Senators send Bush message: exit from Iraq

Senators send Bush message, seek strategy for exit from Iraq:

The resolution, which passed with broad bipartisan support, 79-19, calls for 2006 to be "a period of significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty," which would create conditions for "the phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002626337_senateiraq16.html

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Evidence Mounts That Bush Wants New Wars

Do the People of the United States Care Enough to Stop Him?

By Bill Christison
Former CIA analyst

The people and the politicians of this country should rise from their apathy and shout, "No." The time is past for useless analysis and discussion. We Americans, accounting for no more than five percent of the human inhabitants of this globe, should decide here and now whether we are going to be moral or immoral in our future relationships with the rest of the world.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11029.htm

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3 U.S. Soldiers and One Marine Among 11 Killed In Continuing Violence:

Three Iraqi policemen from the Facility Protection Service, a government-run security force, were killed by gunmen in Mosul
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM641404.htm

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5 Marines Killed as U.S. Pushes Sweep in Western Iraq :

Five Marines were killed and 11 were wounded this morning while they searched a house on the outskirts of this town in western Anbar Province
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11025.htm

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US raid finds 200 victims in secret Iraqi 'torture' jail:

UP TO 200 starving Iraqis bearing signs of torture have been found in an apparently secret jail in Baghdad in circumstances reminiscent of Saddam Hussein’s regime.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11026.htm

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Iraqi PM and US forces had been told about 'torture cells' months ago:

US troops were stunned by what they found - many of the prisoners appeared to have been brutally beaten and most had been malnourished for weeks. There are also rumors of several dead bodies in the cell that showed signs of severe torture.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1116/dailyUpdate.html

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Doing Unto Others as They Did Unto Us :

The SERE model's embrace by the Pentagon's civilian leaders is further evidence that abuse tantamount to torture was national policy, not merely the product of rogue freelancers.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11027.htm

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Mogadishu on the Tigris: The Reality of Bush's Iraq :

This story has the potential of becoming a "Katrina" moment: a revelatory episode that exposes long-suppressed truths about the reality of Bush's "leadership" and its agonizing consequences.
http://tinyurl.com/9h9uo

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We Do Torture:

Failures require more spin than normal, but where does the president get off daring to speak for “we”? 60% of Americans no longer believe he’s honest, let alone justified in wasting American lives in Iraq.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11036.htm

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Cindy Sheehan: I am prepared, to serve the maximum sentence:

I knew I was breaking the law by sitting on the White House sidewalk without a permit. But, I was sitting there to call attention to the murderers who live and work there
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11037.htm

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Republicans want exit strategy:

Republicans are growing increasingly anxious about the turn of public opinion against the war ahead of mid-term congressional elections next year.
http://tinyurl.com/7sjhz

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Senators send Bush message, seek strategy for exit from Iraq:

The resolution, which passed with broad bipartisan support, 79-19, calls for 2006 to be "a period of significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty," which would create conditions for "the phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002626337_senateiraq16.html

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UK puts finishing touches to Iraq exit strategy:

According to several senior sources, the policy under discussion with Washington envisages the replacement of the current Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim Jaafari with a more effective successor.
http://tinyurl.com/cwvwe

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Israel wants US to pull out from Iraq:

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak today called upon the United States to reduce its forces in Iraq, saying Washington had ''made mistakes'' and its continued presence in that country would complicate the problem with fallout in the entire West Asia.
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=164415&cat=India

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U.S. admits using phosphorus as weapon in Iraq:

U.S. troops used white phosphorus as a weapon against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, a spokesman for the U.S. military has admitted.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11023.htm

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UK used white phosphorus in Iraq :

UK troops have used white phosphorus in Iraq - but only to create smokescreens, Defence Secretary John Reid has said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11024.htm

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Marines Quiet About Brutal New Weapon:

It proved highly effective in the battle for Fallujah.
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001944.html

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Bush Gang Swore Saddam Was Behind 9/11 In Lawsuit :

The debate over who was most responsible for convincing the nation that there was a link between Saddam and 9/11 will probably continue for years but an important piece of the puzzle can be found by zeroing in on a woman by the name of Laurie Mylroie, that most people have probably never heard.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11030.htm

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Americans Are Running Out Of Patience With Their "War President":

Republican elder statesman, Gen Brent Scowcroft, national security advisor to Bush’s father, accused Bush Jr of being `wrapped around the little finger’ of Israel’s PM Ariel Sharon.
http://www.ericmargolis.com/archives/2005/11/americans_are_r.php

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Confessions of a Repentant Republican:

This essay explores many of the issues that led me personally to the recognition that the policies I was supporting in Iraq were not consistent with the justifications made for the invasion in the spring of 2003, that implicit in our post-invasion actions was the goal of permanent occupation, which would ensure endless war and the resultant degradation of our liberty, our security, and our moral authority.
http://www.republicansforhumility.com/conf.html

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Charles Sullivan: Make them pay:

The question is how long will the people accept mendacity and moral decay and call it truth? Will the perpetrators of these crimes against nature and humanity be held accountable? Will they be forced to bear the fruits of their own labors?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11034.htm

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Five Police Killed By Blast In Afghanistan :

Afghan officials say five police officers were killed and two were injured after the vehicle they were traveling in hit a mine in the southeastern province of Paktika.
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/11/cc5c5399-36f2-4cca-a4e0-c7f71bc83e04.html

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Three Afghans killed in blast: -

A suicide car-bomber attacked a military convoy including U.S. troops in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday, killing three Afghan civilians, witnesses and a senior official said.
http://tinyurl.com/ag72m

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Madrid opens inquiry into CIA 'torture' flights :

If the allegations proved true, Mr Alonso warned, "we would be looking at extremely serious, absolutely intolerable acts that violate rules for treating prisoners in a democratic society, and would demand a government response that would affect bilateral relations".
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article327342.ece

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U.K. Orders Extradition of Terrorism Suspect to U.S. :

The U.K. government ordered the extradition of Babar Ahmad, a British man accused of raising money for the Taliban, to the U.S. to face trial on terrorism charges.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=a2ZICadxU9mw&refer=uk

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Not guilty. The Israeli captain who put 17 bullets into a Palestinian schoolgirl :

"This is commander. Anything that's mobile, that moves in the zone, even if it's a three-year-old, needs to be killed. "
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11028.htm

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Dear Hillary: Why is the victim required to guarantee the security of his oppressor ?

A letter from a Palestinian/American to Hilary Clinton
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11033.htm

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Suicide bomb survivor arrested in Salt, not Amman:

Interior Minister Awni Yirfas announced new regulations Tuesday aimed at keeping foreign militants from operating covertly in Jordan, including a demand that Jordanians notify authorities within 48 hours of any foreigners renting an apartment or house.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/3464427

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Keeping Secrets in Jordan:

When al Qaeda in Iraq says that it undertook its attack because "the tyrant of Jordan has turned [the country] into a back yard for the enemies of Islam, such as the Jews and the Crusaders," their rhetoric should not be dismissed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11031.htm

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Russia to Host Military Exercises With India in 2006-2007:

Russia and India are currently discussing contracts for the supply of Russian military equipment worth a total of $10 billion. The two countries are ready to start the joint production of defense technology for sale to third countries.
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/11/16/indiatrainings.shtml

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China Edging Out U.S. for APEC Leadership:

Analysts say China has virtually edged out the United States as the dominant economic and political force among the 21 Pacific Rim economies gathering this week in this South Korean port city.
http://tinyurl.com/92vxf

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Does Using The Word 'Propaganda' Help Corporations? :

The word propaganda is reserved for "political" or "military" communications, and this selective use reinforces a mental distinction between companies and governments, a distinction that is questionable given their intimate relationship and revolving-door staffing.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11035.htm

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FEMA Tells 150,000 in Hotels to Exit In 15 Days:

No More Free Rooms For Katrina Evacuees
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11032.htm

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US oil firms met with Cheney panel, contrary to statements to Senate:

The government has kept details of the 2001 meetings secret, and executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips told a Senate committee last week their firms did not participate in the 2001 energy task force.
http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read.html?id=5367

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Cheney Sidesteps Travel Disclosure Rules: .

Instead of accepting reimbursement for such trips like other government travelers, it appears that his office labels them "official travel." As a result, however, the public is kept largely unaware of where he and his staff are traveling, with whom they are meeting with and how much it costs, even though tax dollars are covering the bill.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/report.aspx?aid=760

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On the line: the internet's future :

Ownership: World leaders meet today to discuss regulation; US fighting to regain control of global network. Censorship: State power increasingly used to limit access
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article327341.ece

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Finances Bleak at Pension Agency:

In its annual report to Congress, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. reported that the value of pension benefits it is obligated to pay exceeded its assets by $22.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2005. That figure is a slight improvement from a year earlier, when the shortfall was $23.3 billion.
http://tinyurl.com/e227x

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Peace & Joy
Tom Feeley

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