bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiem In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
=== News Update === US caused more deaths in Iraq than Saddam, says anti-war tribunal The World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI), a grouping of NGOs, intellectuals and writers opposed to the war in Iraq, on Friday accused the United States of causing more deaths in Iraq than ousted president Saddam Hussein. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/154590/1/.html === The Most Cowardly War in History Istanbul, Turkey - This is the culminating session of the World Tribunal on Iraq. It is of particular significance that it is being held here in Turkey where the United States used Turkish air bases to launch numerous bombing missions to degrade Iraqs defenses before the March 2003 invasion and has sought and continues to seek political support from the Turkish government, which it regards as an ally. All this was done in the face of enormous popular opposition by the Turkish people. As a spokesperson for the jury of conscience, it would make me uneasy if I did not mention that the government of India is also, like the government of Turkey, positioning itself as a ally of the United States in its economic policies and the so-called War on Terror. http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/062505Y.shtml === More proof that Bush and his neocon masters hate democracy MMN Note: Unless the leader is some US installed puppet, like in Iraq or Afghanistan, Bush and the Neocons will never accept the wishes of the people in a free and fair vote. Read Rashid Khalidi's excellent book "Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East," and you will see how rthe US has time and again fought against grassroots democracy movements all over the world, and especially in the Middle East. WASHINGTON, June 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States has voiced skepticism about newly-elected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after his landslide victory in Friday's Iranian presidential run-off. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/25/content_3135595.htm === Bush administration officials join ranks of tyranny This is how fascism comes. It comes through creating legal nonpersons of citizens and noncitizens alike. It comes through violating human rights standards, sanitizing torture, and condoning murder. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9272.htm === World Tribunal for Iraq, Culminating Session Testimony Thank you very much for inviting me to the Culminating Session of the World Tribunal on Iraq. I first went to Iraq in November of 2003 as an American citizen both frustrated and horrified by what my unelected government was doing. I went to report on the situation because I was deeply troubled by the "journalism" being provided by the corporate media. At the time, as a frustrated mountain climber from Alaska working as a journalist in Iraq, I never would have believed I would be providing testimony to the World Tribunal on Iraq. I want to thank the organizers for this opportunity. I am honored to be here in solidarity with the Iraqi people. http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/newscommentary/000257.php#more === Dom Stasi : Good night America, how are you?" No doubt like yourself, I love this country. I love her with all my heart and soul and mind and sinew. So. I for one will not stand idly by and watch it all brought to its knees in the gutless coup our current "leadership" and their treasonous puppeteers are attempting. Will you? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9271.htm === Public isn't buying Bush's 'fake reality show' Such is the overload of faked reality for Americans at this point that it will be far more difficult for the Bush administration than it was for FDR to persuade the nation of an imminent threat without appearing to cry wolf. Nor can it easily get the country to believe that success in Iraq is just around the corner. Too many still remember that marvelous aircraft-carrier spectacle marking the end of "major combat operations" in Iraq -- a fake reality show adapted, no less, from a Tom Cruise classic, "Top Gun." Some 25 months and 1,700 American deaths later, nothing short of a collaboration by Orson Welles and Steven Spielberg could make this war fly in America now. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/229956_focus26.html === Other Nations Uncivilized, Says Cheney ``There isn't any other nation in the world that would treat people who were determined to kill Americans the way we're treating these people.'' http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5096907,00.html === America's neo-conservative world supremacists will fail Current US megalomania is rooted in the Puritan colonists' certainties http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9270.htm === In case you missed it: Noam Chomsky: Propaganda and War: Iraq and Beyond: Audio lecture http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9274.htm === America turns on Bush over Iraq Three in five want troops out as President vows to stay http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=649440 === Bush Vows He's 'Not Giving Up' in Iraq President Bush promised the Iraqi prime minister on Friday that he was "not giving up on the mission" in Iraq despite rising pressure from Congress and the public to describe a strategy for gradual American withdrawal. And he shrugged off suggestions that the military and members of his administration fundamentally disagree on the strength of the insurgency. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/25/politics/25prexy.html?ex=1120363200&en=af7be81cfe43fe71&ei=5070&emc=eta1 === Iraq: The carve-up begins As the costs of the Iraq occupation spiral, British and American oil companies meet in secret next week to carve up the country's oil reserves for themselves. Tom Burgis reports http://www.thelondonline.co.uk/theline/article.php?articleID=437 === Iraq insurgents snatch victory from defeat Massive police station assault alarms locals despite retreat Dawn had yet to break and Baghdad's biggest police station, like the rest of the city, was quiet. About 80 officers dozed inside the fortress, leaving just a few sentries guarding the walls, razor wire and concrete barriers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1513540,00.html?gusrc=rss === Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Friday, 24 June 2005 : - Resistance pounds US troop concentrations near al-Qa'im Friday morning - Resistance shoots down unmanned spy plane over Iraq-Saudi border - American military spokesman: third battle of al-Fallujah likely - Car bomb blasts US troops in al-Fallujah Thursday night, killing six US Marines - Eight US troops reported killed in Friday morning martyrdom bombing in Abu Ghurayb - Resistance ambushes US supply convoy east of Samarra' midday Friday; 19 US troops reported killed - al Tarimiyah, Resistance bomb leaves two US troops dead Friday afternoon - Resistance blasts US base north of al-Mahmudiyah Friday afternoon - US forces surround Sunni mosque, prevent worshippers from attending Friday prayers, Ba'qubah - Resistance bomb kills seven US troops snooping on mosque in Mosul - Resistance bombards base of Japanese occupation troops in as-Samawah Friday afternoon http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2005/0605/iraqiresistancereport_240605.htm === Bloodiest day for U.S. women, Marines killed in Falluja attack WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A suicide bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in Falluja marked the bloodiest day for U.S. female troops serving in Iraq. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/24/iraq.main/index.html === Eight policemen, five Shiite poultry vendors killed in Iraq The bodies of eight Iraqi policemen and five Shiite poultry vendors were found in two separate areas near the capital, said security sources and relatives. http://p246.news.mud.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050625/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrest_050625114904;_ylt=A0SOwmeQRr1C93IACgRX6GMA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl === Iraqi Reporter Shot Dead By U.S. Troops An Iraqi reporter working for an American news organization was shot and killed in Baghdad by U.S. troops after he apparently did not respond to a shouted signal from a military convoy, witnesses said. http://p243.news.mud.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050624/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_050624174253;_ylt=A0SOwmROjLxCtUsBOgNX6GMA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl === Iraqis Fear Era of Relentless Chaos, Cruelty The mood darkens among residents as a wave of bombings swells the death toll. The new violence quiets talk of success against rebels. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9273.htm === Iraq Shi'ite leader wants insurgents wiped out One of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, ruled out any dialogue on Friday with insurgents who, he said, had declared all out war on his community and "must be terminated". http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAC454670.htm === Republicans join critics of war in Iraq In a worrying sign for the White House, which has tended to paint war critics as unpatriotic, Republican senators appear less reluctant to raise concerns about the way the administration is running the campaign in Iraq. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d1b746e8-e43c-11d9-a754-00000e2511c8.html === Italy charges CIA agents in abduction case In rare act by ally, officials seek arrests of U.S. agents in kidnapping of imam who allegedly was tortured in Egypt http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9276.htm === The answer is no Palestinian expectations were low before the meeting between Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas -- they are now non-existent http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/748/re2.htm === Anglican group pressures firms backing Israeli occupation A leading body for Anglican Christians urged churches on Friday to put pressure on firms that support Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/592027.html === Palestinians keep dream of return alive "It was so real. After 57 years in exile, I was finally returning home." http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D45F508B-11C2-4A7E-B18E-180FDC7D769B.htm === Israeli / AIPAC Spy Affair Something is bothering the FBI : It is a mistake to think the FBI has concluded its investigations after indictments were served against Pentagon employee Lawrence Franklin for leaking classified security material to people close to Israel. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/591644.html === -muslim voice- ___________________________________ BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 24/06/2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. 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