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Ensuring Permanence -- The Bush Administration Is Negotiating a Long-Term Iraq Occupation
Post Date: 2008-03-29 23:55:39 by richard9151
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03/26/2008 | 2 Comments This week the United States suffered its 4,000th military death in Iraq. That number will surely increase, as violence is now exploding across the country. Iraqi forces are clashing with the powerful Shiite militia of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. As if to offer denial in the face of disaster -- and commit the U.S. to losing many more soldiers and Marines -- the Bush administration has begun negotiations with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to keep U.S. troops in Iraq for years, even decades, after President George W. Bush leaves office. The negotiation, set to conclude this summer, will establish the basis for a long-term U.S. occupation of Iraq. According ...
Iraqi copter shot down by gunmen in Basra
Post Date: 2008-03-29 23:23:00 by richard9151
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Basra, Mar 29, (VOI)- An Iraqi copter was shot down by Gunmen’s fire late on Friday in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, eyewitnesses said. “An Iraqi copter went down last night when Mahdi army gunmen fired at it near the Military Hospital in northern Basra,” an eyewitness told Asawt al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI). Another eyewitness said that the copter was shot down in an area witnessing “fierce battles” between security forces and Mahdi army militia. So far the was no word available from Iraqi military on the incident. From last Monday, Basra, 590 km south of Baghdad, has been a scene of fight between Iraqi security forces and fighters from the Shiite cleric ...
Murdering Iranians
Post Date: 2008-03-29 23:12:14 by richard9151
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29/03/08 "Lew Rockwell" -- - Terrible rumors from Russia continue to swirl around the Middle East that the Cheney-Bush junta has decided to bomb Iran on April 4th or 6th, targeting not only nuclear-power research facilities but ships, planes, antiaircraft installations, and the Iranian pentagon. Apparently the nuclear-power reactor being built by Russian companies will be spared, but not much else. Will it happen? Certainly the neocon hate network is working overtime to make it so. Bush fired the anti-neocon Admiral Fallon. One thing we know for sure: it will be the typical Bush administration snafu, with horrific consequences for the region and the world, not to speak of the ...
Russian Intelligence Sees U.S. Military Buildup on Iran Border
Post Date: 2008-03-29 23:10:02 by richard9151
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29/03/08 -- - MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran's borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday. "The latest military intelligence data point to heightened U.S. military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran," the official said, adding that the Pentagon has probably not yet made a final decision as to when an attack will be launched. He said the Pentagon is looking for a way to deliver a strike against Iran "that would enable the Americans to bring the country to its knees at minimal cost." He also said the U.S. Naval presence in ...
Five Things You Need to Know To Understand The Latest Violence in Iraq
Post Date: 2008-03-29 23:06:03 by richard9151
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29/03/08 "AlterNet" -- - Heavy fighting has spread across Shia-dominated enclaves in Iraq over the past two days. The U.S.-backed regime of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered 50,000 Iraqi troops to "crack down" -- with coalition air support -- on Shiite militias in the oil-rich and strategically important city of Basra, U.S. forces have surrounded Baghdad's Sadr City and fighting has been reported in the southern cities of Kut, Diwaniya, Karbala and Hilla. Basra's main bridge and an oil pipeline connecting it to Amara were destroyed Wednesday. Six cities are under curfew, and acts of civil disobedience have shut down dozens of neighborhoods across the ...
US death toll in Iraq is ‘mostly white and poor’ [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-03-29 21:21:17 by X-15
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The 4000 US soldiers killed in Iraq in the past five years were predominantly white and more than one in three came from poor southern states, according to a casualty analysis carried out by The Herald. Almost one in 10 of the dead were officers, with a heavy toll of captains and lieutenants leading their men from the front. Overall, 97% of them died after the official end of hostilities in May 2003. The fatalities included one Briton from Bedford and a Canadian, both of whom had joined the US Army to see action. There were also 40 native American tribesmen and 44 Pacific islanders. The 36% of southern boys came from small towns such as Bauxite, Arkansas. There were also losses from ...
'Standing up' Iraq army looks open-ended
Post Date: 2008-03-29 16:06:06 by richard9151
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1 hour, 3 minutes ago Iraq's new army is "developing steadily," with "strong Iraqi leaders out front," the chief U.S. trainer assured the American people. That was three-plus years ago, the U.S. Army general was David H. Petraeus, and some of those Iraqi officials at the time were busy embezzling more than $1 billion allotted for the new army's weapons, according to investigators. The 2004-05 Defense Ministry scandal was just one in an unending series of setbacks in the five-year struggle to "stand up" an Iraqi military and allow hard-pressed U.S. forces to "stand down" from Iraq. The latest discouraging episode was unfolding this weekend ...
Bring Your Daughters To War Day
Post Date: 2008-03-29 12:56:18 by Horse
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Poster Comment:The Onion does it right with Bring Your Daughter To War Day. This video is only a little over one minute long.
Bush: Iraq violence a defining moment
Post Date: 2008-03-28 22:25:46 by richard9151
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37 minutes ago WASHINGTON - President Bush declared on Friday that Iraq stands at a defining moment as it struggles to put down heavily armed Shiite militias in new flare-ups of violence that threaten to undercut security gains and sway his decision about U.S. troop drawdowns. In Baghdad, Shiite extremists lobbed rockets and mortars against the U.S.-protected Green Zone, which has come under steady barrages this week. The U.S. sent a Hellfire missile into a Shiite stronghold in the city. And in the south, fighting escalated in Basra where the mettle of Iraqi security forces is being sorely tested. "Any government that presumes to represent the majority of people must confront ...
Bush: Iraq Violence A Necessary Part Of Development
Post Date: 2008-03-28 18:53:18 by aristeides
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Bush: Iraq Violence A Necessary Part Of Development TERENCE HUNT | March 28, 2008 05:21 PM EST WASHINGTON — President Bush declared on Friday that Iraq stands at a defining moment as it struggles to put down heavily armed Shiite militias in new flare-ups of violence that threaten to undercut security gains and sway his decision about U.S. troop drawdowns. In Baghdad, Shiite extremists lobbed rockets and mortars against the U.S.-protected Green Zone, which has come under steady barrages this week. The U.S. sent a Hellfire missile into a Shiite stronghold in the city. And in the south, fighting escalated in Basra where the mettle of Iraqi security forces is being sorely tested. ...
The Basra fight for Shia supremacy (FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL)
Post Date: 2008-03-28 16:18:38 by aristeides
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The Basra fight for Shia supremacy The US -- and maybe Britain -- risks joining the civil war Published: March 27 2008 19:54 | Last updated: March 27 2008 19:54 The battle in southern Iraq between government forces and Basra militiamen not only demonstrates how fragile are the security gains of the US troops “surge” of the past year. It could be the prelude to a deadly new phase in Iraq’s multi-cornered civil war, sucking American (and residual British) forces into the struggle for power within the majority Shia community. Ostensibly, the Iraqi national army offensive is to regain control of Basra, the gateway to the Gulf for Iraq’s oil industry, which fell into ...
Pipeline attack sparks oil price rise (MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?)
Post Date: 2008-03-28 16:09:19 by aristeides
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Pipeline attack sparks oil price rise By Javier Blas in London Published: March 28 2008 02:00 | Last updated: March 28 2008 02:00 Crude oil prices surged to nearly $108 a barrel yesterday after saboteurs attacked an export pipeline in Iraq, sharply reducing exports from the south of the country, writes Javier Blas in London . The resulting blaze was quickly extinguished and officials said efforts were under way to get shipments back to normal from Iraq's second city, Basra. The sabotage of one of the two export pipelines in the south is expected to halt for several days about a third of the country's 1.6m barrels a day of crude oil exports. The attack came as battles continued ...
BODY OF WAR Trailer
Post Date: 2008-03-28 12:47:05 by Horse
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Poster Comment:This is a trailer for an award winning documentary on the Iraq war and what it has done to our soldiers. The trailer seems to focus on one soldier who is a paraplegic.
Britain admits its troops abused Iraqi prisoners
Post Date: 2008-03-28 11:44:57 by robin
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Defense Ministry is to admit that its troops tortured and breached the human rights of nine Iraqi men they detained in southern Iraq in 2003, opening the way to potentially large compensation claims. The decision follows years of legal wrangling in which the family of Baha Musa, an Iraqi hotel worker who was beaten and died in British custody, and eight other Iraqis who survived the beatings, have sought justice. The ministry, which will make the admission in the High Court on Friday, said on Thursday it was doing so to try to smooth the process of paying compensation to Musa's family and the eight other Iraqis and end lengthy court proceedings. The ...
Iraq Is Falling Apart
Post Date: 2008-03-28 11:22:56 by robin
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Iraq Is Falling Apart By: Nicole Belle on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 6:34 AM - PDT And with all of King George’s horses and all of King George’s men, I don’t think we can put it back together again. I am so sick of hearing how the surge is working because a small discreet part of Baghdad is overmanned militarily. One word: Basra. The Iraqi bloggers of Gorilla Guides are eyewitness to the devastation: Parts of Basra were relatively quiet in the morning following the withdrawal of some fighters to the outskirts of the city however much of the city is seeing intensifying armed clashes. Eyewitness reports say that groups of Mahdi Army withdrew to the outskirts of ...
In Iraq, Was I a Torturer?
Post Date: 2008-03-27 23:00:57 by richard9151
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27/03/08 "Mother Jones." -- - The prisons in Iraq stink. Ask any guard or interrogator and they'll tell you it's a smell they'll never forget: sweat, fear and rot. On the base where Ben Allbright served from May to September 2003, a small outfit named Tiger in western Iraq, water was especially scarce; Ben would rig a hose to a water bottle in a feeble attempt to shower. He and the other Army reservists tried mopping the floors, but the cheap solvents only added a chemical note to the stench. During the day, when the temperature was in the triple digits, the smell fermented. It got even hotter in the Conex container, the kind you see on top of 18-wheelers, where Ben ...
Jericho off the air! Stupid CBS
Post Date: 2008-03-27 21:06:16 by echo5sierra
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Who watched Jericho here? CBS is stupid for taking it off the air. I love that show! Sci Fi network needs to pick it up. They would get millions of viewers flocking to their network. They are running reruns now, maybe there is a chance! DON'T TREAD ON ME
Iraq imposes curfew in Baghdad amid clashes
Post Date: 2008-03-27 19:20:49 by aristeides
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Iraq imposes curfew in Baghdad amid clashes www.chinaview.cn 2008-03-28 04:48:34 BAGHDAD, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew on Thursday in Baghdad as clashes between Shiite militiamenand security forces show no sign of winding down. The Iraqi state TV said the curfew will be in effect from 11:00p.m. (2000 GMT) to 5:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Sunday. The same rule has been implemented in six of the southern provinces, including Basra, according to Iraqi media. Mortar and rocket fires, allegedly from Sadr City in east of Baghdad, continued to hit some areas in the capital city in the day, including the Green Zone which hosts Iraqi government facilities and the U.S. ...
Bush Asserts Progress in Iraq
Post Date: 2008-03-27 19:13:03 by aristeides
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Bush Asserts Progress in Iraq Speaks at the National Museum of the United States Air Forces in Dayton, Ohio CQ Transcripts Wire Thursday, March 27, 2008; 12:16 PM PRESIDENT BUSH: I am really pleased to be back to Wright-Pat. And it's great to be on the inside of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, which is a fabulous place. I hope our fellow citizens come and see it. It is a great tribute to the airmen who have flown the missions and secured the skies and defended America's freedom. I want to thank the folks who maintain this shrine. I thank you for giving me a place to park Air Force One. (LAUGHTER) And I appreciate the hospitality of the people who serve ...
McCain on Iraq War: 'We're Succeeding. I Don't Care What Anybody Says.'
Post Date: 2008-03-27 19:03:33 by aristeides
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McCain on Iraq War: 'We're Succeeding. I Don't Care What Anybody Says.' 03/25/2008 07:17 PM After his eighth visit to Iraq, Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, said that he wouldn't change course on the war in Iraq even as the U.S. military death toll reached 4,000 and the war enters its sixth year. McCain referred to a recent audiotape of Osama bin Laden in which the terrorist leader urged his followers to fight the U.S. in Iraq (SN reported). "For the first time, I have seen Osama bin Laden and General Petraeus in agreement," he said. "And my Democrat opponents who want to pull out of Iraq refuse to understand what's being said ...
Iraqi government spokesman abducted amid Baghdad violence
Post Date: 2008-03-27 14:25:58 by aristeides
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Iraqi government spokesman abducted amid Baghdad violence The bold mid-afternoon kidnapping of Tahseen Sheikhly is a sign of the unrest spreading since Iraqi security forces started clamping down on Shiite militiamen in Basra. By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 9:26 AM PDT, March 27, 2008 BAGHDAD -- Rockets and mortars rained down on Baghdad today, and a high-ranking Iraqi government spokesman was abducted from his home, as violence continued in the wake of a crackdown on Shiite Muslim militiamen. Scores of people have died since the fighting erupted early Tuesday, including at least 51 in the southern oil port city of Basra, where the Iraqi offensive began. At least 15 ...
Bush scolds Congress about Iraq
Post Date: 2008-03-27 14:07:33 by richard9151
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1 hour, 17 minutes ago DAYTON, Ohio - President Bush on Thursday defended the slow pace of progress in Iraq, asserting "it is not foot-dragging" as Iraqi politicians try to reach agreement on political, security and economic goals. Bush derided calls from Congress for troop withdrawals or deadlines so that the military could focus more on the anti-terror battle elsewhere. "This argument makes no sense," he said. Bush offered his assessment of the war in a speech before a military audience of more than 1,000 people at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton. Within weeks, Bush is expected to endorse the recommendations of Gen. David Petraeus, the ...
Putting war things in perspective...
Post Date: 2008-03-27 13:47:51 by PSUSA
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4000 american dead (supposedly) Assuming average height of 5"10", or 70" You could line them up head to toe for 4.42 miles 500,000 dead Iraqis (due to sanctions, not war) Assuming average height of 4' (most of the dead were kids) Line them up head to toe for 378.78 miles. 655,000 dead Iraqis, assuming an average height of 5' Head to toe, 621 miles. Click for Full Text!
Poster Comment:And we hate and criticize Hitler for genocide... Just a little something I figured out, and posted on my home page. It gives a little meaning to these numbers people keep throwing around. Links to verify numbers located at link
Poisonous Legacy (DU)
Post Date: 2008-03-27 11:27:33 by robin
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Poster Comment:Thanks for the link wudidiz.
Military tells Bush of troop strains
Post Date: 2008-03-27 00:43:03 by richard9151
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1 hour, 24 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Behind the Pentagon's closed doors, U.S. military leaders told President Bush Wednesday they are worried about the Iraq war's mounting strain on troops and their families. But they indicated they'd go along with a brief halt in pulling out troops this summer. The Joint Chiefs of Staff did say senior commanders in Iraq should make more frequent assessments of security conditions, an idea that appeared aimed at increasing pressure for more rapid troop reductions. The chiefs' concern is that U.S. forces are being worn thin, compromising the Pentagon's ability to handle crises elsewhere in the world. In the war zone itself, two more ...
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