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Almost Half of Americans Favor Restrictions on Muslims' Rights

The Associated Press

Nearly half of all Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim-Americans, according to a nationwide poll.

The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious. 
http://207.44.245.159/article7510.htm

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Democracy Now! Exclusive

Conscientious Objector Witnessed Abuse, Killing of Iraqi Detainees at Abu Ghraib

In a Democracy Now! national broadcast exclusive, we speak with former Army Reserve Specialist Aidan Delgado. At Abu Ghraib, he witnessed U.S. soldiers abuse and killing of Iraqi detainees. Video and Transcript - Warning - This program contains graphic images 
http://207.44.245.159/article7508.htm

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Only 7 More Killing Days Until Christmas
http://207.44.245.159/article7479.htm

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Four Iraqis killed in US airstrike near Fallujah :

 "The American airstrike killed four Iraqis, wounded five and burned six civilian cars
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/18/content_2349693.htm

http://snipurl.com/bgn5

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Iraqis killed in attack on polling station: 

Two people have been killed and eight wounded in a mortar attack on an election office north of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F764D4BD-649D-4E19-A5BF-5863A6B1BE9A.htm

http://snipurl.com/bgn6

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Iraqi woman killed at US checkpoint: 

Two of the woman's relatives were wounded late on Friday night when US soldiers opened fire on their car. Police said the car failed to stop at a checkpoint in Iraq's northern oil capital of Kirkuk.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3CDE0032-7D35-4777-BBC1-2B5FD3EBA702.htm

http://snipurl.com/bgn8

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American forces lose control of key city: 

At the same time as the US was recapturing Fallujah in a heavily publicised assault it largely lost control of Mosul, Iraq's northern capital.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=594312

http://snipurl.com/bgn9

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Sabotage Stops Iraq's North Oil Exports: 

Saboteurs blew up Iraq's northern export pipeline for the second week in a row on Saturday, halting oil flows to Turkey's Ceyhan port, oil officials said.
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/breaking/breakingnewsarticle.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20041218&ID=4153795

http://snipurl.com/bgna

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US marines do not recommend return of residents to Fallujah : 

The US military cannot recommend to the Iraqi interim government the return of residents to Fallujah, where anti occupation forces are still holed out in the battle-scarred city.
http://snipurl.com/bgnc

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Marines Face More Cunning Foe in Fallujah : 

American troops face sporadic but cunning resistance from insurgents as they sweep the city of Fallujah more than a month after U.S. and Iraqi forces invaded the militants' stronghold, U.S. officials said Friday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/iraq_fallujah

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Iraqis Face Winter Shivering by Candlelight: 

As if the daily struggle to dodge bullets and bombings is not enough, many Iraqis now face a freezing winter shivering by candlelight as persistent attacks keep the power out for more than 12 hours a day.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7130280

http://snipurl.com/bgne

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'Chemical Ali' And Iraq's Defense Minister In Iraqi Court
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/12/8bb08e19-d151-457b-9ba4-fdbdce263b06.html

http://snipurl.com/bgnf

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US military sees sharp fall in black recruits : 

"Bush has two daughters. Let them go over and fight," she added, to a chorus of "That's not our war" from the others.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/18/wus18.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/12/18/ixworld.html

http://snipurl.com/bgng

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Video: Mosaic: World News Reports from Middle East TV For 12/17/04: 

The nation's only uncensored compilation of daily television news reports from more than 15 countries in the Middle East. QuickTime Video.
http://snipurl.com/bgnh

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How Iran will fight back: 

The United States and Israel may be contemplating military operations against Iran, as per recent media reports, yet Iran is not wasting any time in preparing its own counter-operations in the event an attack materializes
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL16Ak01.html

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Russia may build 7 more reactors for Iran: 

Russia may build seven more nuclear reactors for Iran, to cost a total $10 billion, Alexander Rumyantsev, head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency, has announced.
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5225037&startrow=1&date=2004-12-17&do_alert=0

http://snipurl.com/bgni

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Iran: Woman to Be Buried Up to Chest and Stoned to Death :

 An Iranian woman charged with adultery faces death by stoning in the next five days after her death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court last month. Her unnamed co-defendant is at risk of imminent execution by hanging.
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news/press/15825.shtml

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Yushchenko 'given Agent Orange ingredient' :

At the weekend, doctors at an Austrian clinic treating Mr Yushchenko confirmed that the dramatic transformation in his appearance - from healthy-faced to bloated and pockmarked - was due to dioxin poisoning. 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ukraine/story/0,15569,1376188,00.html

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US Congress probe into Yushchenko funding unlikely before Jan: 

A probe into the possible funding of the election campaign of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko with money from American taxpayers could be conducted in US Congress not earlier that in January, an aide to Texas Republic congressman Ron Paul, Jeff Dist, said on Wednesday.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1567445&PageNum=0

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Secret Pinochet payments linked to BAE : 

Sums of up to $5m (£2.57m) are listed in Gen Pinochet's bank records obtained by a Senate investigation in Washington.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/chile/story/0,13755,1376519,00.html

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US free press faces tough challenge: 

Imprisoning journalists is typically associated with tyrannies and dictatorships, making it ironic that US judges in the past six months have threatened at least eight reporters with sanctions or jail time for not naming sources, said First Amendment Center Ombudsman Paul McMasters.
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=18827

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U.S. accused of AIDS drug cover-up: 

South Africa's ruling party has accused top U.S. officials of treating Africans like guinea pigs amid questions over testing of a key HIV/AIDS drug before a U.S.-backed roll-out of the treatment across the continent.
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=640658

http://snipurl.com/bggy

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Bush overwhelmingly captures Catholic vote: 

Catholics, who have become a closely watched swing vote, favored Bush over Democrat John Kerry by 52 percent to 47 percent, according to national exit polls. That is a turnaround from 2000, when Bush got 47 percent to Democrat Al Gore's 50 percent.
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/special_packages/election2004/10122797.htm

http://snipurl.com/bgnk

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In case you missed it; 

Katherine Yurica: Conquering by Stealth and Deception: 

How the Dominionists Are Succeeding in Their Quest for National Control and World Power 
http://207.44.245.159/article7512.htm

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Dominionist Dementia: What's Jesus Got To Do With It?: 

Jesus' compassion would hardly include going to war, let alone constructing a panoply of lies to justify doing so.
http://207.44.245.159/article7511.htm

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Another Iraq Casualty: 

Nearly 900 U.S. Kids Lost a Parent in War:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=90&e=16&u=/ep/anotheriraqcasualtynearly900uskidslostaparentinwarscrippsfinds

http://snipurl.com/bgnl

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U.S. isn't winning against Iraqi resistance, agencies warn: 

The CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the State Department have warned President Bush that the United States and its Iraqi allies aren't winning the battle against the Iraqi resistance, according to administration officials.
http://207.44.245.159/article7509.htm

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Fallujah not ready for return of civilians: 

US military : Ongoing fighting between US marines and anti occupation forces in the former rebel bastion of Fallujah makes the imminent return of residents announced by the Iraqi government unlikely, US officers said yesterday.
http://snipurl.com/bgnm

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Iraq fears put pressure on Rumsfeld to quit : 

Donald Rumsfeld is at the centre of a Republican firestorm over his handling of the war in Iraq, with pressure appearing to mount in Washington for him to quit as defence secretary.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1376372,00.html

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Terrorism? Resistance? Censorship!: 

Defining 'terrorism' is harder than you'd think: 

Peoples under foreign occupation have a right to resistance and a definition of terrorism should not override this right."
http://peacepalestine.blogspot.com/2004/12/terrorism-resistance-censorship.html

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Casualties in Iraq: The Human Cost of Occupation
http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/

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US Accuses Israel of Spying; Second Charge in 4 Months: 

Washington allegedly is so furious over the spying allegations that it has demanded the resignation of Amos Yaron, director general of Israel's Defense Ministry, according several news sources.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=56174&d=17&m=12&y=2004

http://snipurl.com/bgnn

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Torture Begins at the Top : 

A recently disclosed FBI memo indicates that "marching orders" to abandon traditional interrogation methods came from the defense secretary himself.
http://207.44.245.159/article7506.htm

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