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  • Israeli soldiers ’shoot boy for fun’
    11 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Khalid Amayreh
    A group of Israeli soldiers serving in the Gaza Strip have reportedly admitted killing a 15-year-old Palestinian in Khan Yunus for sport.
    According to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronoth, the incident took place in March when a group of newly graduated soldiers were on a hike near the town of Khan Yunus.
    According to the report, an undisclosed number of Givati brigade soldiers shot and killed Khalid Sulaiman Mahdi while he was working with his father on their farm. (…)

  • The ’Stop Loss’ Scam. It’s based on a lie
    10 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Justin Raimondo
    "I believe I served my country honorably," says Specialist E-4 David W. Qualls:
    "Even though I did not expect to be rotated to Iraq, I did my time and served to the best of my ability. And I was proud to serve. But the Army made an agreement with me and I expected them to honor it. Iraq is a very dangerous place and I have a family to support. I did what I said I would; it’s only fair that the Army do the same."
    Qualls and seven unidentified plaintiffs have filed a (…)

  • The US Administration and The ICC
    10 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The US Administration and The ICC by Congressman Dennis Kucinich
    The ICC derives from the principles and purposes of the United Nations, specifically that all states shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state
    Each and every member of the community of nations under the United Nations Charter, Article 51, has an undisputed right to self-defense. That right is express. Any nation may claim it. As a matter of record, (…)

  • Rumsfeld Lied to the Troops!
    10 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Humvee makers dispute Rumsfeld remarks More armored vehicles could readily be built, two companies say
    WASHINGTON — The manufacturer of Humvees for the U.S. military and the company that adds armor to the utility vehicles are not running near production capacity and are making all that the Pentagon has requested, spokesmen for both companies said.
    "If they call and say, ’You know, we really want more,’ we’ll get it done," said Lee Woodward, a spokesman for AM General, the Indiana company (…)

  • Hyping Terror for Fun and Profit
    10 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Thom Hartmann
    published by Common Dreams
    Hyping Terror for Fun and Profit
    What if there really was no need for much - or even most - of the Cold War? What if, in fact, the Cold War had been kept alive for two decades based on phony WMD threats?
    What if, similarly, the War On Terror was largely a scam, and the administration was hyping it to seem larger-than-life? What if our "enemy" represented a real but relatively small threat posed by rogue and criminal groups well outside the (…)

  • Homeless Iraq vets showing up at shelters
    9 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Mark Benjamin
    Washington, DC, U.S. veterans from the war in Iraq are beginning to show up at homeless shelters around the country, and advocates fear they are the leading edge of a new generation of homeless vets not seen since the Vietnam era.
    "When we already have people from Iraq on the streets, my God," said Linda Boone, executive director of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. "I have talked to enough (shelters) to know we are getting them. It is happening and this (…)

  • Rumsfeld Attempts to Respond to Troop Concerns
    9 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Tabassum Zakaria
    NEW DELHI, India - Under fire from troops who complain they are being sent to war in Iraq with inadequate gear, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised Thursday that more would be done to protect forces.
    Responding to criticism from troops a day earlier, Rumsfeld also said steps were being taken to deal with explosive devices, a lead cause of death among U.S. forces in Iraq, where more than 1,000 soldiers have been killed in action.
    Teams in Washington have been (…)

  • Widow of Opportunity?
    9 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Uri Avnery
    My immediate reaction to Marwan Barghouti’s registration as a candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority was positive.
    First of all, I am always in favor of the underdog. And who could be more of an underdog than a prisoner?
    Second, I respect the man. I have met him at planning meetings for joint peace actions. I have demonstrated for him in Tel-Aviv and been forcibly evicted from the court building, with a rightist lynch mob howling in the background. (…)

  • Weapons of Mass Deception: Documentary
    9 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    Weapons of Mass Deception The Film that the Major Media Companies DO NOT want you to see
    There were two wars going on in Iraq - one was fought with armies of soldiers, bombs and a fearsome military force. The other was fought alongside it with cameras, satellites, armies of journalists and propaganda techniques. One war was rationalized as an effort to find and disarm WMDs - Weapons of Mass Destruction; the other was carried out by even more powerful WMDs, Weapons of Mass Deception.
    The (…)

  • Uncle Sam Wants Your Kids - Now!
    9 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By David H. Hackworth
    We’ll soon have 150,000 U.S. troops stuck in the ever-expanding Iraqi quagmire, a number that will probably grow even larger before Iraq holds elections presently scheduled for the end of January ’05.
    Maintaining such a force is a logistical and personnel nightmare for every grunt in Iraq. And according to several Pentagon number crunchers, it’s also driving the top brass bonkers.
    Meanwhile the insurgents continue cutting our supply lines and whacking our fighting (…)