bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiem In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
=== News Update === Rev. Sookhdeo blames Islam! In aid of Israel? Anyone reading this week's lead article in The Spectator entitled 'The Myth of Moderate Islam' (30 July 2005) is likely to conclude that Muslims are about to dominate the world through violence and will soon take over or destroy Britain. http://www.occri.org.uk/Articles/sookhdeo300705.htm === The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation and the Anatomy of Terrorism. Beyond Downing Street Town Hall Meeting This presentation by eminent researcher Ahmed was recorded at the American University during the Washington, D.C. Emergency Truth Convergence Saturday, July 23 Real Video. Click here to watch http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9626.htm http://snipurl.com/gmkz === David Ray Griffin : 9/11 and the Mainstream Press : You might assume that the 9/11 Commission would have played the role of an impartial jury, simply evaluating the evidence for the competing conspiracy theories and deciding which one was more strongly supported. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9617.htm http://snipurl.com/gmlz === Flawed Assumptions: 9/11 in Historical Perspective: Deep Politics: Drugs, Oil, Covert Operations and Terrorism. A briefing for Congressional staff http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9619.htm http://snipurl.com/gmm0 === Subcontractor who got rich in wake of 9/11 investigated Posted Jul 31, 2005 08:03 AM PST - Category: POLITICS/CORRUPTION http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3288796 === More evidence emerges that Rumsfeld's Pentagon is "running" Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organizations. Posted Jul 31, 2005 09:26 AM PST - Category: COVER-UP/DECEPTIONS http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_international&Number=293836717#Post293836717 === Lawrence of Arabia on insurgency 'Rebellions can be made by 2 percent active in striking force and 98 percent passively sympathetic.' Posted Jul 31, 2005 09:10 AM PST - Category: WAR/DRAFT http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2005/07/lawrence-of-arabia-on-insurgency.html === Terror attacks are response to military actions Terrorism is actually a response to military interventions perpetrated by western governments. In the official, mainstream view of terrorism the view trumpeted by western governments, think tanks and media commentators terrorists are freedom-loathing zealots with an irrational hatred of our western lifestyle and culture. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9623.htm http://snipurl.com/gml2 === Not a Matter of Religious Belief The aggressors present their aggression and violence as noble. "Righteous murderers may claim they're spreading democracy and defending human rights, but clearer heads and common sense can distinguish faith based motivation of fanatics, who have killed 128,000 people so far because God told their commander in chief to go to war from those who stand up to their tyranny and injustice irrespective of their religious belief." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9613.htm http://snipurl.com/gml5 === Morality, Terrorism and the Laws of Motion "Each man's death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind." Civilian fatalities in Muslim cities must be tolerated, we are told, because no war is clean in killing. But terrorists are different. They have no other intention but to terrorize our civilians and cities. Hence we are good and they are evil, the logic goes, because they have no moral claim to violence as we do. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9612.htm http://snipurl.com/gm1a === Roberts' radicalism needs media scrutiny: Roberts argued to the Supreme Court that Roe vs. Wade should be "overruled." He won a case blocking doctors in many cases from even discussing reproductive options with their patients. He has ruled in favor of sweeping powers for the president in this state of perpetual war -- with frightening implications for our civil liberties. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9621.htm http://snipurl.com/gmm1 === Israeli terror is worse: Former Education Minister Shulamit Aloni blasts megalomaniac Prime Minister Sharon in interview with Arab-Israeli newspaper, says he should face justice. Aloni also charges Israel a racist state that commits war crimes http://snipurl.com/gmlu === The Moment of Truth "While we are busy with one struggle, it is difficult for us to devote any attention to the next one and prepare for it. But we must do that. The Moment of Truth is approaching rapidly - and in five short weeks it will be here." http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/17274 === Facade democracy in America "Americans like to see themselves as the models and champions of democracy in the world. Every four years the US presidential elections are hailed as proving the strength, vibrancy and success of democracy in America, although the image was somewhat tarnished by the fiasco of the elections in 2000, won by Al Gore but hijacked by George W. Bush with the help of the Supreme Court. Nonetheless, the Americans' self-image remains undented, as does their determination according to American propagandists to maintain the promotion of democracy as the underlying objective of US foreign policy. " http://www.muslimedia.com/archives/editorial04/editor179b.htm === Officials Routinely Rewarded for Lying and Punished for Telling the Truth The federal government suffers from a severe disinformation syndrome in which agency specialists are pressured to alter reports by managers who are promoted for breaking the law, according to congressional testimony delivered today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). As a consequence, scientific and technical papers, particularly within environmental agencies, are routinely censored, altered or manipulated for political purposes. http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=554 === Carter: Guantanamo's an embarrassment, war unjust: I thought then, and I think now, that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and unjust. And I think the premises on which it was launched were false. http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2903077 http://snipurl.com/gmlm === The Roots of Prisoner Abuse This week, the White House blocked a Senate vote on a measure sponsored by a half-dozen Republicans, including Senator John McCain, that would prohibit cruel, degrading or inhumane treatment of prisoners. Besides being outrageous on its face, that action served as a reminder of how the Bush administration ducks for cover behind the men and women in uniform when challenged on military policy, but ignores their advice when it seems inconvenient. http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/30/opinion/30sat1.html&OP=2b6bcc5bQ2FQ23yQ3CRQ236Q5DQ3AQ7DBQ5DQ5DQ3BQ5CQ23Q5ChhfQ23hQ2BQ23Q2FhQ23Q5Dzg.gQ5D.Q23Q2FhQ7DkQ3B(KQ51Q3BQ60j === Exclusive: Secret MemoSend to Be Tortured This memo appears to be the first that directly questions the legal premises of the Bush administration policy of "extraordinary rendition"a secret program under which terror suspects are transferred to foreign countries that have been widely criticized for practicing torture. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9620.htm http://snipurl.com/gml1 === Operation: Enduring Presence: The issue of permanent bases cuts to the heart of not only how long we intend to stay in Iraq, but why we got there in the first place. http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/23755/ === Cheney's boundless Iraq profiteering: Things are going well in Iraq for the invaders. Well, at least for some people, such as US Vice-President Richard Cheney. He is receiving more than $US1 million ($A1.3 million) a year from Halliburton, the company of which he was CEO from 1995 to 2000, in "deferred remuneration" while he is VP. He is worth every penny. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9614.htm http://snipurl.com/gmln === 5,000 US Troops Have Gone AWOL: Getting Out of Iraq...One Way or Another http://www.counterpunch.com/patrick07302005.html http://snipurl.com/gmlo === David Antoon : The Reality Of War: When the Bush twins are drafted, along with the children of Senators, Congressmen, corporate "fat cats", neocons, and the "media cheerleaders" for this war, perhaps then, and only then, will the cost of war be borne by all. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9616.htm http://snipurl.com/gmlp === In case you missed it: The Silence of the Blonds : How did Tony Blair, George Bush and Malcolm Fraser of Australia not understand the primeval wickedness they had let loose in Iraq? The answer was simple. http://www.blackcommentator.com/125/125_blonds.html http://snipurl.com/gmls === In case you missed it: Iraq's Child Prisoners : A Sunday Herald investigation has discovered that coalition forces are holding more than 100 children in jails such as Abu Ghraib. Witnesses claim that the detainees some as young as 10 are also being subjected to rape and torture http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9627.htm http://snipurl.com/gmlt === Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 30 July 2005 - Roadside bomb blasts US patrol in as-Saqlawiyah area Saturday afternoon - Resistance martyrdom car bomber blasts US column near Hit Saturday morning - Resistance bombards US as-Saqr base near al-Habbaniyah Saturday morning - Resistance bomb blasts US armored column early Saturday, al Qa'im - Resistance shoots down US helicopter near Jordanian border early Saturday - Religious leaders order parents, guardians not to let children out unsupervised for fear of American molestation or abuse as human shields - Midday Resistance rocket barrage destroys official guest house in green zone. - Resistance bomb blasts US tank outside Tall Afar midday Saturday - Resistance bombards Italian occupation base in an-Nasiriyah Saturday afternoon - British soldier reported killed in Resistance bombing of British patrol Saturday morning - Two mercenaries killed in Resistance bomb attack in al-Basrah Saturday morning http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2005/0705/iraqiresistancereport_300705.htm === 11 killed as US Marines use tanks, aircraft to battle anti-occupation forces in western Iraq : The military says U-S Marines killed eleven insurgents using tanks and aircraft today in western Iraq after the Americans came under attack from a village schoolhouse. http://snipurl.com/gml8 === Five GIs killed by roadside bombs in Iraq: Five U.S. soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday. http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/12270353.htm http://snipurl.com/gmla === TWO MARINES KILLED IN CYKLA CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Two Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed in action July 28 when their unit came under attack by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20050723.txt === One Task Force Liberty Soldier killed, five wounded by IED TIKRIT, Iraq One Task Force Liberty Soldier was killed and five were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near a combat patrol at about 11:00 a.m. July 27 in Salah Ad Din Province. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/Releases/July/050727b.htm === British security workers killed in fresh Iraq violence Two Britons working for a private security firm were killed yesterday when a roadside bomb blew up beside a British consulate convoy in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. http://www.sundayherald.com/51055 === Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Contractors In Iraq Two British contractors guarding a consulate convoy were killed Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Iraq, and assailants in military garb tried to assassinate a prominent Sunni Arab leader. http://www.wral.com/apworldnews/4789910/detail.html === Guard killed in Chalabi convoy attack: An attempt has been made on the life of Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EB522849-8D7C-4EEB-BE17-C7DF2AFD3CA4.htm http://snipurl.com/gmld === Iraq Constitution Framers Seek Extension : The committee writing the new Iraqi constitution decided Sunday to ask parliament for a 30-day extension to finish the draft, members said. The decision marks a setback to U.S. efforts to maintain political momentum to combat the insurgency. http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5179542,00.html http://snipurl.com/gmle === Iraqi officials consider rationing fuel: Iraq may have the world's second-largest oil reserves, but top government officials are looking into creating a coupon programme to ration fuel for winter. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5B2BBB82-FB81-429E-A6F4-CB8B89FBF9CD.htm http://snipurl.com/gmlf === Finger points to British intelligence as al-Qaeda websites are wiped out : Over the past fortnight Israeli intelligence agents have noticed something distinctly odd happening on the internet. One by one, Al-Qaedas affiliated websites have vanished until only a handful remain http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9625.htm http://snipurl.com/gmlj === Gwynne Dyer: A few obscenities for Blair and company to chew on: Let's talk dirty. The 9/11 suicide hijackers all Arabs attacked the U.S. instead of Brazil or Japan because the U.S. government has been neck-deep in the politics of the Arab world for a generation, whereas the Brazilian and Japanese governments haven't. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9624.htm http://snipurl.com/gmlk === Australia deploys Black Hawks against terror threats: Australia is deploying a squadron of Black Hawk helicopters to Sydney to strengthen the citys defences against terrorist attack. Howard has acknowledged that Australia could be a terrorist target, but rejects charges by critics that his deployment of some 900 troops to Iraq alongside US and British forces has increased the risk. http://snipurl.com/gmll === FORTY YEARS OF CONFLICT WITH ISRAEL (1965-2005) Nothing can demonstrate the drastic change in the Arab-Israeli conflict over the last 40 years better than the comparison of the political discourse at the Casablanca summit held September 1965 only two months after the publishing of the first issue of Al-Siyassa Al-Dawliya and that of the last Arab summit, held in Algeria in March 2005. http://www.siyassa.org.eg/ESiyassa/ahram/2005/7/1/REPO3.HTM === The Knesset approves law to restrict family reunification between Israelis and Palestinians This is a racist law, which forbids Israeli citizens or residents married to people from the West Bank or Gaza, from living with their spouse inside Israel, or in East Jerusalem. From now on, only Palestinian men over the age of 35 and Palestinian women over the age of 25 will be able to request family reunification. http://www.btselem.org/English/Special/20050728_Racism_Law.asp === Israel Threatens Massive Ground Operation: Israel would launch a massive ground operation if Palestinian militants fire on Israeli soldiers and settlers during next month's Gaza pullout, the deputy defense minister said Sunday. http://snipurl.com/gmlv === Israeli Spy Affair: FBI seeks to probe senior Israeli diplomat in Pentagon spy case : The American request was discussed a few weeks ago at an interministerial meeting in Jerusalem. The consensus was that neither Gilon nor other officials should be allowed to undergo investigation by the FBI http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/605551.html http://snipurl.com/gmlw === The birth of the Shi'ite Empire "Ledeen may say he wants the US to attack Iran, but when you are as corrupt as Michael Ledeen, words are meaningless. Watch what the neocons do; don't put too much faith in what they say. And keep in mind that when Ledeen was on Reagan's National Security Council his major responsibility was to supply US arms to Iran through Israel. http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2005/07/birth-of-shiite-empire.html === -muslim voice- ___________________________________ BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 28/07/2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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