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  • Meet Bush’s Latest Enemy in the War on Iraq: The Raging Grannies of Tucson, Arizona ’Peace grannies
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Published on Saturday, April 29, 2006 by the Guardian/UK Meet Bush’s Latest Enemy in the War on Iraq: The Raging Grannies of Tucson, Arizona ’Peace grannies’ part of growing anti-war network Elderly women tried to enlist in place of young
    by Oliver Burkeman and Emma Brockes in New York
    Three years after the start of the Iraq war, one thing New York police do not lack is experience in dealing with protesters - so when they were called to a disturbance at the military recruitment (…)

  • IRAQ : Baghdadis say curfew prevents access to medical care
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

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    Baghdadis say curfew prevents access to medical care
    Report, IRIN
    19 April 2006
    BAGHDAD - Residents of the Iraqi capital are complaining that a recently-imposed government curfew, aimed at deterring ongoing violence, is hampering access to medical care.
    "My son had stomach pains two days ago, but I couldn’t take him to the hospital because we’re prohibited from leaving our homes - even for medical emergencies," said Baghdad resident and father of four Abu (…)

  • Spotter Plane Seen Over UN Compound - Video
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Scenes Of Israeli Massacre In Qana 1996 Warning! - This video of an Israeli Massacre of Palestinian & Lebanese civilians in April of 96 is very graphic and should only be viewed by a mature audience.
    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/quana_01_19_03.htm
    By ROBERT FISK
    05/06/96 "The Independent" — Qana: It is a soldier’s videotape, recorded — at the start at least — as just another incident to remember back home by a United Nations trooper after his six months’ tour of duty (…)

  • Kerry Sponsors Collective Punishment of Palestinians on Behalf of Israel
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0604/S00361.htm
    Kerry Sponsors Palestine’s Collective Punishment Friday, 28 April 2006, 10:51 am Opinion: Genevieve Cora Fraser
    By Genevieve Cora Fraser
    As a former state prosecutor and lieutenant governor whose father was a Foreign Service officer, the former Presidential candidate Senator John Forbes Kerry should know a violation of international law when he sees one. Perhaps he could blame intimidation by the American Israeli PAC organization or a (…)

  • Baghdad Airport, The Green Zone and Occupation Garrisons 2003
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Sarah Meyer
    April 22, 2006 Index Research and Global Research
    Baghdad Airport, The Green Zone and Occupation Garrisons 2003
    The deliberate obfuscation of permanent bases in Iraq by the US and UK governments illustrates the myth of "freedom of information." Many of the US bases in Iraq already have, or are now building, facilities which will keep the US government - if not the Iraqi people - happy for the foreseeable future.
    US Bases in Iraq will be a researched study of the (…)

  • IRAN : Nuking Iran
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Nuking Iran
    By Jorge Hirsch and Foaad Khosmood
    April 22, 2006 ZNet - 2006-04-10
    Foaad Khosmood: In the April 17 issue of New Yorker Magazine Seymour Hersh has an eye-opening piece that quotes Administration insiders who suggest nuclear war with Iran is a serious option. You had written back in October of 2005 that "The strategic decision by the United States to nuke Iran was probably made long ago." What led you to that conclusion at that time? What do you think of the Hersh piece? (…)

  • Administration’s Nuclear Saber Rattling on Iran Threatens Global Security by Dr. Kurt Gottfried
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Administration’s Nuclear Saber Rattling on Iran Threatens Global Security Statement by Dr. Kurt Gottfried, Chairman, Union of Concerned Scientists
    April 30, 2006 ucsusa.org
    Statement by Dr. Kurt Gottfried, Chairman, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Emeritus Professor of Physics, Cornell University
    "Recent reports suggest that the Bush administration is considering using nuclear weapons against Iran. The very fact that nuclear weapon use is being discussed as an option-against a (…)

  • WHO (World Health Organization) : Life Quality Dramatically Deteriorated for Palestinians
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Development World Health Organization: Life Quality Dramatically Deteriorated for Palestinians Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 28 April 2006
    In order to have a deeper understanding of the social suffering of the Palestinian people under occupation, a pilot Quality of Life study was undertaken by the World Health Organization - West Bank and Gaza and the Bir Zeit Institute of Community and Public Health in cooperation with the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The (…)

  • IRAQ : Artists become targets in rising atmosphere of intolerance
    30 April 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

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    Art, Music & Culture Artists become targets in rising atmosphere of intolerance
    Report, IRIN
    25 April 2006
    BAGHDAD - Local artists, actors and singers, who have tried to bring smiles to the faces of children living in deteriorating conditions, have been targeted by insurgents and militias who accuse them of indulging in un-Islamic activities.
    "Artists are being threatened and killed because they want to change the reality of the country by helping people (…)

  • IRAQ : Baghdad ranks last in world for quality of life, survey finds
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    Aid & Development For quality of life, Baghdad ranks last in world, survey finds
    Report, IRIN
    11 April 2006
    BAGHDAD, 11 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - Residents of the capital were not surprised by the results of a recent survey that ranked Baghdad as the worst city in the world in terms of the quality of living.
    "We have to admit, this city is getting worse everyday in regard to the quality of life," said Fadia Ibraheem, a senior official at the Ministry of Labour and (…)