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November 2003
Latest News
Posted: Sunday, November 30, 2003
¤ Foreigners targeted in Iraq attacks
¤ Shevardnadze big mistake: Crossing Uncle Sam
¤ The Trouble With Democracy in the Middle East
¤ Revisiting Cold War Coups and Finding Them Costly
¤ Is Bush's speech to be trusted?
¤ Jewish exodus threatens state's composition
¤ U.S. Commits More Troops In Sunni Insurgency
¤ Enemy fire may have caused deadly Black Hawk collision
¤ Leading Cleric Calls For Elections in Iraq
¤ Bush Reports "Morale is High" While Heros in Iraq Disagree
¤ At war with ourselves again
¤ The lies we tell our enemies who are now our friends
¤ Bush's visit showed US fear of Iraqis : Iran
¤ One law for the West
¤ Bush Asks Americans to Assist Troops
¤ 'Two great weeks' says general. For who?
¤ 9 killed in attacks on U.S. allies
¤ Iraqis kill Japanese diplomats and Spanish intelligence men
¤ Two more US soldiers killed in Iraq
¤ Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Western Iraq
¤ Iraq attack kills seven Spanish agents
¤ Tokyo Confirms 2 Japanese Killed in Iraq
¤ Japanese troops in Iraq likely by Feb
¤ Iraq's Shiites Insist on Democracy. Washington Cringes.
¤ Case against Jacko may be weakening
¤ Jackson edges ahead as child abuse row hits new lows
¤ N Korea demands compensation from US
¤ Blast rocks opposition party headquarters in Georgia
¤ Good morning Afghanistan - Live from London
¤ 'Sleeping killers'
¤ Theatrics Of It All In Iraq
¤ Experts see trouble ahead in oil fields
¤ Troop Families Go to Iraq on Peace Mission
¤ Iran nuclear talks yield right formula
¤ Iraqi Leaders Say U.S. Was Warned of Disorder
¤ Blast targets political party in Georgian capital
Latest News
Posted: Saturday, November 29, 2003
¤ Iran: Nukes déjà vu
¤ Politicizing War on Fox News
¤ Lying and Cheating: Bush's New Political Math
¤ "They Put the Lie to Their Own Propaganda"
¤ Why Bush Needs Osama and Saddam
¤ US Congress Does Israel's Bidding, Again
¤ A Chickenhawk Thanksgiving in Baghdad
¤ 150 minutes over Baghdad: Our president abroad
¤ At least six killed in Iraq attack on Spanish
¤ 7 Spanish intelligence agents killed in Iraq
¤ Name That War
¤ Bush Makes Protesters 'Disappear'
¤ Around The World In Four Hours
¤ Fearmongers
¤ Telling it as it is (or isn't)
¤ Spanish anger at wrong anthem
¤ UN's chief says fence must go
¤ Chávez faces new petition
¤ Mugabe threatens to leave the Commonwealth
¤ Kofi Annan says Israeli 'wall' puts peace at risk
¤ UN: Israel fails to meet demand to halt barrier
¤ Israel prepared to annex some territories: Report
¤ Occupation Is a Lose-Lose Proposition
¤ China Breaks Off Ties With Kiritabi
¤ Japan, US Send Confusing Signals on Korea
¤ A friend in need
¤ U.S. Is Worried Foe Is Tracking Targets in Iraq
¤ U.S. plans for Iraq: a dilemma over 'exit'
¤ Threats not enough to stop mission to help street kids
¤ Probe on Iran, Pakistan atomic connection
Flashback ¤ Naked Gun
¤ Thanksgiving in Baghdad - Bush style
¤ Many Iraqis dismiss visit as political
¤ Bush delivers a turkey
¤ US army wounds Iraqi child 'with AK-47'
¤ US army report on Iraq self-critical
Latest News
Posted: Friday, November 28, 2003
¤ Worse Than Crimes
¤ Who is the Man Behind That Curtain?
¤ Bush Visit to Iraq Becomes Talk of Baghdad
¤ Hitler in Paris, Bush in Baghdad: Comparisons
¤ New Bush Tape Raises Fears of Attacks
¤ Suicide as Weapon of Mass Destruction?
¤ Vietnam and Iraq: Has the US Learned Anything?
¤ Worrisome Echoes of Vietnam in Iraq
¤ Imperial folly: on landing in "Baghdad"
¤ Does al-Qaeda exist?
¤ An Iraqi's Likely Story
¤ U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Hours After Bush Visit
¤ U.S. soldier killed as rebels hit U.S. base in Iraq
Flashback ¤ Up Yours, Mr. President: You Don't Scare Me One Friggin' Bit
¤ Iraqis dismiss Bush 'visit': 'Just another Mongol in a line of invaders'
¤ Rice Defends Bush's Surprise Iraq Visit
¤ Iraq war costing UK Stg2b: report
Flashback ¤ The Century of the 'Son of a Bitch'
¤ UN Says Israel Fails to Meet Demand to Halt Wall
¤ Can the US export democracy?
¤ The turkey has landed
¤ Bush's surprise trip to Baghdad
¤ Amazing Bush Secret Kept With Iraq Visit
¤ A stealth mission to dine in Baghdad
¤ AWOL on Air Force One
¤ Text of President Bush's Remarks in Iraq
¤ UK's Iraq war bill tops $3 billion
¤ How British charity was silenced on Iraq
¤ Powell: no quick deal on Guantanamo
¤ US Freeing Guantanamo Inmates to Torture?
¤ Ex-Iraqi general dies in US custody
¤ US forces kill Iraqi motorist 'in error'
¤ Parallels Between U.S. Occupation of Iraq and U.S. Involvement in Vietnam
¤ Media War: The Rise of a New Dictatorship in Iraq?
¤ Cleric casts doubt on US plan for Iraq vote
¤ Under attack by the FBI
¤ Sharon goes back on settlements pledge
¤ Israel issues warning on Gaza and West Bank
¤ Israel urged to destroy nuclear arms
¤ Israel army warned by UN for shooting at aid workers
¤ Sharon tougher ahead of Geneva plan
¤ How to scare a US marine
¤ U.S. Soldier Charged in Korea Hit-And-Run
¤ Tanks but no tanks
¤ When spin trumps the truth
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, November 27, 2003
¤ Iraq war diverting resources from war on terror, experts say
¤ A citizen's Thanksgiving message
¤ Bombing and blasting while cutting and running
¤ Telling the Truth Won't Set You Free
¤ The Patriotism Refuge
¤ Generating crises and winning votes by pretending to solve them
¤ Blair faces revolt on two fronts
¤ British poet rejects royal honour
¤ Imposed Government Will Create Its Own Opposition
¤ Explosion rocks Italian mission in Baghdad
¤ GI's wearing out their welcome, northern Iraqi town says
¤ Iraqi child killed in Mosul clash
¤ CIA Seeks Guns-For-Hire in Terror Fight
¤ Israel: Iran is now danger No. 1
¤ Iran: U.S. Cautions Russia On Nuclear Cooperation With Tehran
¤ UN agency scolds Iran on nuclear program
¤ 'Symbolism means a lot in diplomacy'
¤ Israel Moving to Legalize Settlements
¤ Fury as Israel 'Legalises' West Bank Camps
¤ Palestinians killed in Israeli blunder
¤ Iraqi girl undergoes major heart surgery in Israeli hospital
¤ Shevardnadze feels betrayed by the West
¤ A front here, a front there: Bush is scaring up votes
¤ Keeping terrorism in perspective
¤ Returned refugees swell ranks of addicts
¤ Shia leader set to reject plans for new Iraq
¤ U.S. May Slow Push for U.N. Plan
¤ Guantanamo a 'kangaroo court' - British judge
¤ US starts global troop shuffle
¤ US signals rethink on bases overseas
¤ Men were let down, says Iraq war widow
¤ Violence Flares in Indian-Held Kashmir
¤ 160 Bodies Recovered in Congo Ferry Crash
¤ Hogtied and Abused at Fort Benning
¤ Israel withdraws its first ever UN resolution
¤ Murky divorce details put Bush's brother in spotlight
¤ The king of the pharaohs
Latest News
Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2003
¤ Amnesty International: The Case of a Rape Foretold
¤ 'Evidence' for Link Is Administration Ploy
¤ Media and War: Bringing It All Back Home
¤ Preserving Colonialism
¤ Bush Dishonors Fallen Soldiers
¤ Be Thankful You're Not Dubya
¤ Go F*ck Yourself, Mr. President
¤ Outsourcing torture?
¤ In Israel 40,000 battered women hospitalized in 2003
¤ Why I Hate Thanksgiving
¤ Thanksgiving: The Most Loathsome Day of The Year
¤ Till the well runs dry
¤ Gag order leaves troops, reporters speechless
¤ US pays up for fatal Iraq blunders
¤ No regrets or culprits, just cash for series of random killings
¤ How do we get out of Iraq?
¤ How do we get out of Iraq? Part 2
¤ Ku Klux Klan shoots itself in the head
¤ Scary and scandalous
¤ Two die as Saudis foil blast
¤ Guantanamo treatment is 'monstrous', says law lord
¤ American compound in Baghdad hit by rocket attack
¤ The West had a different Georgia on its mind
¤ Georgia's partner in democracy: US
Flashback ¤ Superpowers act out of self-interest, not morality
¤ Terrorism: Bombs, Explosions; who would Stem?
¤ Some People
¤ Property market booms in Baghdad as prices double
¤ US troops quit Kirkuk police stations
¤ Judge condemns US over Guantanamo prisoners
¤ The US's new man with a mission in India
¤ Iraqis wrestle with Jewish factor
¤ Halliburton in Iraq fuel row
Latest News
Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2003
¤ Bullshit Artists, Inc.
¤ Carlyle Group ready to buy stakes in major newspapers
¤ Big fish set to swallow spoils of Iraq war
¤ The Bush war
¤ Paramilitaries, Embedded Journalists and Illegal Protests: It's Miami
¤ Weapons of Mass Hysteria
¤ Potential Fireworks on the Sun
¤ At least 17 US troops have committed suicide in Iraq
¤ The uncivil war
¤ The dubious link between Iraq and al Qaeda
¤ Doctors warn of George Bush Association Syndrome
¤ The Scorecard
¤ The ingenuity of the Iraqi resistance forces, and 'exit strategy'
¤ The road to Damascus: Is Syria the next Iraq?
¤ Essay on the Media and Democracy
¤ Occupation Not an End to Terrorism
¤ Superpowers act out of self-interest, not morality
¤ US offers aid for Georgia poll
¤ Turkish Court Charges 9 in Bombings Probe
¤ 18 suspects face trial as Turkey cracks down on terror menace
¤ Some Iraqis Troubled by U.S. Troop Deaths
¤ US targets opposition clerics in Mosul
¤ US releases 20 held at Cuban base
¤ Ceasefire agreed on Kashmir frontier
¤ After a wave to U.S., Blair turns to Europe
¤ Iraqi council asks to keep its power
¤ Death of five soldiers reminds America of its Afghan conflict
¤ US War Tactics Slammed by Rights Groups
¤ America's New Agenda
¤ Iraqi police walk most perilous beat
¤ Dollar decline raises new concern for US
¤ William Safire: Al Qaeda's links to Saddam emerge
Flashback The dubious link between Iraq and al Qaeda
¤ Army Denies Throats of 2 G.I.'s Were Cut, they were shot in the head
¤ Theft of Cobalt in Iraq Prompts Security Inquiry
¤ Indian Navy to sign $100M. deal for IAI's Barak missiles
The Georgian Puppet Show
Posted: Monday, November 24, 2003
...What was expected to happen in Venezuela
by Ayanna Ayanna's Roots
November 24, 2003
The drama that looks like a heroic public outcry for justice, freedom, and the democratic way of life takes on a sinister aspect if one is clever enough to see the puppet strings. It gets downright macabre when we see just who is the master manipulator holding the strings. In the past 24 hours, the Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned from office in what the media is calling a Velvet Revolution. "Massive" demonstrations by 15,000 Georgian citizens (out of a population of 5 million) led by the opposition, stormed the palace demanding the resignation of the president, who was unable to deliver on key reform directives and quell nationwide corruption.
Here is the scene: the President gracefully tenders his resignation. The U.S commends him for his gallantry and calls for a peaceful transition of power offering whatever assistance they can. Hmmm... Anyone seen this movie before? Sounds like a Venezuela re-run to me... One would half expect Shevardnadze to start speaking with a half-Spanish accent...
The real story behind the coup in the tiny, strategically located nation of Georgia in the former Soviet Union is clearly stamped with the trans-global imperialist politics of the United States. Georgia is located under the Caucasus Mountains linking Europe and Asia. It also happens to be the site of a massive US-funded oil pipeline from Azerbaijan to Turkey. Georgia is a nation riddled with ethnic conflicts, and a hot-bed of nationalist splinter groups in the northwest of the country. The U.S. has been sending military troops into the region since May 2002, ostensibly to help train Georgian troops fend off 'terrorist' links. Shevardnadze had been leaning more heavily on Russia's aid, the United States' competitor for control of the region. Were U.S. troops placed there as part of a grand design leading to the events of the past day? Does this sound familiar to anyone?
The apparently unrelated nations of Venezuela and Georgia have more in common than it might appear. Both are sites of intensive United States economic activity. Both have been led by Presidents with the potential to destabilize U.S. economic hegemony in their nations.Venezuelan leaders before Chavez had a history of corruption and 'toeing the line' set by the US, breaking regional oil treaties and agreements in favour of the U.S., and allowing them to set oil prices. President Hugo Chavez however, unlike U.S.-dominated puppets of the past, spoke out openly against the U.S. economic stranglehold and strong-arm tactics in the region. His open relations with Cuba and Russia and his Communist leanings neither endeared him to the U.S. nor to elite Venezuelan interest groups. Amidst trumped-up calls for a referendum to end his rule and media-hyped protests against his rule by what really amounted to a mere fraction of Venezuela's 24 million population, it was reported that Chavez had been ousted from power by 'thousands' of angry protesters. The mainstream media ran with the story, deliberately spreading a lie that backfired when the underground Internet media in Venezuela and other watchdog nations exposed the fraud that was the Venezuelan coup. The rest is independent media- power history.
Eduard Shevardnadze is a classic example of what happens to leaders of weaker nations who try to play by the rules of international imperialism. Sooner or later they fall out of favour with whoever is stronger at the moment, and find themselves unceremoniously ousted from the picture. Eduard Shevardnadze rose to power posing as a Marxist – Leninist in the wake of the supposedly 'anti-communist' outgoing leader Zviad Gamsakhurdia. But instead of courting the poor and seeing to the needs of a country that was still the poorest of the post USSR states, he courted the favour of elitist groups in Georgia and initially began accepting friendship from the U.S. and abandoning his former ally Russia, contending that Russia exploited secessionist groups in Georgia to force it to retain its Russian ties. He furthermore supported a plan by the U.S. to build a pipeline to channel Caspian Sea oil to the Mediterranean, bypassing Russian territory. Clearly Shevardnadze felt that with his newfound ally he could counter the Russian threat and use U.S. resources to maintain his own power. So what went wrong? It appears that somewhere along the line Shevardnadze began to grow tired of his role as political puppet and began to cozy up to Moscow once again. Well as we say in Trinidad "All skin-teeth is not a smile" One can only wonder who formed the main support of the opposition group that forced Shevardnadze's resignation. With the U.S. facing a guerilla disaster in Iraq and her allies coming under increasing attack by groups worldwide, Georgia, on the Turkish border, becomes increasingly more valuable as a military asset as well as an economic one.
The ink on the resignation papers not yet dry, the U.S's Colin Powell and Russia's Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov rushed to press their respective cases to the outgoing President and the Opposition Leader cum President. I guess Georgia will be up for grabs once again in this 'Great and Secret Show' of international politrics.
One question remains... given all the parallels between Georgia and Venezuela, why did the U.S fail in Venezuela where it succeeded in Georgia? The most obvious answer is the power of the grassroots. Chavez made it his business to empower people who previously had had nothing to lose. He had in his corner not only the military but the mass of the poor who were willing to fight for a President to whom they were not blindly loyal, but from whom they saw tangible effort to improve their situation. This, coupled with the watchdogs of the underground Internet media who exposed the corporate media sham, led to the failure of the 'little coup that couldn't'.
Shevardnadze isolated and sold out the people who could have helped him the most - the people of Georgia. We can only wait and see how this one plays out. It is clearly business as usual in the world today where invisible hands control and manipulate our daily existences and leaders dance to the strings of the capitalist West. The show continues... keep looking for the feet poking out from behind the curtain.
Resources:
Country profile: Georgia From BBC
US, Russia pulling strings in Georgia From the Straits Times, November 24, 2003
Georgia and the "War on Terrorism" by Gary Leupp, May 29, 2002
Latest News
Posted: Monday, November 24, 2003
¤ Mystery of Iraqi resistance
¤ Public Growing Tired of Being Mislead on Facts in Iraq
¤ You Could be a Terrorist If...
¤ The Georgian Puppet Show
¤ US, Russia pulling strings in Georgia
Flashback ¤ I Know When Bush Is Lying: His Lips Move
¤ The cat in Iraq
¤ Weapons of Mass Hysteria
¤ Iraq Now Oh Good, Then the War's Over?
¤ American Unilateralism Alienates Allies, Isolates Us
¤ Iraqi families want retribution for deaths
> Some charge U.S. soldiers unjustly shoot, kill civilians
¤ New Strategy in Postwar Iraq Violence forces shift in U.S. plan
¤ Re-creating Iraq in the U.S. image
¤ U.S. Wages Media War as Iraq Insurgency Deepens
¤ Army has more commitments than troops to meet them
¤ Dixie Chicks singer sounds off on war
¤ George W Bush, tragic character
¤ Islamist Turks still blame West
¤ Georgia leader quits in velvet coup
¤ The people smoke out the grey fox
¤ Peaceful protest topples Georgia's president
¤ Mystery of Iraqi resistance
¤ Crowd beats dead US troops
¤ Iraqi Teens Pummel Bloodied U.S. Soldiers
¤ Iraqi mob mutilates bodies of US troops killed by guerrillas
¤ Iraq attack 'disrupts oil output'
¤ George W Bush, tragic character
¤ FBI uses new powers to bug anti-war groups
¤ Decline and fall
¤ The Other Conflict Continues to Take a G.I. Toll
¤ US helicopter downed in Afghanistan
¤ Five U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Crash
¤ Sabotage Blamed in Iraq Pipeline Attack
¤ Attacks kill 3 GI's in Iraq
¤ Bush's unwise use of Sept. 11
¤ Guantánamo's limbo is too convenient
¤ U.S. Gestapo Takin' Names F.B.I. Out Of Control!
¤ FBI acknowledges monitoring of public groups
¤ One dead as troops open fire during Kabul protest
¤ The Vanishing Case for War
¤ Four Former Heads Of Israeli Security Speak Out
¤ US wants UN resolution to warn Iran
¤ US troops to stay in Iraq until job done: general
¤ Hezbollah, in Iraq, Refrains From Attacks on Americans
¤ After Bush visit, Americans in Britain sigh with relief
Flashback ¤ Queen's fury as Bush goons wreck garden
¤ Sharon links Muslims to anti-Semitism in Europe
¤ New Iraqi ambassador to Washington named
Latest News
Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2003
¤ Turkish Top Military Brass meets Wolfowitz one day before Istanbul Attacks
¤ Unit 101
¤ Thousands Protest America's Home Grown Terrorism
¤ Remind us why the US invaded Iraq Flash
¤ Michael Jackson story is a plot
¤ Mission creep hits home
¤ Mr. President, oil isn't worth dying for
¤ Why did I march?
¤ Turks blame US policy for blasts
¤ Attacks on convoys kill 3 U.S. troops
¤ Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq
¤ Two American Soldiers Killed in Iraq
¤ Attackers slit two US soldiers' throats in northern Iraq
¤ FO 'put staff lives at risk' by ignoring Istanbul warnings
¤ The softest target
¤ Briton is held in Iraq drive on terror
¤ 15 dead in Iraq as attacks grow
¤ State of Emergency Declared in Georgia
¤ U.S. Jets Strike Targets in Central Iraq
¤ No political satire please... we're Italian
¤ Bush Signs $9B Military Construction Bill
¤ They slaughter protesters, too
¤ Perle and his whines
¤ Impractical jokes
¤ British death toll rises to 10 in Turkish consulate bombing
¤ F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies
¤ Of bombs and bombast
¤ Civilian plane hit by missile over Baghdad
¤ Blair plans new laws to curb civil liberties
¤ Guerrilla war without any end in sight
¤ Palestinian child shot dead by Israeli troops
¤ 18 killed in Iraq suicide bombings
¤ US softens stance on Iran nuclear issue
¤ Iraqi scenario
¤ A contrived vilification campaign
¤ Challenges for the House of Saud
¤ Baghdad: plush, 'mind-blowing' - and often deadly
¤ Palestinians sceptical at Sharon 'settlement plan'
¤ Afghan killed in pay dispute
Latest News
Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2003
¤ We Are Paying The Price For An Infantile Attempt To Reshape The Middle East
¤ U.S. Seeks Advice From Israel on Iraq
¤ PM Says Bombers Were Turks, Protesters Rap US
¤ Georgia in political turmoil
¤ Bush vows to aid Ankara on terror
¤ NATO to finish job in Afghanistan before turning to Iraq
¤ Mosul Sees Rise in Deadly Attacks on U.S.
¤ Analysts See Terrorism Paradox: A Weaker Al Qaeda Despite Attacks
¤ Iraq war providing a boost to al-Qaida
¤ Suicide car bombings kill at least 18 Iraqis
¤ Turkish PM says bombers were Turks
¤ Iraq police hit by deadly bombings
¤ Twin Iraq attacks kill 18
¤ Two Car Bombs Explode, Killing 14 in Iraq
¤ At least 14 killed in Iraq suicide bomb blasts
¤ How the bombers exposed fatal flaw in British security
¤ 'Bush's 'cowboy diplomacy' cause of terror attacks’
¤ Guerrillas deploy donkey carts to strike at occupiers
¤ Latest Iraqi attacks were aided by donkeys
¤ A war that can never be won
¤ Simulating Victory in a Simulated War
¤ US defences in Baghdad breached by donkey carts
¤ The Motive for the Invasion
¤ George W trapped in a hell of his own making
¤ Why not invade Israel?
¤ Suspected Separatists Kill 11 in India
¤ Chavez film puts staff at risk, says Amnesty
¤ U.S. and UN atomic agency clash over Iran
¤ 'UK firms can get big share in Iraq contracts'
¤ Istanbul and London
¤ Army Is Planning for 100,000 G.I.'s in Iraq Till 2006
¤ Bush: nowhere safe from terror
¤ Rights group questions house demolitions in Iraq
¤ How al-Qa'ida has split into dozens of autonomous 'franchises'
¤ Guerillas send warning to US collaborators
Flashback U.S. Detonates 'Mother of All Bombs' in Florida Test
¤ U.S. Military Returns to War Tactics
¤ Mass condemnation of Bush's visit and his criminal policy
¤ Muslims draw scant comfort from Bush visit
¤ US, Israeli flags burnt in Bahrain
Latest News
Posted: Friday, November 21, 2003
¤ George W. Bush Loves Michael Jackson
¤ Meanwhile in Iraq, Turkey and London
¤ Downplaying the real news
¤ No Exit Strategy?
¤ Barking up the Wrong Bush
¤ "Gone With The White House" - "Tara Redux" on Pennsylvania Avenue
¤ The Vanishing Case for War
¤ The Price of Folly
¤ An Early Assessment by Leading Presidential Scholars of Bush's Presidency
¤ Protests Flatter Bush's Vanity
¤ Gag Rule
¤ Donkey cart rocket launcher proves devastatingly simple
¤ Donkey carts versus F-18 and 1000 pound bombs. Donkeys winning.
¤ Bush leaves Blair empty handed
¤ Miami Police Open Fire On FTAA Protesters With Rubber Bullets
¤ Ariel Sharon's Crimes Against Humanity
¤ Donkey cart rockets attack Baghdad hotels
¤ Reaping the whirlwind
¤ We are paying the price of an infantile attempt to reshape the M.E.
¤ How we denied democracy to the ME
¤ America's utopian mission
¤ Blasts hit Iraq ministry, hotels; U.S. soldier dies in separate attack
¤ Suicide bomber hits pro-U.S. party, 6 die
¤ Car bomb kills four in Kirkuk
¤ Iraq Oil Ministry, Hotels Hit by Rockets
¤ Explosions Shake Iraq's Oil Ministry
¤ Three killed in suicide blast in northern Iraq
¤ Envoy among 27 killed in Istanbul attacks
¤ 27 dead, 450 wounded in Istanbul blasts
¤ Our curious immunity is over - now we are in the front line
¤ Plea for security rethink as French aid worker is buried
¤ Bush Enjoys Tranquillity of Blair's Home
¤ Anti-War Demonstrators Vent at Bush
¤ Israel admits it lied over missile raid on camp
¤ Israel presses on despite US call to halt fence building
¤ State sends bad check to peace activist shot by IDF
¤ No retreat on terror, Bush and Blair vow
¤ The Dead, the Injured, the Forgotten
¤ Under U.S. control, press freedom falls short in Iraq
¤ How US kept Australians in the dark
¤ US hid vital war data from allies
¤ Australian troops too busy in Iraq to answer Afghanistan's call
¤ New Colombian Military Chief's 'Slap' in US' Face
¤ A turning point in the Iraqi mess?
¤ We see their utter contempt for innocent life, says a defiant Bush
¤ Terror upstages Bush-Blair visit
¤ Blair's black day
¤ President jokes about protests
¤ 'Phase shift' in terror's war on West
¤ 31 die in Iraq attacks, US operations
¤ Paranoia and modern political leaders
¤ Iraq: better or worse?
¤ Get me out of here!
¤ 14,000 bobbies for Bush
¤ Don't force Africa to bargain with its uranium
¤ Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack
¤ Blasts in Turkey trace new pattern
¤ US troops kill 10 attackers in Iraqi city
¤ Grammar takes a beating in the president's war on turr
¤ Has Bush changed his mind? Or was there no mind to change?
¤ Istanbul: The enemy within
¤ Turkey: 'Sow war and reap terror'
¤ US reorganizes its military might
¤ Bush opens the door to adding more troops
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2003
¤ Linking the Occupation of Iraq With the "War on Terrorism"
¤ Bomb Attacks Kill 27 in Istanbul
¤ Meanwhile in Iraq, car bombs kill at least 5
¤ Car bombs hit Iraq, Bush says U.S. to stay
¤ One US soldier killed, two wounded in Iraq roadside bombing
¤ Protesters cheer as Bush effigy is toppled
¤ Protesters sing 'Yankee Poodle Tony'
¤ Laughter and Lies in London: Smashing Sledgehammers in Iraq
¤ Protesters claim victory
¤ Over 100,000 March Against Bush in London
¤ Protestors Rally Against Bush's Visit to London
¤ River: 'Difficult days...'
¤ Sad Days, Home and Abroad
¤ Funeral snubs dodge reality of Iraq policy
¤ The Buck House stops here
¤ Bombing Istanbul, attacking London
¤ Truck Bombing in Iraq Kills Five People
¤ U.N. agencies ask for $221M for N. Korea
¤ Bush surprises Pentagon on Iraq troops
¤ Bomb Kills Five at Kurdish Party Office in Iraq
¤ Grim forecast challenges Bush
¤ Bush says US troop levels in Iraq could rise
¤ US vows to use 'sledgehammer to crack walnut'
¤ US pounds targets with massive bombs in Iraq
¤ Shock and awe
¤ The truth behind the US's 'Iron Fist'
¤ Bush, in London, defends the use of force against 'evil'
¤ War critics astonished as US hawk admits invasion was illegal
¤ US to Get Control of $10 Billion Per Year UN Oil-for-Food Program
¤ Iraq war saved the UN, says president
¤ Assyrian Politician Killed in Basra, Iraq
¤ Massive Anti-War Protest to Meet Bush
¤ Bush: Europe Should Help Rebuild Iraq
¤ Journalists: Army Lied About Gaza Strike
¤ Israeli army admits lying over air raid
¤ George Bush meets the relatives of the British war dead
¤ Blair orders inquiry into royal security
¤ A day of pomp, pageantry and protests
¤ Afghanistan's lessons for Iraq
¤ Bush takes his Iraq case to Europe
¤ Bush seeks to assure Europe he's no cowboy
¤ The Bush vision
¤ A smoldering Caucasus and the quiet Americans
¤ New Leak Smells of Neocon Desperation
¤ Bomb explodes in Iraqi city
¤ US-Japan alliance under strain
¤ Bush: I'll Order the Wars Around Here
¤ No retreat from Iraq, says Bush
¤ Driven by Washington
¤ From Idaho to Iraq and back
¤ Bush defends war against British critics
¤ Three dead in Istanbul blasts
¤ Oiling the wheels of a tribal society
¤ Democracy in Iraq, Act II
¤ Colourful cavalcade protests against Bush
Latest News
Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2003
¤ Love, American style
¤ We've been through this horse manure before
¤ To Rumsfeld It's Not A War It's An Endurance Test
¤ Tired, Terrified, Trigger-Happy
¤ "Turning Point" in the War in Iraq: But Which Way Is It Turning?
¤ 'Enemy Combatant' Sham
¤ Humble yourself, George W, before it's too late
¤ U.S. faces defeat by guerrillas
Flashback ¤ Sins of omission
¤ Bush Goes To England, Blair Goes To Hell
¤ US promises open, fair bidding for Iraq contracts
¤ Iraqis are right to resist, says Galloway
¤ U.S. less sure about illicit weapons
¤ How Stupid Can An American President Be?
¤ Afghanistan's a mess. Iraq is ...
¤ The dubious link between Iraq and al Qaeda
¤ U.S. Investigates Moscow Theater Siege, Seeking Qaeda Link
¤ Propaganda's Forward March
¤ Coke on trial as Indian villagers accuse plant of sucking them dry
¤ UN appeals for 'modest' $3bn to help 21 countries
¤ Bush Travels to His Favorite Colony
¤ Bush the invisible visitor brings no present for Blair
¤ Anti-Bush protesters have ethical high ground
¤ UK protesters greet Bush
¤ Anti-Bush Protesters Jeer President Bush
¤ Bush arrives in UK amid tight security
¤ Security tight as Bush visits UK
¤ Storm over the £1m pub lunch
¤ Beyond the great divide
¤ Europe resists U.S. on Iran's nuclear status
¤ Unheeded Advice on Saddam
¤ Enough Screwing Around
¤ Death and Disease in Iraq
¤ U.S Dollar falls to new low in trading with euro
¤ Mexico fires UN envoy over remark
¤ Two Israeli soldiers killed
¤ US calls in air support against targets in Baghdad
¤ Fidel Castro's triumph
¤ When the Americans leave
¤ Government priorities shift away from tortured POWs
¤ Reform takes on a new face in Iran
¤ The Philippines revisited
¤ China, U.S. square off over textiles
¤ The US Will Leave Iraq Next Year
¤ Will Bush Exit - or Escalate?
¤ US turns to tougher tactics
¤ Meanwhile 4,000 miles away in Guantanamo Bay...
¤ The Real Support
¤ Explosions, shortages, instability: In Baghdad, it's back to the future
¤ Attacks will continue until day the Americans leave, says report
Latest News
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2003
¤ The Echoes of Vietnam Emanating From Iraq Are All Too Clear
¤ Livingstone says Bush is 'greatest threat to life on planet'
¤ Pentagon Debunks Reports on Osama-Saddam Ties
¤ The Conning of Black America
¤ Brits' Protests of Bush to Stay on Course
¤ School of Assassins
¤ The Guerrilla Advantage in Iraq
¤ Bush And Blair Have It Out
¤ Murder of UN Worker Spotlights Resurgence of Taliban
¤ Huge protests to assail war await prez
¤ Cutting loose Iraq
¤ Is Bush Really An 'Incoherent' 'Moron'?
¤ 'U.S. media sanctions campaign of atrocities in Iraq'
¤ What Iraq will get isn't self-rule
¤ A president should read a newspaper
¤ Afghan road to ruin
¤ Powell and European Leaders Discuss U.N. Role in Iraq
¤ Powell Not Satisfied Iran Has Abandoned Weapon Production
¤ Bush Insists That U.S. Troops Will Stay in Iraq
¤ Powell Shops for Support on Iran, Iraq
¤ Russia criticises US "excessive" tendency to use force
¤ Anti-war Scots gear up for protest
¤ French to Bush: 'We were right' on Iraq
¤ War crimes revealed: 'We killed anything that walked'
¤ U.N. Agency Begins Afghan Withdrawl
¤ US troops err in civilian killings
¤ Two Israeli soldiers shot dead
¤ Anti-Bush protests begin with petition in UK
¤ London bracing for the Bush visit
¤ Britain battens down as Bush flies in
¤ President will be protected by 16,000 police officers
¤ British Protesters Prepare for Bush Visit
¤ Bush welcomes protests as sign of UK's freedom
¤ Synagogue bombings highlight dangers for close allies of US
¤ Murder of UN Worker Spotlights Resurgence of Taliban
¤ Fear Grows Among Iraqis in U.S. Employ
¤ US and them
¤ US steps up aggression in Tikrit
¤ New US fury misses the mark
¤ The U.S. pushes 'regime change' at its peril
¤ A Look at U.S. Daily Deaths in Iraq
¤ List of Those Killed in Iraq Copter Crash
¤ Will the real collaborators please stand up?
¤ EU hits out at Israeli fence
¤ Split over US timetable for transfer of power to Iraqis
¤ George Soros
¤ US forces kill 10 Iraqis
¤ Five killed in US air strike in Afghanistan
¤ High risks in Afghanistan
¤ Sanctions against Tehran would be unacceptable: Moscow
¤ Media puppet master
¤ Spinning fumbles into touchdowns
¤ Media caught in Iraq's war of perceptions
¤ American, Israeli Hawks Worried Over Peace Moves
¤ Difficulties at home and abroad mean the President needs visit to go well
¤ The demo in democracy
¤ Hunting Hussein grows more urgent for US
¤ Israel rules out dismantling settlements
¤ Army changes helicopter flight routes to avoid attacks
¤ The other sheriff
¤ What is American culture?
¤ Turkey blasts: Real suspects silent
Signature Collection
Posted: Monday, November 17, 2003
What will happen with the signature collection aimed at forcing a referendum against the office of Hugo Chavez, democratically elected President of Venezuela?
The signature collection is scheduled for a period of four days, November 28 – December 1, 2003, and will be directed and controlled by the CNE (National Electoral College). The rules are set and amongst these rules, it appears that signatures will be matched with fingerprints, thus virtually eliminating any possibility of fraud.
Latest News
Posted: Monday, November 17, 2003
¤ Civilians slain in Iraq
¤ Pre-Emptive Killing
¤ U.S. Soldiers Kill Three Shopping Iraqis
¤ US forces flex military might
¤ Assassins R Us
¤ Tell Us The Truth!
¤ Two Soldiers Killed in Separate Incidents
¤ Resistance to US Military Occupation
¤ Iraq Pipeline Bombed Despite New U.S. Protection
¤ Get Mad - And Get Even
¤ Don't reward liars and thieves
¤ Be aware of bubble mentality of Bush administration
¤ Current events for dummies
¤ Bush and his security
¤ Palace limits US security changes
¤ Bush Pulls Out Of Speech To Parliament
¤ Italian official resigns from Iraq advisory council
¤ Surprising Roadblocks for the U.S. in Iraq
¤ Blair ally in poll threat to Bush
¤ Rumsfeld protesters call on U.S. to get out of Iraq
¤ Pope condemns Israel fence
¤ American Gulag
¤ Iraq: Democratic or Free?
¤ Democracy bushwhacked
¤ Discovery of democracy
¤ The Iraq quagmire
¤ A truly foolish adventure
¤ Attack suspected in copter collision
¤ To stay or not to stay in Iraq? The question for America
¤ Battered US hastens Iraq self-rule plan
¤ US won't 'cut and run' from Iraq: Bush
¤ Blair ally in poll threat to Bush
¤ Bush visit to Britain could prove awkward for Blair
¤ 'Biggest' terrorist alert for Bush visit
¤ US and UK officials dread presidential trip
¤ 2003: Bush and the topless tabloid
¤ The choice: two kinds of disaster
¤ Council aims to cut role of US troops
¤ No proof Saddam armed al-Qaida, says CIA
¤ U.S. Troops Take on Guerrillas in Iraq
¤ Disbelief at martial arts fan's suicide bombing
¤ UN woman shot dead 'by Taliban'
¤ US agrees to international control of its troops in Iraq
¤ Al-Qa'ida says it ordered attacks on synagogues
¤ US criticises Israeli settlements and wall
¤ US launches new operation in Iraq
¤ 15 killed in held Kashmir violence
¤ Amputee soldiers ponder bitter-sweet price of survival
¤ Business has to enlist in this war
¤ Palace limits US security changes
¤ A truly foolish adventure
¤ Ethiopians protest against Israeli racism
Latest News
Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2003
¤ Israeli gangsters blamed for murder of Winnie's friend
¤ Blame Israel, says Red Cross as it ends food aid for West Bank
¤ Israeli army kills youth in West Bank
¤ Crashed choppers were evading missiles: US
¤ Guerillas hit as US vows: 'We stay on'
¤ US investigates helicopter crashes in Iraq
¤ Far from the bunting, US is still stuck in mire of Iraq
¤ US to allow British firms to bid for Iraq contracts
¤ If At First You Don't Succeed ...
¤ Bush and Blair agree Iraq exit plan to end occupation
¤ Iraq: Escalating guerrilla attacks feed fears of new Vietnam
¤ Mounting death toll forces US to speed Iraq handover
¤ British Olympic hope 'was Iraq suicide bomber'
¤ Cheney ignored war chaos alert
¤ Thirteen plunge to death in Queen Mary 2 horror
¤ 16 Dead in Queen Mary Shipyard Accident in France
¤ Synagogue bombs kill 20 and threaten to destabilise Turkey
¤ Bombings at Turkish Synagogues Kill 23
¤ Mounting death toll forces US to speed Iraq handover
¤ US troops to stay in self-ruling Iraq
¤ Stronger and more deadly, the terror of the Taliban is back
¤ Not every terror attack is Al-Qaida
¤ Bush: Saddam May Be Behind Iraq Violence
¤ No infiltration into Iraq from Syria
¤ My husband died in vain
¤ Escalating guerrilla attacks feed fears of new Vietnam
¤ Saddam or not, they just don't want us there
¤ Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
¤ Turkey not to sign Cyprus settlement at any price
¤ CIA warned of most terrifying bio-weapons' production
¤ Is there a way out of Iraqi imbroglio?
¤ A study of coups d'etat
¤ Waiting for democracy
¤ It was a good idea at the time
¤ Rocket attack on US Black Hawks kills 17
¤ 'Shoot-to-kill' demand by US
¤ Guard troops fail drug tests prior to deployment to Iraq
Latest News
Posted: Saturday, November 15, 2003
¤ Who will be the next victim of US democracy?
¤ Israeli paranoia on Iran 'nukes'
¤ A Scary Afghan Road
¤ Questions for the pro-war set
¤ All of a sudden the Patriot Act isn't just about terrorists anymore
¤ The Pentagon's War on the Facts Is Anyone Telling the Truth?
¤ Israeli officials: Al-Qaida responsible for Turkey blasts
¤ Rumsfeld downplays troop setbacks
¤ Pentagon Plans Iraq Channel
¤ Satellite Link Allows White House to Bypass TV Networks
¤ 12 killed when 2 Black Hawks crash in Mosul
¤ Two U.S. Helicopters Crash in Iraqi City, Witnesses Say
¤ Italian Soldier Wounded in Iraq Dies in Kuwait
¤ Three U.S. soldiers refuse to plead to charges of abusing Iraqi's
¤ From Warmakers and Warmongers
¤ U.S. Worries About $20B Iraq Aid
¤ The Iraq War and Contempt for Democracy
¤ An Open Letter to GIs in Iraq
¤ Media Clash in Brazil
¤ Bush's Brand of Leadership Putting Himself First
¤ Applying Bush Metrics to History
¤ My Cambodian Moment: Discovering the truth in Iraq
¤ Everyone's laughing at George Bush
¤ Lies, damn lies, and lynching the truth
¤ Is it an Al Quaida attack, or an attack of stop the protests???
¤ Three U.S soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan
¤ Suicide Car Bombers Kill 23 in Turkey
¤ Spinning in their graves
¤ US troops accused of beating POWs
¤ U.S. has no evidence Iraq hid WMDs in Syria
¤ Antiwar Backlash Batters Bush
¤ ‘Double standards exist in Iran nuclear probe'
¤ Moderate Earthquake Kills 5 in China
¤ Georgian protesters warned of civil war
¤ Israel on road to ruin, warn former Shin Bet chiefs
¤ Hollywood tale of aid worker in cahoots with CIA sparks dismay
¤ Anti-war pupils to face crackdown
¤ American expatriates to lead the protests against Bush
¤ Sharon's plans, made concrete
¤ Washington's New Sound and Fury Hide Fear and Worry
¤ Divide and Scamper
¤ US Death Toll Reaches 400
¤ Bush softens stance against Iran, N Korea
¤ US 'copter kills seven Iraqis
¤ With friends like these, who needs enemies?
¤ To lead, U.S. must give up paranoid policies
¤ Bush can't hide from the casualties of the war
¤ At least 23 people killed in Instabul blasts
¤ Bush vows to stay until Iraq 'job is done'
¤ Refugees and Australia's shrinking map
¤ The crisis of American journalism
¤ Bush's flying circus leaves out only the kitchen sink
¤ Four more Americans killed in Iraq as US explores faster power transfer
¤ UK on second highest terror alert
¤ Iraqi farmers say US troops threaten to bomb their homes
¤ Families of soldiers who died in Iraq condemn President
¤ Rumsfeld warns US troops could stay in Iraq for many years
¤ The Persistence of Myth
¤ Turkish synagogues bombed
¤ Green light for British firms in Iraq
Venezuela's Mission
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2003
Venezuela's Mission To Fight Poverty
Over the past two years or so there has been much polemic between the government and the opposition over the issue of poverty. Chavez was originally elected on a platform to pay particular attention to the needs of Venezuela's poor. Also, without a doubt, the poor represent Chavez' most important constituency. Opinion polls, whose accuracy one can legitimately doubt for being biased towards the opposition, consistently show that Chavez draws most of his support from Venezuela's poor.
Latest News
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2003
¤ Bitter harvest in West Bank's olive groves
¤ Bush and Blair - the betrayal
¤ US shifts to rapid transfer of power
¤ The power of a car, a bomb and a man willing to die
¤ Iraq: the crumbling coalition
¤ Blair 'dishonest, shallow and cheap' in justifying Bush visit
¤ Iraq conflict at a pivotal moment
¤ Antiwar Backlash Batters Bush
¤ The Tip of the Iceberg
¤ The hidden cost of Bush's war
¤ Tokyo and Seoul backtrack on Iraq
¤ America's Iraq policy in crisis
¤ Bush tasks Bremer with Iraq strategy shift
¤ The dulcet tones of Cheneyworld
¤ Rumsfeld Says No Early U.S. Pullout from Iraq
¤ So far, so good, says Rumsfeld
¤ Unclear whether fence money to be cut from loans
¤ French-German alliance warms amid US cold war
¤ 1000 demonstrate against Israeli barrier in West Bank
¤ Civilised societies don't torture
¤ Trouble waits for America's friends
¤ Italians mourn as they await return of Iraq dead
¤ Get going on Iraq, says Bush
¤ Bush's failure to plan might haunt him as crisis deepens
¤ Washington sends Baghdad a hurry-up as CIA sounds alarm
¤ And then there was one...
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, November 13, 2003
¤ Bush's Unreliable Intelligence
¤ Who Knows Why We Went To War? Ask Orwell
¤ Why We Have To March Against Dubya
¤ Their Master's Voice
¤ Wishing Won't Beat W
¤ Iraq profiteers, take aim
¤ Can Watching Oprah Be Hazardous to Women's Political Health?
¤ Bush to Veterans: Drop Dead
¤ Charting a New Course in Iraq
¤ Divide and destroy
¤ "Anti-Bushism" hits U.S. expats in London
¤ Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist says Iraq is a massive failure
¤ Iraq deaths take toll on voters, Bush's popularity in heartland
¤ U.S. Troops More Hostile With Reporters
¤ Iraq: Quicksand & Blood
¤ American hypocrisy on democracy
¤ 26 killed in suicide attack on Italian base
¤ Suicide bomb kills 25 at Italian military base in Iraq
¤ 18 Italians among 26 killed in Iraq bombing
¤ US troops kill six in Iraq gunbattle as suicide bomb toll hits 27
¤ Two US soldiers killed, four wounded
¤ Jihadi anger: After Italy, Australia?
¤ There are so many echoes of Vietnam in Iraq
¤ Occupation enters critical phase
¤ 'We could lose this situation'
¤ US administrator says Iraqi governing council not failing
¤ Deadlines Looms for Bremer, Iraq Council
¤ Time running out for Iraqi Governing Council
¤ Brave Face Belies Administration's Panic
¤ France calls for transfer of power to Iraqis without delay
Flashback No US escape from Iraq trap
¤ By George!
¤ Bush Speeding Up New Iraqi Government
¥ Trying to find a way out before elections
¤ Iraqis confident they can beat you, CIA tells Bush
¤ Governing council put in frame
¤ Iran and US cross swords over nuclear report
¤ Britain rejects extraditing Iranian diplomat
¤ 'UN report proves Iran free of N-bombs'
¤ Iran's Leader Says U.N. Report Removes Suspicions of Weapons
¤ Losing our voice
¤ Cabinet papers warn Canada off GM crops
¤ Five die in Kashmir violence
¤ 'Vote against Syria verifies Israel's influence on US'
¤ One Meal a Day for Most Palestinians
¤ Red Kabul revisited
¤ Criticizing the U.S. empire is not enough
¤ Frustrated US summons Bremer for talks
¤ US edged out as China woos Indonesia
¤ Different visions of world order may mean the end of the West
¤ Bush to face protests in Britain
¤ 5,000 police to protect Bush in £5m operation
¤ President brings his own 'ring of steel'
¤ Enjoying the political spoils of war
¤ There were dead bodies everywhere
¤ Worst day for occupation troops in Iraq
Flashback I Want You
Latest News
Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2003
¤ U.S. Forces Launch Operation Iron Hammer
¤ 25 killed in Iraq blast
¤ America is More Divided Than Ever
¤ Double Standards in Double Time: Bush’s Plan to "Democratize" the World
¤ Election 2004 Should Be Postponed There Are No Quality Candidates
¤ More Iraqis supporting resistance, CIA report says
¤ A personal message from G.W. Bush to grieving military families
¤ Why we fight: A view from the other side
¤ Another day, another rationale for Iraq war
¤ Jessica Lynch and Saving American Decency
¤ Post-war Iraq a catastrophe in the making
¤ Bolton Discredits Iran Weapons Report
¤ UK police say they will not stifle Iraq protests
¤ Blast at Italian Base in Iraq Reportedly Kills at Least 27
¤ ADD President?
¤ Iraq's Governing Council denies U.S. accusations of inefficiency
¤ I'm Waiting for My Destiny
¤ U.S. Troops Kill Five Civilians in Iraq
¤ Iraq truck bombing triggers calls for Italian troops' return
¤ US troops fire at Iraqi official's car by mistake, injure driver
¤ Skepticism About U.S. Deep, Iraq Poll Shows
¤ Baghdad Bomb Attack Kills U.S. Soldier, Army Says
¤ Britain's Straw Breaks Ranks with U.S. Over Iran
¤ CIA: Iraq security to get worse
¤ Italian HQ bombing toll now 26
¤ Bottling Coke and Spilling Blood
¤ Iraq war killed 21,000 to 55 | |
