[Media-watch] US using chemical weapons

Wed Dec 22 09:48:36 GMT 2004

U.S. using chemical weapons against civilians: Iraqi leader : 

"The Americans are losing the war in Iraq and in their frustration have started using chemical weapons and napalm bombs on civilian populations," alleges Khudur al-Azawi of the Iraq National Democratic Party.
http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/21/stories/2004122104311200.htm

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Bush Approved Torture Techniques 

FBI E-Mail Refers to Presidential Order Authorizing Inhumane Interrogation Techniques 

Newly Obtained FBI Records Call Defense Department's Methods "Torture," Express Concerns Over "Cover-Up" That May Leave FBI "Holding the Bag" for Abuses. 
http://207.44.245.159/article7524.htm

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The End Of Warfare

AbhayY Mehta

Against the most heavily armed opponent in the history of War, Fallujah has still not let itself be "taken" to date. The mightiest military machine in history has met its match. A turning point in military affairs? The end of warfare, as practiced by the Americans - the application of overwhelming force to obtain a victory? 
http://207.44.245.159/article7529.htm

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Attack on US troops is worst yet : 

Eighteen US soldiers and six Iraqi civilians have been killed in an explosion at a US military base in Mosul, making it the worst single incident for the US military in Iraq.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4116487.stm

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US air strike on Iraqi town kills civilians: 

US warplanes have launched air strikes on the Iraqi town of Hiyt, west of the capital, killing six Iraqi civilians and wounding nine others.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B3D9E267-ECB2-4A16-B4BC-F5C84B57918C.htm

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Iraqi official shot dead in northern Iraq: 

Taleb Ibrahim gunned down on his way to work in Baquba, bomb attack injures five US soldiers, Iraqi civilian near Hawija.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=12204

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Iraqi resistance hit north Iraq oil pipeline complex: 

Anti occupation forces have set a complex of oil pipelines ablaze in northern Iraq but exports on the line had already been halted by a separate attack at the weekend, oil officials and witnesses said on Tuesday.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/NUE122895.htm

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New bombing rocks Shia holy city : 

A bomb has exploded on the western outskirts of Karbala, a day after car bombs there and in the sister shrine city of Najaf killed 66 people.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4819F215-A404-4078-84F5-2B6A5242C2B6.htm

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Poll: Most Americans Think Iraq War Not Worth Fighting: 

The survey found that 56 percent of the country now believes that the cost of the conflict in Iraq outweighs the benefits, while 42 percent disagreed. It marked the first time since the war began that a clear majority of Americans have judged the war to have been a mistake.
http://207.44.245.159/article7523.htm

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Last Hungarian soldiers leave Iraq: 

"The soldiers are in now Kuwait and all will return home by Christmas," ministry spokesman Istvan Bocskai said.
http://www.adn.com/24hour/iraq/story/1942690p-9916877c.html

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FBI Agents Complained of Prisoner Abuse, Records Say: 

The FBI complained that military interrogators had gone beyond the restrictions of the Geneva Convention that prohibit torture; the agents cited Bush administration guidelines that permit the use of dogs and other techniques to harass prisoners.
http://207.44.245.159/article7530.htm

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Washington foresees prisoner abuse probe: 

The White House says it expects a full investigation of prisoner abuses in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after new FBI memos described detainees facing beatings and having lit cigarettes placed in their ears.
http://207.44.245.159/article7525.htm

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Tribunal rules documents on Guantanamo detainee cannot be released as they could "damage international relations": 

I have been in the company of other detainees who were beaten while blindfolded and handcuffed. At one point, a group of detainees, including myself, were subjected to being randomly hit over a eight hour session while handcuffed and blindfolded.
http://logicvoice.blogspot.com/2004/12/tribunal-rules-documents-on-guantanamo.html

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Donald Rumsfeld and the myths of war : 

His failure to sign condolence letters should be a complaint at the bottom of a very long list
http://207.44.245.159/article7528.htm

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We' doesn't : 

In March 2003, I was ordered to go to Iraq to "be all I can be" and fight for my country like other soldiers in the U.S. Army. Besides being in Iraq for one year for no reason, there was another thing that annoyed my fellow soldiers and me. That was the way President Bush used the word "we" when he talked about the sacrifices that soldiers are making, extending our stay in wartime and the reason we were there.
http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/poststandard/letters/index.ssf?/base/opinion-4/1103535394177972.xml

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'Political arrests' in Iraq condemned : 

The Arab National Forum has condemned the Iraqi interim government's practice of arresting Iraqi politicians, handing them over to US forces and detaining people without charge.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3D099420-1DF9-4A85-91C9-FB77DE99999C.htm

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Jordanian charged for criticising US: 

Ali Hattar was accused of "provocation" and detained overnight after delivering a lecture critical of the US military and political involvement in the region, his lawyer said on Monday.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/890C8432-9CF8-4FA9-BEC9-B7EDC2BEB782.htm

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Video: Mosaic: World News Reports from Middle East TV For 12/20/04: 

The nation's only uncensored compilation of daily television news reports from more than 15 countries in the Middle East. QuickTime Video.
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Axing the International Criminal Court : 

Outrageous details of Congress's bloated spending bill for next year keep surfacing. The latest: An amendment on page 219 that prevents $2.5 billion in US foreign aid from reaching countries who have joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), but refused to specifically exempt US soldiers from the court's jurisdiction.
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/outrage?bid=13&pid=2079

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Gwynne Dyer : Selling ballistic missile defense (BMD) and the myth of 'rogue states' : 

The BMD system being deployed now probably couldn't stop a single missile, and even the full system envisaged for 10 or 20 years down the road (if they can ever get the technology to work) could never stop an all-out Russian or Chinese attack.
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_2491781

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Richard Vigurie and the Destruction of America: 

Bush's behavior has not only made enemies of the Arab and Muslim populaces, but as the neo-cons anger Russia and threaten North Korea and China in the areas of their hegemony, Bush may trigger a larger conflagration that will lead to a major attack on our mainland that will make 9/11 and Pearl Harbor look like child's play.
http://207.44.245.159/article7526.htm

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Why Blair's trip will not succeed : 

The US is too partisan to see that the Palestinians cannot give more
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1377773,00.html

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Settlers ignite uproar by comparing Gaza Strip pullout plan to Holocaust: 

Some Jewish settlers said Tuesday they will be wearing orange Star of David patches similar to those the Nazis forced Jews to pin to their lapels in an escalation of protests against a planned Gaza Strip withdrawal.
http://cbs4.com/worldnews/Israel-InvokingtheHol-ai/resources_news_html

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US up in arms over Sino-Israel ties: 

Israel's relationship with its closest ally, the United States, seems to have hit a rough patch, with Washington apparently upset with Israel's clandestine dealings with China.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL21Ak01.html

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U.S. agrees to $25M `Gold Train' settlement : 

Hungarian Holocaust survivors allege that American Army officers during World War II plundered a trainload of family treasures that had been seized by the Nazis. U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz gave the sides 45 days to finalize details of the settlement.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/517040.html

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UK: Party leaders humiliated by ID card revolt: 

The Government's flagship plans for ID cards suffered a rebellion last night as more than a quarter of the Commons failed to turn up to vote for the Bill.
http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=595135&host=3&dir=62

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Rep. Ron Paul: Is America becoming a police state? : 

The question is no longer rhetorical. We are not yet living in a total police state, but it is fast approaching. The seeds of future tyranny have been sown, and many of our basic protections against government have been undermined.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul225.html

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America's war on itself : 

Bush's wrecking tactics over climate change follow an established pattern of self-destruction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1377871,00.html

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To afford a 2-bedroom apartment, you must earn $15.37 an hour: 

A worker in Florida needs to earn $15.37 an hour -- three times the U.S. minimum wage -- to be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment and utilities
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-arent21dec21,0,7830215.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

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Wall St. Lobby Quietly Tackles Social Security:

 As President Bush prepares to disclose the details of his plan to funnel hundreds of billions of dollars of future Social Security funds into privately held investment accounts, Wall Street has begun a muted lobbying campaign
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041221/ZNYT01/412210416/1001/BUSINESS

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Paul Krugman on Social Security, the Decline of the Dollar and Healthcare: 

New York Times columnist and Princeton economics professor, Paul Krugman discusses President Bush's Social Security plan, the devaluation of the dollar and the healthcare debate
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/21/1535228

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