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Arabic-Speaking Passengers Sue American

Six men of Iraqi descent who were heading home from doing training for the U.S. military sued American Airlines on Thursday, saying employees detained and publicly humiliated them after another passenger voiced suspicions.

Iraqi Director Gives Voice to His Nation

If the Oscar for best foreign-language film were awarded to the filmmaker who overcame the greatest hardships and faced the biggest risks to bring his vision to the screen, then Iraqi director Mohamed Al-Daradji would be the odds-on favorite to take home the golden statuette for his debut feature film, "Ahlaam."

2,660 Iraqi Civilians Killed in Sept.

More than 2,660 Iraqi civilians were killed in the capital in September amid a wave of sectarian killings and insurgent attacks, an increase of 400 over the month before, according to figures from the Iraqi Health Ministry.

Poll: Iraqis Back Attacks on U.S. Troops

About six in 10 Iraqis say they approve of attacks on U.S.-led forces, and slightly more than that want their government to ask U.S. troops to leave within a year, according to a poll in that country.

General Says Iraqi Soldiers Refuse Duty

About 100 Iraqi Shiite soldiers refused to go to Baghdad to support the security crackdown there, marking the second time a block of Iraqi soldiers have balked at following their unit's assignment, a U.S. general said Monday.

Iraqi Mayor Backs Rhode Island Candidate

A candidate for the Rhode Island Legislature has gotten an unusual endorsement — from the mayor of Fallujah, Iraq, praising him as that city's "favorite USA colonel."

West Point Takes in Its First Iraqi Cadet

The U.S. Military Academy is welcoming its first cadet from Iraq, a 19-year-old who wants serve his country's army after witnessing violence in Baghdad.

12-Year-Old Iraqi Girl Gets New Nose in LA

When 12-year-old Marwa Naim took off the bandage from her nose earlier this month, she smiled in a handheld mirror. Her face, damaged when a missile attack in Iraq caused her to lose part of her nose, was reconstructed.

Marines May Face Charges in Iraqi's Death

Seven Marines and a Navy corpsman could face murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges as early as Friday in the shooting death of an Iraqi man, a defense attorney said.

White House: Haditha Details to Be Public

The White House said the details of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005 will be released to the public when the probe is completed.

Alleged Iraqi Agent Sentenced to Prison

An Indiana truck driver was sentenced Friday to more than 13 years in prison for what prosecutors said was a plot to sell U.S. intelligence secrets to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime.

Feds Seize Armor-Plated Car Bought in Iraq

Federal agents seized a Mercedes-Benz from an Army reservist who said the armor-plated, bulletproof luxury car probably belonged to Saddam Hussein.

No One Knows How Many Iraqis Have Died

Three years into the war, one grim measure of its impact on Iraqis can be seen at Baghdad's morgue: There, the staff has photographed and catalogued more than 24,000 bodies from the Baghdad area alone since 2003, almost all killed in violence.

Iraqi Religious Leaders Call for Peace

Appeals from religious leaders and an unusual daytime curfew Friday curbed violence that claimed more than 140 lives across Iraq after the bombing of a Shiite shrine. President Bush joined in calling for calm, saying "This is a moment of choosing for the Iraqi people."

The Vine

Saddam Was No Threat Right?

Source: Flopping Aces

It's true. If Bushco and the neocons had just left Saddam alone, he wouldn't have been a threat until 2007 to 2009. Then he'd have had nukes and there'd have been no way to invade. Right?

Iraq - A Humanitarian Crisis:

Source: the Toronto Star

Iraqi refugee crisis; Iraqi displaced person crisis within country; lack of clean water and sanitary facilities, food rations; in some areas 90 of children are not in school. There was no cause for the .S. to go to war in Iraq (as it is evidence now that the U.S.

Bush-ite Oz "Seinfeld election" IGNORES US Asian Holocaust

Former Labor leader Mark Latham describes current Australian (Oz) Federal election campaign as a greedy "Seinfeld election about nothing". Bush-ite media and politicians IGNORE US Asian Holocaust (8 million dead).

US releases 500 Iraqi prisoners

BAGHDAD (AP)–U.S. authorities freed 500 Iraqi prisoners Thursday in an ongoing push to empty American jails of detainees no longer deemed a threat. But the military says it's still holding 25,800 Iraqis under lock and key, none of whom it has charged or tried.

Saudi Arabia Shows Confidence In US Mission In Iraq; Building Enormous Wall Along Iraqi Border

Source: arabnews.com

Saudi Arabia is currently studying offers from 14 local and international companies, which are interested in constructing the wall the Kingdom plans to build along its border with Iraq.

Iraq, then and now

Source: last-of-iraqis.blogspot.com

Last of Iraqi's, a blogger I've followed in the past put up another post a few days ago, talking about 'the good old days' in Iraq and how things have changed. He's only 25.

Iraqi Insurgents Accuse Al-Qaida of "Horrific" and "Insidious" New Crimes Despite Calls for Unity From Bin Laden

Source: Counterterrorism Blog

The Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI)--one of the largest and most influential Sunni insurgent groups active in Iraq--has issued yet another stinging condemnation of Al-Qaida's network in Iraq from its media spokesman, Dr. Ali al-Naimi. According to Dr.

Oz Elections: Oz Bush-ite Media IGNORE US Iraqi Genocide

Australia is in the middle of a Federal Election campaign but the Australia-complicit Bush Iraqi Genocide has been remorselessly IGNORED by Bush-ite Australian Mainstream media, the ABC and politicians.

Journalism professor: UK media & public ignoring Iraq & awful truth

Source: New Statesman Contents

Analyzes the lost interest of the British media for the disaster in Occupied Iraq. He discounts "conspiracy" and claims lack of public "appetite" for the "dismal truth". [Comment: 2 million Iraqi deaths, 4 million refugees].

Oz Election - top Christian opposes his Bush-ite Deputy PM BROTHER over Global Poverty

Source: The Age

Reverend Tim Costello backs the Opposition Labor over its policy of lifting foreign aid to 0.5% of GDP by 2015 versus the Bush-ite Coalition Government's 0.3% - his brother Peter is the Australian Deputy PM.

What If Violence Fell And No One Reported It?

Source: Captain's Quarters

"Yesterday, the Iraqi Interior Ministry reported on a dramatic decline in violence throughout the nation since the full complement of surge troops reached Iraq.

Nothing To Report in Iraq

Source: Flopping Aces

"Things are happening fast in Iraq-despite the State Department's deliberate foot-dragging. Success in Baghdad Success in Anbar Success in Diyala Success in Basra Al Queda decimated"

Australian Election TV Debate - Opposition Leader Rudd (65%) thrashes Bush-ite PM Howard (29%)

Source: The Age

Australia's TV Channel 9 used an audience approval/disapproval "worm" to monitor the televised debate - Howard was consistently BELOW the 50% approval line, Rudd consistently ABOVE. Rudd 65%, pro-Bush Howard 29%.

Iraqi, Armenian, Afghan, Aboriginal & Climate Genocides & White Australian Holocaust Denial

Australia is currently involved in Holocaust Commission, Holocaust Denial, Genocide Commission and Genocide Denial in relation to Indigenous Australians, Iraqis and Afghans on top of an awful historical racist record.

New York Times Publishes Iraqi Insurgent Video

Source: The New York Times

In a video Op-Ed by documentary filmmakers Molly Bingham and Steve Connors, Iraqis explain the roots of the insurgency.

Top Republican Paul Craig Roberts on Turkey, US & Iraqi Genocide VS Armenian Genocide

Source: Countercurrents

Top Republican Reagan appointee, editor and writer Paul Craig Roberts - Turkey should condemn US Iraqi Genocide as non-Bush US does Turkish Armenian Genocide (BOTH over 1 million dead, huge refugee numbers).

Who will stop U.S. atrocities in Iraq?

Source: Workers World

The latest atrocity story to reach the U.S. media from Iraq is that masked private security guards escorting several SUVs opened withering fire on a car in downtown Baghdad on Oct. 9, killing two women and wounding two others.

$34 billion in tax cuts - Bush-ite Coalition vote-buying BRIBE for Aussie voters

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

On day #1 of the 2007 Federal Election campaign the Bush-ite Coalition Government announced A$34 billion (US$31 billion) in tax cuts which will boost demand, fuel inflation and likely cause increased interest rates.

An Iraqi Blogger comments on Segregation and leaving Iraq

Source: riverbendblog.blogspot.com

From a blog maintained by an Iraqi.

DEAD in Bush War on Terror (5.7 MILLION) VS Jewish Holocaust (5-6 MILLION)

The excess deaths in the Bush War on Terror now total 5.7 MILLION, similar to the death toll in the Nazi-imposed Jewish Holocaust (5-6 MILLION). TRIALS are needed for the UK-US Holocaust Committers and Holocaust Deniers.

TRANSCRIPT: Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University - what he ACTUALLY asserts

Source: MWC News

Read what Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ACTUALLY said and ACTUALLY asserts he believes rather than the LIES of his detractors - he DOES believe in the Holocaust, does NOT want nuclear weapons etc etc.

FOXNews.com - Iraqi PM Al-Maliki Warns U.N. of Spillover of Violence - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

Source: FOXNews.com

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday that the continued flow of weapons, suicide bombers and terrorism funding into his country would result in "disastrous consequences" for the region and the world.

Top US medical experts re ORB - ignoring ca 1 MILLION Iraq deaths no option for US

Source: Countercurrents

Top US experts Professors Gilbert Burnham (Johns Hopkins) and Les Roberts (Columbia) warn that IGNORING the circa 1 MILLION Iraq deaths estimates from expert ORB and other surveys is VERY DANGEROUS.

Blackwater Has Been Rebuked By The Iraqi Government, But Not At Home

Source: Yahoo! News

President Bush on Thursday refused to criticize a U.S. security company in Iraq accused in a shooting that left 11 civilians dead, saying investigators need to determine if the guards violated rules governing their operations.

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