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April 2004
U.S. Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners Inflame Arabs
Posted: Friday, April 30, 2004
More Abu Ghraib Prison Photos
It's the "liberation" of the Iraqi people – and it isn't pretty.
www.antiwar.com/news/?articleid=2444
LONDON - Photos of U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners drew international condemnation on Friday, prompting the stark conclusion that the U.S. campaign to win the hearts and minds of Iraqis is a lost cause.
"This is the straw that broke the camel's back for America," said Abdel-Bari Atwan, editor of the Arab newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi. "The liberators are worse than the dictators." www.commondreams.org
U.S. Forces Turn to Saddam General to End Standoff
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. forces turned to a former general in Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard to help end a standoff with guerrillas in Falluja on Friday, but there was no end to violence and another two Marines were killed. story.news.yahoo.com
U.S. Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners Inflame Arabs
DUBAI (Reuters) - Photos of U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners inflamed Arab sentiment, sparking rage, hatred and a grim comparison that U.S. liberators were no better than ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
"Most Arabs said Washington's credibility as the world's leader of democracy and human rights was exposed."
"These soldiers are being touted as the saviours of the Iraqi people and America claims to be the moral leader of the world, but they have been caught with their pants down, they have been exposed, the whole world sees them as they really are," said Mahmoud Walid, a 28-year-old Egyptian writer.
The CBS News program "60 Minutes II" on Wednesday broadcast photos taken at the Abu Ghraib prison late last year showing U.S. troops abusing some Iraqis held at what was once a notorious center of torture and executions under Saddam. story.news.yahoo.com
Photos showed Iraqi prisoners naked except for hoods covering their heads, stacked in a human pyramid, one with a slur written in English on his skin. That and other scenes of humiliation have led to criminal charges against six American soldiers. Arab television stations were leading their newscasts on Friday with the photos. apnews.myway.com
Shock, outrage over prison photos
President Bush said Friday that he was disgusted.
"I share a deep disgust that those prisoners were treated the way they were treated," Bush said. "Their treatment does not reflect the nature of the American people. That's not the way we do things in America." www.cnn.com
Abuse Of Iraqi POWs By GIs Probed
Americans came into the prison: "We had military intelligence, we had all kinds of other government agencies, FBI, CIA ... All those that I didn't even know or recognize." Frederick's letters and email messages home also offer clues to problems at the prison. He wrote that he was helping the interrogators:
"Military intelligence has encouraged and told us 'Great job.' " www.cbsnews.com
Racism at the Core of Iraq Invasion
The popular perception in the US is that Iraq is a country of uncivilized criminals and terrorists raised to hate America because common people hate freedom and liberty, "ragheads" and "sand niggers" who brought down the Twin Towers in New York City and attacked the Pentagon. US-based columnists have taken to calling Iraqis lazy and ungrateful... www.unobserver.com
Latest News
Posted: Friday, April 30, 2004
¤ Torture pictures 'the end' for USA in Iraq
¤ Arab TV stations broadcast images of U.S. forces humiliating Iraqi prisoners
¤ Torture of Iraq Prisoners Prompts Wave of Revulsion
Flashback ¤ Amnesty: Iraqis Complain of Torture by U.S. Forces
¤ Bush, Kerry differ on war only in degree of delusion
¤ Horse Sense
¤ On the anniversary of defeat in Vietnam, an empire getting its butt kicked
¤ WALL OF SHAME
¤ Bush ignores the horrors of his war
Flashback ¤ Shopworker 'sickened' by POW photos
¤ I am starting to think going to Iraq was a mistake
¤ Macedonia faked 'militant' raid
¤ The fog of Fallujah
¤ Shi'ites join Sunnis in fighting US troops
¤ Iraqi POW Abuse
¤ The Making of a Quagmire
¤ In Front of Your Nose
¤ Vanishing Votes
¤ U.S. Betrays International Community
¤ Mutiny in Iraq
¤ The Abu Ghraib Prison Photos
¤ Iraqis Say: 'US Out Now!'
¤ Heavy-Handed Baghdad Raid Backfires
¤ Two killed and six injured in suicide attack in Fallujah
¤ Paper Claims UK Torture
¤ What is Happening Is An Absolute Slaughter Real Player
¤ Bin Laden memo lacked details
¤ Bush policies in Iraq coming under attack from Democrats
¤ US troops pull back from embattled Falluja
¤ Outrage at US abuse of Iraqi prisoners
¤ Bush Defends Declaring End to Iraq Combat
¤ 'US abuse of Iraqi prisoners is 'business as usual
¤ Racism at Core of Iraq Invasion, by Firas Al-Atraqchi
¤ AP Toll Says 1,361 Iraqis Killed in April
¤ Sleepwalking to Fallujah
¤ Three foreign civilians shot dead in Iraq
¤ Rumsfeld says Iraq hostility has been a surprise
¤ U.S. Death Toll Mounts in Iraq Violence
¤ US military in torture scandal
¤ 'It's hell...everything will be destroyed'
¤ Bombing goes on despite deal to end siege
¤ Iraqis see bright future - without the US
¤ Chirac rejects French EU vote
¤ From Vietnam to Iraq in search of the big picture
¤ Bush and Cheney testify in secret
¤ New Iraq poll: US seen as occupier, not libertor
¤ Why hide flag-draped coffins?
¤ 10 US soldiers die as deal to end Fallujah siege reached
¤ Iraq, Libya stay on US terrorism blacklist
¤ Anti-WMD law
¤ Pakistani troops for Iraq
¤ Iraq's future: Dreams and nightmares
¤ 'Our' men in Baghdad
¤ Arab-American vote looms large
¤ US investigating abuse of Iraqi prisoners
¤ New Iraqi flag to be replaced in months
¤ White House Derby: Cheney to the rescue
¤ Fleeing Fallujans killed as crisis deepens
¤ Opinion split on occupation
¤ Troops' behaviour 'appalling': Rudd
¤ US soldiers charged over prisoner abuse
¤ US ends siege, 10 marines killed
¤ Anger over massacre of teenage Thai rebels
¤ Marines 'in deal to end Fallujah siege' as 10 die
¤ Fallujah accord leaves US policy in disarray
¤ Heavy-Handed Raid on Fallujah Backfires
¤ Filipino civilian contractor killed in Iraq
¤ A year after `Mission Accomplished,' Bush dogged by post-war Iraq
¤ I enjoyed grilling over 9/11 attacks, says Bush
¤ Children of war
¤ US tests way out of Fallujah
¤ A year later, mission still not accomplished
¤ Death to those who dare to speak out
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2004
¤ Mission Not Accomplished
¤ Doubts grow over US action in Iraq
¤ Car bomb kills 8 US soldiers
¤ US economy grows less than expected
¤ Bush, Cheney meet with 9/11 commission
¤ U.S. General Under Scrutiny in Iraqi Prisoner Case
¤ Bush's Rating Slips as Americans Debate Iraqi War
¤ US rushes more tanks to soldiers
¤ Hostages' families demonstrate
¤ Senator Lautenberg's Illustrated Guide to Chickenhawks
¤ 'War fever'
¤ America is its own worst enemy in Iraq
¤ Did Ron Brown die for Enron’s sins?
¤ Zim agrees to hand over suspected mercenaries
¤ Fleeing Fallujans killed as crisis deepens
¤ Local ABC affiliate pulls plug on "Nightline" special
¤ Bush, You Lying Sack Of ...
¤ The Case for Impeaching George W. Bush"
¤ A gruesome picture
¤ Too bad president needs a minder
¤ US marines hand Fallujah over to Saddam general
¤ US general suspended over abuse
¤ Iraq attackers kill 10 US troops
¤ Her Beautiful Mind
¤ Staying the Media Course in Iraq
¤ Europe Leaves the U.S. Behind
¤ Guns and Peanut Butter
¤ After declaring new truce deal, US planes bomb Fallujah
¤ US pounds Falluja amid pullout talks
¤ Convoy attacks cost US dear
¤ Iraqis offer bounty for US officials
¤ Three Palestinians die after Israeli raids
¤ US report: Terrorism at 35-year low
¤ Where US snipers fire at ambulances
¤ Fifth South African dies in Iraq
¤ Train blast mystery deepening
¤ US 'plans' to pull out of Falluja
¤ No evidence over Kosovo drownings
¤ Woman Who Took 'Coffin' Photo Hails Press Coverage
¤ U.S. Denies Fallujah Under Heavy Attack
¤ US forces step up bombardment of Fallujah
¤ Gunships pound Falluja despite ceasefire claims
¤ US hurries to reinforce armour after casualties soar
¤ U.S. rushes more tanks to Iraq
¤ Fight over Fallujah
¤ US warplanes, artillery pound Fallujah
¤ Syria keeps silent on bombing suspects
¤ Pulp fictions triumph over truth
¤ America warns its citizens to leave Gaza immediately
¤ CBS Airs Alleged GI Abuse of Iraqis
¤ AC-130 opens up after Marines, Sunni insurgents battle in Fallujah
¤ Army chiefs resist call for more Iraq troops
¤ Blow to rebuilding hopes as BP backs out
¤ Annan: Violence Feeds Resistance in Iraq
¤ 'Not enough evidence' to prosecute Sharon
¤ US will secure Fallujah: Bush
¤ 'Bush overstepped authority since 9/11'
¤ Syria says attack 'isolated incident'
¤ Attack in Syria a charade: US
¤ Nigeria blacklists 19 Indian, Chinese firms
¤ Baquba blast claims US lives
¤ Al-Asad: Iraqis are right to resist
¤ Israeli occupiers kill resistance activist
¤ More Bulgarian troops want out of Iraq
¤ Al-Ibrahimi: Interim body by June
¤ Iraq war boosts Halliburton profits
¤ Iraq's future
¤ Fortifying stability
¤ Deviating from the roadmap
¤ Is Iraq a rehearsal for US hoods?
¤ Bremer Considering Coup in Iraq
¤ This Is The Massacre, The Holocaust That We Are Seeing In Fallujah
¤ Annan warns U.S. to protect civilians in Iraq
¤ Iraq's Other Battlefields
¤ America's Ayatollah
¤ Siege of Fallujah provokes second mutiny
¤ Powell says criticism of Israel not equal to anti-Semitism
¤ U.N. envoy connects dots between Iraq, Israel
¤ US offensive in Iraq may hurt transition - UN
¤ UN chief hits out at fraud claims
¤ US pounds Iraqi insurgents as UN envoy lays out political blueprint
¤ U.S. Warplane Fires on Fallujah Targets
¤ Thailand: Blood on the border
¤ Photos show alleged abuse of Iraqis
¤ 112 Muslims killed in clashes with Thai police
Latest News
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
¤ US renews attack on Falluja
¤ Washington Unleashes Bloodbath in Iraq
¤ Remember Falluja
¤ US air, ground forces pound Falluja
¤ Fighting & Talking In Fallujah
¤ Huge US attack to crush Iraq rebels
¤ Georgia Another US Colony
¤ Analysis: Syria attack mystery
¤ The puppet show will not be recorded
¤ The Fossil Fools
¤ Three Coalition Soldiers Die in Iraq -Spokesman
¤ Australian government faces new charges of manipulating intelligence
¤ Flying Saucer Fever Grips Iran, Theories Abound
¥ Not UFO's but USA
¤ TO ROOT AGAINST YOUR COUNTRY
¤ Iraqi Resistance Thwarts US Attack, At Least 30 Occupation Soldiers Killed
¤ 'They Hate Us Because of Our Freedom'
¤ 112 killed in Thai battle
¤ Major Developments in Iraq
¤ Bush: Fallujah Getting Back to 'Normal'
¤ New U.S. Attacks in Falluja; Bush Warns Guerrillas
¤ Sharon says roadmap is dead
¤ The Politics of the Numb
¤ Globalizing the Harrassment of Muslims
¤ Where Have They Been for the Last Year?
¤ The Iraqi Alamo
¤ The Consequences of Colonization in Iraq
¤ Iraq, the US and an Old Lesson
¤ Iran Court Orders U.S. to Pay $600 Million
¤ 44 Bulgarians Want Out of Iraq
¤ Blair says US tactics are 'right'
¤ U.S. Aircraft, Tanks Hit Falluja
¥ More indescriminate killings.
¤ 64 killed in fierce fighting near Najaf
¤ U.S. warplanes pound targets in Fallujah
¤ US kills tens of Iraqis on Najaf's doorstep
¤ Huge US attack to crush Iraq rebels
¤ Iraq will be his legacy
¤ Gadafy builds bridges with first visit to Europe in 15 years
¤ US secret agents quiz boy over anti-war art
¤ Afghanistan forced to admit secret execution
¤ Japan's hostages tell how they came home to scorn and shame
¤ Iraqis infuriated by new flag that was designed in London
¤ The Wrong Debate on Terrorism
¤ A Vision of Power
¤ We won't go, says thousands of Israelis
¤ The Bloody Cost
¤ US opens fire on Europe's GM bans
¤ In Falluja, Finding a Place for the Dead
¤ Israel's Cos: Iraqi Wmd Could Be In Syria
¤ Next on Sharon's Laundry List: Syria
¤ Powell rips Al-Jazeera coverage at US-Qatar dialogue
¤ Italy tells U.S. it needs U.N. resolution on Iraq
¤ Why Should the UN Buy the Iraq We Broke?
¤ Blair has forsaken peace, say diplomats
¤ The knockout punch that woke up the UN
¤ 64 Iraqis Killed in Clashes
¤ Americans shell Fallujah
¤ Four killed in rocket attack on former UN building
¤ Pakistan buys a little time
¤ When sovereignty does not mean security
¤ Syrian Capital Is Rocked By Blasts
Heavy US air, ground forces pound Falluja
Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Fierce fighting has erupted in the restive Iraqi city of Falluja as US occupation forces strike the town with warplanes, helicopter gunships, mortar bombs and tanks.
Live footage beamed on Aljazeera TV showed the night sky incessantly lit up as strike after strike hit mainly the Golan district of the city on Tuesday. english.aljazeera.net
Dozens die as US planes strafe Najaf
U.S. Warplanes Hit Insurgents in Fallujah
Intense blasts rock Fallujah
US occupiers kills six Shi'as in holy city
Latest News
Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
¤ Dozens die as US planes strafe Najaf
¤ Heavy US air, ground forces pound Falluja
¤ U.S. Aircraft Hammer Fallujah After Dark
¤ Iraqis demand full sovereignty
¤ An Obedient Army Vs. a Conscripted One
¤ Attacks Halt Rebuilding of Iraq
¤ A Vision of Power
¤ Series of blasts heard in Syrian capital Damascus
¤ Intense blasts rock Fallujah
¤ Next on Sharon's Laundry List: Syria
¤ More troops suffering severe head wounds
¤ Experts say new Iraqi flag lacks symmetry, symbolism
¤ Some say Cheney, Bush fear giving varying 9/11 stories
¤ Chemicals explosion provides biased media with perfect gift.
¤ An Appointment of Shock and Awe
¤ British Military Resisting Call for More Forces to Aid Americans in Iraq
¤ The Empire in Denial and the Denial of Empire
¤ Sharon Threatens 'Much Harsher' Reprisals
¤ US sets limits to Iraqi self-rule
¤ Bush Afraid To Let American People See Deadly Reality Of Needless War
¤ US occupiers kills six Shi'as in holy city
¤ Brazil's apparent victory in WTO case against US cotton subsidies
¤ Controversial new Iraqi flag unfurled
¤ 'Missing in action: Half the American mind'
¤ Thou shalt vote Bush
¤ U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad blast
¤ 24 Dead in Indonesian Religious Violence
¤ Fighting in Holy City of Najaf Kills 43
¤ Diplomats blast Blair over US policy
¤ Threat to execute three Italian hostages
¤ US troops move into Najaf
¤ Self-delusion about Iraq is dangerous
¤ Great foreign policy myths
¤ US kills tens of Iraqis on Najaf's doorstep
¤ Three Palestinians die in West Bank
¤ Powell defines Iraq's 'sovereignty'
¤ Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager
¤ Mbeki sworn in as South Africa celebrates
¤ US marines storming Falluja
¤ Cheney’s Unwavering Desire for War
¤ The Orwellian Olsens
¤ U.S. contractors in Iraq penalized $300 million
¤ Rumors of massive Mossad attack on US soldiers swirl on internet
¤ Wronged by our rights
¤ The Elephant and the Ants
¤ US Army has turned liberation into occupation, ally complains
¤ Iraqis Say Council-Approved National Flag Won't Fly
¤ Another Oily Setback for Washington
¤ Pressure on Army to send troops into Iraq's danger areas
¤ Hellish Mission Cartoon
¤ US troops clash with Najaf insurgents
¤ Bush’s Secrecy, and the Dumbing-Down of Conspiracy Theories
¤ Attention on Deck! Violation of Rule 17!
¤ A black and white case of US injustice
¤ Sharon faces party revolt before Gaza poll
¤ Apartheid assassins meet match in Iraq
¤ Israeli military chief says Iraq had chemical weapons
¤ Former U.N. inspector talks 'real' Iraq policy
¤ WMD hunters ambushed in Baghdad
Latest News
Posted: Monday, April 26, 2004
¤ Baghdad blast kills two US soldiers
¤ Controversial new Iraqi flag unfurled
¤ Casualties Mount in Iraq
¤ U.S. soldiers kill four children in Baghdad
¤ 2 GI's Killed in Iraq Blast in WMD Search
¤ Barzani Blames U.S. for Iraq Standoffs
¤ Lawyers try to gag FBI worker over 9/11
¤ Ten Reasons to Oppose the US Occupation of Iraq
¤ Ambassadors' letter to Blair
¤ Saddam's WMD Have Been Found
¤ Charade in the Sands. Bush Stashes WMD in Iraq
¤ Iraq: US Facing Opponents it Trained
¤ Picture emerges of Falluja siege
¤ U.S. threatens Falluja, Najaf after new battles
¤ White man's burden
¤ Falluja Battle Kills 9; Zarqawi Claims Oil Attack
¤ Trading Places
¤ The World Doesn't Need More Heroes Like This
¤ Legitimizing Fallujah's Rebels
¤ Israeli Nukes and the American Connection
¤ US Troops Threaten to Enter Najaf
¤ U.S.-Picked Iraq Leaders Approve New Flag
¤ Falluja, Najaf and the First Law of Holes
¤ Israeli Myths
¤ Food, Trade and US Power Politics in Latin America
¤ Democrats Call Cheney 'Attack Dog-In-Chief'
¤ Clashes shatter faltering Falluja truce
¤ Saddam 'lawyer' would call Rumsfeld
¤ Baghdad Blast Destroys Building, US Vehicles
¤ Iraq Resumes Basra Exports After Attack
¤ Australia to the rescue in Iraq
¤ Marines wounded in Fallujah
¤ Horror and humiliation in Fallujah
¤ Deadline looming, US forces the issue
¤ Starting from square one
¤ Weapons being stockpiled in Najaf mosques
¥ Along with the missing WMD's
¤ US troops threaten to cross Shia 'red line' to enter Najaf
¤ Will the Asians pull out of Iraq?
¤ Wana operation: cause & effects
¤ Colonizing Iraq?
¤ Would Pro-War 'Libertarians' Have Supported the New Deal?
¤ Reality intrudes on US vision for Mideast
¤ Terror suspects to be held indefinitely
¤ Sticking to Falsehoods Means Sticking to Failure
¤ Is FOX News Supporting the Troops or the President?
¤ Blast wrecks Baghdad 'chemical store'
¤ Israel identifies new Hamas leader
¤ Suicide raids on oil platforms mark new threat
¤ While Europe is a eunuch, America is our only shield
¤ Bantustan plan for an apartheid Israel
¤ Deadly religious clashes hit Ambon
¤ Bulgarian president attacked
¤ Fallujah will be your Stalingrad, Americans told
¤ PDP chief survives attack, eight die in held Kashmir
¤ McCain Says U.S. Must Move Beyond `Mistakes' in Iraq
¤ Karzai 'assassination attempt' foiled
¤ Rice's power dinner remark goes down like a pudding
¤ Kerry jumps on Sharon bandwagon
¤ Conservative Support of Darth Vader and the Empire
¤ The UN is a ship of fools, not the panacea for Iraq
¤ US helicopters launch Falluja attack
¤ Japan bills freed hostages
¤ Former Dutch PM wants Iraq pull-out
Latest News
Posted: Sunday, April 25, 2004
¤ World Has Realized That Sharon Is the Major Threat to Region
¤ Home From Iraq, and Without a Home
¤ Civilians barred from entering besieged Fallujah
¤ Israel has infiltrated Hamas leadership
¤ Another U-S servicemember dies from suicide attack on oil terminal
¤ Cheney’s plan to attack
¤ All The President’s Men
¤ Raid disrupts Iraqi oil exports
¤ Baghdad children killed in crossfire
¤ 'Bushworld'
¤ A Case of Worst Scenarios
¤ A frank talk with God
¤ I pledge allegiance to my paycheque
¤ Endless Detentions, Endless Power
¤ Iraq Contractors Spending More on Security
¤ Mook and a crook
¤ French defence minister rules out dispatch of soldiers to Iraq
¤ Cracks in the Iraq coalition
¤ Inept actions trigger off a fear of more terrorism
¤ Greeks vote down Cyprus unity plan
¤ Civilians die in gunfights on border
¤ Suicide bombers in boat attack on Iraq oil terminal
¤ US Right's pet Iraqi to be frozen out
¤ 'No' vote will force Britain out of EU, says Patten
¤ U.S. Troops Prepare to Enter Najaf, Iraq
¤ Saudis Aided in Iraq More Than Thought
¤ Blair's allies are the angriest
¤ 'I feared brain-washing... They were out to destroy my personality'
¤ At least 59 Iraqis including nine US troops killed in fresh bloodshed
¤ U.S., U.N. Seek New Leaders For Iraq
¤ Violence flares in Iraq as US raises alarm over troop shortage
¤ Four Children Killed by Gunfire After Iraq Attack
¤ Retired general assails U.S. policy on Iraq
¤ Bush Owes The World Some Answers
¤ Gunmen break arms of Palestinian photojournalist
¤ Eight US soldiers among 47 killed in Iraq
¤ Israeli troops kill five Palestinians
¤ "A horrible disaster." Report from Fallujah
¤ Howard makes flying visit to Baghdad
¤ The Day That Bush Took Gaza
¤ 6 slain in Nigeria oil violence
¤ US convoy comes under attack in Baghdad
¤ 8 Palestinians killed in W. Bank clashes
¤ Current Iraqi Rulers Not To Be Retained
¤ An Interview With Noam Chomsky
¤ Iraq: A Deepening Tragedy
¤ Rejecting the Virtue of Suffering
Coup d'État Plot, Exposed, Shakes Bolivia
Posted: Saturday, April 24, 2004
Chile and U.S. Military Officials Balked on March 25th, but Continue Pushing Three Alternate Coup Plans
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, APRIL 17 2004: It wasn’t a secret, but for a while, nobody was paying attention: there are groups plotting to destabilize the government of President Carlos Mesa, that are considering a coup d’etat in order to finalize the sale of Bolivian gas to Chile despite the outpouring of popular will against such a deal expressed in last October’s insurrection.
Of course, U.S. government officials have a lot to do with it (beginning with the Viceroy David N. Greenlee, his friends in the CIA, and even officials from the gringo agency USAID). It took a counterintelligence memo, put together by confidential Bolivian and Chilean sources, specifically accusing those foreign companies and politicians – to bring this matter to light. Then Congressman Evo Morales denounced the coup attempt, and the questions began…
www.narconews.com/Issue33/article957.html
GM crops to be prohibited on Venezuelan soil
Posted: Saturday, April 24, 2004
Cultivation of genetically modified crops to be prohibited on Venezuelan soil
Venezuelanalysis.com
President Hugo Chavez Frias has announced that the cultivation of genetically modified crops will be prohibited on Venezuelan soil, possibly establishing the most sweeping restrictions on transgenic crops in the Western Hemisphere. Though full details of the administration's policy on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are still forthcoming, the statement by President Chavez will lead most immediately to the cancellation of a contract that Venezuela had negotiated with the US-based Monsanto Corporation.
Before a recent international gathering of supporters in Caracas, President Chavez admonished genetically engineered crops as contrary to interests and needs of the nation's farmers and farm workers. He then zeroed in on Monsanto's plans to plant up to 500,000 acres of transgenic soybeans in Venezuela.
"I ordered an end to the project," said President Chavez, upon learning that transgenic crops were involved. "This project is terminated." President Chavez emphasized the importance of food sovereignty and security -- required by the Venezuelan Constitution -- as the basis of his decision. Instead of allowing Monsanto to grow its transgenic crops, these fields will be used to plant yuca (an indigenous crop), Chavez explained. He also announced the creation of a large seed bank facility to maintain indigenous seeds for peasants' movements around the world.
http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=17960
Latest News
Posted: Saturday, April 24, 2004
¤ Suicide Boat Bombers Attack Key Iraqi Oil Terminal
¤ More than 33 Iraqis killed in day of attacks
¤ U.S. Marines Say Kill 30 Insurgents Near Falluja
¤ Saudis Said to Aid Iraq War Extensively
¤ Tweedledee and Tweedledum
¤ Charade in the Sands. Bush Stashes WMD in Iraq
¤ Iraq is Utterly Unlike Vietnam
¤ The Return of Saddam's Generals
¤ Idiots and Warm Fuzzies
¤ The CIA Killed Pat Tillman
¤ Haiti's Return to the Future
¤ "Submit or Die"
¤ A Warning to Those Who Dare to Criticize Israel
¤ U.N. slams U.S. use of force in Iraq
¤ We told you so, but what now?
¤ U.S. government blocks lawsuits by Sept. 11 victims
¤ Dover AFB gallery
¤ 'Politics and entertainment: Killing us softly
¤ 'Bush fails history'
¤ The Rich Get Richer, The Rest Get Iraq
¤ 'Corruption and mendacity won't rescue Iraq's occupiers'
¤ Bush Given Idiot Label
¤ US eases ban on Iraq's Baath Party
¤ Man's Social Security ID is same of alleged ringleader
¤ There Is No War, There Are No Dead Americans
¤ Closing the eyes on war
¤ At least the illusions are gone
¤ Intelligence requires smarts
¤ Norway rejects U.S. plea to stay in Iraq
¤ Fallujah Students Bear Brunt Of U.S. Siege
¤ Britain resists pressure to extend Iraq force
¤ Photos released in error
¤ US opinion divided over website images of coffins
¤ UN criticism of Sudan 'watered down'
¤ THE BATTLE FOR IRAQ, FROM THE INSIDE.
¤ Iraq: Starting From Square One, One Year Later
¤ U.S. Rebukes Sharon Over Arafat Threat
¤ Israel Set To Obliterate Islamic, Arab Sites
¤ U.S. Backtracks On De-Baathification Mistake
¤ Israel Kills 4 Palestinians, Including University Professor
Flashback ¤ Conscience and Terrorism
¤ Peace Possible
¤ The mess in Iraq is no surprise
¤ White House plans limits to Iraq sovereignty
¤ Whose Chaos Is This Anyway?
¤ The “Iraqization” Scam
¤ What's In A Name?
¤ Marines poised for Fallujah offensive
¤ Operation kickback?
¤ US Role in Israel's Nuclear Arsenal
¤ Iraq: The Moon is Down, Again!
¤ The Real Lessons of 9/11
¤ Algeria 1830: Legacy of an Occupation
¤ Sunni leader warns of nationwide uprising if Fallujah is hit
¤ Joint Chiefs Chairman: War Going Well
¤ Inquiry after Israeli forces caught using boy as shield
¤ The image turning America against Bush
¤ Tale of self-deception and deceit
¤ Corruption and mendacity won't rescue Iraq's occupiers
¤ Iran: 'Complete Story' Given Inspectors
¤ White South Africans fail to win asylum in US
¤ Two U.S. Oil Workers Killed in Nigeria
¤ Death by burning: the only escape for desperate Afghan women
¤ Bring out your dead
¤ North Korea admits hundreds died and asks for help
¤ Uneasy truce in the city of ghosts
¤ Pentagon tries to ban first photos of coffins returning from Iraq
¤ Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Attack
¤ Number of U.S. Troops Hurt in Iraq Jumps
¤ Sharon: 'We may kill Arafat'
¤ At Least 24 Killed in Iraq Attacks
¤ Bremer brings back thousands of Baathists to their posts
¤ Iraqis killed in Baghdad market bombing
¤ UN plays down 'Israel poison' remark
¤ US to lose more occupation support
¤ SOS to 'disgraced' Ba'athists
¤ Bush's believe it or not
¤ Five U.S. Soldiers Killed North of Baghdad
Latest News
Posted: Friday, April 23, 2004
¤ Sharon Won't Rule Out Attack on Arafat
¤ 150 killed in North Korea blast
¤ For God's sake
¤ Cyprus split on Annan plan
¤ The Fraud Machine?
¤ UN envoy condemns Israeli policy
¤ US officer threatens to turn Fallujah into “a killing field”
Flashback ¤ Resistance kills Mossad agents in Iraq
¤ Bush Threatens To Attack Iran To Protect Israel
¤ Soldier Back From Iraq War Allegedly Drowns Wife In Tub
¤ Bulgarian Soldier Shot in Head, Critical in Iraq
¤ Contractors and Mercenaries
¤ Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again
¤ All Things Are Not Equal
¤ Glossary of the Iraqi Occupation
¤ Ukraine Refuses to Send Helicopter Squadron to Iraq
¤ Cardinals' Tillman Killed at War
¤ US eases sanctions on Libya
¥ Why
¤ Libya confirms first oil cargo to U.S. after ban
¤ Libya confirms first oil cargo to U.S
¤ 'How the U.S. created the monster it now has to fight'
¤ 'Bush spends millions to lie to America'
¤ Standing Small
¤ Suicide Bomber
¤ 'Let hypocrisy run'
¤ 'What went wrong?'
¤ White Whine: Reflections on the Brain-Rotting Properties of Privilege
¤ Fantasyland of the free
¤ Crushing Falluja, Part 2
¤ Europe is a battle Blair can't win
¤ Varieties of Barbarism: From Fallujah to “Free Trade” in Latin America
¤ Sharon: I'm free to attack Yasir Arafat
¤ US role in Middle East vilified
¤ A grim reminder of war
¤ Again, Why George W. Bush Must be Tried as a War Criminal
¤ US announces re-Baathification of Iraq
¤ Next on Sharon's Laundry List: Syria
¤ John Kerry Tries to Out-Bush Bush
¤ Ten Years After Rwanda and the G Word
¤ Majority Still Believe in Iraq's WMD, al-Qaeda Ties
Flashback ¤ The S Factor
¤ Sharon: No Longer Bound by Pledge Not to Harm Arafat
¤ Dad ... what's a terrorist?
¤ 54 dead in North Korea blast
¤ Burundi: Africa's forgotten war
¤ In Israel, only the right can carry out the left's policies
¤ Former generals of Saddams regime reinstated to new US-trained army
¤ UN guilty of 'sins of omission' yet again
¤ Blair's 'heavyweight' Iraq envoy boosts UK presence
¤ US Soldiers Puzzled by Iraqi Resistance to Censorship
¤ Limited Iraqi Sovereignty Planned
¤ Recipe for terror
¤ The Lessons of 9/11
¤ Extremism in the defence of liberty
¤ When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History
¤ Why didn't president Bush know about this?
¤ British forces blamed for Basra bombings
¤ Three Fatah members killed by Israeli troops
¤ For Kim and North Korea, a sign of mortality
¤ What if Kim Jong-il had been killed?
¤ Bush's 'transfer of power' gambit
¤ Counter-productive counter-insurgency
¤ US role in Middle East vilified
¤ U.S. Eases Ban on Ex-Saddam Party Members
¤ Official previews new Iraqi government
¤ UK forces 'involved' in Basra blasts: cleric
¤ Muqtada attacks US with democracy
¤ Indians turning their backs on the US
¤ Sino-Saudi ties: Oil, gas, bauxite ... then arms?
¤ 'Kofigate' threatens US aims in Iraq
¤ Marines poised for Fallujah offensive
¤ Going Back Where They Came From
¤ Unwanted Interventionism, Ominous Implications
¤ Churchill for dummies
¤ What Colin Powell Saw but Didn't Say
¤ The UN in Iraq: Reality and Imagination
¤ Humiliating Our Friends
¤ Sacked for photo Americans weren't meant to see
¤ World snub to Sharon puzzles Bush
¤ N. Korea train disaster caused by explosives
¤ Palestinian children die in Israeli raid
¤ The view from Tehran
¤ Blair cheerfully stakes all on a spin of the wheel
¤ Photos of Soldiers' Coffins Revive Controversy
¤ US Fatwa Turns Sadr From Community Leader to Insurgent
¤ Israeli Says Vote Against Gaza Pullout Will Not Derail Sharon's Plan
¤ Sovereignty for Iraqi interim govt 'will be limited'
¤ Fallujah insurgents urged to surrender weapons
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, April 22, 2004
¤ The Truth About American Casualties in Iraq
¤ Violence in Iraq forces two big contractors to curb work
¤ Child Used as Human Shield after Beating
¤ ADL Praises Google for Responding to Concerns about Rankings of Hate Sites
¤ U.S. Warns Fallujah Fighting Could Resume
¤ Iraqi forces 'turn on coalition'
¤ Woman loses her job over coffins photo
¤ Rice Fields Questions About Iraq Campaign
¤ Explosion kills thousands in North Korean train station
¤ The Enemy Within
¤ TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ NOW "OUT OF THE QUESTION"
¤ Diebold apologizes for failure
¤ When Terror Came to Basra
¤ The Wall Behind Disengagement
¤ On War
¤ The Cruelest Month
¤ Billions down a rat-hole
¤ Asleep at the Wheel
¤ No-Win Situation in Iraq
¤ Open 28 secret pages on Saudis
¤ North Korea stunned by train tragedy
¤ Israel brings death to Tulkarim
¤ Al-Sadr militiamen seized in Baghdad
¤ Gunman Shoots Spaniard in Baghdad Supermarket
¤ U.S. Aimed for Hussein as War Began
¤ Changing the climate
¤ Hammers and anvils
¤ Coalition Unsure Who's Behind Iraq Blasts
¤ Interest rates must rise, says Fed chief
¤ US: 36 Insurgents Killed In Fallujah; 3 Marines Hurt -CNN
¤ Road maps and detours
¤ 'No extra troops'
¤ Keeping an eye on Pakistan's anti-terror efforts
¤ Iraqi militants raise pitch of attacks
¤ Why We Get It Wrong
¤ Putting a smiley face on an imperial act
¤ The Agony Of Occupation: "The Flies Have Conquered the Fly Paper"
¤ Locked on Course to Wider War
¤ One US Hostage – and 20,000 Iraqi Hostages
¤ Bush threatens to attack Iran to protect Israel
Flashback ¤ Israel: Sharon stirs up conflict with Syria and Iran
Flashback ¤ First Saddam, Then Iran, Syria and Libya?
Flashback ¤ Sharon: Disarm Iran, Libya and Syria Next
¤ Israel kills eight more Palestinians
¤ US stands humbled in Iraq
¤ Suicide bombers kill 73 in south Iraq
¤ CIA, Mossad Infiltrated Muslim Organizations: Expert
¤ Opposition accuses PM of hypocrisy
¤ Internet defect man says his conclusions overhyped
¤ U.S. Warns Fallujah Fighting Could Resume
¤ Civilians die as Fallujah ceasefire fails
¤ Pentagon censors Rumsfeld war tip-off to Saudis
¤ Saudi group claims car bomb responsibility
¤ Confessions of an Iraq war hawk
¤ Israel Kills Four More Palestinians
¤ Israel Bans Gaza Residents From Traveling Abroad
¤ Israel Kills 11 Palestinians In Gaza Incursion
¤ ‘Proud’ Vanunu Urges U.N. To Check Israel’s Nukes
¤ US heading for another election fiasco as reforms fail
¤ More troops could be sent to Iraq, says Straw
¤ UN officials 'covered up Saddam theft of billions in aid for Iraqis'
¤ Congress frustrated in quest for Iraq costs
¤ British blamed as attacks expose security failings
¤ 'No extra troops'
¤ Anxious Poland may follow Spain's lead
¤ Iraqis distrust Saddam tribunal
¤ Iran warns US against attacking Najaf, Karbala, killing Sadr
¤ British troops 'fight with US, not like US'
¤ Israel reported to be a formidable nuclear power
¤ Civilians die as Fallujah ceasefire fails
¤ In Spite of Media Coverage
¤ Riyadh car bomb attack kills 4 and injures 148
Latest News
Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2004
¤ If Radical Shi'ites Did Not Exist...
¤ General: Much of Iraq's Forces Have Quit
¤ Suicide Car Bombs Kill 68 in Basra, Iraq
¤ Bush's Taliban Drug Deal
¤ How Far the Apple Fell From the Tree
¤ They Won't Kill Their Own
¤ Only Major Policy Changes Can Help Washington Now
¤ Right Hook
¤ Fables Of The Reconstruction
¤ 'Why they hate us, really'
¤ Why Won't Dubya Apologize?
¤ White House arrogance is textbook case
¤ 'Privatization in Iraq: 'Contractors' with guns'
¤ Things Fall Apart
¤ The duo of doublethink
¤ U-turn? What u-turn?
¤ World oil crisis looms
¤ Bush Stashes WMD in Iraq
¤ Acceptable Numbers of Dead Babies
¤ 'A missile hit the main doors, I started to run'
¤ Robert Fisk-Live interview: Iraq power handover 'a fraud'
¤ Rain Check
¤ U.S. media more skeptical of Iraq policy
¤ U.S. Says Iraq Coalition Is Not Crumbling
¤ Bush Says World Owes Israel's Sharon a 'Thank You'
¤ Israel Threat to Syria
¤ Sanctions on Syria 'very near'
¤ U.S. sees Syria 'facilitating' insurgents
¤ General: Much of Iraq's Forces Have Quit
¤ German fighter jets collide; two dead
¤ Consequences of Colonialism in Iraq
¤ Crushing Falluja, Part One
¤ Apocalypse Please
¤ The Bin Laden Tapes: Fact or Fiction?
¤ Saudi dissidents: 'Regime' is cracking
¤ US destroying Falluja homes
¤ Vanunu, Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower, Is Released
¤ Powell: A good soldier or a good loser?
¤ Israel vows to continue killings
¤ Libya reports high potential for oil reserves
¤ Hopes up for Libyan sanctions' end
¤ Car Bombs Leave 60 Dead in Southern Iraq
¤ Two Killed in Saudi Car Bomb Explosions
¤ At least 10 reported dead in Saudi car bombing
¥ This bomb came just in time to distract from....
¤ Saudis pledge to oil Bush re-election
¤ The Tangled Web Of U.S.-Saudi Ties
¤ Lies, cover-ups, fat cats and an oil giant in crisis
¤ Basra bomb attacks kill at least 68
¤ School buses hit as 55 die in Basra blasts
¤ Save the president?
¤ Bush flipflops on Iraq crisis
¤ The “Iraqization” Scam
¤ Dominican Republic, Honduras Withdrawing Iraq Troops
¤ Hondurans Cheer Iraq Withdrawal, Salvadorans Call for Same
¤ British general admits Anglo-US 'friction'
¤ Australian troops fired on as Iraq danger worsens
¤ Reality television
¤ Bush team ducks for cover over war claim
¤ Jordan's Snub to Bush Is Tip of Iceberg
¤ 22 dead in Baghdad prison attack
¤ Uses and abuses of UN
¤ Assassination is kosher
¤ Truth (and testimony) about the terrorist threat
¤ Iraq: a follow up of Vietnam
¤ Why the Arab world can thank Bush
¤ US won't bend to Fallujah militants: Rumsfeld
¤ 'It's Real Now,' Troops Say as Bullets Start to Fly
¤ Americans warned of looming 'civil war'
¤ U.S. works to shore up coalition
¤ 20 killed on first day of Indian polls
¤ Justices question Bush administration’s Cuba detainee policy
¤ Kidnapped Dane Found Dead in Iraq, Denmark Says
¤ A force for resistance
¤ Musharraf whipping Pakistan into (US) line
¤ More power to the UN's man
¤ 'It was a holy war, a new crusade'
¤ 'Semi-despondent' Powell cries a foul ball far too late
¤ Jordan's king snubs Bush, cancels meeting
¤ The sound of rockets in the morning
¤ Parallel Universes in Iraq
¤ 'Lawrence of Arabia,' the sequel
¤ Blast levels Saudi Arabia security building
¤ Lethal raid on Gaza town
Latest News
Posted: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
¤ Of Course the Attacks were Preventable
¤ Listen up, Rumsfeld: Troops aren't 'Fungible'
¤ Kerry Moves Bush-ward on Iraq
¤ Imperialistic U.S. Conquest of Iraq Leaves Us Stuck in our Own Muck
¤ Bush Ideology Hurts Women Worldwide - Groups
¤ Fallujah Cannot Even Bury Its Dead
¤ White House Losing Grip on Iraq
¤ Why is the USA losing allies in Iraq?
¤ George Bush's 'We' Is Shrinking
¤ Bush: Patriot Act defends liberty
¤ Woodward on Bush
¤ 'George Bush, self-deluded messiah'
¤ Calamity George
¤ 'Bush behavior setting terrible example for children'
¤ As Bush assures U.S. that all is well, he throws gasoline on a smoldering Iraq
¤ Russia revels in US's woes
¤ 22 Prisoners Die in Iraq Prison Bombing
¤ Poland planning pull-out of troops from Iraq
¤ U.S. Says June 30 Not 'A Magical Date' for Iraq
¤ The Democrats and Iraq
¤ Bush Moves Beyond Incompetence
¤ Bush Criticizes Spain's PM on Iraq Pullout
¤ The Tangled Web of U.S.-Saudi Ties
¤ Israeli soldiers kill four Palestinians
¤ Parts Of Iraqi Nuclear Reactor ‘Resettled’: Sources
¤ Americans Squirm as U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Surges
¤ Powell Rebuts Arab Criticism Over Israel
¤ Three Bodies Found In Iraq Were Halliburton Workers
¤ Cracks appear in Bush circle
¤ Which Powell Is Which?
¤ US tries to repair Iraq coalition cracks
¤ Several fighters killed in Falluja
¤ Powell: We were instructed to talk to Woodward
¤ Senator says US may need compulsory service to boost Iraq force
¤ Bush and Kerry Share a Problem
¤ Blair suffers first Europe defeat
¤ Spanish press review
¤ Lies, cover-ups, fat cats and an oil giant in crisis
¤ King of Jordan cancels Bush talks over backing for Sharon
¤ Bush Officials Deny Money Was Diverted for Iraq War
¤ Honduras rushes to pull out troops
¤ Israel to target Hamas in exile
¤ Neo-Crazy Coup d'Etat
¤ Blair condemns Israel and opens rift with US
¤ Their beliefs are bonkers, but they are at the heart of power
¤ The Top 19 Dumbest Statements of the Past Week
¤ George W. Bush Goes Mad, Right Before Our Eyes
¤ President Bush May Never Have Read Bin Laden Brief
¤ A Country Destroyed
¤ Gov't: U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Tops 700
¤ The Oklahoma City Bombing
¤ Oklahoma City Bombing Was Taped
¤ US challenges Falluja militants
¤ America's knee-jerk defense of Israel must stop
¤ US marines down to two hot meals a day
¤ Pakistan to lodge strong protest with US
¤ Kerry hones statements on the Vietnam War
¤ Have you seen this man?
¤ More journalists head to Iraq as violence ratchets up
¤ Civilian Deaths Anger Fallujah Refugees
¤ US ends Fallujah siege
¤ Dastardly murder
¤ The malaise
¤ Legitimising aggression?
¤ The Crumbling of the Coalition?
¤ Powell in the bad books for revealing war doubts
¤ Saudis pledge to oil Bush re-election
¤ Bush regrets Spain troop withdrawal decision
¤ Quraya seeks world's help on Sharon plan
Coalition of the 'Willing' turning into Duet of the Stubborn
Posted: Monday, April 19, 2004
US tries to repair Iraq coalition cracks
US officials said they were bracing for a possible Thai withdrawal after Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said it would withdraw its 400 troops if the situation becomes too dangerous. Full Article
Dynamic Duo miss the point
They have the same stance, the same height, the same arrogant demeanor, the same self-righteousness and approach crisis management in the same way: first create the crisis, then manage the consequences.
Bush and Blair, the dynamic duo, wholly and utterly missed the point in their joint press conference in Washington today, when they claimed that they will stand firm to stabilize Iraq. Full Article
Poland planning pull-out of troops from Iraq
Poland is planning to withdraw its troops from Iraq in the coming months, dealing another blow to the US-led coalition forces there.
The revelation yesterday by a senior government adviser that Poland's 2,500 soldiers would leave Iraq comes just a day after the new Spanish Prime Minister, Mr José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, announced the pull-out of Spanish troops "as soon as possible".
President Bush reacted to the Spanish decision by accusing Mr Zapatero yesterday of giving "false comfort to terrorists \ enemies of freedom in Iraq". Full Article
Honduras to Pull Troops Soon from Iraq
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (Reuters) - In a blow to President Bush and his coalition partners in Iraq, Honduras on Monday followed Spain in announcing it will pull its troops out of the country.
"I have told the coalition countries that the troops are going to return from Iraq," President Ricardo Maduro said in a speech on national television and radio.
"I have ordered... the carrying out of the decision taken in the shortest possible time and under safe conditions for our troops." Full Article
New Spanish Prime Minister Orders Troops
Withdrawn From Iraq As Soon As Possible
MADRID, Spain -- Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Sunday he had ordered Spanish troops pulled out of the U.S.-led occupation force in Iraq as soon as possible, fulfilling a campaign pledge and acting to salve his uneasy nation.
Zapatero, who swept to victory in elections three days after 191 people were killed in terrorist commuter-train bombings in Madrid last month, said he acted after deciding the United Nations was unprepared to take over the occupation of Iraq _ his condition for keeping Spanish troops in the country. Full Article
Latest News
Posted: Monday, April 19, 2004
¤ Honduras to Pull Troops Soon from Iraq
¤ Spanish Troops to Leave Iraq Within Weeks
¤ Bush Losing Ground in Rural America
¤ Nuke-for-energy deal for Kim?
¤ Bush Names Negroponte Iraq Ambassador
¤ How al-Qaeda keeps its secrets
¤ Occupation highlights superpower limits
¤ Carnage dims hopes for political way
¤ 'Bush: Jesus made me do it!'
¤ Leadership secrets of George W. Bush
¤ A tale of two Bushes
¤ Bremer Is Increasing Pressure for a Quick End to Iraqi Uprisings
¤ A mind-boggling assault on freedom of the press
¤ Mercenaries Second Largest Force In Iraq: Report
¤ Israel Threat to Syria
¤ U.S. Marines engaged in 'silent war' near Syrian border
¤ Poland Won't Increase Troops When Spain Pulls Out Of Iraq
¤ Bush's Hope of Finding Weapons in Iraq Is Futile, Kay, Blix Say
¤ Bush Mobilizes Women
¤ One Nation, Deceived
¤ Report from Baghdad -- Hospital Closings and U.S. War Crimes
¤ The Wrong War
¤ Stay the Course; Come Home in a Tube
¤ History is for the Dead
¤ The Sharon Annex
¤ The State of Iraq
¤ World Slams "Unlawful" Rantissi Killing, U.S. Defends
¤ Hamas Withholds Name Of New Gaza Leader
¤ Spanish troops already pulling out of Iraq - minister
¤ Government demands Israel return any bogus passports
¤ Brooklyn man indicted on federal arms export charges
¤ Enough is enough
¤ Ramallah: Israeli Troops Take it Out on Children
¤ Women and children hit by 'random shooting'
¤ Dover Air Force Base: Mortuary Procedures
¤ Delusional…to the Bitter End
¤ Interesting Times Revisited
¤ Eyewitness in Fallujah
¤ The Ariel Act
¤ 'Baghdad Boil' Afflicting U.S. Troops
¤ Australia 'bullying' East Timor over oil revenue
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