bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiem In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
=== News Update === Freedom, yes, but only if U.S. strategic goals are satisfied By Chris Toensing Commentary by Saturday, March 05, 2005 President George W. Bush likes to associate his administration's goals with the will of the Almighty. Witness the stirring coda of the 2005 State of the Union address: "The road of Providence is uneven and unpredictable - yet we know where it leads: It leads to freedom." As in many previous speeches, Bush lingered on the way stations of this divinely lit pathway in the "broader Middle East," the region stretching from Morocco to Afghanistan. http://mparent7777.blog-city.com/adverts/iframe_txtads.cfm === None Us Are Free - If One Of Us Is Chained. A Must Watch Flash Presentation. Watch It Now! http://207.44.245.159/article8199.htm === US Gov't Tests Placing Monitoring Bracelets on Immigrants National Public Radio is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security has placed electronic monitoring bracelets on the ankles of 1,700 immigrants as part of an experimental programs that allows the government to track them 24 hours a day. source: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/03/1524203 === Bush a hypocrite to lecture Putin BY ANDREW GREELEY Suppose that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Canada and announced that the United States was retreating from its principles of freedom since the World Trade Center attack. The United States, he might have said, has denied due process of law to some American citizens. It has established a concentration camp in Cuba. It has tortured prisoners, indeed often and in many places. It denies aliens the right to trial by jury -- indeed, it acts like the only ones who have Mr. Jefferson's inalienable rights are American citizens, and not always. http://207.44.245.159/article8200.htm === 3.5 Years...No 'Terror' Attacks - Get The Picture? And we heard a voice from on high in Washington, "Give up your rights or you'll be attacked...and millions more will die because of it." And like beaten dogs, the somber, grief-stricken masses bow their heads and obey. http://www.rense.com/general63/3five.htm === Afghanistan now nearly 'a narcotics state' When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, opium production was nearly halted. Now there isa bumper crop. Look for the quiz on Afghanistan further down. http://www.infowars.net/Pages/Mar05/050305Afghanistan.html === �All Arab countries are targets� Arab nations must stand by Syria, because even though Syria is currently targeted, the rest of the Arab countries will face similar challenges in the near future, the Syrian government�s official newspaper Teshreen said Saturday. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3054201,00.html === WHEN JEWS TARGET A CANADIAN MUSLIM [By Dr. Mohamed Elmasry, From The Canadian Islamic Congress's Friday Bulletin, March 4, 2005] "Dr. Elmasry, we received intelligence reports that the Jewish Defence League is having two bus loads coming to town this Sunday. We will give you police protection," the senior local police officer informed me in person. "You are a man of honour. You have our support." It was not clear if the JDL was coming from the U.S. or from Canada, or from both countries, he told me. Montreal Muslim News Network - http://www.montrealmuslimnews.net === Rabbi: Those who believe in Jesus are anti-Semites "As long as Christians keep Jesus as God, they will be antisemitic because that belief must lead them to believe that those who reject Jesus reject God," he told the Australian Jewish News. http://www.comeandhear.com/supplement/ajn-hayman/ajn-page.html === Did Israel Attack America On Sept. 11? ... and frame Arabs for it? "Evidence linking these Israelis to 9/11 is classified. I cannot tell you about evidence that has been gathered. It's classified information." -- US official quoted in Carl Cameron's Fox News report on the Israeli spy ring and its connections to 9-11. http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=consp_911&Number=293425913 http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/israeli_spyring_fox.html === Israeli Nuclear Terrorism The State of Israel is the 4th largest military power in the world. The State is believed to possess the largest and most sophisticated nuclear arsenal outside of the 5 declared nuclear powers- the USA, Russia, France, China and the UK. A nuclear reactor and plutonium production facility was built by France back in the late 1950's and early 60's in the southern desert of Israel called the Negev Nuclear Research Centre, or simply "Dimona". Since that time, the state has subsequently developed an extensive array of tactical nuclear weapons, nuclear artillery shells and nuclear-tipped medium range ballistic missiles (the Jericho 1 and 2). Arsenal estimates range in the order of between 2000-5000 warheads- many of them FIRST STRIKE weapons, most of them nuetron bombs, designed to maximize human kill ratio and minimize physical damage, since Israel is such a small nation. http://www.rense.com/general63/isuk.htm === For the Sake of Our Children by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. >From the beginning of American history our greatest political leaders - Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams and Andrew Jackson - have warned America against allowing large corporations to dominate our political systems and our lives. http://207.44.245.159/article8203.htm === 503 SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ- IN PICTURES: BUSH'S HORRIFIC MILESTONE Posted by Jay Shaft/ CFTM Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) See: http://icasualties.org/oif/ http://icasualties.org/oef/ http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf See also http://cryptome.org/mil-dead-iqw.htm Eyeballing the Iraq Kill and Maim Zone http://cryptome2.org/ikz-eyeball.htm FOR MORE INFO ON THE COFFIN BAN SEE: Curtains Ordered for Media Coverage of Returning Coffins http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A55816-2003Oct20¬Found=true JAY SHAFT, EDITOR, C.F.T.M. Photo Tribute Compiled by Jay Shaft and the Editors of C.F.T.M. IF THESE PICTURES DO NOT TRANSMIT INTACT, THE ORIGINAL POST CAN BE FOUND AT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coalitionforfreethoughtinmedia/message/30261 Most Americans Don't Know How Many Have Died in Iraq War By THOMAS HARGROVE and GUIDO H. STEMPEL III Feb 12, 2005, 06:44 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6200.shtml No cameras for US war dead's return http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3239659.stm Ever since the Vietnam war, it has been assumed - in the United States and abroad - that American public opinion cannot stomach high casualties. US concern over war dead photos http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3652171.stm === U.S. Used Mustard gas, Nerve gas, and Burning Chemicals on Iraqis in Fallujah Dr. Khalid ash-Shaykhli, an official at Iraq�s health ministry, said that the U.S. military used internationally banned weapons during its deadly offensive in the city of Fallujah. Dr. ash-Shaykhli was assigned by the ministry to assess the health conditions in Fallujah following the November assault there. He said that researches, prepared by his medical team, prove that U.S. occupation forces used internationally prohibited substances, including mustard gas, nerve gas, and other burning chemicals in their attacks in the war-torn city. http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=5430 === What does Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena know and why did the U.S. want to kill her? Did Giuliana Sgrena uncover proof of massive war crimes by the US involving the use of banned chemical weapons on civilians? http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/printer_16096.shtml === US attack against Italians in Baghdad was deliberate: companion : "Giuliana had information, and the US military did not want her to survive," he added. http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=38029 === Wounded Italian Hostage Arrives Home, Speaks With Prosecutors The US Soldiers who fired on her were NOT part of a checkpoint! http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aRueVtaX.ri0&refer=europe === US troops kill rescuer as Italian hostage is plucked to safety in Iraq : American soldiers in Iraq opened fire on a car carrying an Italian journalist who had just been freed by kidnappers last night, injuring the woman and killing an Italian secret service agent who tried to protect her. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1431126,00.html?gusrc=rss === Italian agent killed at U.S. checkpoint in Baghdad had negotiated release of previous hostages: Nicola Calipari was a veteran Italian secret service agent and practiced negotiator who had helped return two hostages kidnapped in Iraq home to their loved ones in Italy. http://cbsnewyork.com/international/Italy-AgentProfile-ai/resources_news_html http://tinyurl.com/6xnyd === Berlusconi stunned by US shooting at Italian journalist in Iraq : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Friday he was stunned that the newly released Italian female journalist Giuliana Sgrena was shot and wounded by US soldiers in Baghdad, and demanded an explanation from Washington. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/05/eng20050305_175637.html === Bush calls Italy's Berlusconi with regrets: US President George W. Bush called Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to express his regrets after shots fired by US soldiers killed an Italian secret service agent outside Baghdad, the White House said Friday http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=38023 === Seven Iraqi soldiers killed in attacks; curfew in Samarra: Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in various attacks on Saturday, security sources said, as a daytime curfew was imposed in the restive town of Samarra http://tinyurl.com/4v4hj === Bulgarian soldier killed in Iraq shootout: A Bulgarian soldier was killed in a shootout with insurgents near the central Iraqi city of Diwaniya, the Defence Ministry in Sofia said. http://tinyurl.com/4nrqr === Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq, One Wounded, Military Says http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a4GIIFrKGros&refer=top_world_news http://tinyurl.com/4k6ev === 'I just want to survive and go home with all my body parts' : The daily drip of US casualties passes almost unnoticed now, a footnote to the wider slaughter of Iraqis http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1430376,00.html === Ramadi Madness: Video shows U.S. soldier kicking a wounded, cuffed prisoner. U.S. army investigators found no cause to charge anyone with abuse, army documents released Friday showed. http://207.44.245.159/article8202.htm === Newly Released Army Documents Detail Ongoing Abuse of Detainees by U.S. Forces : "Ramadi Madness" DVD of Abuses Was Destroyed by Soldiers Under Investigation http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=17652&c=206 === A Few Words From A "Liberated" Iraqi: We do not hate America for its �freedom or democracy�. We don�t hate America. We hate the crimes, the destructions, and the devastation committed by America against the innocent people in our country. http://207.44.245.159/article8201.htm === Blair still took us to war on a lie : To insist that the ends now justify the means is morally disgraceful http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1431009,00.html === Key Iraq wound: Brain trauma: A growing number of U.S. troops whose body armor helped them survive bomb and rocket attacks are suffering brain damage as a result of the blasts. It's a type of injury some military doctors say has become the signature wound of the Iraq war. http://tinyurl.com/4jkcs === 90 Iraqi weapons inspection sites looted or razed: UN : About 90 sites in Iraq containing dual-use equipment and materials that can be used for either peaceful ends or acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) have been looted or razed, a UN panel said on Friday. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/05/content_2653346.htm === Iraqi newspaper condemns US arrest of journalist : An Iraqi mainstream newspaper on Saturday condemned the arrest of its journalist by US forces. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/05/content_2655732.htm === Analysts see bin Laden, Zarqawi as independent operators: report : "Zarqawi may be a partner (of bin Laden) or a competitor, but it is not like they are close and in a binding relationship," a senior intelligence officials was quoted as saying. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/05/content_2655844.htm === POPULAR MECHANICS' 9-11 "RESEARCHER" IS MICHAEL CHERTOFF'S COUSIN! Dictators have always employed nepotism, the placing of family members in key positions, for one simple reason: only loyal family members can be trusted with the secrets that keep them in power. For this reason the shameless nepotism of the Bush administration should alarm Americans because it indicates that a dictatorship is encroaching upon the United States. http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=66176 === FLASHBACK: WRH: AN AFGHANISTAN QUIZ Relinked in light of today's news that Afghanistan is growing record opium crops. http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/quiz.html === Five Killed in Afghanistan Gunbattle A gunbattle between U.S.-led coalition forces and militants in eastern Afghanistan left three militants and two civilians dead, the U.S. military said Saturday. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=553739 === From Gloucester to Afghanistan: the making of a shoe bomber : Saajid Badat this week pleaded guilty to plotting to blow up a plane. What drove this quiet football fan to thoughts of terror? http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1430964,00.html === Number of black Army recruits declining: The Army strains to meet recruiting goals in part because black volunteers have fallen 41 percent ---- from 23.5 percent of recruits in fiscal 2000 down steadily to 13.9 percent in the first four months of fiscal 2005. http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/03/05/news/columnists/philpott/3405184934.txt http://tinyurl.com/6c8qn === Helen Thomas: Recalls nearly 45 years as White House correspondent : Helen Thomas had a front row seat to history unfolding before her eyes, but she said the current administration is making her wish she was blind. http://www.troyrecord.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14087628&BRD=1170&PAG=461&dept_id=7021&rfi=6 http://tinyurl.com/4aa5e === Christian Right Regroups for a New Attack: Religious conservatives momentarily have shifted their attention away from the stalled campaign to ban same-sex marriage and instead are concentrating on getting behind a bill that would allow religious leaders to openly endorse political candidates. http://villagevoice.com/news/0510,webmondo,61772,6.html === Former Sen. Boschwitz nominated to be Ambassador to the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights: He said he would try to steer the Commission on Human Rights in a direction more favorable to the United States. http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S6759.html?cat=1 === CONTROLLED PRESS HIDES CHERTOFF'S ISRAELI ROOTS Posted Mar 5, 2005 11:07 AM PST - Category: MAINSTREAM MEDIA http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=66175 === Censorship and democracy don't mix The Israeli authorities, like those in other enlightened democracies, are supposed to be wise enough to understand that governments cannot and should not control public information. In light of the Internet, which spans the globe, the use of military censorship, even in Israel, ought to be sparing. Expanding the censor's powers beyond the minimum necessary contradicts the core values of transparency and freedom of information. It is therefore surprising that the military censor, Colonel Miri Regev, decided a few months ago to set up a three-member committee, headed by former district court president Eliahu Vinograd, whose mandate is in essence to examine the possibility of expanding the censor's powers. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/547833.html === Assad announces Lebanon troop withdrawal : The Syrian president, Bashar Assad announced today that Syria will move its troops in Lebanon to the country's eastern region, to be followed by a withdrawal to the Syrian-Lebanese border http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,13031,1431405,00.html === Assad says Mideast peace impossible without return of occupied lands: In a speech to parliament , he said: "Peace in our region will never be achieved unless our land that is occupied is returned to us. http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=38050 === Lebanese troops deploy near Syrian intelligence office : The deployment near the symbol of Syrian power in the Lebanese capital came ahead of a speech by Syrian President Bashar Assad (bah-SHAHR' AH'-sahd). He's expected to announce a pullback of Syrian forces in the country. http://tinyurl.com/6odck === Nuclear row: Iran warns of oil crisis: Iran's top nuclear official has warned the US and Europe of the danger of an oil crisis if Tehran is sent before the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/12F91023-623A-4C63-BE0A-B88A97BE55C6.htm http://tinyurl.com/6lm3n === Iran weary of protracted nuclear talks : Europeans should focus on the element of "time", Rowhani said, because Iran will not tolerate prolonged talks. http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=188347&n=11 === US may help Iranian activists: Washington is considering a more aggressive effort to foster opposition inside Iran and seeking ways to use new funds to support activists without exposing them to the risk of arrest. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/World/GC05Wd02.html === Why Israel Really Fears Iranian Nukes: Tehran's acquisition of a nuclear device would have an enormous political fallout that dramatically change the political map of the Middle East to Israel's disadvantage. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/howard.php?articleid=5076 === Israel to seize more Palestinian land By Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank Aljazeera.net - 3 March 2005 The Israeli government has ordered the confiscation of large swathes of Palestinian land in the West Bank. The area to be seized encompasses more than 10sq km of land in the southern West Bank, especially in the Hebron region. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A5337C8C-B448-40BC-9DC7-E1A6BC5920E2.htm === Noam Chomskey: Promoting democracy in Middle East: A genuine threat is that in recent years the US has dispatched more than 100 advanced jet bombers to Israel, with loud announcements that they are capable of bombing Iran � updated versions of the planes that Israel used to bomb the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981. http://tinyurl.com/66q8t === Israel's Third Wall: We�ve all heard that when they met at Sharm el-Sheikh on February 8, Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon agreed to �stop the violence in a historic agreement that signals the end of the Intifada.� During the following two-and-a-half weeks, the Israeli army observed the �cease fire� by killing seven more Palestinians, three of them children. http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Mar05/Brooks0303.htm === Jihad denies leadership involved in Tel Aviv bombing : A senior Islamic Jihad leader denied on Saturday the group's leadership had any involvement in a Tel Aviv night club bombing which killed five Israelis and wounded 50 others. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/05/content_2654660.htm === 62% of Israelis think Prime Minister Sharon is corrupt http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=839172676e7059f7 === Thousands March in Haitian Slums : The march in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince was the second pro-Aristide demonstration in five days. On Monday, Haitian police opened fire on a demonstration and killed at least three Aristide supporters. http://www.metronews.ca/reuters_international.asp?id=59774 === In Haiti, 'hunger in dark places' is real ... and ignored: U.S. media, rights groups silent on country's torment http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/editorial/outlook/3069064 === Chavez makes U.S. murder plot claim: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he has evidence the United States was planning to assassinate him, an allegation the U.S. government earlier dismissed as "wild". http://tinyurl.com/6waqy === Greenfield Spy Was Trained in Soviet Russia � U.S.: A Greenfield truck driver accused of offering to sell the names of U.S. intelligence agents to the Iraqi government received espionage training in Russia about 30 years ago, authorities say. http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/03/05/greenfieldspyrus.shtml === -muslim voice- ___________________________________ BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW -- No virus found in this outgoing message. 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