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30/1/2006; 6:25:20 |
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This is the way the war party goes about its business. .< 4:59:10 PM  >'This is the reality of war. We bomb. They sufferSo let's forget, for a moment, the cheap propaganda of the regime and the equally cheap moralising of Messrs Rumsfeld and Bush, and take a trip around the Al-Mustansaniya College Hospital. For the reality of war is ultimately not about military victory and defeat, or the lies about "coalition forces" which our "embedded" journalists are now peddling about an invasion involving only the Americans, the British and a handful of Australians. War, even when it has international legitimacy - which this war does not - is primarily about suffering.' A pretty devestating article. .< 4:48:29 PM >ABCNEWS.com : 'Liberated' Iraqis Question U.S. Motives [Daypop Top 40] .< 4:44:30 PM >BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Afghans freed from Guantanamo camp 'Last October three Afghans held in Guantanamo Bay were returned home. Two were believed to be in their seventies. They told the BBC they had been locked in tiny cells in sweltering heat for long periods, but had not been beaten.' The headline is a bit strange. They've released 19 men recently. But they've shipped another 60 in! There are 660 POWs at the Guantanamo camp. .< 4:40:09 PM >BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | PoW footage 'breaks convention' 'For more than a year now, the American Government has been criticised for the way it has treated hundreds of prisoners from the fighting in Afghanistan, says the BBC's diplomatic correspondent Barnaby Mason. It has denied that those held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have the rights of PoWs - instead Donald Rumsfeld came up with the description "unlawful combatants". Pictures of some of them hooded and kneeling have been shown on television.' This is what I was writing about last night. .< 4:27:56 PM >Russia seeks UN ruling on Iraq Russia's deputy foreign minister calls for a meeting of the Security Council to examine the legality of the war with Iraq. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 4:27:35 PM >US missile 'kills five Syrians' Syria condemns the killing of five of its nationals fleeing fighting in Iraq as "terrible aggression". [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 4:26:49 PM >Arab League lines up behind Iraq Arab League foreign ministers support Iraq, condemning US "aggression" against the country. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 4:25:48 PM >Pay-as-you-listen Online: If Apple applies its customary sleek design to its proposed music download resource, people will buy it, writes Neil McIntosh. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 3:57:58 PM >Where is Raed ? 'The last two days we didn?t have internet access.' He's ok! The Baghdad blogger is back. .< 3:54:43 PM >War protests create 'a different kind of war' Anti-war movement: Public opinion mobilised by the anti-war movement has created a new kind of war, one of Britain's leading media analysts said today. [Guardian Unlimited] 'Because of the widespread opposition to the war and the fact the US and Britain were unable to get UN backing, the coalition partners are having to battle for the hearts and minds of voters as well as beating Saddam Hussein. He pointed out that in the last Gulf war, 100,000 Iraqis died with only a tiny number killed on the allied side. Already there have been more serious casualties among American and British troops as they engage in close combat fighting because of the extraordinary sensitivity to public opinion.' US and British troops are in far graver danger because of the failure of Bush's 'war party' on the diplomatic front. .< 2:26:00 PM >The Globe and Mail: Oscar show turns political with Moore's acceptance 'Until that speech the ceremony appeared to gloss over the reality of war. Despite much chatter and hand-wringing earlier in the week about whether the Oscars should be postponed, the 11th-hour changes to the show were barely perceptible.' .< 12:23:39 PM >Pupils prominent in global anti-war marches Anti-war movement: Latest in series of protests worlwide saw police in Germany turn water cannons on school students outside the US consulate in Hamburg. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 12:09:16 PM >Attend a Protest, Go to Jail In the United States, Senator John Minnis has proposed a bill in the Oregon Legislature that would imprison for life those convicted of "terrorism." A minimum of 25 years would be served without the possibility of parole. The definition of terrorism in Senate Bill 742 could include people attending protests where others are disruptive. Perhaps more importantly, the Oregon bill would also allow law enforcement agencies in that state to disregard ORS 181.575 and ORS 181.850 if they are investigating terrorism. The former stops the collection or maintaining information about the political, religious, social views, associations or activities of any person or group unless part of a criminal investigation. The latter forbids using resources to apprehend people whose only offense is a federal immigration violation. [Kuro5hin.org] .< 12:03:33 PM >SNS, Cable CD a record that's fit for all seasons '[Cable] is one of the finest light and pops music arrangers in the world let alone in his native Canada where he holds undisputed sway.' .< 2:11:22 AM >The Globe and Mail: Candian antiwar protests continue 'The largest demonstration by far, in fact one of the biggest anywhere in the world on Saturday, took place in Montreal where an estimated 200,000 protesters chanted antiwar slogans and sang along to John Lennon's moving anthem, Give Peace a Chance.' .< 1:09:31 AM >ABCNEWS.com : Transcript: Slaughter on the Battlefield? 'Former U.S. Army Specialist John Brasfield took a tape recorder with him to the Gulf War. He captured soldiers on tape saying fellow Americans had shot unarmed Iraqi prisoners.' Another page related to the story I mentioned below. .< 1:03:17 AM >ABCNEWS.com : U.S. Vets: We Slaughtered Iraqi POWs 'More than nine years later, the scouts say they are still tormented by what they witnessed. "You feel like you betrayed these people that you had taken into your care," Manchester says. "It makes me feel so guilty," says Walker. "It's just like I pulled the trigger myself."' Here's an article from ABC News from 2000. It's a bit startling to read this given Rumsfeld's sudden insistance that Iraq uphold the Geneva Convention. .< 12:25:01 AM >War dominates Oscar speeches Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Adrien Brody each refer to the war in Iraq in their speeches. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] 'Moore, who invited his fellow nominees on stage with him, said: "Fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president... mean we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons - shame on you Mr Bush." ' .< 12:12:45 AM >LT SMASH - Orientation 'L.T. Smash is a reserve officer in the United States Military who has been recalled to active duty and deployed overseas in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. This website is an online journal of his adventures. It is meant primarily for the use of his family and friends, but all are welcome to visit.' .< 12:01:51 AM >TheWBALChannel.com - Baltimore Marine Dies In Chopper Crash: Victim's Father Has Strong Words For Bush '"It's sad that this war is going on and that we have to lose so many people over nothing. I can't bring my brother back, but I really miss him," one of the soldier's sisters said.' |
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