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  • UK radiation jump blamed on Iraq shells
    22 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Sunday Times - Britain The Sunday Times February 19, 2006
    UK radiation jump blamed on Iraq shells Mark Gould and Jon Ungoed-Thomas RADIATION detectors in Britain recorded a fourfold increase in uranium levels in the atmosphere after the “shock and awe” bombing campaign against Iraq, according to a report. Environmental scientists who uncovered the figures through freedom of information laws say it is evidence that depleted uranium from the shells was carried by wind (…)

  • U.S. Church Alliance Denounces Iraq War
    22 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By BRIAN MURPHY, AP Religion Writer Sat Feb 18, 1:05 PM ET
    PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - A coalition of American churches sharply denounced the U.S.-led war in Iraq on Saturday, accusing Washington of "raining down terror" and apologizing to other nations for "the violence, degradation and poverty our nation has sown."
    The statement, issued at the largest gathering of Christian churches in nearly a decade, also warned the United States was pushing the world toward environmental catastrophe (…)

  • UN Human Rights Chief in Iraq: US is "Aware" of Torture in Iraqi Prisons
    22 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The US is "aware" of torture taking place in Iraqi prisons, according to the outgoing Maltese UN human rights chief in Iraq.
    "Yes, torture is happening now, mainly in illegal detention places. Such centres are mostly being run by militia that have been absorbed by the police force," says John Pace, who retired last week as human rights chief for the UN assistance mission in Iraq.
    In a frank interview with The Times, Dr Pace says photos and forensic records have proved that torture was (…)

  • One Thousand A Month Tortured To Death In Iraq
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Dr. John Pace drops a bombshell that translates as a whisper through obscure Maltese paper
    Paul Joseph Watson/Prison Planet.com | February 21 2006
    Proving that Abu Ghraib and Gitmo are the tip of the iceberg, the outgoing UN human rights chief dropped a bombshell when he told an obscure Maltese newspaper that as many as a thousand detainees a month are being tortured to death in Iraq.
    Dr. John Pace told the obscure Times of Malta newspaper,
    "The Baghdad morgue received 1,100 bodies (…)

  • America and Iran: At the Brink of the Abyss
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    We can stop a "preemptive" nuclear strike by Jorge Hirsch
    Whether the U.S. will use nuclear weapons against Iran if a military confrontation erupts is in the hands of a single person, President Bush, as stated in NSC 30 from 1948: "the decision as to the employment of atomic weapons in the event of war is to be made by the Chief Executive when he considers such decision to be required." Bush will certainly not ask Congress nor the public permission once hostilities start. Whether or not (…)

  • How was the Iraq war ’sold’?
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Every member of Congress, no matter what their stance on the war in Iraq, should back U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s Resolution of Inquiry demanding all documents pertaining to contracts that the U.S. government has signed with the intent to "sell" the war.
    Public relations companies such as the Rendon Group and the Lincoln Group were hired by the administration, and paid tens of millions of dollars from taxpayer funds, to develop and implement a marketing campaign to persuade the American (…)

  • Silence the War Drums
    21 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Before the US House of Representatives, February 16, 2006
    Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this very dangerous legislation. My colleagues would do well to understand that this legislation is leading us toward war against Iran.
    Those reading this bill may find themselves feeling a sense of déjà vu. In many cases one can just substitute "Iraq" for "Iran" in this bill and we could be back in the pre-2003 run up to war with Iraq. And the logic of this current push for war is much (…)

  • There is no imminent threat of Iran building a nuclear weapon
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Ranking Member of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, issued the following statement today on H. Con. Res. 341:
    “This bill undermines efforts towards a peaceful resolution of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and puts the United States on a dangerous path that could lead to war. This bill, and the debate in the House, have an eerie resemblance to similar debate and resolutions that led (…)

  • Iran Is 10 Years From Nuclear Bomb-U.S. Intelligence Contrasts With Administration Statements
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    A major U.S. intelligence review has projected that Iran is about a decade away from manufacturing the key ingredient for a nuclear weapon, roughly doubling the previous estimate of five years, according to government sources with firsthand knowledge of the new analysis.
    The carefully hedged assessments, which represent consensus among U.S. intelligence agencies, contrast with forceful public statements by the White House. Administration officials have asserted, but have not offered proof, (…)

  • Arab Port Deal Distorted for Political Gain
    20 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    A deal to permit an Arab company to do business in a number of East and Gulf coast ports in the U.S., has brought out the worst in some politicians, particularly, the Mayor of Baltimore, Martin O’Malley. He went over the top when he heard that an enterprise, Dubai Ports World, based in the United Arab Emirates, (UAE), and owned by that government, would soon be running some operations in the ports of Baltimore, New York, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, Miami and New Orleans. The federal government (…)