Saddam Hussein has finally been indicted by the Iraqi Special Tribunal, for a July 1982 massacre of some 150 Shi’ites at Dujail, a town north of Baghdad. But the ex-dictator’s lawyer Giovanni di Stefano is demanding that the trial be… Read moreSaddam indicted; Iran demands war crimes charges
A Colorado Republican congressman makes some really helpful comments: Congressman Says U.S. Could ‘Take Out’ Islamic Holy Sites July 18, 2005 1:08 p.m. EST Christina Ficara – All Headline News Staff Reporter Orlando, FL (AHN) – Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO)… Read moreCongressman: “Take out their holy sites”
The Project on Defense Alternatives sends the following press release: New proposal outlines “near-total” troop withdrawal by September 2006; Early exit from Iraq depends on political compromise The United States could safely withdraw almost all its forces from Iraq within… Read moreProject on Defense Alternatives proposal for Iraq: “400 days and out”
More on the spread of anti-Semitism in the FSU: Wave of anti-Semitic articles seen tied to vote for Ukraine Parliament By Vladimir Matveyev July 17, 2005 KIEV, Ukraine, July 17 (JTA) — A new wave of anti-Semitic outbursts by public… Read moreJTA: Ukrainian anti-Semitism spreading
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) runs a July 13 piece from the Florida Times-Union, “Muslim Leaders Condemning Terror to Deaf?” in which columnist Mark Woods speaks to CAIR’s new chairman Parvez Ahmed and finds that such Muslim condemnations are… Read moreIslam and terror: two Muslim views
There are twin moral and intellectual traps most commentators are falling into vis-a-vis the London bombings. The first is the terrifyingly myopic and widespread consensus which is emerging that the attack “wasn’t about Iraq.” The increasingly predictable Christopher Hitchens writes… Read moreThe London bombings: context vs. apologia
A contributor to the TPMCafe blog offers an interesting commentary on the 7-7 attacks: Muslim Civil War – Second Front By thibaud Overlooked by most media outlets (but not by London bloggers) in the Edgware Road and Aldgate bombings is… Read more“Muslim civil war” behind London bombings?
The offices of the Oaxaca daily Noticias continues to be under siege by loyalists of the state’s entrenched political machine—yet, amazingly, the paper continues to publish. This July 15 report from Dos Mundos, Kansas City’s bilingual newspaper: Journalists held hostage… Read moreNewspaper siege, political violence continue in Oaxaca
The Zapatista communities in Chiapas are beginning to return to normal, as the rebels’ “red alert” has been lifted. The rebels say they are about to commence work on the new political initiative—still somewhat vaguely defined—which they agreed upon in… Read moreZapatistas end “red alert,” begin work on political initiative
The general who “Gitmoized” Abu Ghraib briefed Rumsefled’s top aides, it is now revealed—contradicting his own earlier testimony. From the Chicago Tribune July 15 via TruthOut: General Contradicted Abu Ghraib Testimony Transcripts reveal he briefed top officials. Washington – An… Read moreGeneral tied to Abu Ghraib torture briefed Rumsfeld aides
And, really, we could have done without this one. From the New York Times, July 15 via TruthOut: Chinese General Threatens Use of A-Bombs if US Intrudes Beijing – China should use nuclear weapons against the United States if the… Read moreChina rattles nuclear sabre
Jeez, will people please stop blowing other people up already? This is really getting old. Minibus Explosion in Turkey Leaves 5 Dead ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – A bomb tore apart a minibus in a popular Aegean beach resort town Saturday,… Read moreTerror in Turkey
