one and one for one. You dont see anyone wanting to bring rights to coffee growers in s.America. Thats because well when life's good and you need that morning java to wake you, you dont want to pay through the nose for it. Many Americans just fart about free speech and equal rights, even they dont believe the bullshit. What they mean is free speech for themselves and equal rights for themselves. The right to become as bad as Anderson and get away with gassing 50,000 people to death hand leaving 250,000 injured for life. Thats the equal right they talk about. Heck you dont need to look very far to see their equality and free speech. You can go to the slums and see it for yourself. As in Palo alto, one of the richest cities in the world is also one of the poorest and dirtiest, just cross the bridge. Which defines Amerika to a tee.
"Halcyon" or hallucination:
..."Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi, seeking to put the best face on things, told NEWSWEEK that the constitutional process will bring Iraq back to a more halcyon era when it was a loose system of communities centered around the three biggest cities, Basra, Baghdad and Mosul. "The decentralized system worked here for thousands of years," he says. Under the new constitution, Mehdi adds, Iraq "could be like the Arab Emirates—each state would have its own investment policy, its own costs, a combination of different models."...
.."For more than a decade, Abu Sajad's small convenience store was a fixture in Doura, an industrial neighborhood in south Baghdad. Customers came for friendly service and the ease of buying rice, tea or cigarettes a few blocks from home. Abu Sajad, a 44-year-old with salt-and-pepper hair, would even let regulars—Sunnis, Shiites or Christians—run up a tab. But not long ago, Abu Sajad was found in a pool of his own blood. Sunni insurgents had shot him 11 times with an AK-47. Shortly afterward, his widow and four children left for Karbala, a Shiite town in the south. His brother, Abu Naseer, decided to move to Al Kurayat, a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. The Doura shop was closed, another debris-strewn relic of an Iraq that may no longer exist. "I have no reason or explanation why he was killed except that he was Shiite," says his brother."...
..."For a Sunni family like mine that was swimming in a lagoon of Shiites, it was almost impossible to continue living in Basra," said one refugee, Abu Mishal. Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish member of the National Assembly, concurs: "We never had this even under Saddam ... This is very dangerous."...
..."All this is the opposite of what was envisioned a year or so ago. As part of the hopeful U.S. vision imposed by then U.S. viceroy L. Paul Bremer, 10 militias nationwide were to have been folded into the new Iraqi military and police. "This decision was never activated," says Ammar al-Mayiahi, Basra chief for the Badr Brigades, the militia of the Iranian-linked SCIRI party. "And Badr is still in control." In fact, several big militias are now operating across the southern Shiite provinces, often warring with one another for political and administrative advantage. All Iraqi Arabs, whether Sunni or Shia, are reluctant to travel to the Kurdish north. The Kurdish peshmerga are by far the biggest native force in the country, some 75,000 strong. They do not fly the Iraqi flag or wear Iraqi Army uniforms. "The most dangerous scenario is that the regions form their own internal-security services and they start operating with the sanction of local authorities," says a Western official in Baghdad who was forbidden by his superiors from speaking on the record. "Then the country could break up."...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9558117/site/newsweek/
..."Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi, seeking to put the best face on things, told NEWSWEEK that the constitutional process will bring Iraq back to a more halcyon era when it was a loose system of communities centered around the three biggest cities, Basra, Baghdad and Mosul. "The decentralized system worked here for thousands of years," he says. Under the new constitution, Mehdi adds, Iraq "could be like the Arab Emirates—each state would have its own investment policy, its own costs, a combination of different models."...
.."For more than a decade, Abu Sajad's small convenience store was a fixture in Doura, an industrial neighborhood in south Baghdad. Customers came for friendly service and the ease of buying rice, tea or cigarettes a few blocks from home. Abu Sajad, a 44-year-old with salt-and-pepper hair, would even let regulars—Sunnis, Shiites or Christians—run up a tab. But not long ago, Abu Sajad was found in a pool of his own blood. Sunni insurgents had shot him 11 times with an AK-47. Shortly afterward, his widow and four children left for Karbala, a Shiite town in the south. His brother, Abu Naseer, decided to move to Al Kurayat, a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. The Doura shop was closed, another debris-strewn relic of an Iraq that may no longer exist. "I have no reason or explanation why he was killed except that he was Shiite," says his brother."...
..."For a Sunni family like mine that was swimming in a lagoon of Shiites, it was almost impossible to continue living in Basra," said one refugee, Abu Mishal. Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish member of the National Assembly, concurs: "We never had this even under Saddam ... This is very dangerous."...
..."All this is the opposite of what was envisioned a year or so ago. As part of the hopeful U.S. vision imposed by then U.S. viceroy L. Paul Bremer, 10 militias nationwide were to have been folded into the new Iraqi military and police. "This decision was never activated," says Ammar al-Mayiahi, Basra chief for the Badr Brigades, the militia of the Iranian-linked SCIRI party. "And Badr is still in control." In fact, several big militias are now operating across the southern Shiite provinces, often warring with one another for political and administrative advantage. All Iraqi Arabs, whether Sunni or Shia, are reluctant to travel to the Kurdish north. The Kurdish peshmerga are by far the biggest native force in the country, some 75,000 strong. They do not fly the Iraqi flag or wear Iraqi Army uniforms. "The most dangerous scenario is that the regions form their own internal-security services and they start operating with the sanction of local authorities," says a Western official in Baghdad who was forbidden by his superiors from speaking on the record. "Then the country could break up."...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9558117/site/newsweek/
Charles Sullivan, Christianity and the Demise of America: "Let me state at the outset that the following observations and criticisms do not apply to real Christians, or to all churches. ...
During the journey from childhood to manhood, I have often contemplated the role of Christianity in the path that America was taking. Let me state clearly that in my humble opinion organized religion has nothing to do with real Christianity—I mean the actual teachings of Christ. Through a spectacular failure of courage and a will to be accepted into the mainstream of corporate America, the example of Jesus Christ has been trivialized and blasphemed by its chief practioneers. The church has allowed itself to become so prostituted that it bears little resemblance to the radical teachings of Christ of Nazareth. It has allowed itself not only to be marginalized by corporate America —it has become an apologist, an enabler, for the corporate state and all it represents.
One would think that any Christian would willingly concede the point that Jesus Christ did not devote any energy to advancing the corrupt agenda of the rich and powerful. Indeed, Christ devoted his life to serving the poor, the oppressed, and the disenfranchised. Christ despised the obscene accumulation and unequal distribution of wealth. This of course put him in opposition to those in power, which eventually led to his crucifixion. ...
Had the church not abdicated its moral responsibility of enacting the philosophy of Christ, the history of America would be very different; and our place in the world would also be changed. If the church believed in and taught the factual doctrines of Christ it would be a very radical institution, a far cry from the bastion of conservatism that we see today. It would actively organize against war. It would fill the streets with passionate people who demonstrate against the evils of war. It would take a strong stand against overt aggression, materialism, obscene wealth, imperialism, corporate crime, colonialism, and the unequal distribution of wealth. It would minister its massive resources to end poverty. It would denounce presidents who espouse Christian values; but who act like the anti-Christ. Rather than prop up false idols like George Bush and the so called ‘Christian Right,’ it would denounce them as the blasphemers they are. It would demand truth and accountability. It would require both moral and physical effort from its members. ...
Real Christians would not tolerate presidents who make war on defenseless people based upon lies and innuendo. Bush and his imperialist polices should be openly and powerfully denounced from every pulpit in every church in the United States, every day. But they are not. In fact, just the opposite occurs. Bush and his minions are cheered on by the apostates, the dogs of war and poverty. Rather than acting as a counter friction to the machine, the church acts like a cheer leader for grotesque acts of atrocity against the world. ...
Because of Christianity’s stunning failure to take a strong and controversial stance against war, millions of innocent people have been terrorized by the government of the United States. Poverty flourishes around the globe while the church cozies up to the rich and powerful; and often accumulates obscene wealth, tax free. How would Christ react to this?
The situation has so degenerated that pompous asses posing as Christians like Pat Robertson can openly call for the assassination of popular, democratically elected leaders such as Hugo Chavez in Venezuela who have acted on behalf of their people with compassion and charity."
During the journey from childhood to manhood, I have often contemplated the role of Christianity in the path that America was taking. Let me state clearly that in my humble opinion organized religion has nothing to do with real Christianity—I mean the actual teachings of Christ. Through a spectacular failure of courage and a will to be accepted into the mainstream of corporate America, the example of Jesus Christ has been trivialized and blasphemed by its chief practioneers. The church has allowed itself to become so prostituted that it bears little resemblance to the radical teachings of Christ of Nazareth. It has allowed itself not only to be marginalized by corporate America —it has become an apologist, an enabler, for the corporate state and all it represents.
One would think that any Christian would willingly concede the point that Jesus Christ did not devote any energy to advancing the corrupt agenda of the rich and powerful. Indeed, Christ devoted his life to serving the poor, the oppressed, and the disenfranchised. Christ despised the obscene accumulation and unequal distribution of wealth. This of course put him in opposition to those in power, which eventually led to his crucifixion. ...
Had the church not abdicated its moral responsibility of enacting the philosophy of Christ, the history of America would be very different; and our place in the world would also be changed. If the church believed in and taught the factual doctrines of Christ it would be a very radical institution, a far cry from the bastion of conservatism that we see today. It would actively organize against war. It would fill the streets with passionate people who demonstrate against the evils of war. It would take a strong stand against overt aggression, materialism, obscene wealth, imperialism, corporate crime, colonialism, and the unequal distribution of wealth. It would minister its massive resources to end poverty. It would denounce presidents who espouse Christian values; but who act like the anti-Christ. Rather than prop up false idols like George Bush and the so called ‘Christian Right,’ it would denounce them as the blasphemers they are. It would demand truth and accountability. It would require both moral and physical effort from its members. ...
Real Christians would not tolerate presidents who make war on defenseless people based upon lies and innuendo. Bush and his imperialist polices should be openly and powerfully denounced from every pulpit in every church in the United States, every day. But they are not. In fact, just the opposite occurs. Bush and his minions are cheered on by the apostates, the dogs of war and poverty. Rather than acting as a counter friction to the machine, the church acts like a cheer leader for grotesque acts of atrocity against the world. ...
Because of Christianity’s stunning failure to take a strong and controversial stance against war, millions of innocent people have been terrorized by the government of the United States. Poverty flourishes around the globe while the church cozies up to the rich and powerful; and often accumulates obscene wealth, tax free. How would Christ react to this?
The situation has so degenerated that pompous asses posing as Christians like Pat Robertson can openly call for the assassination of popular, democratically elected leaders such as Hugo Chavez in Venezuela who have acted on behalf of their people with compassion and charity."
Scott Ritter: The last thing Iraq needs now is the passing of its draft constitution: "The West has embraced a radical pro-Iranian elite and created a festering wound with the Sunnis."
IRAQ: Thousands of civilians flee military offensive near Syrian border: "We are just working to cleanse Iraq of terrorists who want to kill our families and children."
Politics & Resurrection
CBS News, 60 Minutes (10/2/05) Chalabi: The Survivor: "Iraq is making money again from the flow of oil to Turkey, due in large part to the soldiers on guard every mile or two along the pipeline. By all accounts, with projects like this Chalabi has been so effective that he has made himself indispensable — the man to go to to get things done.
'My loyalty is primarily to the Iraqi people, not to the Americans.'
"Chalabi says that Iraq is a country 'full of hope' with a constitution and freedom, despite the fact that many Americans have a picture of a country falling apart.
'We have brought down a totalitarian regime, and the United States helped us for that. It is a matter of patience.'
"And he thinks the chances of Iraq becoming a theocracy like Iran are 'very small. Close to zero.'
"Before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Chalabi promised that a post-Saddam Iraq would establish diplomatic relations with Israel. When asked if he still stood by those pronouncements, Chalabi said, 'I'm not denying that there should be relations, but to say that this is a priority for Iraq now …I see no reason why Iraq would not have relations with Israel.'
"Besides allying himself with key religious figures, Chalabi also maneuvered his way into major centers of power within the government. Not only does he run the Energy Committee, he’s also in charge of something called the Contracts Committee, which approves all government contracts worth more than $3 million. Chalabi helped create it and now runs it."
CBS News, 60 Minutes (10/2/05) Chalabi: The Survivor: "Iraq is making money again from the flow of oil to Turkey, due in large part to the soldiers on guard every mile or two along the pipeline. By all accounts, with projects like this Chalabi has been so effective that he has made himself indispensable — the man to go to to get things done.
'My loyalty is primarily to the Iraqi people, not to the Americans.'
"Chalabi says that Iraq is a country 'full of hope' with a constitution and freedom, despite the fact that many Americans have a picture of a country falling apart.
'We have brought down a totalitarian regime, and the United States helped us for that. It is a matter of patience.'
"And he thinks the chances of Iraq becoming a theocracy like Iran are 'very small. Close to zero.'
"Before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Chalabi promised that a post-Saddam Iraq would establish diplomatic relations with Israel. When asked if he still stood by those pronouncements, Chalabi said, 'I'm not denying that there should be relations, but to say that this is a priority for Iraq now …I see no reason why Iraq would not have relations with Israel.'
"Besides allying himself with key religious figures, Chalabi also maneuvered his way into major centers of power within the government. Not only does he run the Energy Committee, he’s also in charge of something called the Contracts Committee, which approves all government contracts worth more than $3 million. Chalabi helped create it and now runs it."
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Riverbend, Constitution Conversations...: "'But what will you vote?' I asked, watching the papers as they became streaked with the crimson, blood-like tooki stains.
"'You’ll actually vote?' She scoffed. 'It will be a joke like the elections… They want this constitution and the Americans want it- do you think it will make a difference if you vote against it?' She had finished clearing the top edge of the wall of the wilting tooki and she dumped it all on our side. She put the now dusty, took- stained sheets of paper back together and smiled as she handed them back, 'In any case, let no one tell you it wasn’t a useful constitution- look how clean the wall is now! I’ll vote for it!' And Umm F. and the hedge clippers disappeared.
"It occurred to me then that not everyone was as fascinated with the constitution as I was, or as some of my acquaintances both abroad and inside of the country were. People are so preoccupied trying to stay alive and safe and just get to work and send their children off to school in the morning, that the constitution is a minor thing.
"In places like Tel Afar and Qaim, dozens of civilians have been killed or wounded and conveniently labeled ‘insurgents’ so that people in the US and UK can sleep better at night. Residents of Tel Afar who left the town returned to their homes to find many of them only rubble and to find family and friends dead or wounded. I read one report that said all civilians were evacuated before the military operation. That isn’t true. Many residents didn’t have cars or transport to leave the city and were forced to stay behind. Some weren’t allowed out of it.
"Now, as the US troops attack a little village on the Syrian border, we hear reports that the civilians are heading towards Syria. Not Arab fighters, nor insurgents- ordinary men, women and children who feel that the Iraqi government cannot shelter them or give them refuge from the onslaught of occupation forces.
"What is more disturbing is the fact that most of the people who do want to vote, will vote for or against the constitution based not on personal convictions, but on the fatwas and urgings of both Sunni and Shia clerics. The Association of Muslim Scholars is encouraging people to vote against it, and SCIRI and Da’awa are declaring a vote for the constitution every Muslim’s duty. It’s hardly shocking that Sistani is now approving it and encouraging his followers to vote for it. (If I were an Iranian cleric living in south Iraq, I’d vote for it too!)
"Rights and freedoms have become minor concerns compared to the possibility of civil war, the reality of ethnic displacement and cleansing, and the daily certainty of bloodshed and death."
Riverbend, Constitution Conversations...: "'But what will you vote?' I asked, watching the papers as they became streaked with the crimson, blood-like tooki stains.
"'You’ll actually vote?' She scoffed. 'It will be a joke like the elections… They want this constitution and the Americans want it- do you think it will make a difference if you vote against it?' She had finished clearing the top edge of the wall of the wilting tooki and she dumped it all on our side. She put the now dusty, took- stained sheets of paper back together and smiled as she handed them back, 'In any case, let no one tell you it wasn’t a useful constitution- look how clean the wall is now! I’ll vote for it!' And Umm F. and the hedge clippers disappeared.
"It occurred to me then that not everyone was as fascinated with the constitution as I was, or as some of my acquaintances both abroad and inside of the country were. People are so preoccupied trying to stay alive and safe and just get to work and send their children off to school in the morning, that the constitution is a minor thing.
"In places like Tel Afar and Qaim, dozens of civilians have been killed or wounded and conveniently labeled ‘insurgents’ so that people in the US and UK can sleep better at night. Residents of Tel Afar who left the town returned to their homes to find many of them only rubble and to find family and friends dead or wounded. I read one report that said all civilians were evacuated before the military operation. That isn’t true. Many residents didn’t have cars or transport to leave the city and were forced to stay behind. Some weren’t allowed out of it.
"Now, as the US troops attack a little village on the Syrian border, we hear reports that the civilians are heading towards Syria. Not Arab fighters, nor insurgents- ordinary men, women and children who feel that the Iraqi government cannot shelter them or give them refuge from the onslaught of occupation forces.
"What is more disturbing is the fact that most of the people who do want to vote, will vote for or against the constitution based not on personal convictions, but on the fatwas and urgings of both Sunni and Shia clerics. The Association of Muslim Scholars is encouraging people to vote against it, and SCIRI and Da’awa are declaring a vote for the constitution every Muslim’s duty. It’s hardly shocking that Sistani is now approving it and encouraging his followers to vote for it. (If I were an Iranian cleric living in south Iraq, I’d vote for it too!)
"Rights and freedoms have become minor concerns compared to the possibility of civil war, the reality of ethnic displacement and cleansing, and the daily certainty of bloodshed and death."
Wayne Madsen Report Exposé (first 4 paras. only), Clearing the Baffles for 911: "Top officials of the George W. Bush and, to a lesser extent, the Clinton administration, stymied a number of coordinated intelligence and law enforcement activities that could have prevented both the 911 attacks and the attack, eleven months before, on the USS Cole.
"These subscribers and ardent supporters of the Project for a New American Century’s (PNAC) blueprint for U.S. global domination interfered with covert projects by the CIA, FBI, Defense Intelligence Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Treasury Department, and National Security Agency (NSA) that could have exposed an international organized criminal cartel that included the 911 hijackers, arms and drug traffickers, and Mafia financiers. According to a number of former CIA, FBI, and DIA officers, the one glaring missing link in the 911 attacks and the USS Cole bombing is the lack of provable involvement by organized Islamist fundamentalists, including the generic bogeyman consistently cited by the PNAC supporters: 'Al Qaeda.'
"The element that is common to both the Bush II and Clinton administrations is a group of neo-conservatives who signed on to the PNAC dream of 'some catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor' to advance their agenda in the same way the German Nazis torched the Reichstag building to advance their agenda. Then the bogeyman of convenience was the Communist Party, today, it is Al Qaeda.
"However, much like a submarine 'clearing the baffles' by turning 120 degrees to port and starboard to detect trailing enemy subs, the instigators of 911 cleared their own baffles by firing, suspending, and blocking U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agents who were aggressively pursuing the many leads that could have prevented the advancement of the PNAC and the overall neo-conservative agenda. Without 911, there would have been no Patriot Act, no Iraq War, no trashing of the United Nations, no upending of the U.S. intelligence community, no Department of Homeland Security, and no second administration for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Moreover, there would be no current role in government or policy making for those who benefited most from 911, those who were charter members of PNAC: Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Zalmay Khalilzad, Richard Perle, newly-emergent racist leader William Bennett, and Cheney himself."
"These subscribers and ardent supporters of the Project for a New American Century’s (PNAC) blueprint for U.S. global domination interfered with covert projects by the CIA, FBI, Defense Intelligence Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Treasury Department, and National Security Agency (NSA) that could have exposed an international organized criminal cartel that included the 911 hijackers, arms and drug traffickers, and Mafia financiers. According to a number of former CIA, FBI, and DIA officers, the one glaring missing link in the 911 attacks and the USS Cole bombing is the lack of provable involvement by organized Islamist fundamentalists, including the generic bogeyman consistently cited by the PNAC supporters: 'Al Qaeda.'
"The element that is common to both the Bush II and Clinton administrations is a group of neo-conservatives who signed on to the PNAC dream of 'some catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor' to advance their agenda in the same way the German Nazis torched the Reichstag building to advance their agenda. Then the bogeyman of convenience was the Communist Party, today, it is Al Qaeda.
"However, much like a submarine 'clearing the baffles' by turning 120 degrees to port and starboard to detect trailing enemy subs, the instigators of 911 cleared their own baffles by firing, suspending, and blocking U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agents who were aggressively pursuing the many leads that could have prevented the advancement of the PNAC and the overall neo-conservative agenda. Without 911, there would have been no Patriot Act, no Iraq War, no trashing of the United Nations, no upending of the U.S. intelligence community, no Department of Homeland Security, and no second administration for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Moreover, there would be no current role in government or policy making for those who benefited most from 911, those who were charter members of PNAC: Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Zalmay Khalilzad, Richard Perle, newly-emergent racist leader William Bennett, and Cheney himself."
Note from Evelyn
Though earlier I had posted the above WM Report, only now have I finished reading it. (And I am one who cannot bear reading instruction booklets!) Wayne's report is terribly long, TERRIBLY complex, and stunningly revealing. Actually, on the latter point, terrifyingly so. But, if you have the time and seek to understand, give it a go. I know of nobody who packs in more detail, all of which lends to the credibility of Wayne's reporting. But how he manages find space in his head to keep it all sorted out defies my comprehension.
Though earlier I had posted the above WM Report, only now have I finished reading it. (And I am one who cannot bear reading instruction booklets!) Wayne's report is terribly long, TERRIBLY complex, and stunningly revealing. Actually, on the latter point, terrifyingly so. But, if you have the time and seek to understand, give it a go. I know of nobody who packs in more detail, all of which lends to the credibility of Wayne's reporting. But how he manages find space in his head to keep it all sorted out defies my comprehension.
Badr, Concerning Darfur, the following two articles which previously were posted for your attention. The truth is, this site, Free Iraq, focuses upon Iraq. Perhaps you might start your own blog, addressing your particular areas of interest. That is the beauty of the Internet. Anyone can do it. In the meantime, this is an unlikely place to find an ongoing dialogue about Darfur, or China, or Polar Bears, or whatever!
- Why Washington Won't Save Darfur Villagers
- Destabilizing Sudan: US Weapons for SPLA Freedom Fighters
- Why Washington Won't Save Darfur Villagers
- Destabilizing Sudan: US Weapons for SPLA Freedom Fighters
EXTRACT (reposted)
Opening Up Jewish Eyes: "On September 11, 2001, my little world was knocked off its axis. I quickly found myself among a group of 911 truth seekers who could not accept the government's official fiction of Arab highjackers with boxcutters flying planes into the World Trade Center. ...
"Next came my reeducation about the country of Israel. I was dismayed to learn that it was not the 'lone democracy in the Middle East' anymore than Lee Harvey Oswald was the 'lone gunman' who assassinated John F Kennedy. I was shocked to see the myth of 'A people without a land ...and a land without people' smashed before my eyes. I was horrified to learn that Israel was a racist, apartheid state. I was heartbroken as I read about the massacres and systematic elimination of the Palestinian people, and the twisted fiction that the history books had placed in front of our eyes and between our ears. I saw the myth about how Israel had taken desert land that had been occupied by a nomadic group of savages and turned it into a productive fertile oasis explode before me. ...
"The Israelis had seized the Palestinian people's citrus groves, olive trees, rock quarries and homes. They had brutalized the peoples of that area. They had eradicated farmers, artisans and town dwellers and substituted a work force composed of a settler population. The history of Palestine was one of unspeakable suffering and subjugation, armed displacement, massacre and expulsion.
". . . I learned that Rabbi Fishman had presented a map to the UN's select committee on Palestine based on Theodore Herzel's diaries. It declared Eretz Israel stretched from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates, including all of Palestine, all of Transjordan, Egypt up to the Nile including Cairo, 2/3 of Syria, 40% of Iraq, the southern tier of Turkey, up to and encapsulating Kuwait.
"The Zionists were awarded 55% of the most fertile land.
"The Kermit report stated 'We will use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and cutting off all social services to rid Galilee of its Arab population.'
"It was through the Hidden History of Zionism that I first learned about the Nazi/Zionist collaboration and how the ordinary Jew had been duped by an unconscionable cabal of greed and power. Sadly, I might add, the rank and file Jew is still being duped."
Opening Up Jewish Eyes: "On September 11, 2001, my little world was knocked off its axis. I quickly found myself among a group of 911 truth seekers who could not accept the government's official fiction of Arab highjackers with boxcutters flying planes into the World Trade Center. ...
"Next came my reeducation about the country of Israel. I was dismayed to learn that it was not the 'lone democracy in the Middle East' anymore than Lee Harvey Oswald was the 'lone gunman' who assassinated John F Kennedy. I was shocked to see the myth of 'A people without a land ...and a land without people' smashed before my eyes. I was horrified to learn that Israel was a racist, apartheid state. I was heartbroken as I read about the massacres and systematic elimination of the Palestinian people, and the twisted fiction that the history books had placed in front of our eyes and between our ears. I saw the myth about how Israel had taken desert land that had been occupied by a nomadic group of savages and turned it into a productive fertile oasis explode before me. ...
"The Israelis had seized the Palestinian people's citrus groves, olive trees, rock quarries and homes. They had brutalized the peoples of that area. They had eradicated farmers, artisans and town dwellers and substituted a work force composed of a settler population. The history of Palestine was one of unspeakable suffering and subjugation, armed displacement, massacre and expulsion.
". . . I learned that Rabbi Fishman had presented a map to the UN's select committee on Palestine based on Theodore Herzel's diaries. It declared Eretz Israel stretched from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates, including all of Palestine, all of Transjordan, Egypt up to the Nile including Cairo, 2/3 of Syria, 40% of Iraq, the southern tier of Turkey, up to and encapsulating Kuwait.
"The Zionists were awarded 55% of the most fertile land.
"The Kermit report stated 'We will use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and cutting off all social services to rid Galilee of its Arab population.'
"It was through the Hidden History of Zionism that I first learned about the Nazi/Zionist collaboration and how the ordinary Jew had been duped by an unconscionable cabal of greed and power. Sadly, I might add, the rank and file Jew is still being duped."
Talabani to visit London this week (to get his marching orders?)
U.S. Helicopters Fire on West Iraq Town: "That al-Qaida resorts to lies and propaganda demonstrates that theirs is a losing cause."
"In Baghdad, Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum survived an apparent assassination attempt Monday when a roadside bomb blasted his seven-car convoy,* killing three of his bodyguards, officials said."
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* I noted in the Chalabi piece (see 11:05 PM comment - above) that he travelled to the oil pipe lines in a 30 car convoy. Presumably, well padded, he was not in the lead car.
U.S. Helicopters Fire on West Iraq Town: "That al-Qaida resorts to lies and propaganda demonstrates that theirs is a losing cause."
"In Baghdad, Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum survived an apparent assassination attempt Monday when a roadside bomb blasted his seven-car convoy,* killing three of his bodyguards, officials said."
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* I noted in the Chalabi piece (see 11:05 PM comment - above) that he travelled to the oil pipe lines in a 30 car convoy. Presumably, well padded, he was not in the lead car.
"We've stolen our children's future... We have children. We have children. How dare we take their legacy from them. How dare we. It's shameful. What we are doing to our world."
Iraqis fear another violent Ramadan: "I observe it even when it is not Ramadan, because when my children are outside I lose my appetite."
Iraqis fear another violent Ramadan: "I observe it even when it is not Ramadan, because when my children are outside I lose my appetite."
Last One to Leave, Please Turn On the Lights: "Withdrawal from Iraq, one way or another, is now probably unstoppable, no matter how many times generals, administration officials, and politicians may step back or create 'withdrawal plans' that are intent on keeping us in Iraq. President Bush continues to speak of how the terrorists will not 'break the will' of the American people. But all evidence indicates that support for his war has all but collapsed here in the United States, even increasingly among his own base of support. And it's almost as clear that the military leadership knows the score."
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Perhaps after October 15th we will declare "victory" and go home.
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Perhaps after October 15th we will declare "victory" and go home.
Will Israel Start World War Three?
Michel Chossuduvsky, Global Research, Foreknowledge of the Bali Terror Bombings?: According to Indonesian & Australian reports
Michel Chossuduvsky, Global Research, Foreknowledge of the Bali Terror Bombings?: According to Indonesian & Australian reports
Yitzhak Star O' David what about those Jews dancing on the roof of the van in New York´when the towers were collapsing? They told latter that they were happy because now Americans understand what terrorism means. Loyal friends ...
Well the Americans are waking up how Israel is "treating" them. When one of these ongoing scandals and investigations really explodes then Israel is alone. Then even the double nationality Bush "offiers" can't "help".
Well the Americans are waking up how Israel is "treating" them. When one of these ongoing scandals and investigations really explodes then Israel is alone. Then even the double nationality Bush "offiers" can't "help".
"During a trip to Washington, the generals said the presence of U.S. forces was fueling the insurgency, fostering an undesirable dependency on American troops among the nascent Iraqi armed forces and energizing terrorists across the Middle East."
A DOCUMENT linking Margaret Thatcher to a US corruption probe is so explosive civil servants have been asked to ensure it remains 'sealed': "US officials are investigating whether Abramoff was involved in obtaining legislative assistance from public officials in exchange for arranging and underwriting trips to the UK."
"If Lady Thatcher is found to have been involved in the alleged scam she could face a criminal probe in the US or even be banned from travelling to the country.
"There are also growing fears about the health of Lady Thatcher, who is 80 next Thursday.
"Yesterday she was described as 'increasingly forgetful and forbidden to speak in public'."
"If Lady Thatcher is found to have been involved in the alleged scam she could face a criminal probe in the US or even be banned from travelling to the country.
"There are also growing fears about the health of Lady Thatcher, who is 80 next Thursday.
"Yesterday she was described as 'increasingly forgetful and forbidden to speak in public'."
Shooting of reporter in Iraq was justified, U.S. report says: "A U.S. military investigation of the June 24 shooting death of Yasser Salihee, a Knight Ridder Iraqi correspondent, confirmed that he was killed by an American soldier and then left dead in his car, splattered with blood and shattered glass in the middle of the street.
"The military made $2,500 in payment to Salihee's family for his death and an additional $2,500 for property damage to the car.
"Salihee left behind a wife, Raghad . . . and 2-year-old daughter, Danya."
"The military made $2,500 in payment to Salihee's family for his death and an additional $2,500 for property damage to the car.
"Salihee left behind a wife, Raghad . . . and 2-year-old daughter, Danya."
Translator caught in web: "When Sibel Edmonds was a young girl, her father, a physician in Iran, was asked to falsify an autopsy finding. Angrily, he refused, daring the authorities to retaliate.
"At home, he told his family: 'Things like this do not happen in truly democratic civil societies - like America.'"
"At home, he told his family: 'Things like this do not happen in truly democratic civil societies - like America.'"
A week ago or more the subject of 'liars' arose. Herewith, more.
VIDEO "A pack of lies"
(Download time on my slow Internet connection; about 3 minutes.)
VIDEO "A pack of lies"
(Download time on my slow Internet connection; about 3 minutes.)
Reference material:
- Thatcher backed British firm in building “chemical weapons” plant in Iraq
- IRAQ: THE LYING GAME
- How £1bn was lost when Thatcher propped up Saddam
- Britain's dirty secret
- Arming Iraq: How George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan [and Margaret Thatcher] helped Iraq Develop their Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Dirty trade exposed in Britain's `Iraqgate'
- Cost of the War in Iraq
- Maggies's Dead.com
- Thatcher backed British firm in building “chemical weapons” plant in Iraq
- IRAQ: THE LYING GAME
- How £1bn was lost when Thatcher propped up Saddam
- Britain's dirty secret
- Arming Iraq: How George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan [and Margaret Thatcher] helped Iraq Develop their Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Dirty trade exposed in Britain's `Iraqgate'
- Cost of the War in Iraq
- Maggies's Dead.com
Kurt Nimmo, Biological Warfare Against Bush Opponents?: "How did francisella tularensis (tularemia), a deadly bacteria, show up on the Washington Mall precisely at the time one of the largest antiwar demonstrations in U.S. history was underway? . . . Of course, we have no idea how or why tularemia appeared on Washington’s esplanade, but considering the long and checkered history of the U.S. military and intelligence services, a deliberate release of bacteria—possible biological warfare against critics of Bush’s invasion and occupation of Iraq—cannot be dismissed out of hand."
Wayne Madsen Report, October 3, 2005 -- "Florida Republican Representative Tom Feeney, the former Lt. Gov. running mate of Jeb Bush in 1994, the former Florida House Speaker who worked to tip the state to Bush in 2000 Votergate, and the former general counsel and registered lobbyist for NASA and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contractor Yang Enterprises (investigated by U.S. Customs in a case involving the illegal shipment of missile parts to China and by FDOT Inspector General for contract fraud and developing a computer program to flip votes on touch screen machines) -- yes, that Tom Feeney, has become one of the top defenders of indicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Feeney is a suitable defender of DeLay -- because Feeney has been tied up in as much corruption in Florida as has DeLay in Texas. Feeney still must explain why a FDOT investigator was found dead in a Valdosta, Georgia motel bathtub. FDOT investigator Ray Lemme had been focusing his attention on Feeney and Yang Enterprises when he was suspiciously found dead of a 'suicide.'"
Wayne Madsen Report, October 3, 2005 -- Packing the Supreme Court in Anticipation of a Constitutional Showdown: "The Kabuki dance between George W. Bush and Special Prosecutor on the CIA leak case Patrick Fitzgerald continues with Bush's nomination of his one-time personal lawyer and current White House Counsel Harriet Miers, a person who has never served on the bench, as the replacement for outgoing Associate Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Miers succeeded Attorney General Alberto Gonzeles, who was forced to recuse himself from the CIA leak case because of his prior role in the leak case.
"If either indictments or unindicted co-conspirator evidence are issued by Fitzgerald against George Bush or Dick Cheney, a politicized Supreme Court, with one time Reagan White House Deputy Counsel John Roberts now as Chief Justice and Miers as Associate Justice , will be positioned to rule in favor of the White House.
"Miers, as Bush's legal confidant in Texas, helped cover up Bush's Texas Air National Guard records scandal, which also implicated the Texas Lottery Commission, which Miers conveniently chaired.
[5 paras. omitted]
"On ABC's This Week (October 2), George Stephanopoulos dropped a well-informed hint when he stated that some good sources revealed to him that both Bush and Cheney were involved in the conspiracy to expose Valerie Plame Wilson and her non-official cover Brewster Jennings and Associates colleagues."
"If either indictments or unindicted co-conspirator evidence are issued by Fitzgerald against George Bush or Dick Cheney, a politicized Supreme Court, with one time Reagan White House Deputy Counsel John Roberts now as Chief Justice and Miers as Associate Justice , will be positioned to rule in favor of the White House.
"Miers, as Bush's legal confidant in Texas, helped cover up Bush's Texas Air National Guard records scandal, which also implicated the Texas Lottery Commission, which Miers conveniently chaired.
[5 paras. omitted]
"On ABC's This Week (October 2), George Stephanopoulos dropped a well-informed hint when he stated that some good sources revealed to him that both Bush and Cheney were involved in the conspiracy to expose Valerie Plame Wilson and her non-official cover Brewster Jennings and Associates colleagues."
Iraq; "a right rollicking cock-up": "The bloodshed in Sadah is just the latest chapter in the 'most cowardly war in history'. (Arundhati Roy) The lumbering military-goliath is simply stepping on anything and anyone in its path."
Ghali Hassan, The Iraqis Right to be Free: "Iraqis’ rights to resistance and self-defence are legitimate rights enshrined in UN Charter, numerous UN resolutions and international law. 'International law grants a people fighting an illegal occupation the right to use 'all necessary means at their disposal' to end their occupation and the occupied 'are entitled to seek and receive support'. All resistance movements have used armed struggle to force the occupiers to change course. Armed resistant have been used against the English in the US, against the Nazis in France, Yugoslavia and Norway. Iraq is not different. Violent resistance arises from violent military occupation. The Iraqi people have the right to resist colonial aggression.
"Resistance to illegal act of aggression and foreign occupation is not terrorism; it is legitimate act of self-defence. Terrorism is the act of unprovoked aggression. . . . The success of the Iraqi Resistance to liberate Iraq from US Occupation and achieve national independence is also a success for world resistance to imperialism."
"Resistance to illegal act of aggression and foreign occupation is not terrorism; it is legitimate act of self-defence. Terrorism is the act of unprovoked aggression. . . . The success of the Iraqi Resistance to liberate Iraq from US Occupation and achieve national independence is also a success for world resistance to imperialism."
The Myth of Iraqi "democracy" and British covert operations in Basra: "For some time, now, Messrs. Bush and Blair and their coterie of sycophantic neophytes, have burbled on about the 'new democracy' in Iraq having been successfully established - a laughable proposition were it not such a deadly one.
"If 'democracy' (so-called) for Iraq were anywhere on the Anglo-American agenda, what on earth were two SAS soldiers doing, carrying out covert actions in and around Basra?"
"If 'democracy' (so-called) for Iraq were anywhere on the Anglo-American agenda, what on earth were two SAS soldiers doing, carrying out covert actions in and around Basra?"
Ahmed Amr, The Crude Truth about the War in Iraq: ". . . We need to be aware that our deranged policies in the Middle East are heavily influenced by the Israeli lobby. In polite circles, these lobbyists are now referred to as neo-cons. As far as they’re concerned, when America loses a dollar and Israel gains a dime -- it still makes for a profitable transaction.
"As every politician in Washington knows, the neo-cons are a force to be reckoned with -- if only because of their massive leverage in the mass media and their high caliber arsenal of think tanks. This tiny domestic constituency can never hope to market their alien agenda based on the merits of the bloody repression of the Palestinian people. America benefits nothing from Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza or the Golan Heights. But the Israeli lobby can and does punish any politician who dares to stand up to their ludicrous demands for massive foreign aid to finance Israel’s appetite for stealing other people’s real estate. The neo-con stake in the invasion of Iraq was to destabilize the region and redraw the map of the Middle East to afford Ariel Sharon more elbow room to consolidate his grasp of the occupied territories and to deflect attention from Israel’s vicious repression of the native people of Palestine. The neo-cons like to call their destabilization policies 'creative destruction.' It’s an apt description of a policy that destroys Palestinian homes to create exclusive Jewish settlements. These arsonists are always standing around the inferno in the Gulf chanting 'Burn Baby Burn.'"
"As every politician in Washington knows, the neo-cons are a force to be reckoned with -- if only because of their massive leverage in the mass media and their high caliber arsenal of think tanks. This tiny domestic constituency can never hope to market their alien agenda based on the merits of the bloody repression of the Palestinian people. America benefits nothing from Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza or the Golan Heights. But the Israeli lobby can and does punish any politician who dares to stand up to their ludicrous demands for massive foreign aid to finance Israel’s appetite for stealing other people’s real estate. The neo-con stake in the invasion of Iraq was to destabilize the region and redraw the map of the Middle East to afford Ariel Sharon more elbow room to consolidate his grasp of the occupied territories and to deflect attention from Israel’s vicious repression of the native people of Palestine. The neo-cons like to call their destabilization policies 'creative destruction.' It’s an apt description of a policy that destroys Palestinian homes to create exclusive Jewish settlements. These arsonists are always standing around the inferno in the Gulf chanting 'Burn Baby Burn.'"
Cheney warns against early pullout from Iraq: "As he visited Marines who just returned from a seven-month deployment in Iraq, Cheney said there had been 'superb' progress.
"He then grabbed a tray to have lunch under a camouflage tent with a 23 Marines just back from Iraq."
(Ah, the joys of wielding the "blue pencil"!)
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Police hunt for Bali bombing masterminds
"He then grabbed a tray to have lunch under a camouflage tent with a 23 Marines just back from Iraq."
(Ah, the joys of wielding the "blue pencil"!)
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Police hunt for Bali bombing masterminds
Foreign fighters in western town stymie Marine bid to sweep out area: "After swiftly moving house-to-house the previous day through the deserted town of Sada, one of four towns on the border with Syria controlled by foreign fighters linked to al Qaeda, the Marines barely made it 100 yards into the next nearest city of Karabila at sunrise on Sunday when snipers opened fire and insurgents launched mortars and rockets at their positions.
"The 1,000 or so Marines didn't have the firepower or manpower to immediately silence the attacks, so they lost the precious momentum Operation Iron Fist had gained the day before.
"'We should have pounced on them, but ... we had to be very methodical about cleaning houses. . . . When an opportunity like this comes up to pounce on somebody you can't just drop everything and go after them, because you leave places uncleared. ... But I think we pretty much cornered them'."
"The 1,000 or so Marines didn't have the firepower or manpower to immediately silence the attacks, so they lost the precious momentum Operation Iron Fist had gained the day before.
"'We should have pounced on them, but ... we had to be very methodical about cleaning houses. . . . When an opportunity like this comes up to pounce on somebody you can't just drop everything and go after them, because you leave places uncleared. ... But I think we pretty much cornered them'."
Kurds issue warning to Iraqi PM: "Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and fellow Kurdish leader Massud Barzani have warned Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari his high-handed running of the government is jeopardizing their support.
"Talabani and Barzani outlined 16 points of disagreement with the premier, ranging from failing to keep meetings with the president and parliamentary speaker, to appointing top civil servants without the consent of coalition partners, to packing government delegations on trips abroad with ministers from his own party."
"Talabani and Barzani outlined 16 points of disagreement with the premier, ranging from failing to keep meetings with the president and parliamentary speaker, to appointing top civil servants without the consent of coalition partners, to packing government delegations on trips abroad with ministers from his own party."
'The cardinal rule ... you don't target civilians': "Aisha Gadafy, the daughter of the Libyan leader, declared her support for insurgents in Iraq last week.
"Opening a conference on human rights in Tripoli, she said: 'Freedom is taken by force and not granted, and the rights of people are taken by their own hands ... What is happening in Iraq cannot be ignored by any honest person ... the Iraqi land is occupied, people are dying, scientists are being assassinated and women are being raped.'
"'We salute proudly the fighters of the Iraqi resistance who were able to break the American dream.'"
"Opening a conference on human rights in Tripoli, she said: 'Freedom is taken by force and not granted, and the rights of people are taken by their own hands ... What is happening in Iraq cannot be ignored by any honest person ... the Iraqi land is occupied, people are dying, scientists are being assassinated and women are being raped.'
"'We salute proudly the fighters of the Iraqi resistance who were able to break the American dream.'"
An extract of an extract
How the world was duped: the race to invade Iraq. Exclusive extract from Robert Fisk's new book: "There was an almost macabre opening to the play when General Powell arrived at the Security Council, cheek-kissing the delegates and winding his great arms around them. CIA director George Tenet stood behind Powell, chunky, aggressive but obedient, just a little bit lip-biting, an Edward G Robinson who must have convinced himself that the more dubious of his information was buried beneath an adequate depth of moral fury and fear to be safely concealed. Just like Bush's appearance at the General Assembly the previous September, you needed to be in the Security Council to see what the television cameras missed. There was a wonderful moment when the little British home secretary Jack Straw entered the chamber through the far right-hand door in a massive power suit, his double-breasted jacket apparently wrapping itself twice around Britain's most famous ex-Trot. He stood for a moment with a kind of semi-benign smile on his uplifted face, his nose in the air as if sniffing for power. Then he saw Powell and his smile opened like an umbrella as his small feet, scuttling beneath him, propelled him across the stage and into the arms of Powell for his big American hug."
How the world was duped: the race to invade Iraq. Exclusive extract from Robert Fisk's new book: "There was an almost macabre opening to the play when General Powell arrived at the Security Council, cheek-kissing the delegates and winding his great arms around them. CIA director George Tenet stood behind Powell, chunky, aggressive but obedient, just a little bit lip-biting, an Edward G Robinson who must have convinced himself that the more dubious of his information was buried beneath an adequate depth of moral fury and fear to be safely concealed. Just like Bush's appearance at the General Assembly the previous September, you needed to be in the Security Council to see what the television cameras missed. There was a wonderful moment when the little British home secretary Jack Straw entered the chamber through the far right-hand door in a massive power suit, his double-breasted jacket apparently wrapping itself twice around Britain's most famous ex-Trot. He stood for a moment with a kind of semi-benign smile on his uplifted face, his nose in the air as if sniffing for power. Then he saw Powell and his smile opened like an umbrella as his small feet, scuttling beneath him, propelled him across the stage and into the arms of Powell for his big American hug."
New Refugee Crisis As U.S. Kills Eight Civilians In Western Iraq: "Doctors and residents report that all of the dead are women and children who were trying to escape the town when the vehicle they were travelling in was targeted by US soldiers. The total civilian casualties figure is unknown as is the number of injured.
"There are thousands of refugee families around Al Qaim who are in need of clean drinking water, food and basic medicines. It is unclear how many new refugees have been created because of this latest military attack on Sada. The town has no medical facilities and there is a shortage of health workers in the area."
"There are thousands of refugee families around Al Qaim who are in need of clean drinking water, food and basic medicines. It is unclear how many new refugees have been created because of this latest military attack on Sada. The town has no medical facilities and there is a shortage of health workers in the area."
Sunni anger at Iraq vote change: "The two-thirds majority needed in three provinces to defeat the constitution will now be counted from all registered - as opposed to actual - voters."
Abu Ghraib guard tells of worse abuse: "Former private first class Lynndie England also insisted on Sunday that military commanders were fully aware of what was going on in Iraq's infamous jail."
Be ready to face consequences: Iran to US
Iran's official warns against Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities
Over 600 held under terror act at Labour conference: "Anti-Iraq war protesters, anti-Blairite OAPs and conference delegates were all detained by police under legislation that was designed to combat violent fanatics and bombers - even though none of them was suspected of terrorist links."
Iran's official warns against Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities
Over 600 held under terror act at Labour conference: "Anti-Iraq war protesters, anti-Blairite OAPs and conference delegates were all detained by police under legislation that was designed to combat violent fanatics and bombers - even though none of them was suspected of terrorist links."
Tehran Times, No more glory days for the Old Fox: "Hundreds of years ago, Britain began its cultural attack on the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent in order to create divisions between nations and divide the world into small weak countries.
"The ominous declaration of the then British foreign minister Arthur James Balfour in October 1917 was a turning point for the Middle East since Britain, with the help of the Zionist Agency, soon began forcing Palestinians to leave their own land and encouraging Jews to immigrate to Palestine from different parts of the world.
"In Iran, the insidious interference of colonial Britain in the process of the Constitutional Movement in the early twentieth century led to the return of dictatorship, and the ill-omened coup of Reza Khan Mirpanj (the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty) was actually a plot against the Iranian nation devised by London.
"Also, after the defeat of the Ottomans in Iraq in 1916, Britain decided to take control of the country by creating the monarchy and installing King Faisal I.
"The presence of British forces in the oil-rich Basra region of southern Iraq paved the way for British Petroleum (BP) to exploit the natural resources of the Iraqi nation.
"Along these lines, after the fall of Baghdad, British forces were deployed in southern Iraq to once again try to realize their old dream by fomenting divisions between the inhabitants of the region.
"Britain’s main objective is looting the region by dismembering southern Iraq through the creation of a U.S.-British oil cartel led by one of Iraq’s neighboring Arab countries.
"In order to reach this goal, London has dispatched MI6 spies to southern Iraq to create tension in the region."
The Coming Showdown In Iran (Worth having a look)
"The ominous declaration of the then British foreign minister Arthur James Balfour in October 1917 was a turning point for the Middle East since Britain, with the help of the Zionist Agency, soon began forcing Palestinians to leave their own land and encouraging Jews to immigrate to Palestine from different parts of the world.
"In Iran, the insidious interference of colonial Britain in the process of the Constitutional Movement in the early twentieth century led to the return of dictatorship, and the ill-omened coup of Reza Khan Mirpanj (the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty) was actually a plot against the Iranian nation devised by London.
"Also, after the defeat of the Ottomans in Iraq in 1916, Britain decided to take control of the country by creating the monarchy and installing King Faisal I.
"The presence of British forces in the oil-rich Basra region of southern Iraq paved the way for British Petroleum (BP) to exploit the natural resources of the Iraqi nation.
"Along these lines, after the fall of Baghdad, British forces were deployed in southern Iraq to once again try to realize their old dream by fomenting divisions between the inhabitants of the region.
"Britain’s main objective is looting the region by dismembering southern Iraq through the creation of a U.S.-British oil cartel led by one of Iraq’s neighboring Arab countries.
"In order to reach this goal, London has dispatched MI6 spies to southern Iraq to create tension in the region."
The Coming Showdown In Iran (Worth having a look)
Asia Times, The indefatigable insurgency
Book Review, Do you call that an empire? Imperial Grunts by Robert Kaplan
Book Review, Do you call that an empire? Imperial Grunts by Robert Kaplan
Imad
This really does belong to two postings back "On the recent killing "al-Zarqawi's 2nd in command", but I post it here lest it is missed, and will post it there (hope you don't delete the repetition):
"...Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson continued to support South Vietnam. In 1963 the United States tried to force peasants into barbed-wire compounds to isolate them from the Vietcong (South Vietnamese who supported a united Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh). Not surprisingly, this strategy strengthened opposition to Diem. Kennedy agreed to an American-sponsored coup that resulted in the capture and murder of Diem. In reaction to a questionable event in the Gulf of Tonkin, Congress granted the president wide latitude in conducting a war in theregion. American troop involvement peaked in 1969 with 543,400 soldiers. In 1967U.S. warplanes dropped 226,000 tons of explosive materials on North Vietnam. A CIA-run program killed sixty thousand Vietcong leaders over several years."
Look at the bright side of it.
By the standards set above, our dauntless U.S. forces in Iraq only have about 59,999 "Al-Qaeda 'leaders'" (sic.) to go, before they achieve the same historic successes that they did in our last colonial war!
This really does belong to two postings back "On the recent killing "al-Zarqawi's 2nd in command", but I post it here lest it is missed, and will post it there (hope you don't delete the repetition):
"...Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson continued to support South Vietnam. In 1963 the United States tried to force peasants into barbed-wire compounds to isolate them from the Vietcong (South Vietnamese who supported a united Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh). Not surprisingly, this strategy strengthened opposition to Diem. Kennedy agreed to an American-sponsored coup that resulted in the capture and murder of Diem. In reaction to a questionable event in the Gulf of Tonkin, Congress granted the president wide latitude in conducting a war in theregion. American troop involvement peaked in 1969 with 543,400 soldiers. In 1967U.S. warplanes dropped 226,000 tons of explosive materials on North Vietnam. A CIA-run program killed sixty thousand Vietcong leaders over several years."
Look at the bright side of it.
By the standards set above, our dauntless U.S. forces in Iraq only have about 59,999 "Al-Qaeda 'leaders'" (sic.) to go, before they achieve the same historic successes that they did in our last colonial war!
Never let it be said that the U.S. is not generous - to Israel. The Israeli government and military receive $15,139,178 of our taxpayer money every day*. And, never let it be said that we're even handed. We're not. In contrast (2004 data) Palestinian NGO's receive $232,290 each day. At minimum Israel receives 65 times as much as Palestinian NGO's. Corrected for inflation, adjusting to equivalent data periods, the effects of escalated Israeli manipulation and unauditable secret funds & benefits that nobody knows about, ... Make an educated guess re the multiple received by Israel over Palestinian NGO's. I'll throw one out just for the heck of it: 200 times as much to Israel, the CLEAR winner! (And if this figure is contentious, do your own research and offer an alternative.)
At this very second, Israel has received $94,831,900,700. By the time you read this, add a few million. (I have a small question about return on our investment.)
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* In fact, probably much more. This figure was based on 1997 research.
At this very second, Israel has received $94,831,900,700. By the time you read this, add a few million. (I have a small question about return on our investment.)
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* In fact, probably much more. This figure was based on 1997 research.
Chavez Says Venezuela Has 'Strong Oil Card' To Play Against US: "'It is a card we will use in a tough game against the toughest rival in the world -- the United States. But our actions will be governed by transparency and respect,' Chavez told the Argentine daily Clarin.
"He said the card will be even more powerful if other Latin American countries join it in a regional economic alliance."
"He said the card will be even more powerful if other Latin American countries join it in a regional economic alliance."
An Iraqi Tear, The Mother's Agony : "All the Iraqis are terrorists until the occupation authorities will prove it!! Every Iraqi mother could not sleep the night; she stays worrying until the morning; fearing of the after midnight unwelcomed visitors.
"There are continuous raids, especially at nights, every where in Iraq. American forces and Iraqi National Guards have the right to enter any house without asking permission. We are being ruling by the American Terrorism Act.
"I heard that my friend Amel Kadhim Swadi was arrested with her younger son Safa, 17 years old. The both stayed in custody the whole night in Baghdad air port. By the way one of the American giant achievements in Iraq we should admit is that they converted the all Iraq civilian and military air ports to jails; then by the cooperation with the Iraqi authorities they managed to make the whole Iraq a prison; the largest prison in the world which is worthy to genius book; a prison with 26 million prisoners capacity.
"Amel, a well known lawyer who used to defend the Iraqi detainees, lives in Al-Khadhra neighborhood west Baghdad. Last Saturday, at 8pm, she was driving to the near supermarket with her daughter and two sons; the elder Zaid is a lawyer too.
"As soon as she left the garage; she was astonished by an American patrol and a strong spot light on her face. . . . "
And THIS is the freedom we have brought to Iraq.
"There are continuous raids, especially at nights, every where in Iraq. American forces and Iraqi National Guards have the right to enter any house without asking permission. We are being ruling by the American Terrorism Act.
"I heard that my friend Amel Kadhim Swadi was arrested with her younger son Safa, 17 years old. The both stayed in custody the whole night in Baghdad air port. By the way one of the American giant achievements in Iraq we should admit is that they converted the all Iraq civilian and military air ports to jails; then by the cooperation with the Iraqi authorities they managed to make the whole Iraq a prison; the largest prison in the world which is worthy to genius book; a prison with 26 million prisoners capacity.
"Amel, a well known lawyer who used to defend the Iraqi detainees, lives in Al-Khadhra neighborhood west Baghdad. Last Saturday, at 8pm, she was driving to the near supermarket with her daughter and two sons; the elder Zaid is a lawyer too.
"As soon as she left the garage; she was astonished by an American patrol and a strong spot light on her face. . . . "
And THIS is the freedom we have brought to Iraq.
US/ISRAEL: Evangelicals Get a Piece of the Promised Land: "After more than 30 years of organising testimonial dinners for right-wing Israeli politicians, handing out checks to Israeli charities, and forming alliances with conservative Jewish leaders and groups, evangelical Christians may finally be getting a chunk of the 'Promised * Land'. "
"Gary Bauer -- the former head of the Family Research Council, who now runs a group called American Values . . . " and who can be found at PNAC ** . . . (need one say more?).
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* A rather more appealing adjective than another that comes to mind.
** And at this point, we know exactly what is going on.
"Gary Bauer -- the former head of the Family Research Council, who now runs a group called American Values . . . " and who can be found at PNAC ** . . . (need one say more?).
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* A rather more appealing adjective than another that comes to mind.
** And at this point, we know exactly what is going on.
Briton held in Iraq on arms smuggling charges: "Police in Najaf said they had contacted the British consulate in Basra regarding the arrested Briton's identity but were told that the consulate had no information."
Iraq oil minister survives bomb attack: "[Spokesman Assem] Jihad said he knew of two bodyguards who were killed and two seriously wounded when two of the cars in the convoy were destroyed in the Rashdiya district of northern Baghdad.
"A police source later said three guards had died."
"A police source later said three guards had died."
"The reason why they're fighting us is not Osama bin Laden. They're fighting us because we're here. . . . They don't want us here. They just want us to leave. I guess that would be a victory for them. As far as I can see there's not going to be any victory for us."
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Exploiting Africa;Britain has never faced up to the dark side of its imperial history: "Profits from slave trading and from sugar, coffee, cotton and tobacco are only a small part of the story. What mattered was how the pull and push from these industries transformed western Europe's economies. English banking, insurance, shipbuilding, wool and cotton manufacture, copper and iron smelting, and the cities of Bristol, Liverpool and Glasgow, multiplied in response to the direct and indirect stimulus of the slave plantations.
"There are many who like to blame Africa's weak governments and economies, famines and disease on its post-1960 leadership. But the fragility of contemporary Africa is a direct consequence of two centuries of slaving, followed by another of colonial despotism. Nor was 'decolonisation' all it seemed: both Britain and France attempted to corrupt the whole project of political sovereignty.
"It is remarkable that none of those in Britain who talk about African dictatorship and kleptocracy seem aware that Idi Amin came to power in Uganda through British covert action, and that Nigeria's generals were supported and manipulated from 1960 onwards in support of Britain's oil interests. It is amusing, too, to find the Telegraph and the Daily Mail - which just a generation ago supported Ian Smith's Rhodesia and South African apartheid - now so concerned about human rights in Zimbabwe. The tragedy of Mugabe and others is that they learned too well from the British how to govern without real popular consent, and how to make the law serve ruthless private interest. The real appetite of the west for democracy in Africa is less than it seems. We talk about the Congo tragedy without mentioning that it was a British statesman, Alec Douglas-Home, who agreed with the US president in 1960 that Patrice Lumumba, its elected leader, needed to 'fall into a river of crocodiles'."
Exploiting Africa;Britain has never faced up to the dark side of its imperial history: "Profits from slave trading and from sugar, coffee, cotton and tobacco are only a small part of the story. What mattered was how the pull and push from these industries transformed western Europe's economies. English banking, insurance, shipbuilding, wool and cotton manufacture, copper and iron smelting, and the cities of Bristol, Liverpool and Glasgow, multiplied in response to the direct and indirect stimulus of the slave plantations.
"There are many who like to blame Africa's weak governments and economies, famines and disease on its post-1960 leadership. But the fragility of contemporary Africa is a direct consequence of two centuries of slaving, followed by another of colonial despotism. Nor was 'decolonisation' all it seemed: both Britain and France attempted to corrupt the whole project of political sovereignty.
"It is remarkable that none of those in Britain who talk about African dictatorship and kleptocracy seem aware that Idi Amin came to power in Uganda through British covert action, and that Nigeria's generals were supported and manipulated from 1960 onwards in support of Britain's oil interests. It is amusing, too, to find the Telegraph and the Daily Mail - which just a generation ago supported Ian Smith's Rhodesia and South African apartheid - now so concerned about human rights in Zimbabwe. The tragedy of Mugabe and others is that they learned too well from the British how to govern without real popular consent, and how to make the law serve ruthless private interest. The real appetite of the west for democracy in Africa is less than it seems. We talk about the Congo tragedy without mentioning that it was a British statesman, Alec Douglas-Home, who agreed with the US president in 1960 that Patrice Lumumba, its elected leader, needed to 'fall into a river of crocodiles'."
George Monbiot, Protesters as Criminals; And hardly anyone is contesting the new clampdown: "On Friday, six students and graduates of Lancaster University were convicted of aggravated trespass. Their crime was to have entered a lecture theatre and handed out leaflets to the audience. ...
"Had Mr Wolfgang said 'nonsense' twice during the foreign secretary's speech, the police could have charged him under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Harrassment, the act says, 'must involve conduct on at least two occasions ... conduct includes speech.'
". . .As the parliamentary opposition falls apart, the extra-parliamentary one is being closed down with hardly a rumble of protest from the huffers and puffers who insist that civil liberties are Britain's gift to the world. Perhaps they're afraid they'll be arrested."
"Had Mr Wolfgang said 'nonsense' twice during the foreign secretary's speech, the police could have charged him under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Harrassment, the act says, 'must involve conduct on at least two occasions ... conduct includes speech.'
". . .As the parliamentary opposition falls apart, the extra-parliamentary one is being closed down with hardly a rumble of protest from the huffers and puffers who insist that civil liberties are Britain's gift to the world. Perhaps they're afraid they'll be arrested."
War Porn; What the Gruesome Images Say: "One Pentagon official was quoted saying something about the people engaged in the trade breaking all kinds of military regulations. I'm impressed with ethics like that: it is fine to disembowel people or burn them to crisps, but it is a serious breach to publish photos of your handiwork."
Christian Science Monitor, Sunnis furious over referendum rule change: "But pressure from US, UN may force Iraq assembly to readopt old rules."
Yeah great, except we made Japan, Germany, and Italy model democracies, and pushed Taiwan and S Korea into two more. "Ugly" indeed.
We know why people like you hate us: you've been brainwashed to think your problems are our fault. It's an age-old story. Your jihadis are no different than the kamikazes of WW II: fools dying for an awful ideology. Your grandchildren will despise your shortsightedness and thank America for bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq.
We know why people like you hate us: you've been brainwashed to think your problems are our fault. It's an age-old story. Your jihadis are no different than the kamikazes of WW II: fools dying for an awful ideology. Your grandchildren will despise your shortsightedness and thank America for bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq.
Brainwashing America: Superlative !! site for anyone seriously interested in the vital subject raised by TallDave, namely, BRAINWASHING.
21 Administration Officials Involved In Plame Leak: Comprehensive Datatase here. Lots of household names.
Palestinians stranded at Rafah crossing: "The group includes women, children and the sick. They said that the crossing was opened for few hours and closed again before they could manage to cross into Gaza."
Democracy on the march - Chpt. 798
U.S., Israel discuss Syria regime change – Report
Is Israel planning Iran strike?: "According to al-Watan, Israel made it clear that it would only be able to wait until a certain date next year and would strike at Iran if no progress is made by that time."
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Asia’s Poor Build U.S. Bases in Iraq
Behind barbed wire in Guantanamo: "By the third week of the hunger strike, the fasting inmate wrote, the cellblocks echoed with groans. Emaciated prisoners were vomiting blood or dropping unconscious to the floor. The military hospital overflowed with strikers being force-fed through their noses.
"'We are dying a slow death in here. We have not been charged with any crime. I do not understand what America is doing.'"
U.S., Israel discuss Syria regime change – Report
Is Israel planning Iran strike?: "According to al-Watan, Israel made it clear that it would only be able to wait until a certain date next year and would strike at Iran if no progress is made by that time."
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Asia’s Poor Build U.S. Bases in Iraq
Behind barbed wire in Guantanamo: "By the third week of the hunger strike, the fasting inmate wrote, the cellblocks echoed with groans. Emaciated prisoners were vomiting blood or dropping unconscious to the floor. The military hospital overflowed with strikers being force-fed through their noses.
"'We are dying a slow death in here. We have not been charged with any crime. I do not understand what America is doing.'"
Wayne Madsen Report, October 4, 2005 -- "DeLay scandal goes international. A Texas Grand Jury has brought two more indictments against Rep. Tom DeLay, in addition to an earlier criminal conspiracy indictment. The latest two indictments are for money laundering. ...
"However, what throws cold water on the entire GOP spin strategy is the fact that the U.S. Department of Justice is participating in a criminal probe of DeLay for his political fundraising activities in Great Britain, an investigation that includes DeLay's May 2000 meeting in London with Lady Margaret Thatcher, the former Tory Prime Minister.
"In August 2004, Thatcher's son, Sir Mark Thatcher, was placed under house arrest by South African police for his involvement in a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in a coup d'etat that involved British, Angolan, and South African mercenaries and British, Lebanese, and American financial backers. The Boeing 727-100 used to fly the mercenaries to Equatorial Guinea via Zimbabwe (where it was impounded) was bought from Dodson Aviation, an Ottawa, Kansas company, just a few weeks prior to the planned coup. One of the largest investors in Equatorial Guinea's oil industry is Dallas-based Triton Energy, a firm that is close to George W. Bush. It has been a significant contributor to the Republican National Committee.
"Thatcher was nabbed by South African police in Cape Town prior to his fleeing to Texas. ...
"In addition to state charges, DeLay also faces possible criminal charges in relation to his dealings with convicted GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff as well as the latest revelations about laundering political campaign money from Britain. If convicted on the Texas money laundering charges alone, DeLay faces up to life in prison."
"However, what throws cold water on the entire GOP spin strategy is the fact that the U.S. Department of Justice is participating in a criminal probe of DeLay for his political fundraising activities in Great Britain, an investigation that includes DeLay's May 2000 meeting in London with Lady Margaret Thatcher, the former Tory Prime Minister.
"In August 2004, Thatcher's son, Sir Mark Thatcher, was placed under house arrest by South African police for his involvement in a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in a coup d'etat that involved British, Angolan, and South African mercenaries and British, Lebanese, and American financial backers. The Boeing 727-100 used to fly the mercenaries to Equatorial Guinea via Zimbabwe (where it was impounded) was bought from Dodson Aviation, an Ottawa, Kansas company, just a few weeks prior to the planned coup. One of the largest investors in Equatorial Guinea's oil industry is Dallas-based Triton Energy, a firm that is close to George W. Bush. It has been a significant contributor to the Republican National Committee.
"Thatcher was nabbed by South African police in Cape Town prior to his fleeing to Texas. ...
"In addition to state charges, DeLay also faces possible criminal charges in relation to his dealings with convicted GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff as well as the latest revelations about laundering political campaign money from Britain. If convicted on the Texas money laundering charges alone, DeLay faces up to life in prison."
Wayne Madsen Report, October 4, 2005 -- Washington Post calls Venezuela 'Undemocratic': The Washington Post, which employs Washington's largest stenographers' pool, yesterday referred to Venezuela in an article on Nicaragua as 'undemocratic.' In an attack piece on Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, the Post not only referred to Ortega as a child molester, a corrupt politician, and a marginal figure in Nicaraguan politics, but insinuated that Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Ortega were in cahoots in some sort of 'Bolivarian' axis.
"These are exactly the talking points that are emanating from the neo con Latin American policy provocateurs in the Bush administration. ...
"What has The Washington Post in a tizzy is the fact that Ortega was able, through his left-right coalition, to block the Nicaraguan legislature's ratification of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), a pro-big business contrivance that erodes labor rights in Central America and the United States. One of the Post's board members is Warren Buffett, a mogul who stands to lose big without CAFTA. And one of its other board members is Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft's baron, Bill Gates. When one figures out who runs the Post and their agenda, its attack on Latin America's populist leaders becomes as apparent as a cow pie in a punch bowl.
"Venezuelans currently pay 15 cents a gallon for gasoline. That is because President Chavez does not permit the state-owned oil company to gouge Venezuelans. The same thing cannot be said for the United States, where President Bush has tapped into strategic oil reserves for which the American taxpayers have already paid. Instead of seeing gas prices drop, Americans have seen prices rise to unprecedented levels. Personally, I'd take President Chavez to the corrupt Bush any day of the week. At least Chavez would know what to do with the blood sucking corporate robber barons and their lackeys at The Washington Post."
"These are exactly the talking points that are emanating from the neo con Latin American policy provocateurs in the Bush administration. ...
"What has The Washington Post in a tizzy is the fact that Ortega was able, through his left-right coalition, to block the Nicaraguan legislature's ratification of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), a pro-big business contrivance that erodes labor rights in Central America and the United States. One of the Post's board members is Warren Buffett, a mogul who stands to lose big without CAFTA. And one of its other board members is Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft's baron, Bill Gates. When one figures out who runs the Post and their agenda, its attack on Latin America's populist leaders becomes as apparent as a cow pie in a punch bowl.
"Venezuelans currently pay 15 cents a gallon for gasoline. That is because President Chavez does not permit the state-owned oil company to gouge Venezuelans. The same thing cannot be said for the United States, where President Bush has tapped into strategic oil reserves for which the American taxpayers have already paid. Instead of seeing gas prices drop, Americans have seen prices rise to unprecedented levels. Personally, I'd take President Chavez to the corrupt Bush any day of the week. At least Chavez would know what to do with the blood sucking corporate robber barons and their lackeys at The Washington Post."
(Though previously an extract was posted, herewith the link. Best that the entire article be read!)
Riverbend, Constitution Conversations...
Riverbend, Constitution Conversations...
Sorry, Imad Khadduri & Evelyn, if I interfere, but this TallDave from that zoo at 'Iraq The Minion' or ITM riles me with his silly post: "Yeah great, except we made Japan, Germany, and Italy model democracies".
Brainwashed & brainless (and ignorant) TallDave seems not to know that Germany and Italy were democracies (with a full representative parliamentary system) about eighty years before WW2 (and we had no racial disenfranchisement, then, differently from the US of America: so, by comparison, 'model democracies' from the 1860s-1870s!).
Then, yes, Italy in 1922, Germany in 1933, fell into the grip of a fanatical supremacist ideology, that destroyed surreptitiously any democracy.
Benighted TallDave may not realise that the same process is happening now in the US of America...
And of course the very idea that the US (just one, even if an important one, of the Allies that defeated Nazi-Fascism) "made Germany and Italy model democracies" after WW2 is most comical to any historian...
Brainwashed & brainless (and ignorant) TallDave seems not to know that Germany and Italy were democracies (with a full representative parliamentary system) about eighty years before WW2 (and we had no racial disenfranchisement, then, differently from the US of America: so, by comparison, 'model democracies' from the 1860s-1870s!).
Then, yes, Italy in 1922, Germany in 1933, fell into the grip of a fanatical supremacist ideology, that destroyed surreptitiously any democracy.
Benighted TallDave may not realise that the same process is happening now in the US of America...
And of course the very idea that the US (just one, even if an important one, of the Allies that defeated Nazi-Fascism) "made Germany and Italy model democracies" after WW2 is most comical to any historian...
Israeli aircraft drop threatening leaflets on Gaza: "WE ADVISE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR HOMES. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED"
Monitors Find Significant Fraud in Afghan Elections: "Whole districts have come under suspicion for ballot box stuffing and proxy voting."
(Pity Afghanistan couldn't replicate Iraq's free & fair election. More later.)
(Pity Afghanistan couldn't replicate Iraq's free & fair election. More later.)
INTRO. PARAS. ONLY - worth reading entire article
Robert Parry, The Consortiumnews.com, How Rotten Are These Guys?: "The separation of the Bush political machine from organized crime is often like the thin layer of rock between a seemingly ordinary surface and volcanic activity rumbling below. Sometimes, the lava spews forth and the illusion of normalcy is shattered.
"In the weeks ahead, a dangerous eruption is again threatening to shake the Bush family’s image of legitimacy, as the pressure from intersecting scandals builds.
"So far, the mainstream news media has focused mostly on the white-collar abuses of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay for allegedly laundering corporate donations to help Republicans gain control of the Texas legislature, or on deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove for disclosing the identity of a covert CIA officer to undercut her husband’s criticism of George W. Bush’s case for war in Iraq.
"Both offenses represent potential felonies, but they pale beside new allegations linking business associates of star GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff – an ally of both DeLay and Rove – to the gangland-style murder of casino owner Konstantinos “Gus” Boulis in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 2001.
"These criminal cases also are reminders of George H.W. Bush’s long record of unsavory associations, including with a Nicaraguan contra network permeated by cocaine traffickers, Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s multi-million-dollar money-laundering operations, and anti-communist Cuban extremists tied to acts of international terrorism. [For details on these cases, see Robert Parry’s Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq.]
"Now, George W. Bush is faced with his own challenge of containing a rupture of scandals – involving prominent conservatives Abramoff, DeLay and potentially Rove – that have bubbled to the surface and are beginning to flow toward the White House.
Mobbed Up
"On Sept. 27, 2005 – in possibly the most troubling of these cases – Fort Lauderdale police charged three men, including reputed Gambino crime family bookkeeper Anthony Moscatiello, with Boulis’s murder. Boulis was gunned down in his car on Feb. 6, 2001, amid a feud with an Abramoff business group that had purchased Boulis’s SunCruz casino cruise line in 2000."
Robert Parry, The Consortiumnews.com, How Rotten Are These Guys?: "The separation of the Bush political machine from organized crime is often like the thin layer of rock between a seemingly ordinary surface and volcanic activity rumbling below. Sometimes, the lava spews forth and the illusion of normalcy is shattered.
"In the weeks ahead, a dangerous eruption is again threatening to shake the Bush family’s image of legitimacy, as the pressure from intersecting scandals builds.
"So far, the mainstream news media has focused mostly on the white-collar abuses of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay for allegedly laundering corporate donations to help Republicans gain control of the Texas legislature, or on deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove for disclosing the identity of a covert CIA officer to undercut her husband’s criticism of George W. Bush’s case for war in Iraq.
"Both offenses represent potential felonies, but they pale beside new allegations linking business associates of star GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff – an ally of both DeLay and Rove – to the gangland-style murder of casino owner Konstantinos “Gus” Boulis in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 2001.
"These criminal cases also are reminders of George H.W. Bush’s long record of unsavory associations, including with a Nicaraguan contra network permeated by cocaine traffickers, Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s multi-million-dollar money-laundering operations, and anti-communist Cuban extremists tied to acts of international terrorism. [For details on these cases, see Robert Parry’s Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq.]
"Now, George W. Bush is faced with his own challenge of containing a rupture of scandals – involving prominent conservatives Abramoff, DeLay and potentially Rove – that have bubbled to the surface and are beginning to flow toward the White House.
Mobbed Up
"On Sept. 27, 2005 – in possibly the most troubling of these cases – Fort Lauderdale police charged three men, including reputed Gambino crime family bookkeeper Anthony Moscatiello, with Boulis’s murder. Boulis was gunned down in his car on Feb. 6, 2001, amid a feud with an Abramoff business group that had purchased Boulis’s SunCruz casino cruise line in 2000."
U.S. GIs Seek to Retake Western Iraq Towns: "As with the earlier U.S. offensive — code named Iraq Fist — it appeared many fighters may have slipped away beforehand."
UN says new Iraqi referendum rules do not meet international standards
Czechs Give Historical Papers to Iraq: "The manuscripts, including the declaration founding the Iraqi kingdom after its 1932 independence from Britain, had been neglected for decades under Saddam Hussein, officials said. Also included were 1935 Justice Ministry documents and the Interior Ministry's 1924 budget.
"'Iraq is a country we may call the cradle of our civilization,' Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda said, handing the documents to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani."
UN says new Iraqi referendum rules do not meet international standards
Czechs Give Historical Papers to Iraq: "The manuscripts, including the declaration founding the Iraqi kingdom after its 1932 independence from Britain, had been neglected for decades under Saddam Hussein, officials said. Also included were 1935 Justice Ministry documents and the Interior Ministry's 1924 budget.
"'Iraq is a country we may call the cradle of our civilization,' Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda said, handing the documents to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani."
An Iraqi Tear, Another Victim: "A new black banner in our area mourns the martyr Atheer Abdul Khalik Al-Tarfy, 25 years old who was killed by dirty criminals.
I saw the banner yesterday; Atheer was killed two days ago.
Atheer was on his way home coming from Baghdad. He was in a minibus with 10 other passengers. In Al-Udhaim, the town about 110km north of Baghdad, they should slow down because of an American patrol. Americans has the right of firing any car alleging self defense; . . ."
I saw the banner yesterday; Atheer was killed two days ago.
Atheer was on his way home coming from Baghdad. He was in a minibus with 10 other passengers. In Al-Udhaim, the town about 110km north of Baghdad, they should slow down because of an American patrol. Americans has the right of firing any car alleging self defense; . . ."
Saddam defense team lacks funds
Iraq Parliament Reverses Vote Rule Change
US forces kill 42 rebels in Iraq offensive: That is, the "official" count.
Iraq Parliament Reverses Vote Rule Change
US forces kill 42 rebels in Iraq offensive: That is, the "official" count.
Richard Thompson, Washington Post writer: Bush Haiku
(A short poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W. Bush)
Make The Pie Higher
I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty
And potential mental losses.
Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet
Become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.
Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!
(A short poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W. Bush)
Make The Pie Higher
I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty
And potential mental losses.
Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet
Become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.
Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!
Al Jazeera, Iraq parliament adopts anti-terror law : "[Allows] the death penalty for perpetrators of terrorist acts, their accomplices or anybody else involved."
Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible: "The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning their five million worshippers, as well as any others drawn to the study of scripture, that they should not expect 'total accuracy' from the Bible."
America Should Ask, 'How Many Civilians Must Die?': "America’s new policy for the use of nuclear weapons ‘grants maximum value to the lives of its own people [Americans], but an Olympian scorn for the lives of all others.’ According to this op-ed article from Ecuador’s La Hoy, Washington’s policy is might be labeled ‘inhuman utilitarianism.’"
Raed in the Middle, New Ramadan: "I talked briefly to one of my friends in Baghdad working with the UN, and he was furious about the latest 'definitions' of the word 'voter' by the lame Iraqi parliament."
Only recently, an ABC News poll found 48 percent of Iraqis believe the United States was right to lead an invasion of their country, while 39 percent said it was wrong.
Fifty-six percent said their lives were better than before the war; 19 percent said worse.
Now, why don’t you hear about this poll – it was buried at the end of an article in the Boston Herald.
Fifty-six percent said their lives were better than before the war; 19 percent said worse.
Now, why don’t you hear about this poll – it was buried at the end of an article in the Boston Herald.
P Pitstop,
Leaving links helps readers evaluate comments. The ABC poll that I assume relates to your article is here. In the 20 months since that February 2004 survey, Iraq has been deeply traumatised. One of numerous but better known examples is Fallujah. And presently another Fallujah-like experience is being inflicted upon the Iraq.
In the 2004 poll you apparently cite, "As many Iraqis say the war 'humiliated' Iraq as say it 'liberated' the country; more oppose than support the presence of coalition forces there now." I wonder what they would say today.
Leaving links helps readers evaluate comments. The ABC poll that I assume relates to your article is here. In the 20 months since that February 2004 survey, Iraq has been deeply traumatised. One of numerous but better known examples is Fallujah. And presently another Fallujah-like experience is being inflicted upon the Iraq.
In the 2004 poll you apparently cite, "As many Iraqis say the war 'humiliated' Iraq as say it 'liberated' the country; more oppose than support the presence of coalition forces there now." I wonder what they would say today.
Death Squads And Diplomacy: "A flurry of Arab diplomacy over the last few days is unfolding in a rear-guard effort to prevent the crisis in Iraq from exploding into what Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal warned last month could be a regional civil war involving not only Iraq, but all of its neighbors.
". . . [T]he Shiite militias are far more chilling because they have an entirely different quality: They are carried out by gunmen tied to the U.S.-supported regime in Baghdad. They don’t draw criticism from U.S. officials, and most American media reports continue to portray the Shiites as victims and the Sunnis as aggressors.
". . . Perhaps civil war is inevitable. But if the United States would get out of Iraq, give the Arab League and the UN a chance to manage things there, and take part in Arab-led talks with the Sunnis, catastrophe might be averted. It’s not likely, but at this point we need straws to grasp at."
". . . [T]he Shiite militias are far more chilling because they have an entirely different quality: They are carried out by gunmen tied to the U.S.-supported regime in Baghdad. They don’t draw criticism from U.S. officials, and most American media reports continue to portray the Shiites as victims and the Sunnis as aggressors.
". . . Perhaps civil war is inevitable. But if the United States would get out of Iraq, give the Arab League and the UN a chance to manage things there, and take part in Arab-led talks with the Sunnis, catastrophe might be averted. It’s not likely, but at this point we need straws to grasp at."
M. Junaid Alam, Left Hook, Full Report: Student Brutalized by Cops, Right-Wing Students, for Protesting Recruiters At George Mason University: "A Pakistani-American who served four years in the United States Air Force as munitions personnel was beaten and brutalized by right-wing students and campus police last Thursday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia."
THE ENEMY FROM WITHIN: "Many in America want to know why more soldiers don't speak out against war, and the atrocities from it, if indeed they exist. They do exist, and soldiers are speaking. Their actions are telling us so much more than their words ever could.
"But no one can hear because their voices are being muffled by those who claim to lead them. No one can hear because the outcry of these soldiers has been turned off with rhetoric, documents lost and access to the installations cut off for civilians who could make a difference if they knew the truth."
"But no one can hear because their voices are being muffled by those who claim to lead them. No one can hear because the outcry of these soldiers has been turned off with rhetoric, documents lost and access to the installations cut off for civilians who could make a difference if they knew the truth."
Al Jazeera, Many die in Iraq mosque explosion: "At least 25 Iraqis have been killed and about 87 wounded in a car-bomb blast targeting Ibn al-Nama mosque in the city of Hilla, south of Baghdad."
Senate Republicans back detainee rules: "Republicans, defying President George W. Bush, said on Wednesday they expected the Senate to support imposing standards on the Pentagon's treatment of military detainees in the wake of abuse scandals at Abu Ghraib prison and elsewhere.
"The Senate was to vote later in the day on bipartisan amendments to regulate the Pentagon's interrogations and treatment of prisoners and detainees.
"The Republican administration said the measures would tie its hands in fighting terrorism and threatened to veto a $440 billion bill to fund the Pentagon if it contained them."
Bush says Iraqi troops playing bigger role: "President George W. Bush, facing waning public support for Iraq war, said on Wednesday Iraqi troops are taking a bigger role against the Iraqi insurgency and offered hope U.S. troops could come home.
"The White House said Bush would take on critics of the Iraq war in a speech on Thursday in Washington before the National Endowment for Democracy.
"Bush emerged from a White House war council with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Gen. Peter Pace, new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, to claim progress in the training of Iraqi troops, which he calls a prerequisite to a U.S. pullout.
"But he offered no timetable."
Senate Republicans back detainee rules: "Republicans, defying President George W. Bush, said on Wednesday they expected the Senate to support imposing standards on the Pentagon's treatment of military detainees in the wake of abuse scandals at Abu Ghraib prison and elsewhere.
"The Senate was to vote later in the day on bipartisan amendments to regulate the Pentagon's interrogations and treatment of prisoners and detainees.
"The Republican administration said the measures would tie its hands in fighting terrorism and threatened to veto a $440 billion bill to fund the Pentagon if it contained them."
Bush says Iraqi troops playing bigger role: "President George W. Bush, facing waning public support for Iraq war, said on Wednesday Iraqi troops are taking a bigger role against the Iraqi insurgency and offered hope U.S. troops could come home.
"The White House said Bush would take on critics of the Iraq war in a speech on Thursday in Washington before the National Endowment for Democracy.
"Bush emerged from a White House war council with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Gen. Peter Pace, new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, to claim progress in the training of Iraqi troops, which he calls a prerequisite to a U.S. pullout.
"But he offered no timetable."
Israeli Air Raids Terrorize Gaza Residents, Target Key Infrastructure: "Israel also resumed its policy of assassination this week. . . .Israel has assassinated more than 150 Palestinian military and political leaders during the five-year uprising."
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Do Israeli leaders and/or Mossad base assassination on their close and careful reading of the Torah? See The 6th "Statement": (The Jewish Understanding)
"You shall not murder" - The Hebrew Bible makes a distinction between murdering and killing.
The distinction is problematic, but apparently not when it comes to the violent premeditated elimination of Palestinian human beings.
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Do Israeli leaders and/or Mossad base assassination on their close and careful reading of the Torah? See The 6th "Statement": (The Jewish Understanding)
"You shall not murder" - The Hebrew Bible makes a distinction between murdering and killing.
The distinction is problematic, but apparently not when it comes to the violent premeditated elimination of Palestinian human beings.
Al Jazeera -
Several killed in Baghdad bomb attack: "A car bomb has exploded near the oil ministry in Baghdad, killing 10 people and injuring another eight, an interior ministry official said.
"Earlier in the day, another car driven by a bomber targeted a convoy of three armoured vehicles in the centre of the capital, killing one person and wounding at least eight Iraqi civilians.
"Eight civilians were also wounded when an unidentified driver rammed his explosives-laden car into the three-vehicle convoy.
"Late on Wednesday, a retired Iraqi police general and his two-year-old daughter were killed in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk."
US Senate votes to ban prison abuse: "The US Senate has explicitly barred US soldiers* from torturing or maltreating prisoners in a measure outlining strict military interrogation guidelines that passed overwhelmingly by 90 votes to nine despite White House opposition. "
* What about mercenaries not directly directly accountable to the military?
Israeli court says no to human shields
Arab channel seeks reporter's release
Casualties rise in west Iraq offensive
New Book: "Kill! Kill! Kill!" (Cites US brutality in Iraq)
Israeli colony seizes Palestinian school grounds
US official admits spying for Israel
Several killed in Baghdad bomb attack: "A car bomb has exploded near the oil ministry in Baghdad, killing 10 people and injuring another eight, an interior ministry official said.
"Earlier in the day, another car driven by a bomber targeted a convoy of three armoured vehicles in the centre of the capital, killing one person and wounding at least eight Iraqi civilians.
"Eight civilians were also wounded when an unidentified driver rammed his explosives-laden car into the three-vehicle convoy.
"Late on Wednesday, a retired Iraqi police general and his two-year-old daughter were killed in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk."
US Senate votes to ban prison abuse: "The US Senate has explicitly barred US soldiers* from torturing or maltreating prisoners in a measure outlining strict military interrogation guidelines that passed overwhelmingly by 90 votes to nine despite White House opposition. "
* What about mercenaries not directly directly accountable to the military?
Israeli court says no to human shields
Arab channel seeks reporter's release
Casualties rise in west Iraq offensive
New Book: "Kill! Kill! Kill!" (Cites US brutality in Iraq)
Israeli colony seizes Palestinian school grounds
US official admits spying for Israel
Guardian -
No blood, sweat or tears: "The Italian Committee for the Investigation of the Paranormal is causing uproar by debunking a host of the nation's favourite religious 'miracles'."
UK's Iraq forces face Hizbullah-style roadside bombs
· Infra-red devices almost impossible to detect
· Weapons pierce vehicles' armoured protection
"Recently, British forces have tried to circumvent this by sticking nose to tail with Iraqi vehicles." *
* Iraqis as human shields?
Trial of Saddam likely to be postponed
No blood, sweat or tears: "The Italian Committee for the Investigation of the Paranormal is causing uproar by debunking a host of the nation's favourite religious 'miracles'."
UK's Iraq forces face Hizbullah-style roadside bombs
· Infra-red devices almost impossible to detect
· Weapons pierce vehicles' armoured protection
"Recently, British forces have tried to circumvent this by sticking nose to tail with Iraqi vehicles." *
* Iraqis as human shields?
Trial of Saddam likely to be postponed
Remi Kanazi, Friday night lights: Game time in Gaza: "Israel, a member state of the United Nations since May 11, 1949, is not exempt from the rule of international law. On September 25, however, Israel invaded the Gaza Strip, and fired missiles at a vehicle carrying two purported 'terrorists.' . . .
"The unarmed 'terrorists' in question posed no immediate threat to the state of Israel, yet Israeli forces have assassinated many such individuals in this type of scenario. This is tantamount to an illegal assassination of an unarmed Palestinian—a civilian.
"Suppose one was to believe Israel in each instance in which it claims the 'terrorists' were armed in ground combat. How can Israeli forces possibly know whether a militant is armed or not when firing three missiles from 300 yards away into the streets of Khan Yunis? They simply can't—clearly disregarding the lives of civilians that are in close proximity to the 'target.'"
"The unarmed 'terrorists' in question posed no immediate threat to the state of Israel, yet Israeli forces have assassinated many such individuals in this type of scenario. This is tantamount to an illegal assassination of an unarmed Palestinian—a civilian.
"Suppose one was to believe Israel in each instance in which it claims the 'terrorists' were armed in ground combat. How can Israeli forces possibly know whether a militant is armed or not when firing three missiles from 300 yards away into the streets of Khan Yunis? They simply can't—clearly disregarding the lives of civilians that are in close proximity to the 'target.'"
The Theory of Stupid Design (The ground under our masters' feet)
"What is The Theory Of Stupid Design? It states: 'Stupid things happen increasingly often.' Another, less precise way of saying this is: 'No matter how stupid something may seem, just wait a couple days. Something more stupid will come along by then.'"
"What is The Theory Of Stupid Design? It states: 'Stupid things happen increasingly often.' Another, less precise way of saying this is: 'No matter how stupid something may seem, just wait a couple days. Something more stupid will come along by then.'"
Setting Iran up for a preemptive strike, possibly with nukes: "It's a scam. Who would ever have thought after the Iraq tragedy that the US and its client states would have had the chutzpah to repeat their dismal performance?
"When the rumblings from the White House and the Israeli Knesset first began over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons ambitions, I thought their accusations would be laughed out of court. I was wrong.
"I was wrong because I hadn't realised the depths to which some powerful nations would sink, even to the point of binning international law along with empirical justice, in furthering their own interests.
"I was wrong because I failed to realise just how much other countries fear the wrath of the superpower or wish to continue receiving the monetary scraps that fall off its table.
"And I was wrong because I had underestimated the lengths to which elements of Western corporate media would go to spin the story in favour of the belligerents.
"And neither did I fathom just how deep the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, would bury facts to appease the political agendas of its more powerful masters when it has been accused of doing the same over Iraq with such terrible consequences.
"Let's get specific.
[ . . . ]
"A year ago, the director-general of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, made this statement as to Iran's compliance with its obligations under the Safeguards Agreement: 'All the declared nuclear material in Iran has been accounted for, and, therefore, such material is not diverted to prohibited activities.'
"Israel, which hasn't ratified the NPT and whose nuclear activities were off the table during the recent IAEA meeting, is already rattling its sabres."
[ . . . ]
"When the rumblings from the White House and the Israeli Knesset first began over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons ambitions, I thought their accusations would be laughed out of court. I was wrong.
"I was wrong because I hadn't realised the depths to which some powerful nations would sink, even to the point of binning international law along with empirical justice, in furthering their own interests.
"I was wrong because I failed to realise just how much other countries fear the wrath of the superpower or wish to continue receiving the monetary scraps that fall off its table.
"And I was wrong because I had underestimated the lengths to which elements of Western corporate media would go to spin the story in favour of the belligerents.
"And neither did I fathom just how deep the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, would bury facts to appease the political agendas of its more powerful masters when it has been accused of doing the same over Iraq with such terrible consequences.
"Let's get specific.
[ . . . ]
"A year ago, the director-general of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, made this statement as to Iran's compliance with its obligations under the Safeguards Agreement: 'All the declared nuclear material in Iran has been accounted for, and, therefore, such material is not diverted to prohibited activities.'
"Israel, which hasn't ratified the NPT and whose nuclear activities were off the table during the recent IAEA meeting, is already rattling its sabres."
[ . . . ]
Why DO they hate us?
Daniel, rest in peace: "Daniel was an exemplary human being. What he suffered is unimaginable. I wish I could say that such suffering was a relic of a horrific past in a faraway place, but that would not be true. Since 1945, 'counter-insurgency' forces with varying but significant degrees of U.S. training and support have tortured and murdered civilians in such campaigns in at least 25 countries around the world, from Greece to Indochina to Central America. This has gradually eroded the United States' claim to a moral basis for its foreign and defense policy in the eyes of much of the world. And now it seems that our government's strategy in Iraq depends on a new dirty war being waged by 'Special Police Commandos' and factional militias operating within the new police and armed forces established by the United States and Britain."
Daniel, rest in peace: "Daniel was an exemplary human being. What he suffered is unimaginable. I wish I could say that such suffering was a relic of a horrific past in a faraway place, but that would not be true. Since 1945, 'counter-insurgency' forces with varying but significant degrees of U.S. training and support have tortured and murdered civilians in such campaigns in at least 25 countries around the world, from Greece to Indochina to Central America. This has gradually eroded the United States' claim to a moral basis for its foreign and defense policy in the eyes of much of the world. And now it seems that our government's strategy in Iraq depends on a new dirty war being waged by 'Special Police Commandos' and factional militias operating within the new police and armed forces established by the United States and Britain."
Behind the veil and beyond the hijab: "America's circus diplomacy has arrived in the Middle East. The lady from Texas, grand emissary of the American Sultanate headed by Bush, has come to change the hearts and minds of people in the eastern caliphates, particularly those that hide behind the veils and beneath the scarves of Muslim women. Imagine: Karen Hughes proselytizing those daughters of the Qur'an . . . and with a Southern televangelical accent no less!
"But irreverent comments aside, and in deference to the seriousness of the task at hand—changing hearts and minds in the Muslim world—let the circus have its day, and let the star clown perform." [ . . . ]
"But irreverent comments aside, and in deference to the seriousness of the task at hand—changing hearts and minds in the Muslim world—let the circus have its day, and let the star clown perform." [ . . . ]
U.S. Policymakers Despair Of Iraqi Army: ". . . [O]nly 750 men out of 200,000 can be relied upon to operate and obey orders independently in combat situations."
Hmmmmm.
Hmmmmm.
Hariett Miers' firm fined $30 million for cheating investors (Skip the article. Headline tells the story.)
EU Can Make 25 Nations Jail Anyone Breaking Its Laws
Reuters -
Rumsfeld cancels Japan visit due to base row (Yankee go home?)
CIA will not pursue disciplinary action for 9/11
US officials brace for decisions in CIA leak case
Rumsfeld cancels Japan visit due to base row (Yankee go home?)
CIA will not pursue disciplinary action for 9/11
US officials brace for decisions in CIA leak case
THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN JEW IN RACIST-MARXIST ISRAEL: "Before Israel became a state in 1948, Jews world-wide were filled with the Zionist propaganda that Israel would be a homeland for all Jews, a refuge for persecuted Jews, a truly democratic country, and the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.
"I am an Ashkenazi Jew who spent the first 25 years of my life in the United States, the country that has given ALL Jews freedom and the opportunity to prosper -- and prosper we Jews did, to the point that one segment of the Jewish population (the Zionists) have gained a position of political and economic dominance in the U.S.
"After the l967 War we Jews were filled with pride that "our homeland" had become so powerful and successful. Then, too, we had been filled with the false propaganda that Jews in America were being persecuted. So, between l967 and l970, approximately 50,000 American Jews fell for this Zionist propaganda and migrated to Israel. I was one of those SUCKERS.
"I had no emotional conflict with leaving the U.S. because I was still able to keep my U.S. citizenship and could return to the U.S. at any time. You see, Jews are allowed to be citizens of both Israel and some countries -- the U.S. is one of those countries. The U.S. government allows a Jew to be a citizen of both the U.S. AND Israel.
"In l897, the First Zionist Congress was held in Basel, Switzerland. At this Congress, it was decided to work toward the establishment of a Jewish state and a search for land on which to build this Jewish state began.
"Great Britain offered the Zionist land in Africa. This the Zionists rejected -- THEY WANTED PALESTINE!
"At the time, Palestine was inhabited by a half a million Palestinian Arabs and a few Palestinian Jews who are blood related and who had lived together in peace for centuries.
"With Palestine as their choice for a homeland, European Ashkenazi Jews began migrating to Palestine. As I explained earlier, most were communist/socialist oriented with some of them being radical Bolshevik communists whose aim is world domination. So when you think of Jews, especially as related to Israel, keep in mind that there is a great difference between Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews. They are not one united people. They are divided socially, politically and especially racially. Now, back to Ziva, a Sephardic Jewess, and I an Ashkenazi Jew, and our lives in the so-called democratic country of Israel." [ . . . ]
"I am an Ashkenazi Jew who spent the first 25 years of my life in the United States, the country that has given ALL Jews freedom and the opportunity to prosper -- and prosper we Jews did, to the point that one segment of the Jewish population (the Zionists) have gained a position of political and economic dominance in the U.S.
"After the l967 War we Jews were filled with pride that "our homeland" had become so powerful and successful. Then, too, we had been filled with the false propaganda that Jews in America were being persecuted. So, between l967 and l970, approximately 50,000 American Jews fell for this Zionist propaganda and migrated to Israel. I was one of those SUCKERS.
"I had no emotional conflict with leaving the U.S. because I was still able to keep my U.S. citizenship and could return to the U.S. at any time. You see, Jews are allowed to be citizens of both Israel and some countries -- the U.S. is one of those countries. The U.S. government allows a Jew to be a citizen of both the U.S. AND Israel.
"In l897, the First Zionist Congress was held in Basel, Switzerland. At this Congress, it was decided to work toward the establishment of a Jewish state and a search for land on which to build this Jewish state began.
"Great Britain offered the Zionist land in Africa. This the Zionists rejected -- THEY WANTED PALESTINE!
"At the time, Palestine was inhabited by a half a million Palestinian Arabs and a few Palestinian Jews who are blood related and who had lived together in peace for centuries.
"With Palestine as their choice for a homeland, European Ashkenazi Jews began migrating to Palestine. As I explained earlier, most were communist/socialist oriented with some of them being radical Bolshevik communists whose aim is world domination. So when you think of Jews, especially as related to Israel, keep in mind that there is a great difference between Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews. They are not one united people. They are divided socially, politically and especially racially. Now, back to Ziva, a Sephardic Jewess, and I an Ashkenazi Jew, and our lives in the so-called democratic country of Israel." [ . . . ]
The 'Abu the Terrorist' was really Mossad
Link notes:
The 1972 Munich Olympic massacre
1976 ... Entebbe
1982 Paris
1985 Athens
1985 Greece
1985 Egypt
1985 Rome and Vienna
1986 Berlin
1986 Pakistan
1986 Rome
1986 Turkey
1988 Athens
1988 Scotland
Link notes:
The 1972 Munich Olympic massacre
1976 ... Entebbe
1982 Paris
1985 Athens
1985 Greece
1985 Egypt
1985 Rome and Vienna
1986 Berlin
1986 Pakistan
1986 Rome
1986 Turkey
1988 Athens
1988 Scotland
Why does the U.S. Senate Hate America?: "Forty-six Republicans joined 43 Democrats and one independent in voting to define and limit interrogation techniques that U.S. troops may use against terrorism suspects, the latest sign that alarm over treatment of prisoners in the Middle East and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is widespread in both parties. The White House had fought to prevent the restrictions, with Vice President Cheney visiting key Republicans in July and a spokesman yesterday repeating President Bush's threat to veto the larger bill that the language is now attached to -- a $440 billion military spending measure.
"The president, who defended his Iraq policies at a news conference Tuesday, plans to deliver 'a significant speech on the war on terrorism' today. . . . Bush will 'talk in unprecedented detail about the nature of the enemy we face' and 'about our comprehensive strategy for defeating' that enemy.
"But as new allegations of abuse surface, the chorus of McCain supporters is broadening. McCain read a letter on the Senate floor from former secretary of state Colin L. Powell, who endorsed the amendment and said it would help address 'the terrible public diplomacy crisis* created by Abu Ghraib.' Powell joins a growing group of retired generals and admirals who blame prison abuse on 'ambiguous instructions,' as the officers wrote in a recent letter. They urged restricting interrogation methods to those outlined in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation, the parameters that McCain's measure would establish."
* Omitting to mention crises of human rights and international law.
"The president, who defended his Iraq policies at a news conference Tuesday, plans to deliver 'a significant speech on the war on terrorism' today. . . . Bush will 'talk in unprecedented detail about the nature of the enemy we face' and 'about our comprehensive strategy for defeating' that enemy.
"But as new allegations of abuse surface, the chorus of McCain supporters is broadening. McCain read a letter on the Senate floor from former secretary of state Colin L. Powell, who endorsed the amendment and said it would help address 'the terrible public diplomacy crisis* created by Abu Ghraib.' Powell joins a growing group of retired generals and admirals who blame prison abuse on 'ambiguous instructions,' as the officers wrote in a recent letter. They urged restricting interrogation methods to those outlined in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation, the parameters that McCain's measure would establish."
* Omitting to mention crises of human rights and international law.
In the time that's lapsed since my 3rd Oct. posting (8:17 PM) Israel has received from American taxpayers a further $22,099,300.
Blundering Into Syria? The Triumph of Ideology Over Reality: "The Bush administration has already done more damage to Americans than the September 11 attacks. . . .The Bush administration has no intention of stopping with Iraq. At Princeton, Condi Rice again declared the administration's intention to use US military force to transform the societies in the Middle East. 'Now is not the time to falter or fade,' declared the US secretary of state.
"Such total oblivion to the 'greatest strategic disaster in US history' is far more scary than Muslim terrorists."
"Such total oblivion to the 'greatest strategic disaster in US history' is far more scary than Muslim terrorists."
Wayne Madsen Report, October 5, 2005 -- LATE EDITION. 11:50 PM EDT -- "Knowledgeable sources in Houston, Texas who are close to top Republicans in the state are now also reporting that indictments and unindicted co-conspiracy charges will be handed down against the current and former White House officials identified in the article below."
Wayne Madsen Report, October 5, 2005 -- LATE EDITION: "According to reliable sources, Patrick Fitzgerald, the Special Prosecutor in the the two year- Justice Department investigation of the leak of the name and covert identities of Valerie Plame Wilson and her non-official cover Brewster Jennings and Associates CIA covert counter-weapons of mass destruction team, will soon announce criminal indictments. Although specifics of the charges are unclear, as of 11:30 PM (EDT) it is reported by informed and connected sources that indictments may soon be returned against White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. Vice President Cheney may be named as an unindicted co-conspirator. President George W. Bush may also be implicated but it remains unclear in what capacity. At issue are possible criminal conspiracies, obstruction of justice, making false statements to Federal law enforcement agents, and perjury before a Federal Grand Jury. Because the entire investigation has been wrapped in secrecy with virtually no leaks, this report, at this time, remains speculative. However, the DC rumor mill is awash with reports that the indictments are imminent. Story unfolding . . ."
Wayne Madsen Report, October 5, 2005 -- LATE EDITION: "According to reliable sources, Patrick Fitzgerald, the Special Prosecutor in the the two year- Justice Department investigation of the leak of the name and covert identities of Valerie Plame Wilson and her non-official cover Brewster Jennings and Associates CIA covert counter-weapons of mass destruction team, will soon announce criminal indictments. Although specifics of the charges are unclear, as of 11:30 PM (EDT) it is reported by informed and connected sources that indictments may soon be returned against White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. Vice President Cheney may be named as an unindicted co-conspirator. President George W. Bush may also be implicated but it remains unclear in what capacity. At issue are possible criminal conspiracies, obstruction of justice, making false statements to Federal law enforcement agents, and perjury before a Federal Grand Jury. Because the entire investigation has been wrapped in secrecy with virtually no leaks, this report, at this time, remains speculative. However, the DC rumor mill is awash with reports that the indictments are imminent. Story unfolding . . ."
Wayne Madsen Report, October 6, 2005 -- "Espionage and spy scandals mushroom in Washington. Yesterday was a busy day for Federal investigators involved in pursuing espionage cases and the compromise of classified information. First there was the guilty plea entered by Larry Franklin, an Air Force Reserve Colonel and former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst assigned to the now-defunct neo-con policy mill and alternative intelligence and special operations office, the Office of Special Plans. Franklin . . . for the first time admitted that he passed classified information to Naor Gilon, the political officer at the Israeli embassy in Washington who was quickly recalled by Jerusalem after the espionage story surfaced. Gilon is reported to have been the Mossad station chief in Washington.
"McNulty has charged two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) with illegally receiving classified information, including information on Iran, from Franklin. The indictment against former AIPAC director Steve Rosen alleges that he passed classified information obtained from Franklin to 'a senior fellow at a Washington, D.C., think tank.' Informed sources report that McNulty's espionage investigation continues to focus on the "senior fellow," as well as other Israeli government officials. With Franklin's cooperation, it is expected that further indictments may be forthcoming.
"Franklin also implicated Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. . . .
"Israel has long maintained that as a "close U.S. ally it does not spy on the United States. . . .
"On October 4, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents announced they had arrested three foreign nationals, two Indonesians and one Senegalese, at the Joint Special Operations Command Center in Fort Bragg for visa violations. The three were contract language instructors hired by B.I.B. Consultants of Orlando, Florida to provide language instruction in Indonesian and Wolof to U.S. Special Operations personnel. The Special Operations Command stressed the three did not have access to classified information. However, courses offered at Fort Bragg range from unclassified to top secret.
"Some informed intelligence specialists have speculated the White House and Fort Bragg cases were announced to divert media attention away from imminent indictments in the CIA leak case, as well as the widening case against Israel for espionage at the Pentagon."
"McNulty has charged two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) with illegally receiving classified information, including information on Iran, from Franklin. The indictment against former AIPAC director Steve Rosen alleges that he passed classified information obtained from Franklin to 'a senior fellow at a Washington, D.C., think tank.' Informed sources report that McNulty's espionage investigation continues to focus on the "senior fellow," as well as other Israeli government officials. With Franklin's cooperation, it is expected that further indictments may be forthcoming.
"Franklin also implicated Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. . . .
"Israel has long maintained that as a "close U.S. ally it does not spy on the United States. . . .
"On October 4, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents announced they had arrested three foreign nationals, two Indonesians and one Senegalese, at the Joint Special Operations Command Center in Fort Bragg for visa violations. The three were contract language instructors hired by B.I.B. Consultants of Orlando, Florida to provide language instruction in Indonesian and Wolof to U.S. Special Operations personnel. The Special Operations Command stressed the three did not have access to classified information. However, courses offered at Fort Bragg range from unclassified to top secret.
"Some informed intelligence specialists have speculated the White House and Fort Bragg cases were announced to divert media attention away from imminent indictments in the CIA leak case, as well as the widening case against Israel for espionage at the Pentagon."
Kurt Nimmo, A Response to Patrick Devenny: Though not myself having finished reading this article, I nonetheless post it. An incredible amount of history relevant to the Zionist/German/Nazi/Arab/Israeli/Palestinian/terrorism/CIA/al-Zarqawi/British intelligence discussion. The longest Nimmo article I've seen. No way I'd attempt summarising Kurt's masterful linkage of information and argument.
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