Bombings "barbaric" - of course they were -
but....
Sat Jul 9, 2005 04:13
64.140.158.59
The reality of this barbaric bombing
If we are fighting insurgency in Iraq, what makes us think insurgency won't come to us?
By Robert Fisk
It is easy for Tony Blair to call yesterdays bombings "barbaric" - of course they were - but what were the civilian deaths of the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in 2003, the children torn apart by cluster bombs, the countless innocent Iraqis gunned down at American military checkpoints? When they die, it is "collateral damage"; when "we" die, it is "barbaric terrorism".
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9422.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hm
===
The price of occupation
The "war against terror" is immoral and counterproductive.
Tariq Ali
Most Londoners (as the rest of the country) were opposed to the Iraq war. Tragically, they have suffered the blow and paid the price for the re-election of Blair and a continuation of the war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9421.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hn
===
The struggle against terrorism cannot be won by military means
The G8 must seize the opportunity to address the wider issues at the root of such atrocities
By Robin Cook
President Bush is given to justifying the invasion of Iraq on the grounds that by fighting terrorism abroad, it protects the west from having to fight terrorists at home. Whatever else can be said in defence of the war in Iraq today, it cannot be claimed that it has protected us from terrorism on our soil.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9420.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ho
===
"London Has Reaped Blair's Involvement in Iraq"
Democracy Now!
We go to London to get reaction from British antiwar MP George Galloway, author and Guardian columnist George Monbiot and journalist Stephen Grey of the Sunday Times of London.
Real Audio And Transcript.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9423.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hp
===
Militants mortar police station killing four, gunmen kill professor in Basra:
Militants fired mortar shells on a police station in western sector of the northern city of Mosul on Friday killing four people and wounding 17 others, the Multi-National Forces said in a statement.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=749998
http://snipurl.com/g4hq
===
Iraqi professor found dead in Basra :
Gunmen kidnapped and killed a university professor in southern Iraq and a physician in a central city in separate incidents, police said on Friday.
http://snipurl.com/g4hr
===
U.S Soldier Killed By Bomb:
A 29th Brigade Combat Team Soldier was killed and three were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle at about 1:00 p.m. July 8 near Balad, Iraq.
http://snipurl.com/g4hs
===
103 Iraqi Parliamentarians Demand Withdrawal of US Troops:
103 members of the National Assembly (the Parliament) have demanded the adoption of a resolution cancelling the request made by the Government to the UN Security Council to extend the presence of multinational forces, and urging the Government to put “a clear plan for army building and a timetable for the withdrawal of occupation troops” from Iraq.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9414.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ht
===
Chris Floyd: Dark Waters : The shadow of Josef Mengele:
Withholding treatment from tortured prisoners, breaking medical confidence to tell interrogators of prisoners' physical and psychological weak spots, and other heinous practices approved by the White House and codified in Pentagon directives for military medical staff.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9416.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hu
===
Americans deserve the unspun truth about Iraq:
No more excuses. No more using the unrelated terrorist attacks of 9/11 or terrorism in general as a crutch to explain Iraq. No more pap about taking the fight to the terrorists so we won't have to fight them at home. No more canned speeches about spreading liberty and justice for all when Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo beg to differ.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050708/COLUMNIST13/507080312
http://snipurl.com/g4hv
===
Italy to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq in September, Berlusconi says
http://snipurl.com/g4hw
===
Egypt closes Baghdad diplomatic mission:
Egypt will temporarily shut its diplomatic mission in Iraq and has recalled its staff to Cairo, an official said Thursday, after a militant group claimed to have killed Egypt's top envoy in Baghdad.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/12077771.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hx
===
Chalmers Johnson : The Smash of Civilizations:
At a time when American pundits were warning of a future "clash of civilizations," our occupation forces were letting perhaps the greatest of all human patrimonies be looted and smashed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9424.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hy
===
Iraq: 11 Southern Oil Fields To Go Up For Tender:
"Iraq needs capital investments to develop its petroleum industry, he said, adding that the government had estimated that some 25 billion dollars in investments were required to boost oil production to 5-6 million barrels a day.
http://snipurl.com/g4i0
===
Police Say London Death Toll Now Exceeds 50:
He said he expects the death toll to rise as there are bodies still trapped in the subway system:
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/7/C74F8FCB-C4D0-483F-87B1-BC96226B286C.html
http://snipurl.com/g4i1
===
Triumph turns to tragedy for Blair whose legacy now has darker hue:
It was not only anti-war campaigners who warned that attacking Iraq could bring reprisals.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article297655.ece
http://snipurl.com/g4i2
===
In case you missed it:
Britain will pay 'blood price' - Blair:
Britain must be prepared to pay a "blood price" to secure its special relationship with the US, Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC ahead of talks on Iraq with President Bush. Friday, 6 September, 2002:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9413.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i4
===
London is Burning:
A government that is fully engaged in some criminal colonialist activity better prepare its voters for the outcome of its policies.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9418.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i5
===
UK set to rush through emergency arrest powers :
Ministers are expected to rush through measures to arrest and detain suspects accused of acts associated with terrorism as an immediate reaction to yesterday's bombings.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article297645.ece
http://snipurl.com/g4i6
===
Human Life in East & West: A hell of a Difference:
When a whole country is occupied it is for not occupation but liberation. But when a fraction of all that killing takes place in the West, it becomes an attack on freedom.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9417.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i8
===
Bush and Blair, both absolutely blameless?:
If killing innocent people is wrong and heinous for the “terrorists” then surely it is also wrong for these governments to do exactly that, in Iraq and Afghanistan. Which is worse killing innocent civilians without provocation or killing them in retaliation? Surely the former (aggression) is worse than the latter (revenge).
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9415.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i9
===
How To Stop Bin Laden:
The World Needs Justice, Not More Terror.
‘Bin Laden has been precise in telling America the reasons he is waging war on us. None of the reasons have anything to do with our freedom, liberty and democracy, but have everything to do with U.S. policies and actions in the Muslim world.’
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9419.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ia
===
This web site represents the effort of one person.
I need your help to offset the costs associated with site hosting and bandwidth usage. If you find this site informative please help by clicking here
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/support.htm
http://snipurl.com/dn4j
===
In case you missed it:
Full text: bin Laden's 'letter to America' :
Some American writers have published articles under the title 'On what basis are we fighting?' -- Here we wanted to outline the truth - as an explanation and warning - hoping for Allah's reward, seeking success and support from Him.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6537.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4id
===
In case you missed it:
The Blood of Children Stains our Flag:
How will they write the History of the Destruction of the Children of a foreign land?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2565.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4if
===
Least We Forget:
Liberation: Flash presentation
http://www.ericblumrich.com/liberation.html
===
Afghanistan: Bring War Criminals to Justice:
Numerous high-level officials and advisors in Afghanistan’s current government are implicated in major war crimes and human rights abuses that took place in the early 1990s, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2005/07/06/afghan11287.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ij
===
Two Years Into CIA Leak Probe, No Charges :
A prosecutor's hunt for Bush administration leakers of classified information has produced no indictments after almost two years, and legal experts say it's very possible the only person jailed will be a reporter who never wrote a story.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5125986,00.html
http://snipurl.com/g4ik
===
Leakers and Liars: Will Fitzgerald Indict Rove?:
Earlier this week I reported that a handful of Washington insiders had admitted that they believed Bush's top political strategist, Karl Rove, would be indicted for perjury within the next two weeks.
http://www.counterpunch.com/frank07082005.html
===
In case you missed it?:
Everything You Need to Know About Michael Ledeen:
Would you be surprised to find that a man who was deeply involved in the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan Administration, a man who is the darling of the Bush White House and is an adviser to Karl Rove, a man who loves Machiavelli and studies him.
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/MichaelLedeen.html
http://snipurl.com/g4il
===
In case yopu missed it:
ADL Dinner for Berlusconi Causes a Stir :
At a Tuesday-night dinner to honor Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, the crowd gave a resounding applause when ADL national director Abraham Foxman announced, "I like Bush. I like Sharon. And Silvio Berlusconi, we are delighted to have you here tonight." But the solidarity of the moment did not extend far beyond the Plaza Hotel Ballroom.
http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.09.26/news6.berlusconi.html
http://snipurl.com/g4im
===
Dean Plans To Visit Israel:
The upcoming trip will be the second such visit for Dean, who in 2002, at the outset of his presidential run, toured Israel with an arm of lobbying powerhouse the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
http://forward.com/articles/3445
===
Russia possible partner to build 20 nuclear power stations in Iran :
'A plan has been approved in parliament obliging the government to study the possibility of building 20 nuclear power stations ... Various countries, including Russia, can participate,' Kazem Jalali, head of the Iranian parliament's foreign affairs committee, said.
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/07/08/afx2129963.html
http://snipurl.com/g4in
===
Uzbekistan hints U.S. should pay for airbase:
The Uzbek Foreign Ministry's statement followed calls earlier in the week by it and other Central Asian countries for U.S. troops to fix a date for their departure from their bases.
http://snipurl.com/g4io
===
UN peacekeepers kill 5 in Haiti:
A well-known "gang-leader" closely linked to the ousted former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was among those reportedly killed.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article297624.ece
http://snipurl.com/g4ip
===
Chavez's US-funded rivals in the dock:
A Venezuelan opposition figure who was received by US President George Bush is to go on trial with three colleagues, accused of conspiring to change the government using US funds.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9C8AD573-F0C5-41CA-B479-D129A4C9DA2F.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ir
===
Montana Police Have to Stop One Vehicle an Hour :
A new policy requires state troopers to stop at least one vehicle an hour, whether the driver has done anything wrong or not.
http://www.news10.net/storyfull10.asp?id=11889
===
Peace & Joy
Tom Feeley
===
Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August 1765) John Adams
====================================
Editors' Choices: Best of the Web
http://www.crisispapers.org/topics/%5Eeditors-choices.htm
Hijacking Catastrophe
9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
Narrated by Julian Bond
"A powerful little film ... Drives home even deeper the message that Fahrenheit and its ilk attempted to deliver ... More sober, yet no less sobering, than Moore's alternately clownish and gut-wrenching diatribe, Hijacking Catastrophe presents the facts without any funny business. Which is not to say it's dull. This film presents its argument in a way that is cogent, concise and engaging."
Michael O'Sullivan | Washington Post
If we are fighting insurgency in Iraq, what makes us think insurgency won't come to us?
By Robert Fisk
It is easy for Tony Blair to call yesterdays bombings "barbaric" - of course they were - but what were the civilian deaths of the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in 2003, the children torn apart by cluster bombs, the countless innocent Iraqis gunned down at American military checkpoints? When they die, it is "collateral damage"; when "we" die, it is "barbaric terrorism".
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9422.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hm
===
The price of occupation
The "war against terror" is immoral and counterproductive.
Tariq Ali
Most Londoners (as the rest of the country) were opposed to the Iraq war. Tragically, they have suffered the blow and paid the price for the re-election of Blair and a continuation of the war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9421.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hn
===
The struggle against terrorism cannot be won by military means
The G8 must seize the opportunity to address the wider issues at the root of such atrocities
By Robin Cook
President Bush is given to justifying the invasion of Iraq on the grounds that by fighting terrorism abroad, it protects the west from having to fight terrorists at home. Whatever else can be said in defence of the war in Iraq today, it cannot be claimed that it has protected us from terrorism on our soil.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9420.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ho
===
"London Has Reaped Blair's Involvement in Iraq"
Democracy Now!
We go to London to get reaction from British antiwar MP George Galloway, author and Guardian columnist George Monbiot and journalist Stephen Grey of the Sunday Times of London.
Real Audio And Transcript.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9423.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hp
===
Militants mortar police station killing four, gunmen kill professor in Basra:
Militants fired mortar shells on a police station in western sector of the northern city of Mosul on Friday killing four people and wounding 17 others, the Multi-National Forces said in a statement.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=749998
http://snipurl.com/g4hq
===
Iraqi professor found dead in Basra :
Gunmen kidnapped and killed a university professor in southern Iraq and a physician in a central city in separate incidents, police said on Friday.
http://snipurl.com/g4hr
===
U.S Soldier Killed By Bomb:
A 29th Brigade Combat Team Soldier was killed and three were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle at about 1:00 p.m. July 8 near Balad, Iraq.
http://snipurl.com/g4hs
===
103 Iraqi Parliamentarians Demand Withdrawal of US Troops:
103 members of the National Assembly (the Parliament) have demanded the adoption of a resolution cancelling the request made by the Government to the UN Security Council to extend the presence of multinational forces, and urging the Government to put “a clear plan for army building and a timetable for the withdrawal of occupation troops” from Iraq.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9414.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ht
===
Chris Floyd: Dark Waters : The shadow of Josef Mengele:
Withholding treatment from tortured prisoners, breaking medical confidence to tell interrogators of prisoners' physical and psychological weak spots, and other heinous practices approved by the White House and codified in Pentagon directives for military medical staff.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9416.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hu
===
Americans deserve the unspun truth about Iraq:
No more excuses. No more using the unrelated terrorist attacks of 9/11 or terrorism in general as a crutch to explain Iraq. No more pap about taking the fight to the terrorists so we won't have to fight them at home. No more canned speeches about spreading liberty and justice for all when Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo beg to differ.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050708/COLUMNIST13/507080312
http://snipurl.com/g4hv
===
Italy to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq in September, Berlusconi says
http://snipurl.com/g4hw
===
Egypt closes Baghdad diplomatic mission:
Egypt will temporarily shut its diplomatic mission in Iraq and has recalled its staff to Cairo, an official said Thursday, after a militant group claimed to have killed Egypt's top envoy in Baghdad.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/12077771.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hx
===
Chalmers Johnson : The Smash of Civilizations:
At a time when American pundits were warning of a future "clash of civilizations," our occupation forces were letting perhaps the greatest of all human patrimonies be looted and smashed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9424.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4hy
===
Iraq: 11 Southern Oil Fields To Go Up For Tender:
"Iraq needs capital investments to develop its petroleum industry, he said, adding that the government had estimated that some 25 billion dollars in investments were required to boost oil production to 5-6 million barrels a day.
http://snipurl.com/g4i0
===
Police Say London Death Toll Now Exceeds 50:
He said he expects the death toll to rise as there are bodies still trapped in the subway system:
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/7/C74F8FCB-C4D0-483F-87B1-BC96226B286C.html
http://snipurl.com/g4i1
===
Triumph turns to tragedy for Blair whose legacy now has darker hue:
It was not only anti-war campaigners who warned that attacking Iraq could bring reprisals.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article297655.ece
http://snipurl.com/g4i2
===
In case you missed it:
Britain will pay 'blood price' - Blair:
Britain must be prepared to pay a "blood price" to secure its special relationship with the US, Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC ahead of talks on Iraq with President Bush. Friday, 6 September, 2002:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9413.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i4
===
London is Burning:
A government that is fully engaged in some criminal colonialist activity better prepare its voters for the outcome of its policies.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9418.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i5
===
UK set to rush through emergency arrest powers :
Ministers are expected to rush through measures to arrest and detain suspects accused of acts associated with terrorism as an immediate reaction to yesterday's bombings.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article297645.ece
http://snipurl.com/g4i6
===
Human Life in East & West: A hell of a Difference:
When a whole country is occupied it is for not occupation but liberation. But when a fraction of all that killing takes place in the West, it becomes an attack on freedom.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9417.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i8
===
Bush and Blair, both absolutely blameless?:
If killing innocent people is wrong and heinous for the “terrorists” then surely it is also wrong for these governments to do exactly that, in Iraq and Afghanistan. Which is worse killing innocent civilians without provocation or killing them in retaliation? Surely the former (aggression) is worse than the latter (revenge).
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9415.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4i9
===
How To Stop Bin Laden:
The World Needs Justice, Not More Terror.
‘Bin Laden has been precise in telling America the reasons he is waging war on us. None of the reasons have anything to do with our freedom, liberty and democracy, but have everything to do with U.S. policies and actions in the Muslim world.’
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9419.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ia
===
This web site represents the effort of one person.
I need your help to offset the costs associated with site hosting and bandwidth usage. If you find this site informative please help by clicking here
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/support.htm
http://snipurl.com/dn4j
===
In case you missed it:
Full text: bin Laden's 'letter to America' :
Some American writers have published articles under the title 'On what basis are we fighting?' -- Here we wanted to outline the truth - as an explanation and warning - hoping for Allah's reward, seeking success and support from Him.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6537.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4id
===
In case you missed it:
The Blood of Children Stains our Flag:
How will they write the History of the Destruction of the Children of a foreign land?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2565.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4if
===
Least We Forget:
Liberation: Flash presentation
http://www.ericblumrich.com/liberation.html
===
Afghanistan: Bring War Criminals to Justice:
Numerous high-level officials and advisors in Afghanistan’s current government are implicated in major war crimes and human rights abuses that took place in the early 1990s, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2005/07/06/afghan11287.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ij
===
Two Years Into CIA Leak Probe, No Charges :
A prosecutor's hunt for Bush administration leakers of classified information has produced no indictments after almost two years, and legal experts say it's very possible the only person jailed will be a reporter who never wrote a story.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5125986,00.html
http://snipurl.com/g4ik
===
Leakers and Liars: Will Fitzgerald Indict Rove?:
Earlier this week I reported that a handful of Washington insiders had admitted that they believed Bush's top political strategist, Karl Rove, would be indicted for perjury within the next two weeks.
http://www.counterpunch.com/frank07082005.html
===
In case you missed it?:
Everything You Need to Know About Michael Ledeen:
Would you be surprised to find that a man who was deeply involved in the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan Administration, a man who is the darling of the Bush White House and is an adviser to Karl Rove, a man who loves Machiavelli and studies him.
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/MichaelLedeen.html
http://snipurl.com/g4il
===
In case yopu missed it:
ADL Dinner for Berlusconi Causes a Stir :
At a Tuesday-night dinner to honor Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, the crowd gave a resounding applause when ADL national director Abraham Foxman announced, "I like Bush. I like Sharon. And Silvio Berlusconi, we are delighted to have you here tonight." But the solidarity of the moment did not extend far beyond the Plaza Hotel Ballroom.
http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.09.26/news6.berlusconi.html
http://snipurl.com/g4im
===
Dean Plans To Visit Israel:
The upcoming trip will be the second such visit for Dean, who in 2002, at the outset of his presidential run, toured Israel with an arm of lobbying powerhouse the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
http://forward.com/articles/3445
===
Russia possible partner to build 20 nuclear power stations in Iran :
'A plan has been approved in parliament obliging the government to study the possibility of building 20 nuclear power stations ... Various countries, including Russia, can participate,' Kazem Jalali, head of the Iranian parliament's foreign affairs committee, said.
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/07/08/afx2129963.html
http://snipurl.com/g4in
===
Uzbekistan hints U.S. should pay for airbase:
The Uzbek Foreign Ministry's statement followed calls earlier in the week by it and other Central Asian countries for U.S. troops to fix a date for their departure from their bases.
http://snipurl.com/g4io
===
UN peacekeepers kill 5 in Haiti:
A well-known "gang-leader" closely linked to the ousted former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was among those reportedly killed.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article297624.ece
http://snipurl.com/g4ip
===
Chavez's US-funded rivals in the dock:
A Venezuelan opposition figure who was received by US President George Bush is to go on trial with three colleagues, accused of conspiring to change the government using US funds.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9C8AD573-F0C5-41CA-B479-D129A4C9DA2F.htm
http://snipurl.com/g4ir
===
Montana Police Have to Stop One Vehicle an Hour :
A new policy requires state troopers to stop at least one vehicle an hour, whether the driver has done anything wrong or not.
http://www.news10.net/storyfull10.asp?id=11889
===
Peace & Joy
Tom Feeley
===
Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August 1765) John Adams
====================================
Editors' Choices: Best of the Web
http://www.crisispapers.org/topics/%5Eeditors-choices.htm
Hijacking Catastrophe
9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
Narrated by Julian Bond
"A powerful little film ... Drives home even deeper the message that Fahrenheit and its ilk attempted to deliver ... More sober, yet no less sobering, than Moore's alternately clownish and gut-wrenching diatribe, Hijacking Catastrophe presents the facts without any funny business. Which is not to say it's dull. This film presents its argument in a way that is cogent, concise and engaging."
Michael O'Sullivan | Washington Post
