Camilio Mejia-"By putting my weapon down, I chose to reassert myself as a human being" 15 Months of Misery- The story of a soldier forced to kill and justify the slaughter of innocents with hate. "MUSLIM = TERRORIST...we have our own people in America that are hurting terribly.Homelessness,poverty,crime, people smoking crack in the streets, prostituting themselves, illeteracy, our own kids starving.the list goes on and on.WHY THE F--- ARE WE WORRYING ABOUT IRAQIS? thats my question to the powers that be." Dreamers- A 65 year old man, who's son was detained without charge is stricken with grief yet still hopes to go back to America "'I visited America, I know Americans are very friendly people...Do you think I'm too much a dreamer?'" NYT-Middle East-Collection of headlines from the New York Times on the Middle East. Senate Set to OK $81B War Spenind Bill-"The Senate moved toward approving $81 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Thursday in a measure that would push the total cost of combat and reconstruction past $300 billion." The Case Against Preemptive War- Many reasons why a preemptive war was a bad idea. "The administration's claim of a right to overthrow regimes it considers hostile is extraordinary - and one the world will soon find intolerable." Children Hit By 'Random' Shooting- "Dozens of civilians, including children, are among the 600 or more Iraqis who have been killed and injured in the past two weeks of bombing and ground operations" U.S. used banned weapons in Fallujah - Health ministry- "U.S. occupation forces used internationally prohibited substances, including mustard gas, nerve gas, and other burning chemicals in their attacks in the war-torn city." |
War critics astonished as US hawk admits invasion was illegal -"Mr Perle, a key member of the defence policy board, which advises the US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, said that 'international law ... would have required us to leave Saddam Hussein alone', and this would have been morally unacceptable." |
Iraq war 'unjustifiable', says Bush's church head-"President George Bush's own Methodist church has launched a scathing attack on his preparations for war against Iraq, saying they are 'without any justification according to the teachings of Christ'." |
Saddam Statue Scene Staged-Links and excerpts from many news articles regarding the staged toppling of the Saddam Statue |
Iraq Peace Team Report-Civilian Casualties and Infrastructure-"The following report is based on firsthand observation and on interviews conducted by the Iraq Peace Team in Baghdad hospitals and neighborhoods. It provides timely information about civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. This report covers March 20 to April 1, 2003, the first thirteen days of the current US bombing attack." The State of Things: Talking Points from CPT Iraq- A short yet comprehensive summary of investigations conducted by the Christian Peacemaker Team on the state of Iraq in Dec 2004 Iraq: One year on the human rights situation remains dire- Amnesty International's overview of the humanitarian crisis in Iraq |
