Tag: iraq war
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US & iraq agree to pact for 2011 withdrawal
from ap: Washington and Baghdad have reached a final agreement after months of talks on a pact that would require U.S. forces to withdraw from Iraq by 2011, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday. The bilateral pact replaces a U.N. Security Council resolution enacted after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and will…
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selection ’08: debates, rebates, horseshit & more
obamccain clash over iraniraq in first debatefrom dpa: Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain clashed in their first debate Friday night over the war in Iraq and whether the next person to occupy the White House should meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The two candidates disagreed sharply over the future course in Iraq,…
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war resister wins temporary stay in canada
from ap: An American Soldier who fled to Canada after learning his unit was being deployed to Iraq won a last-minute stay of deportation Sept. 22. Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled Jeremy Hinzman can stay in Canada while the court decides whether he can appeal his deportation order. “We’re elated,” Hinzman said moments after…
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US generals planning for resource wars & ‘perpetual conflict’
The US military sees the next 40yrs as continuous war against ideologically-motivated terrorists & competing with russia/china for natural resources & markets… from irish times: As Gen. Ray Odierno takes command of US forces in Baghdad from troop surge architect Gen. David Petraeus, America has begun planning in earnest for its phased withdrawal. The extra…
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mccain/palin ’08: and the crowd goes… huh?
alaskan governor sarah palin chosen by mccain as vpfrom wikinews: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been selected by United States Presidential candidate John McCain as his vice-presidential running-mate… News agencies began reporting Palin as the selection about an hour earlier, citing sources within the McCain campaign. In introducing Palin, McCain said, “I have found the…
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uranium shipped to canada from iraq in secret mission
from ap: The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program, a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium, reached Montreal on Saturday to complete a top-secret U.S. operation. The removal of 550 metric tonnes of “yellowcake,” the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment, included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a voyage across two oceans.…
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Fifth Anniversary of ‘Bring ‘Em On’
from thinkprogress: Editor and Publisher notes that today is the five year anniversary of ‘bring ‘em on,’ the infamous statement President Bush made during the early stages of the Iraq war. Bush made the remark after being asked about increasing violence in Iraq… E&P adds that on the day of the “bring ‘em on” comment,…
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mercs to lose immunity in iraq
from raw replay: Under a new security deal, private security firms operating in Iraq will no longer have immunity from Iraqi law. CNN’s Michael Ware joined Kiran Chetry to talk about details of the new security deal. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast July 2, 2008.
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witnesses link kbr chemical to ill US soldiers
from boston globe: US soldiers assigned to guard a crucial part of Iraq’s oil infrastructure became ill after exposure to a highly toxic chemical at the plant, witnesses testified at a Democratic Policy Committee hearing yesterday on Capitol Hill. “These soldiers were bleeding from the nose, spitting blood,” said Danny Langford, an equipment technician from…
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US soldier refuses to deploy to iraq
from afp: A month after US army reservist Matthis Chiroux publicly refused to deploy to Iraq, the former sergeant on Sunday set himself up for possible prosecution by failing to report for active duty with his unit in South Carolina. This video is from AFP, broadcast June 16, 2008.
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bolton to face citizen’s arrest in wales?
from thinkprogress: Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton is scheduled to speak at the Hay-on-Wye literary festival in Wales today. The Telegraph reports that after his speech, Bolton may face a citizen’s arrest: Mr Monbiot, a columnist for The Guardian newspaper, plans to detain him as he steps off stage at the…
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arresting research & wrecking babylon
uk student researching ‘al-qaeda tactics’ turned in by academic informer at nottingham university from guardian: A masters student researching terrorist tactics who was arrested and detained for six days after his university informed police about al-Qaida-related material he downloaded has spoken of the “psychological torture” he endured in custody. Despite his Nottingham University supervisors insisting…
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blackwater unlikely to face charges for sept07 shootout
from thinkprogress: In September 2007, Blackwater guards in Iraq engaged in an unprovoked attack, according to witnesses, that killed 11 civilians. The AP reports today that the contractor “is not expected to face criminal charges” over the shooting, “all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats”… Families of the…
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olbermann anti-war rant against cfr member
from raw replay: “On Tuesday, Max Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, insisted that the surge has worked and civilian deaths were down in Iraq. However, he wrote an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal the day before claiming the jump in American fatalities could be a ’sign of things…