Monthly Archives: October 2005

Why El Salvador?

The “ The lessons of El Sal­vador are newly rel­e­vant, with both crit­ics and pro­po­nents of the Bush admin­is­tra­tion draw­ing par­al­lels between the U.S. role in El Sal­vador in the early 1980s and the cur­rent sit­u­a­tion in Iraq and Afghanistan. … Con­tinue read­ing

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What Ahmadinejad didn’t said is…

First and before I start this I just want to say one word to all Arabs and Iraqis who are sym­pa­thiz­ing with Iran: Do not for­get that Iran who are con­demn­ing Israel for occu­py­ing Pales­tine while they (the Ira­ni­ans) are occu­py­ing … Con­tinue read­ing

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The Cyber-Cemetery of the Mujahedeen

A very ggod series of arti­cles on “Der Spiegel” 1– The Cyber-Cemetery of the Muja­hedeen They were once med­ical stu­dents, fathers or busi­ness­men who took their own lives — as sui­cide bombers in Iraq. Their obit­u­ar­ies, which can be read … Con­tinue read­ing

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Violations of the Rights of Iraqi Female Detainees at Iraqi Interior Ministry Stations

Bagh­dad – Reports pre­pared by non­govern­men­tal orga­ni­za­tions have dis­closed that female detainees have been exposed to dis­grace­ful vio­la­tions at inte­rior min­istry sta­tions, includ­ing rape on behalf of inves­ti­ga­tors and obtain­ing con­fes­sions under threat and force, in addi­tion to phys­i­cal and … Con­tinue read­ing

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Handbook to Iraq

A short Guide to Iraq writ­ten for Amer­i­can sol­diers who were sta­tioned in Iraq to pre­vent Nazis from seiz­ing the country’s oil. “The best way to get along with any peo­ple is to under­stand them…If you are will­ing to go … Con­tinue read­ing

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The Death of an Iraqi Prisoner

Pho­tographs of grin­ning GIs crouched over the iced-down, bat­tered corpse of Man­adel al-Jamadi were among the most hor­rific images of the 2003 Abu Ghraib prison scan­dal. The pho­tos became one of the most pow­er­ful sym­bols for those who opposed to … Con­tinue read­ing

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Only US seeks to justify abuse: Human Rights Watch

Con­gress Should Reject Pro­posed Exemp­tion From Ban on Inhu­mane Treat­ment The Bush admin­is­tra­tion is now the only gov­ern­ment in the world to claim a legal jus­ti­fi­ca­tion for mis­treat­ing pris­on­ers dur­ing inter­ro­ga­tions, Human Rights Watch said today. The admin­is­tra­tion recently approached mem­bers … Con­tinue read­ing

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To force yourself as unwanted guest

Dhiya Hamid al-Karbuli, a truck dri­ver from a vil­lage near the Syr­ian bor­der, said he fled with his wife, six chil­dren, his brother, sis­ter and mother after U.S. troops com­man­deered their home last month. “They broke into my house before Ramadan … Con­tinue read­ing

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Interview with Abu Theeb

This will be very con­fus­ing for the Amer­i­cans, but this Abu-Theeb say he dis­like the Ba’ath party and don’t wel­come Al-Qaida in his vil­lage but he is resist­ing the occu­pa­tion. Another mas­ter­piece from ex-Blogger Ghaith Abdul-Ahad We don’t need al-Qaida … Con­tinue read­ing

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