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  • MANiac OF THE YEAR
    23 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    HITLER, STALIN, BUSH .. MEN OF OUR TIME
    by Brian Reade
    BEFORE you lash the big bird in the bin and stick your head in the oven instead, let’s put Time magazine’s declaration of George Bush as the Man of the Year in perspective.
    In 1938 the same august organ gave the accolade to Adolf Hitler. A year later this most prestigious award went to another deranged mass-murderer, called Joseph Stalin. So maybe we should applaud Time’s consistency in lowering Bush on to the same pedestal. (…)

  • Mosul Iraq "suicide" attack- General Myers uses 9/11 as excuse to kill Iraqis
    22 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    If it was a rocket, you’d find remnants of the rocket. If it were an improvised explosive device, I’m sure you’d find remnants,’’ Myers said.This attack is the responsibility of the insurgents, the same insurgents who attacked on 9/11. The way you prevent this is to win the war on extremism.’’
    So, I guess Muhamad Atta came flying through the tent with a bomb strapped on him?
    This coming from the guy who was asleep at the wheel on 9/11, then got a promotion shortly afterward.
    We need to (…)

  • What Can the U.S. Do in Iraq?
    22 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Amman/Brussels, 22 December 2004: Iraqi hostility toward the American-led occupation, more widespread and deeper rooted than the U.S. has acknowledged, means the Bush administration’s policy there can no longer achieve its original aims. But Washington can salvage the situation if it now focuses on realistic goals.
    What Can the U.S. Do in Iraq?,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group, highlights the freefall of Iraqi confidence in the U.S. Soaring resentment feeds the (…)

  • Iraq Out of Control; January Elections Will Be a Sham
    22 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Kucinich: Brazen Attacks in Iraq Defy Administration’s Rhetoric Iraq Out of Control; January Elections Will Be a Sham
    WASHINGTON — December 21 — Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement today on the escalating violence in Iraq:
    "The brazen executions, captured on film for the world to see, shows Iraq out of control, despite Administration rhetoric. The US occupation has failed to provide security. It’s time for the Administration to be honest with the American (…)

  • The failed US face of Fallujah
    20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Michael Schwartz
    The chilling reality of what Fallujah has become is only now seeping out, as the US military continues to block almost all access to the city, whether to reporters, its former residents, or aid groups such as the Red Crescent Society. The date of access keeps being postponed, partly because of ongoing fighting - only this week more air strikes were called in and fighting "in pockets" remains fierce (despite US pronouncements of success weeks ago) - and partly because of (…)

  • Once, They Called It a Model for the Occupation. Has the US Lost Control of Mosul?
    20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By PATRICK COCKBURN
    Baghdad.
    Gunmen raked a car with machine-gun fire in the northern city of Mosul yesterday, killing three foreigners and their driver. They then cut off the head of one of their victims.
    The killings show that at the same time as the US was recapturing Fallujah in a heavily publicised assault it largely lost control of Mosul, Iraq’s northern capital. Though US troops launched a counter-attack, their grip on the city remains tenuous. The four men who died yesterday (…)

  • Fallujah assault still exacting heavy toll on mental health of US marines
    20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Nearly six weeks after US marines stormed the rebel enclave of Fallujah, military psychologists are still seeing a steady stream of service personnel traumatised by the long days and nights of ferocious street fighting.
    In the macho culture of the US Marine Corps, it is sometimes hard for its personnel, male or female, to admit they have a problem and some try to ride out the symptoms, only seeking help after weeks of suffering in silence.
    The warning signs can range from irritability to (…)

  • Nearly 3,000 troops are flown back to the UK for treatment
    20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Severin Carrell
    Nearly 3,000 British troops have been flown back to the UK for hospital treatment after being wounded, injured or falling sick in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has disclosed.
    The figure - which dwarfs the death toll of 74 troops and aircrew who have died since the invasion in March 2003 - includes hundreds of soldiers evacuated from Iraq with serious injuries or illnesses, some critical.
    The MoD has revealed that by last Wednesday, 2,862 personnel had been evacuated (…)

  • Support the Struggle for Free speech in NYC! March on Central Park to Demand "Out Now!"
    20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    During the weeks leading up to the Republican National Convention in August of 2004, the Bloomberg Administration and the New York Police Department demonstrated open contempt for freedeom of speech and assembly by denying antiwar demonstrators their right to rally in Central Park.
    Despite the fact that Central Park has been the site of numerous large events, including concerts that have drawn more than 100,000 listeners, the Bloomberg Administration refused to allow a peaceful (…)

  • GI dissent shakes up the Pentagon
    20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By John Catalinotto, New York
    A series of events in early December signaled a major shift in political consciousness within the U.S. Armed Forces. Together they struck fear in the hearts of the general staff.
    A sailor, a soldier, a Marine, and two National Guard soldiers committed acts of courage. They killed no Iraqis, nor did they rescue wounded comrades under fire. This kind of courage took a different form for each GI, from refusing to kill to confronting the unpopular secretary of (…)