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Dissent is not disloyal

`Can an American who wants the United States to lose the war in Iraq be patriotic?'

By Geoffrey R. Stone

Dissent in wartime can be the highest form of patriotism. If citizens believe that our military or political leaders have blundered or our reasons for fighting are unjust, they must voice these concerns if they are to meet their responsibilities in a self-governing society. Dissent is not disloyal. 
http://207.44.245.159/article7551.htm

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War Crimes

Washington Post Editorial

Perhaps intervention by the courts will eventually stem the violations of human rights that appear to be ongoing in Guantanamo, Iraq and Afghanistan. The appalling truth is that there has been no remedy for the documented torture and killing of foreign prisoners by this American government. 
http://207.44.245.159/article7550.htm

Happy Christmas: War is Over by John Lennon. 

Real audio
http://www.john-lennon.com/happyxmas.ra

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Nine Die in Baghdad Tanker Truck Blast: 

Police uncovered more bodies under the rubble Saturday after a suicide bomber blew up a gas tanker in Baghdad
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=359334

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Bomb Kills Five Civilians Near Najaf: 

The bomb in the town of Khan al-Nus appeared to have been aimed at a U.S. military convoy.
http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=967154&tw=wn_wire_story

http://snipurl.com/bl6s

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Officials targeted in Iraq attacks: 

In continuing violence across Iraq, a council member from a town north of Baghdad has been shot dead while a provincial governor has narrowly escaped a second attempt on his life.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/88E361A0-4377-4A5D-BBDC-F8F109CD0584.htm

http://snipurl.com/bl6t

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Mosul attack 'an inside job': 

The deadly suicide attack on a US military base in Mosul this week was an "inside job" carried out by insurgents who are part of the Iraqi armed forces, Asia Times Online has been told.
http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL25Ak01.html

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U.S. Army historian cites lack of Iraq post-war plan : 

The newspaper quoted Maj. Isaiah Wilson, an official historian of the Iraq campaign, as saying the overall performance of the U.S. Army in Iraq has been "mediocre" and it failed to recognize it is engaged in a "people's war."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/518859.html

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Iraq Scrutineers Base In Jordan : 

The United Nations, and other multinational election officials charged with making sure the January 30 election in Iraq is free and fair, have warned they will do so from the safety of neighbouring Jordan.
http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=101909&region=6

http://snipurl.com/bl6u

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British Cardinal condemns money spent on war efforts: 

Britain's leading Roman Catholic priest has criticised what he calls the wasting of billions of pounds on war in the Middle East.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1272203.htm

http://snipurl.com/bl6v

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The Catastrophe of the Iraqi Resistance : 

By any progressive standards, the Iraqi resistance seems to have morphed in recent days into one of the most unprincipled, unethical, fanatical, unreasonable, and reactionary resistance factions on Earth.
http://robertlindsay.blogspot.com/2004/12/catastrophe-of-iraqi-resistance.html

http://snipurl.com/bl6w

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Soldier dies in failed assassination: 

AN Afghan soldier and a Taliban militant have been killed during a failed attempt to assassinate a local police chief in southern Afghanistan.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11777247^1702,00.html

http://snipurl.com/bl6x

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Israel may seek further U.S. funding for security measures :

 Israel, which receives about $3 billion a year in U.S. aid, may seek extra funding next year
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/518501.html

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Indian security delegation ends secret visit to Israel : 

A senior Indian delegation concluded a secret visit to Israel on Friday to discuss the arms trade between the two countries and their fight against "terror".
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/518801.html

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US families of dead raise 600,000 dollars for Fallujah refugees: 

Families of US troops killed in the offensive on the Iraqi city of Fallujah are to travel to Jordan next week with 600,000 dollars worth of humanitarian aid for refugees of the attack.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1506&e=10&u=/afp/20041223/ts_alt_afp/usiraqrefugees.041223173737

http://snipurl.com/bl6y

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In case you missed it: 

They Tried to Warn Us: Foreign Intelligence Warnings Before 9/11 : 

The Congressional Joint Inquiry into 9-11 is now finished, but the findings that have been released fail to mention any warnings from foreign governments. The US mainstream media also has paid little attention to warnings from foreign governments. Here, for the first time, is such a list of warnings
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/essay.jsp?article=essaytheytriedtowarnus

http://snipurl.com/bl6z

Russia warns US over Ukraine vote: 

Russia warned the United States not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, before a key election in Ukraine, which has strained relations between Moscow and the West.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AE7BD8FD-C7CC-4B6B-A935-C7B3769FA9B3.htm

http://snipurl.com/bl70

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