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  • Torture Continues at Hands of New Iraqi Government
    26 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    Iraqi security forces are committing systematic torture and other abuses against people in detention, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
    The 94-page report, The New Iraq? Torture and Ill-treatment of Detainees in Iraqi Custody, documents how unlawful arrest, long-term incommunicado detention, torture and other ill-treatment of detainees (including children) by Iraqi authorities have become routine and commonplace. Human Rights Watch conducted interviews in Iraq with (…)

  • Few Penalties for Soldiers that have admitted abuse of Iraqis
    26 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    Army personnel have admitted to beating or threatening to kill Iraqi detainees and stealing money from Iraqi civilians but have not been charged with criminal conduct, according to newly released Army documents.
    Only a handful of the 54 investigations of alleged detainee abuse and other illicit activities detailed in the documents led to recommended penalties as severe as a court-martial or discharge from military service. Most led to administrative fines or simply withered because (…)

  • WMD Found in Iraq
    26 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Saddam Hussein’s possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was used by the American administration as the major justification for invading Iraq. In August 2002 Vice President Dick Cheney stated “There is no doubt he (Saddam) is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies and against us.” Secretary of State Colin Powell testified before the U.N. Security Council on February 5th 2003 that Iraq has WMD, and could launch them within 45 minutes. His testimony included (…)

  • Congress should reject request for $80 billion-No More Funds For Failed Iraq Policy
    25 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    WASHINGTON — January 25 — Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), a leader in the House of Representatives against the war in Iraq, released the following statement in response to news reports that the Administration will request an additional $80 billion dollars for the war in Iraq:
    "Congress should reject the Administration’s request for an additional $80 billion in funds for the war in Iraq. The Administration’s entire case for the war has now been debunked, Iraq is on the verge of a (…)

  • Military Families Denied Meeting with Rumsfeld
    25 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Dangerous Gold Star Families
    A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION by Cindy Sheehan
    Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld continues to astound us Gold Star Families with his heartlessness, callousness and disrespect in the faces of our children who are being killed in the mindless invasion and occupation of Iraq.
    I am one of the founding members of a group called Gold Star Families for Peace. Some of us families who have lost loved ones in this illegal and immoral war in Iraq have (…)

  • FBI Grills Jack Kemp In Oil-For-Food Scandal
    25 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    FBI Grills Jack Kemp In Oil-For-Food Scandal Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball Jan. 19 - Former vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp has been questioned by the FBI about his dealings with an Iraqi-American businessman who this week became the target of the first Justice Department criminal indictment in the United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal, NEWSWEEK has learned.
    Kemp today confirmed that the FBI interviewed him last October about his contacts with Samir A. Vincent, a Northern (…)

  • Why I’m Willing To Defend Hussein. Former Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark Explains His Offer To Help
    25 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Why I’m Willing To Defend Hussein Former Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark Explains His Offer To Help The Deposed Dictator Ramsey Clark January 24, 2005 Late last month, I traveled to Amman, Jordan, and met with the family and lawyers of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. I told them that I would help in his defense in any way I could.
    The news, when it found its way back to the United States, caused something of a stir. A few news reports were inquisitive - and some were skeptical - but most (…)

  • Gaza: An Appalling and illegal Occupation!
    24 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    http://newjersey.indymedia.org/feature/display/15359/index.php
    by Vincent Fischer
    Wednesday, January 19, 7 PM at the HalfKing, a Chelsea restaurant and bar, co-owner and author Journalist Scott Anderson talked about his article, “Gaza’s Apocalypse Zone” which appears in this month’s Vanity Fair. Accompanying the talk, comprised mostly of reading selected passages from the fifteen page article, was a slide show presentation of black and white photos recently taken in the Gaza Strip. (…)

  • Iraq: Water Disappears As Election Nears
    23 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Iraq: Water Disappears As Election Nears posted by river Saturday, January 22, 2005 It’s the third day of Eid. Eid is the Islamic holiday and usually it’s a time for families to get together, eat, drink and celebrate. Not this Eid. This Eid is unbearable. We managed a feeble gathering on the first day and no one was in a celebratory mood. There have been several explosions- some far and some near but even those aren’t as worrisome as the tension that seems to be growing on a daily basis. (…)

  • Police Hunt Poo Protesters
    23 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    http://www.ananova.com/news/story/s...
    Police Hunt Poo Protesters
    January 22, 2005
    Police in Germany are hunting pranksters who have been sticking miniature US flags into piles of dog poo in public parks.
    Josef Oettl, parks administrator for Bayreuth, said: "This has been going on for about a year now, and there must be 2,000 to 3,000 piles of excrement that have been claimed during that time."
    The series of incidents was originally thought to be some sort of protest against the (…)