bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiem In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
=== News Update === Former German Defense Minister Confirms CIA Involvement in 9/11: Audio http://pulpnonfiction.blogspot.com/2005/04/former-german-defense-minister.html === Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off To War We Go.. This country's most expendable commodity is its children and, with few exceptions, Americans appear to be both senseless and blind. By Sheila Samples They're coming after our children -- sweeping them all up -- bullying them at schools, stalking them, offering them big bucks to join the military. And there's no one to stop them. Servile Americans, even those who can still see, feel helpless. When faced with the decision to stand up and speak up, or give up their children, they are bombarded from all sides with strident demands for patriotism so, like their counterparts of empirical Rome, Americans await their fate -- their children's fate -- in silent despair. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8646.htm http://snipurl.com/e8h3 === The Myth of U.S. Cultural, Religious, Political, and Social Superiority The concept of Manifest Destiny describes the 19th century conviction that God intended the continent of North America to be under the control of Christian, European Americans. By Kristina M. Gronquist Although the shameful concept of Manifest Destiny should be confined to history books, it has reared its ugly head, as reflected in our government�s 21st century mission to reshape the Middle East. Of course, the psychology of Manifest Destiny � the projection of Anglo-Saxon supremacy - never really went away, it has always been used to justify America�s expansionist adventures. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8657.htm http://snipurl.com/e8h5 === A Global Pact Against Depleted Uranium During September of 2004 I launched an international campaign to conclude a global pact against depleted uranium (DU) munitions by having every state in the world officially and publicly take the position that the Geneva Protocol of 1925 already includes within itself a flat-out prohibition on the use of DU in wartime, which they have no yet done. So far the United States is the only government in the world that uses DU munitions during wartime. In addition to prohibiting "the use of bacteriological methods of warfare," the 1925 Geneva Protocol also prohibits "the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and of all analogous liquids, materials, or devices." Clearly DU is "analogous" to poison gas.[i] But we need every government in the world to legally and openly take that position. Then the entire world can pressure the United States to remove DU munitions from its arsenal. http://www.rense.com/general64/ddi.htm === Churchill for dummies: Winston S. Churchill is the hero of George W. Bush and the neocons. But, they know very little about the great wartime leader. If they did, they�d be horrified http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8655.htm http://snipurl.com/e8i6 === The emperor is perfectly naked April 24, 2005 - Pentagon whores, you can't from now on keep on lying about your casualties in Iraq and continue to hide to your people the real losses, the Iraqi resistance is inflicting to the US beastly invader army. The world over knows that you are crippled in the land of the Two rivers. The Iraqi resistance hunt down your army rabble, day and night in Iraq. Your poor soldiers are morally devastated. They don't want to be killed and to fight for idol Zion wars. http://www.uruknet.info/?s1=1&p=11274&s2=25 === Proof Blair was told war could be ruled illegal by SIMON WALTERS The Iraq war has erupted as a major Election issue after legal advice warning Tony Blair that the conflict breached international law was sensationally leaked. The Government's refusal to disclose the advice has been one of the most controversial issues since the war ended, but The Mail on Sunday can now reveal for the first time exactly what counsel Mr Blair received. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8658.htm http://snipurl.com/e8h2 === I was tortured says Bay detainee : Omar Deghayes, 35, also alleged Pakistani interrogators holding him on behalf of the US authorities beat and terrorised him http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=110340&Sn=WORL&IssueID=28036 http://snipurl.com/e8hj === Group Says U.S. Sent Up to 150 to Possible Torture Sites: A civil liberties group investigating allegations of prisoner abuse will report today that since the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. agents have secretly transported up to 150 detainees to countries that may practice torture. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8645.htm http://snipurl.com/e8hm === UN investigator who exposed US army abuse forced out of his job: The UN's top human rights investigator in Afghanistan has been forced out under American pressure just days after he presented a report criticising the US military for detaining suspects without trial and holding them in secret prisons. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8648.htm http://snipurl.com/e8ho === Rumsfeld and Abu Ghraib: If this is justice, in President Bush's view of things, it comes awfully close to scapegoating. For the evidence shows that the abuses at Abu Ghraib were not isolated and aberrant acts and that, in fact, the worst perpetrators may not have been those whose faces were captured on camera. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8651.htm http://snipurl.com/e8hq === The Agony of War: War is always about sorrow and the deepest suffering. Nitwits try to dress it up in the finery of half-baked rationalizations, but the reality is always wanton bloodshed, rotting flesh and the lifelong trauma of those who are physically or psychically maimed. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8652.htm http://snipurl.com/e8hr === Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 24 April 2005. - Nine US troops killed in martyrdom bomb attack on US checkpoint Sunday afternoon - Iraqi Resistance blasts US base in Hit sparking fire midday Sunday - Three US troops killed by Resistance landmine in al-Haswah, Sunday morning - Two puppet guard officers, driver killed in ambush east of al-Fallujah - Iraqi puppet general admits 121 Iraqi puppet troops fled from Battle of al-Qa�im - Resistance ambush leaves five US troops dead in Abu Ghurayb - Resistance bombards Saddam International Airport midday Sunday - Iraqi journalists arrested for exercising freedom of speech - Four Americans, 10 Iraqi puppet police reported killed as double car bombing blasts police academy in Tikrit - Badr Brigade agents plotting sectarian assassinations executed by Iraqi Resistance - Resistance shoots down unmanned US spy plane Saturday night - Sunday evening blast kills six US troops in Mosul - AP cameraman, brother taken prisoner by US forces in Mosul hospital released after 24 hours in custody - Resistance pounds US base in Kirkuk early Sunday - Resistance bomb kills three British troops in al-Basrah, Sunday afternoon - Puppet security agencies launch sectarian arrests following suspicious bombing in Abu al-Khasib http://www.iraq-war.ru/article/47691 === Rafidan (Political Committee of the Mujahideen Central Command) The 13th of Rabia 1 1426 H, the 22nd of April 2005 M http://www.albasrah.net/maqalat/english/0405/rafidan7_240405.htm === Robert Fisk: What if the UN had gone into Iraq? : "Duty Unto Death" might suit the Indian battalion in Lebanon, but I doubt if many US troops would adopt this as their regimental motto. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8642.htm http://snipurl.com/e8ht === UK: The Attorney General's advice on the Iraq war: Do the fresh disclosures finally prove that Tony Blair took Britain to war knowing that the conflict could be in breach of international law? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8650.htm http://snipurl.com/e8hz === Rice and Cheney Are Said to Push Iraqi Politicians on Stalemate BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 24 - Worried about a political deadlock in Iraq and a spike in mayhem from an emboldened insurgency, the Bush administration has pressed Iraqi leaders in recent days to end their stalemate over forming a new government, with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Vice President Dick Cheney personally exhorting top Kurdish and Shiite politicians to come together. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/25/international/middleeast/25iraq.html?ex=1115092800&en=2f944b71f9d6b0ee&ei=5070 === A government at bay over Iraq war legality The Iraq war was thrust to the top of the election agenda last night after the Attorney General's advice to the Prime Minister over the legality of the conflict was leaked. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=632773 === Blair lied to take us to war, says Howard as Tory poll gap grows Michael Howard branded Tony Blair a liar yesterday as the party leaders entered the final full week of the general election campaign. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/25/nelec25.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/04/25/ixnewstop.html === Four Car Bombings in Iraq Leave 21 Dead : Two car bombs in a Baghdad market and two more in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Sunday, killing a total of 21 Iraqis and wounding 73 in one of the bloodiest days since Iraq's historic elections. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=36036 http://snipurl.com/e8hc === American killed by bomb in Iraq : The official says the blast hit the soldier's convoy in Baghdad. Military officials say it was one of three bombs today that targeted U-S convoys. http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=3256691 http://snipurl.com/e8hd === Bombs Kill U.S. Sailor, Two Soldiers in Iraq BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb killed a U.S. soldier in Baghdad Sunday, raising to at least three the number of American military personnel killed in Iraq this weekend, the U.S. military said. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8273909 === Eastern Shore Marine Killed Near Fallujah : Pfc. Robert "Bobby" Guy, 26, died after being shot in the head, his mother, Ann Guy, told The (Salisbury) Daily Times. http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/4411350/detail.html http://snipurl.com/e8he === Losing a fighter for war's victims: ARMED ONLY with her humanity, Marla Ruzicka did the impossible. She moved the military without using force, galvanized official Washington without powerful connections, and motivated the press without sensationalism -- just intimate connection to civilians whose deaths she documented and grieved. Her work was a triumph of the heart. http://snipurl.com/e8hs === Iraqi forces desert posts as insurgent attacks are stepped up: On average 20 Iraqis and two coalition soldiers have died every day this month. http://snipurl.com/e8hf === Lest we forget the ultimate price of warfare: We live in a national culture that glamorises soldiers, yet the sight of a military uniform with its obvious connotations of morbidity and violence provokes in me the question: "What sort of person is attracted to the killing professions?" http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8643.htm http://snipurl.com/e8hg === Iraq Govt Delayed Again, Could Come Tuesday: Lawmakers said over the weekend that the Shi'ite alliance was expected to take 17 of a likely 32 ministries, including the interior ministry. The Kurds were expected to receive eight posts and the Sunnis the rest. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8283437 http://snipurl.com/e8hi === UK: Blair's evasions will catch up with him : We've had enough of the prime minister's half-truths on Iraq. Let us see his legal advice in full http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election/comment/0,15803,1469563,00.html http://snipurl.com/e8i0 === UK: Kennedy seeks Iraq war 'justice' : Mr Kennedy said Tony Blair had taken the UK into an illegal war and voters could deliver "justice by the ballot box" at the general election. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4479625.stm http://snipurl.com/e8i2 === Iran poll: Brits want independence from Dubya: 86% of the British public oppose following George Bush into a unilateral attack on Iran even if intelligence reports say it is developing nuclear weapons. http://www.vote4peace.org.uk/archives/2005/04/iran_poll_brits.htm http://snipurl.com/e8hy === Iran gives Lebanon civil war warning: The Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi accused the United States of creating crisis in Lebanon http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=8124 http://snipurl.com/e8hw === One-Time GOP Insider Claims He Has Sept. 11 �Smoking Gun� A former Republican Party insider turned Bush basher thinks he has stumbled across what may be the �smoking gun,� proving the U.S. government�s official story about the WTC attacks is an �unequivocal lie.� http://americanfreepress.net/html/one-time_gop_insider.html === America's Time and Place: The neo-conservative project of an expanding role for the US in world affairs is in trouble. Few countries are enthusiastic about a pre-eminent role for the US and at home scepticism about the government's approach is growing. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8654.htm http://snipurl.com/e8i5 === Afghan Police: Six Killed in Taliban Rebel Raid: Two Afghan policemen and four Taliban guerrillas were killed in a rebel attack on a district headquarters in the southern province of Kandahar, police said Monday. http://snipurl.com/e8i7 === 5 killed in border clashes in Afghanistan: U.S. and Afghan soldiers backed by warplanes and artillery battled suspected insurgents in clashes near the border with Pakistan, and four fighters and one Afghan soldier were killed, the U.S. military said Sunday. http://snipurl.com/e8i8 === New York Times Minimizes Palestinian Deaths: Our statistical analysis of their coverage, showed that there was startling disparity in how deaths were reported, depending on the ethnicity of the victim. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8656.htm http://snipurl.com/e8i9 === Uri Avnery : For Whom the Bells Toll : For years, Israel has enjoyed a nuclear monopoly in the region. My friends and I have warned that this monopoly is temporary, and that we must use the time to achieve peace. The hubris of our leaders has prevented this. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8647.htm http://snipurl.com/e8hx === Israel/Occupied Territories: Israeli Authorities Must Put an Immediate End to Settler Violence : In recent weeks, toxic chemicals have repeatedly been spread on fields located near the villages of Tuwani, Umm Faggara and Kharruba in the southern Hebron region. http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0425-01.htm http://snipurl.com/e8ib === Relatives of Slain Chechen Leader Maskhadov to Sue Russia Over Secret Burial: A senior Russian prosecutor said on Friday that Maskhadov had been buried secretly in line with legislation allowing authorities to refuse to release the bodies of "terrorists" to their family. http://mosnews.com/news/2005/04/25/maskhadovcourt.shtml http://snipurl.com/e8ic === US believes North Korea plans nuclear bomb test: In an emergency communication sent yesterday, Washington warned Beijing that Pyongyang was possibly planning a test nuclear explosion, an unidentified US official told the Journal. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_24-4-2005_pg4_9 http://snipurl.com/e8i3 === U.S. weighs move at UN : The Bush administration, in a standoff with North Korea over nuclear weapons, is debating a plan to seek a UN resolution empowering all nations to intercept shipments into or out of the country that might contain nuclear materials or components, say senior administration officials and diplomats who have been briefed on the proposal. http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/04/25/news/korea.php http://snipurl.com/e8i4 === U.S. takes brakes off nuke arms race : As hard as it might be to believe, the United States is embarked on a path that's bound to trigger yet another nuclear arms race. Yet few in this country seem to be paying attention. http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion//index.php?ntid=37398&ntpid=0 http://snipurl.com/e8iw === Fmr. Haitian Prime Minister Beaten in Prison : Interim Gv't Prepares to Charge Him in Connection with Political Killings http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/25/1342232 http://snipurl.com/e8id === Venezuela to oil firms; accept sovereignty or leave: Chavez, a fierce critic of Washington, has ordered a review of these 1990s oil contracts he says have "robbed" the nation of income he wants to use to finance national development. Venezuela remains a major oil supplier to the United States. http://snipurl.com/e8ie === Americans Detained for Taking Pictures of Venezuelan Military Facility, Refinery: President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that a woman linked to the U.S. military had been arrested while photographing a military installation, signs that the Washington may be plotting an invasion of his country. http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB805LTX7E.html === U.S. military tried to turn Venezuelan trainees against government: Chavez : President Hugo Chavez says a longstanding military exchange program with the United States was cancelled because U.S. officers in Venezuela were attempting to turn the soldiers they were training against his government. http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=world_home&articleID=1909631 http://snipurl.com/e8if === Will people power have a chance in Colombia? : While many of the messages of solidarity and support that have come from organizations and individuals of conscience in Colombia and throughout the world describe the urgent humanitarian situation, with over 1800 people displaced, dozens of houses destroyed, dozens injured and several killed, it is very important that the words and message of the communities themselves not be lost. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8653.htm http://snipurl.com/e8ig === Toxic rain kills more than the coca : The so-called �war on coca� in Colombia, backed by the United States, is destroying jungles and forests, and threatening the health of half a million peasants and indigenous peoples http://www.unesco.org/courier/2001_05/uk/planet.htm http://snipurl.com/e8ih === More than 1 million rally to support Mexico City's mayor: Mexico City police estimated that 1.2 million protesters joined the so-called "March of Silence," which would make the protest the largest march for democracy in Mexican history. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/krwashbureau/_bc_mexico_mayor_wa http://snipurl.com/e8ii === World armed groups 'abduct girls' : A Save The Children report found more than 120,000 girls and young women have been abducted and pushed into conflict. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4478913.stm http://snipurl.com/e8ij === Armenians remember Turkish killings 90 years ago: Hundreds of thousands of people clutching tulips, carnations and daffodils climbed a hill in Armenia's capital on Sunday to lay wreaths and remember the 1.5 million they say were killed 90 years ago in Ottoman Turkey. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24615652.htm http://snipurl.com/e8ik === Secret Service records raise new questions about discredited conservative reporter In what is unlikely to stem the controversy surrounding disgraced White House correspondent James Guckert, the Secret Service has furnished logs of the writer�s access to the White House after requests by two Democratic congressmembers. http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/secret_service_gannon_424.htm http://snipurl.com/e7wv === Police on weapon company payrolls: Hundreds of police officers nationwide also are on payrolls of companies that supply weapons, riot gear and other equipment to the officers' departments, creating possible conflicts of interest. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-04-24-tasers-police_x.htm http://snipurl.com/e8ip === -muslim voice- ___________________________________ BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW -- No virus found in this outgoing message. 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