[Media-watch] Tsunami/Iraq News

[David McKnight]

"We never see the smoke and the fire, we never smell the blood, we never see the terror in the eyes of the children, whose nightmares will now feature screaming missiles from unseen terrorists, will be known only as Americans." : Martin Kelly 

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A terrorist is someone who has a bomb but doesn't have an air force: Unknown

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Exporting Unhappiness

Iraq is giving new meaning to the word nationalism. It's become a running sore for the US.

SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY

However much the violence is to be condemned, what means other than guerrilla warfare is open to the victim of conquest? What other response is possible to the brutality of Abu Ghraib or the unknown horrors of Guantanamo Bay? 
http://207.44.245.159/article7567.htm

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Death toll reaches 100,000 : 

The death toll in the tsunami disaster soared past 100,000 today - and is set to climb higher
http://snipurl.com/bnmz

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Picture of some of the Tsunami"s victims 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4132761.stm

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Tsunami warning halted 'for tourist industry': 

Just minutes after the earthquake in the Indian Ocean on Sunday morning, Thailand's foremost meteorological experts were sitting together in a crisis meeting. But they decided not to warn about the tsunami "out of courtesy to the tourist industry," writes the Thailand daily newspaper The Nation.
http://207.44.245.159/article7569.htm

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Swallowed up by the savage sea : 

There is even less dignity in death for the poor than in life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4130129.stm

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Germany Calls Suspension of Indonesia Debt : 

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called on creditor nations Wednesday to suspend debt repayments from Indonesia and Somalia to help in their recovery from the quake-tsunami disaster.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4699510,00.html

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Mickey Z: A Wave of Questions Putting a Disaster in Context : 

The recent earthquake/tsunami in Asia raises more questions than answers. Here's a start: 
http://207.44.245.159/article7571.htm

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Grief, relief, and the stingy West : 

The horrific aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami has revealed what many in the world have known for a long time: Western nations are eager to exploit the under privileged, but slow to lend a helping hand in times of crisis.
http://207.44.245.159/article7572.htm

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Please consider donating to either of these groups. 

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres 1-888-392-0392 
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC Crisis Fund)1-888-588-2372
http://www.afsc.org/

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Spate of attacks on Iraq security forces kills 33
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/29/MNG7VAIDVG1.DTL

http://snipurl.com/bnrc

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28 Killed As Tip Lures Police To Ambush In Baghdad: 

A POWERFUL blast destroyed a house in western Baghdad during an overnight police raid that turned into a devastating ambush. It flattened nearby buildings and killed at least 28 people, including seven Iraqi officers.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11805832%255E663,00.html

http://snipurl.com/bnre

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Robert Fisk : In This Mire Of Death, Lies And Atrocities, We Glimpse The Ghost Of Vietnam
http://207.44.245.159/article7568.htm

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Raw Video: Marines at work in Fallujah 

- Warning - Video contains images depicting the reality and horror of war and should be viewed by a mature audience.
http://207.44.245.159/article7570.htm

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Large blasts target Saudi capital buildings: 

Two huge car bombs exploded after militants tried to storm Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry and a security unit on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest brazen strike by al-Qaida in the world's top oil exporter. 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6766122/

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Soliders fails to halt 'stop-loss' rule: 

An Oregon Army National Guardsman must report for duty after failing in his challenge of a military program that extends his enlistment.
http://oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1104308340126830.xml&storylist=orlocal

http://snipurl.com/bnrf

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Navy SEALs Sue AP Over Alleged Abuse Photos : 

Six Navy SEALs and two of their wives filed a lawsuit against The Associated Press and one of its reporters today for allegedly revealing their identities in photos published in early December, according to a press release from the plaintiffs.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000742675

http://snipurl.com/bnrg

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Robert Scheer: A Devil's Island for Our Times: 

It is time to invade Cuba and put an end to what has become another Devil's Island in the annals of government-sanctioned torture. The barbaric treatment of political prisoners on the island is made no more palatable by being conducted in the name of an ideology that claims to be liberating the world from its shackles.
http://207.44.245.159/article7573.htm

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US attorney-general joins Saddam:

 FORMER US attorney general Ramsey Clark is to join the defence team of Saddam Hussein, a spokesman for the toppled Iraqi president's lawyers said today.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,11807864%255E1702,00.html

http://snipurl.com/bnrh

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Venezuela's Chavez predicts $3 billion in trade with China next year : 

Chinese companies intend to invest $350 million in 15 oil fields in eastern Venezuela, and $60 million in natural gas projects, Chavez said Sunday. Venezuela will receive $250 million next year from China for fuel oil exports, Chavez said.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/12/27/international1822EST0614.DTL&type=printable

http://snipurl.com/bnri

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Homeland Insecurity: 

The American empire goes for broke. In the past weeks, there were two serious economic signs signaling momentous change, if not outright decline.
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0452/ridgeway.php

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12 More Palestinian's Killed In Less Than A Week : 

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have killed 12 Palestinians in less than a week, including a 7-year old child, 4 extra-judicially executed, and 4 died in sporadic tank shelling inside their homes
http://www.palestine-pmc.com/details.asp?cat=1&id=763

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