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  • A Russian arms merchant funnels money, guns, and dope through the United Arab Emirates
    24 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Ports: All ’Bout a Dealer Named Bout A Russian arms merchant funnels money, guns, and dope through the United Arab Emirates
    by James Ridgeway February 23rd, 2006 11:09 AM WASHINGTON, D.C.-To hear the administration and its supporters talk, you’d think (…)

  • "Radical Cleric" Sadr to Iraq: Say No to Civil War
    23 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Leader of Sadrist movement in Iraq Muqtada Sadr called on Wednesday the Iraqi people to resort to unity and solidarity as to make those seeking to enflame sedition among them miss the opportunity.
    In a press conference held in Damascus to explain his position over the terror attack targeted a shrine in Sameraa in Iraq, Sadr said “we urge Iraqis to be up to the level of responsibility and the size of this catastrophe asking you to keep Iraq’s unity and safety.”
    He noted that his message (…)

  • March 20 to 26, 2006: Iran-USA, beginning of a major world crisis
    23 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    original link The Laboratoire européen d’Anticipation Politique Europe 2020, LEAP/E2020 , now estimates to over 80% the probability that the week of March 20-26, 2006 will be the beginning of the most significant political crisis the world has known since the Fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, together with an (…)

  • Signs and wonders
    23 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    We asked for signs. The signs were sent. - Leonard Cohen
    Afraid the time’s too short today for writing, but time’s getting shorter every day. I don’t mean to get all John the Revelator about it, but as Juan Coles’ written , "Tuesday was an apocalyptic day in Iraq."

  • US Congress Votes to Provoke Iran
    22 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    A few weeks ago there was a story in Israel’s leading Newspaper the Haaretz:
    Iranian official: UN sanctions may lead us to seal off Persian Gulf
    Iran has the high mountains north of the narrow Straits of Hormuz, and if provoked, they can shut off all oil from the Middle East. What do you think that would do to our economy?
    Naturally, our Congress voted 404 - 4 to refer Iran to the UN Security Council. Are they trying to start a war?
    404 -4 .... INCLUDING most of the leading (…)

  • THE UAE PORTS CRISIS : THEY’RE OUR PUPPETS
    22 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The crisis of UAE controlled port companies derives not from their love of "ATOMIC IRAN". The crisis is the result of UAE hatred of "ATOMIC IRAN" and their long term status as Vichy -style collaborationists , vassal states of the Anglo-American imperium that are setting up this insane confrontation run by PNAC dog of War , Drunken Dick Cheney. Do you realise the money that will accrue when "ATOMIC IRAN" takes palliative measures to forestall the latest installment in the onging (…)

  • 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 (…)

  • CIVILIAN INMATE LABOR PROGRAM
    22 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/... pdf files loads slow but this is the official us army directive , on the rules that will be followed when george w bush says round up the us citizens, dont believe me, read it for yourselves.

  • 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 (…)