Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith
The Nation Tue Sep 5, 2006 The US War Crimes Act of 1996 makes it a felony to commit grave violations of the Geneva Conventions. The Washington Post recently reported that the Bush administration is quietly circulating draft legislation to eliminate crucial parts of the War Crimes Act. Observers on The Hill say the Administration plans to slip it through Congress this fall while there still is a guaranteed Republican majority--perhaps as part of the military appropriations bill, the proposals for Guantánamo tribunals or a new catch-all "anti-terrorism" package. Why are they doing it, and how can they be stopped?
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Reuters
06/09/2006 In a speech laced with quotes from Osama bin Laden, President Bush said on Tuesday that five years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda wants to set up a violent, radical Islamic caliphate based in Iraq and vowed he would not let this happen on his watch.
In the speech and an updated national security strategy report on combating terrorism, Bush renewed a push to bolster support among Americans weary of the Iraq conflict by portraying it as part of a broader war on terrorism. White House officials denied the president's report and speech were driven by election-year politics, in which Bush is accusing Democrats of being soft on terrorism, and said the report had been the product of months of work. In remarks to the Military Officers Association of America, Bush said Islamic radicals would like to obtain nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in order to "blackmail the free world and spread their ideologies of hate and raise a mortal threat to the American people." Comment: Al-Qaeda wants to set up a violent regime in Iraq? Too late! Bush got there first!
Note also:
Hmmm....a Bushite is "concerned" that Americans are "complacent" about (do not believe in) the terrorism threat that their government says is real, because theere has been no "large-scale attack in the US" since 9/11. You know what's coming next, don't you. |
John Ivison
National Post Wednesday, September 06, 2006 OTTAWA - Canada's troops in Afghanistan have been "acting like terrorists, destroying communities, killing and maiming innocent people", according to a resolution that will be voted on by New Democrats at the party's convention in Quebec City this weekend.
The resolution is one of 104 proposals on international affairs from local riding associations that will be presented at the convention. Others suggest Canada withdraw from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement, while one riding association proposes a freeze on trade with Israel until the "occupation of Palestinian lands" is ended. |
AFP
Tue Sep 5, 2006 WASHINGTON - Former soldiers and parents of Americans fighting in Iraq opened anti-war, anti-Bush "Camp Democracy" in the heart of Washington, a demonstration planned to last several weeks.
After spending early August near President George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, and the end of the month at his family retreat in Kennebunkport, Maine, the protesters set up camp in the US capital between the Congress building and the White House. Started by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, "Camp Democracy" will welcome pacifists, Democratic lawmakers, union leaders, environmentalists, feminists and those fighting for immigrants' rights. Five tents will be open until at least September 21 for panels, protests and press conferences. "We're told all the time we're out there fighting for democracy. No one knows more than we do that this war has nothing to do with democracy," Michael McPhearson, a member of Veterans for Peace, told reporters. McPhearson fought in Iraq in 1991 and has a son who has just returned from there. "This administration does not want to have a discussion, especially with those of use who have lived the nightmare of what this war is really about," said Charlie Anderson, who fought in Iraq in 2003. |
We've spent half a trillion dollars on this... How the "War on Terror" industry justifies its existence by turning innocent people into "terrorists"
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Brasscheck.com The 9/11, the Spain train and the London underground bombing were real. That much we know.
What we don't know, is who was responsible for them. In all three instances, the suspects died and/or got away scott free. There have never been charges, arrests or trials for any of these crimes. What we do know is that there hasn't been a single credible arrest in the US and the UK on "terror plot" charges since September 11. The news media feeds us screaming headlines when arrests are made, but when the smoke clears and the charges are proven to be preposterous and are dropped, no one reports the rest of the story. The so called "War on Terror" has already cost the US over half a TRILLION dollars - and that doesn't include the war in Iraq or increases in the military budget. WATCH THE VIDEO |
Richard Norton-Taylor, Ewen MacAskill and Steven Morris
Wednesday September 6, 2006 The Guardian Britain is to reinforce its military presence in Iraq in a move that reflects increasing concern about the threat to its troops and the inability of local forces to take over responsibility for the country's security.
The decision was announced by the Ministry of Defence as the foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, on her first visit to Iraq, warned that it was making "very slow" progress on security. Separately, a leading international thinktank warned that the conflict in Iraq was producing highly trained and motivated jihadists ready to commit terrorist acts in Europe and elsewhere. |
www.chinaview.cn 2006-09-05 22:07:30
BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Visiting British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said on Tuesday that Britain was determined to hand over security responsibility to Iraqis.
"It is absolutely key that responsibility be transferred to the elected government of Iraq," Beckett told reporters after a meeting with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih. |
www.chinaview.cn 2006-09-06 03:56:41
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush vowed on Tuesday not to allow Iran to get nuclear weapons and he urged the Iranian leadership to "make a different choice."
"I am not going to allow this to happen. And no future American president can allow it, either," Bush said in a speech on the war against terrorism. |
www.chinaview.cn 2006-09-06 11:07:02
VIENNA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The United States and the European Union share the same position on Iran's nuclear issue,
While both the United States and the EU hope to resolve the issue in a diplomatic way, they have also reached consensus that the next step against Iran must involve sanctions, said Ambassador Gregory Schulte. |
www.chinaview.cn 2006-09-06 04:43:49
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