Friday, June 30, 2006

World skeptical over Guantanamo ruling

LONDON - Some saw the beginning of the end for Guantanamo Bay, others a vindication for Europeans who have condemned the U.S. prison camp. Still others saw a toothless ruling that will ultimately make no difference in a climate where they believe Washington is determined to have its way.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military trials for a handful of Guantanamo Bay detainees provoked a range of reactions, from jubilation to deep skepticism.

In immediate terms, the decision will simply force the United States to look for other ways to try some 10 men charged with crimes. But some people saw wider implications — predicting it could force the Bush administration to address the continued detention of about 430 others, many held for more than four years without charge.

"A lot of us remain skeptical of what this decision will actually accomplish because it only applies to the handful of men who have been charged and Bush has not respected past court decisions," said Moazamm Begg, 37, who was held at Guantanamo for more than two years. "That said, I'm very glad to hear the news and hope it will be the beginning of the end for many of these men."

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Well it would seem that the opponents of the Bushadministrationn have won a victory. In my opinion a very hollow one, Bush will not close Gitmo and he will not just free all the terrorists.
The libs would love to have this all fall under the criminal courts, that way all the terrorist would be able toreceivee our rights andcounsell from the ACLU. Everyone talks big about the Geneva Convention as some how it applies to the people we are fighting.
1- They do not have a name, rank and serial number.
2- They are not uniformed soldiers of a state.
3- They do no observe these rights for our soldiers and target women and children.
Now tell me again why I have to treat these scum as I would a soldier from say Germany or France if had any real soldiers. As far as I am concerned anyone who raises arms against the USA should be shot on the spot, no questions asked! Now is the time to act, not later my friends.

Sen. Frist to push Guantanamo bill

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Israel goes after both Hamas leaderships

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Israeli jets blitz Gaza, Hamas vows it won't be crushed

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Sunni rebels reject deal as bin Laden vows jihad in Iraq

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Hamas demands end to raids

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Palestinian: Israel aims to topple gov't

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Palestinian PM decries Gaza offensive

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Islamic militia claims Somalia authority

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Russia sets reward for info on killings

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Taliban stronger because Iraq diverted world's attention: general

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US could lose in Iraq due to negative media coverage: commander

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Bin Laden wants Zarqawi's body released

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Bush, Koizumi take hardline stance on North Korea at final summit

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Rice calls for 'responsibility' in Middle East

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US urges Somalia's Islamists to halt expansion

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Senate to take up stem cell bill in July

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House intelligence chief berates Negroponte on WMD

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House condemns intelligence leaks

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Congressional hearings on Guantanamo set

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Bush takes Koizumi for tour of Graceland

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House lifts offshore drilling ban

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Ky., N.C. to send National Guard to border

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Former presidents to receive Liberty medal

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Wartime powers face scrutiny

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Israelis arrest dozens of Hamas officials

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops rounded up dozens of ministers and lawmakers from the Palestinians' ruling Hamas party Thursday, including the deputy prime minister, while forging ahead with a military campaign in Gaza meant to win the release of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas gunmen.

The body of a kidnapped 18-year-old Jewish settler was found in the West Bank, Israeli security officials said. He had been shot in the head. Palestinian militants said they killed Eliahu Asheri, whose body was found buried near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Israeli aircraft targeted a car carrying Palestinian militants in Gaza City, the Israeli military said, but witnesses said the missile missed the vehicle and Mahdi Dahdouh, an Islamic Jihad activist, escaped from the car. Another unidentified person was wounded, hospital officials said.

On Wednesday, Israeli warplanes also buzzed the summer home of Syria's president, Bashar Assad, who harbors the hard-line Hamas leaders who Israel says ordered the kidnapping.

Sunday's capture of the Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit by Hamas' military wing and two affiliated groups, and Israel's subsequent military incursion into Gaza threatened to bring the two sides to the brink of all-out war.

Hamas, which took over the Palestinian Authority after winning parliamentary elections in January, has resisted international pressure to renounce violence and recognize Israel's right to exist.

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Tensions across the Arab world have risen since the crossing into Gaza by the Israeli army. While no one like to see people suffer of get hurt, that is not the case with the inhabitants of Gaza, these murderous barbarians have been killing innocent people for far long enough. All of you libs are up in arms saying we need a peaceful solution, well I don't know if they have been paying attention or not, but Israel has done everything to try and work towards peace. It is the Palestinians that have killed and bombed and attacked constantly with rockets. Israel can no longer stand by and see the murder of it's people and the continued threat materialize while doing nothing. I stand by the completly!

Supreme Court blocks Bush, Gitmo war trials

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Oh this is great, now we will be having the libs and Democrats asking for civil rights protection for these people who are our enemies! This will be bad for all of us. Why the hell should they get our rights! They trying to kill us and now the libs say they have our rights, I'm sick!

Military drops homosexuality as "mental disorder"

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The little pink mafia had it's way I guess!

Women vote in Kuwait for the first time

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Vietnamese leader wants closer U.S. ties

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Palestinian militants blow hole in wall

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Israel offensive stirs anger in Egypt

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Syria vows to defend itself after Israeli overflight

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Romania may withdraw its troops from Iraq

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US raids in Iraq generate questions, resentment

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12 militants killed in Afghan firefight

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Pakistan frees 50 tribesmen to calm militancy

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US wants Japan's next leader to sing from Koizumi's song book

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US economy grew at 5.6 percent pace in 1st quarter

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South Korean security aide heads to US for missile talks

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Redistrict ruling may affect Nov. election

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Diplomats want Iran's answer by July 5

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Dean says Democrats won't use immigration

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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Israelis Bomb Camp, Cut Power And Water In Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip -
Israel turned up the pressure on Palestinian militants to release a captive soldier Wednesday, sending its warplanes to bomb a Hamas training camp after knocking out electricity and water supplies for most of the 1.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip.

The Hamas-led Palestinian government called for a prisoner swap with Israel, saying the Gaza offensive would not secure the soldier's release. Militants holding the hostage have made that demand, but this was the first time the government made such a proposal.


In a statement, the Information Ministry said it was "natural logic" to carry out an exchange.
"This has been exercised by previous Israeli governments with Hezbollah and the PLO, and this is what other countries do in conflict situations," the statement said.


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Its for the best that Israel has entered the Gaza Strip, the head cutting maniacs need to be stopped and shown the power of rifle and the bomb. These efforts to rescue Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was captured during an attack on an Israeli military post Sunday, may or may not succeed, but more importantly it tells the Palestinians that Israel will not accept this constant bombardment of its people and there attack on the military. They must crush them before they gain to much power and that my friends is the truth!

Berkeley, California, to vote on Bush impeachment

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This is such a joke! Those libs are insane no other way around it.

Syria says defenses fired on Israeli jets

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Israeli threat unites Hamas, Fatah

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Israeli warplanes make "warning" flight over Syria

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Germany can accept nuclear enrichment in Iran

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Israeli army faces militants with expanded arsenal

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Israelis put heat on Palestinians, Assad

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China urges N. Korea not to test missile

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Iraq oil output highest since invasion

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9 await honor-killing sentence in Denmark

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Iraqis catch suspect in shrine bombing

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Iraq insurgents offer to stop attacks

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Putin orders hunt for killers of hostages

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General: Iraqi forces still need help

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US training Iraqi troops 'as quickly as possible': White House

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Afghanistan's enemies will never win: Rice

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US general warns of threats to Afghanistan's viability

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US Supreme Court expected to rule on key Guantanamo case

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The US space shuttle's 8 minute, 40 second trip into orbit

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US urges Israel not to harm civilians in Gaza raid

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"Loose lips" kill Americans, says top Republican

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No amnesty for killers of US troops: Iraqi PM

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Court nixes part of Texas political map

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Obama: Democrats must court evangelicals

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Clinton opposes Democrats' 2nd-caucus plan

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Illegal immigrants occupy Mass. lawmakers

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Flag amendment fails by single vote

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Rice reaffirms U.S. commitment to Afghans

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Israel masses forces near Gaza

NIZMIT HILL, Israel (Reuters) -
Israel massed tanks and troops near Gaza on Tuesday for a threatened offensive against Palestinian militants and said it would target Hamas leaders if an abducted soldier was not freed.

In northern Gaza, Palestinians blocked roads with dirt and barbed wire. Militants wielding automatic rifles and anti-tank rockets rigged explosive devices along a road as tensions hit their highest since Israel quit Gaza nearly a year ago.

The United States urged Israel to give diplomatic negotiations a chance to win the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit, who was seized on Sunday by militants who also killed two soldiers in a raid on an army border post.

Israel's military build-up came as Palestinian factions put aside months of internal acrimony and agreed on a manifesto at the heart of a power struggle between the moderate President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.

The proposal calls for a Palestinian state alongside Israel. But the governing Hamas movement rejected suggestions the deal could imply recognition of Israel, which it is sworn to destroy.

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It is about time that Israel acted with force and purpose. They have been forced to withstand shelling from the Gaza Strip since they left. They had hoped that with that goodwill gesture, violence would subside and a plan for peace could be achieved. With the terrorist group Hamas winning the lastest elections tensions have been on a sharp increase. Hamas must be dealt with, they in fact have in there charter the destruction of Israel, this cannot be allowed. These scum would think nothing of destroying that country and killing as many of us as they could. They ask for no quarter and they should be given none.

US warns North Korea against talks 'bluff'

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Iraqis say US exit plan should await security

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Israeli hostage dilemma: negotiate with Hamas?

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Israel gears up for Gaza blitz as US urges restraint

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Iraq frees detainees as Qaeda discards peace plan

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Hamas says Israel threat on exiled leaders serious

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European rights watchdog backs report on CIA flights

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Ex-minister takes swipe at Blair's leadership

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Somali Islamists seize checkpoints, demand sharia

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Hamas sticks to hard line despite deal with Abbas

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Iranian minister: WMD outlawed in Islam

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Israeli soldier held in a 'secure place'

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Iraqi Sunni group backs reconciliation

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AP Blog: Iraqi forces prepare in Samawah

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Saddam to go on trial in August for Kurd genocide

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Iraqi official meets with exiled Sunnis

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Rice pushes Pakistan on 2007 elections

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Americans give Bush more support, but divided on Iraq pullout: polls

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Bush urges Senate to pass line-item veto

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Bulgarian bases to be modernized for American use

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US rejects Iranian qualms about talks

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US plays wait-and-see on Palestinian agreement

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Rice in Pakistan on anti-Taliban mission

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Court hears gay marriage challenge

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Judge halts all Missouri executions on pain issue

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Navy flagship pays port call in Shanghai

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North Korea approves US envoy's visit to factory park

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Senate takes up flag-burning amendment

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Bush, Cheney assail media over bank-data program

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Bush ignores laws he inks, vexing Congress

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Wars force Army equipment costs to triple

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Nelson vows to filibuster drilling bill

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Kerry and Feingold form alliance on Iraq

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U.S. official: Tough to shut Guantanamo

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Bush downplays Iraq troop pullout reports

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Monday, June 26, 2006

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White House plays down Iraq withdrawal talk

WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday played down reports that the United States is planning sharp troop withdrawals from Iraq, beginning with the pullout of two combat brigades in September.

"I would caution very strongly against everybody thinking, `Well, they're going to pull two brigades out,'" White House press secretary Tony Snow said.

"Maybe they will, maybe they won't," he said. "It really does depend upon a whole series of things that we cannot at this juncture predict. I would characterize this more in terms of scenario building and we'll see how it proceeds."

Snow confirmed that Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the top military commander in Iraq, met with
President Bush on Friday.


Snow refused to disclose what Casey told Bush but said the general has "a number of scenarios in mind for differing situations on the ground." He said planning would change based on conditions on the ground.

"But I'm certainly not going to announce in advance anything that he may have in mind for the president or that he may be recommending," Snow said. "Just don't do that in a time of war."

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I have no problem with the withdrawal of troops, after all I want them to come back to inspite of what you liberals might think. The difference is that I want our troops to complete the mission, not tuck tail and run, like Murtha and Kerry would have us do. The President has said multiple times that the conditions on the ground would determine when our troops come home, what don't you liberals get, hell the Iraqis want us there. They know as we do that if we leave to early it would be a disastrous for the Iraqi people. We must stay the course, not do an about face when things get hard.

Bush slams leak of terror finance story

WASHINGTON -
President Bush on Monday sharply condemned the disclosure of a program to secretly monitor the financial transactions of suspected terrorists. "The disclosure of this program is disgraceful," he said.


"For people to leak that program and for a newspaper to publish it does great harm to the United States of America," Bush said, jabbing his finger for emphasis. He said the disclosure of the program "makes it harder to win this war on terror."

The program has been going on since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. It was disclosed last week by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times.
Using broad government subpoenas, the program allows U.S. counterterrorism analysts to obtain financial information from a vast database maintained by a company based in Belgium. It routes about 11 million financial transactions daily among 7,800 banks and other financial institutions in 200 countries.


"Congress was briefed and what we did was fully authorized under the law," Bush said, talking with reporters in the Roosevelt Room after meeting with groups that support U.S. troops in
Iraq.


"We're at war with a bunch of people who want to hurt the United States of America," the president said. "What we were doing was the right thing."

"The American people expect this government to protect our constitutional liberties and at the same time make sure we understand what the terrorists are trying to do," Bush said.

He said that to figure out what terrorists plan to do, "You try to follow their money. And that's exactly what we're doing and the fact that a newspaper disclosed it makes it harder to win this war on terror."

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I guess the Liberals and Democrats really do want us to lose, that they want to do anything that they think will hurt the Bush administration, it makes me sick.

US lawmaker demands criminal probe of New York Times

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nice one

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Olmert says army ready for major Gaza operation

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Israelis torn over handling Gaza hostage crisis

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Palestinians demand release of prisoners

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Somali militia leader wants Islamic gov't

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East Timorese rejoice at PM's resignation

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Saddam thinks U.S. will beg for his help

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Missiles going in at U.S. bases in Japan

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U.S. to retain Anbar presence for now

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Somalia's Islamists to stone rapists to death

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Hell we should do that here haha!

Suicide attack near main US base in Afghanistan: police

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Updated US U-2 spy plane arrives in South Korea

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Veterans of US prisons in Iraq in no mood for reconciliation

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Somali Islamists' new supreme leader vows Sharia law

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US drug czar criticizes Bolivia's cooperation

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Flag burning bill has best chance yet in US senate

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US says Iraqi PM's reconciliation plan will need time

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US confirms Iraq withdrawal option

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Bush: U.S. doesn't know N. Korea missile intent

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Casey Iraq troop plan just one option: White House

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Bush may allow wiretapping review: Specter

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Dean: Troops in Iraq should come home

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Iraq WMD red flags ignored, ex-CIA aide tells paper

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Bush presses for more power to rein in spending

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Supreme Court to hear Bush environment case

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Alito breaks tie, Kan. death penalty stays

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Calif. town had no elections for 25 years

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Sen. calls for direct talks with N. Korea

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Iraq debate in Senate shows Dems' split

WASHINGTON - So much for consensus. Fissures in the Democratic Party over
Iraq will be on display Wednesday when the Senate takes up two proposals to withdraw U.S. forces, touching off an election-year showdown between Republicans and Democrats.

"Setting a deadline to redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq is necessary for success in Iraq," Sen.
John Kerry, D-Mass., said in remarks planned for his introduction of a proposal that would require U.S. combat forces to begin leaving the war zone immediately and be out of Iraq completely by July 1, 2007.

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and most of his rank-and-file colleagues don't exactly agree.

They back a separate nonbinding resolution that would not set such a hard-and-fast deadline. It would simply call for ‚ not require ‚ the administration to begin a phased redeployment of U.S. forces this year.

"It's not a cut-and-run strategy. It does not set a fixed timetable or an arbitrary deadline for the redeployment of our troops," said Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee. To that end, Levin said, "We believe it represents where a majority of our caucus is."


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Well It's very obvious that the Democrats no matter what they say are the party for cut and run. They want to hand over Iraq to the murderers. When two US troops that they found where very severely beaten and tortured and than there heads cut off, it gets worse but i wont go into it here. After seeing that they still want to concede to enemymemy and it makes me sick.
We need to unleash our full capability to wage war and end this NOW! Kick the media out, kick everyone out who is not helping and shut that fucking country down today, and kill that terrorist leader fuck, I want to watch as his head is cut off and than we could stick a little American flag in his neck when it's all over! Hell we should hang him in a public square, that would be fun also.
Too all of you Democrats and liberals, YOU are aiding enemy of the USA, You are encouraging enemy of the USA. That make enemies of mine and of our troops, and you will be treated accordingly.

Iraq insurgents say they'll kill Russians

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Angelina Jolie criticizes Iraq war and US priorities

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If she wants to complain about us so bad than she and her husband can use all of there millions of dollars, cheap fucks

"Terrorists" kill top Saddam lawyer: state TV

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Nearly 40 dead in fresh Afghan violence

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Troops swoop on Afghan town

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'Significant fighting' seen in Afghanistan

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US to vow at EU summit to respect rights in anti-terror fight

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NKorea offers US talks to defuse missile crisis

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Democrats wavering on Hillary for president in 2008

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House plans community hearings on immigration

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US hopes to settle Iran nuke dispute

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US still committed to global trade deal: Bush

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Bush prods Iran, N. Korea on nuclear issue

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Voting rights act heads for House renewal

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GOP House: Broad immigration bill unlikely

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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Bodies of missing U.S. soldiers recovered


BAGHDAD, Iraq - The bodies of two U.S. soldiers reported captured last week have been recovered, and an Iraqi defense ministry official said Tuesday the men were "killed in a barbaric way." The U.S. military said the remains were believed to be those of Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore.

U.S. Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said U.S. forces — part of a search involving some 8,000 American and Iraqi troops — found the bodies late Monday near Youssifiyah, where they disappeared Friday.

Troops did not recover the bodies until Tuesday, however, because U.S. forces had to wait until daylight to cordon off the area for an ordnance team for fear it was booby-trapped, Caldwell said.

Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for killing the soldiers, and said the successor to slain terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had "slaughtered" them, according to a Web statement that could not be authenticated. The language in the statement suggested the men had been beheaded.


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Well we should find this coward and saw his head off with a dull knife and send the film to his family! This towelhead fuck will meet his fate, he will not win. Even his predecessor knew it was a lost cause. Lest you forget we are the United States, you don't fuck with us we got the smart bomb, we have the best trained and equipt army of all time. I sleep well at night, but this coward does not have that luxury.

US activates missile defense amid N. Korea concern

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Israeli, Palestinian agencies face Red Cross hurdle

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Suicide bomber hits crowd of pensioners in Basra

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Accusations fly at new U.N. human rights forum

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Somali president calls for troops from AU

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Charles Taylor arrived in The Hague

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N. Korea says own test ban doesn't apply

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U.S. conducts military maneuvers off Guam

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U.S.-led forces kill 15 in Iraq raids

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Israeli town shuts down to protest attacks

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Pakistani confesses, then is shot dead

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Olmert, Abbas to talk over breakfast

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Key figure in al-Qaida in Iraq killed

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Al-Zarqawi's successor gets the credit

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US military deems homosexuality a 'mental disorder'

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North Korea appears 'moving toward' missile launch: US security advisor

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Rumsfeld, top commander to meet on Iraq

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Bush gives Iran an ultimatum on uranium

KINGS POINT, N.Y. -
President Bush told Iran on Monday that nations worldwide won't back down from their demand that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment.

"Iran's leaders have a clear choice. We hope they will accept our offer and voluntarily suspend these activities so we can work out an agreement that will bring Iran real benefits," Bush said a day before leaving for Vienna, Austria, where he will talk with European Union officials who are leading efforts to resolve the nuclear dispute.


If Iran's leaders reject the offer, they will face action before the U.N. Security Council and progressively stronger political and economic sanctions, Bush said during a commencement speech at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Bush discussed Iran with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday during an 18-minute phone call Putin placed to Bush. "The presidents agreed on the importance of remaining united in their efforts to press Iran to suspend all enrichment activities and begin negotiations on the incentives package," said Kate Starr, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council.

On Sunday, Iran accused the United States of trying to sway European nations from a possible compromise. The Iranian foreign ministry said U.S. insistence that negotiations be conditioned on Tehran's suspension of uranium enrichment has narrowed the scope of possible solutions, and made it more difficult for all parties to reach an accord.

Bush made it clear he would not budge. He said allowing Iran to enrich uranium, a process that can make nuclear fuel for a power plant or fissile material for an atomic bomb, would present a grave threat to the world.

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It seems that President Bush is riding the wave of success after the killing of the terrorist mastermind Abu Mussab Al-Zarqawi and his surprise visit to Iraq. As he should he is in a position of power backed bye the house and senate passing resolutions backing the Presidents war policy. Of course the Democrats came out in force making themselves easy targets for those of us who have heard there stupid comments. They have made it very clear that they would rather cut and run, admit defeat than stand and fight. If this is the message they are trying convey, than the Democrat will have a very depressing election night coming soon!
I don't know anyone who truly believes that Iran will fully comply with the international request, we should exhaust every avenue before war is contemplated but Iran has made it very clear that they want to destroy Israel, a close ally of ours. If they continue to threaten our ally they will act and than we will be forced to do so aswell. It should worry Iran that we are only next door and it would be no problem to kick the shit out of them too!

US warns of UN, bilateral retaliation if N Korean missile is launched

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Democrats to propose withdrawing US troops from Iraq within one year

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Such Cowards!

US Central Command chief in terror talks with Ethiopia

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Pentagon refuses comment on report missile defenses activated

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Bush to show support for European democracies

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EU to press Bush on Guantanamo, CIA flights at summit

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Senate Democrats press to reduce troops in Iraq

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Bush to meet with EU leaders in Austria

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Bridgeport mayor won't quit over drug use

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Frist: Surrender in Iraq 'not a solution'

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U.N. team to meet Somalian militants

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Red Cross set to accept Mideast emblem

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Prosecutor urges death penalty for Saddam

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Egypt arrests 31 in banned Muslim group

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Iraqi insurgents claim GI kidnappings

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Australian troops to redeploy in Iraq

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Japan PM announces Iraq withdrawal plan

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British say Taliban used women, children as shields

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Iraq may cast shadow on Bush's Europe trip

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US military bases welcome in Australia

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FBI whistle-blower criticized in government report

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Polish foreign minister reaffirms strong ties with US

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Bush to head to Europe to stress unity on Iran nuclear row

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US hunting for missing US soldiers: White House

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US struggles to get message across to Muslims

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US expects North Korea to return to nuclear talks

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Taliban seeking to 'test' NATO: White House

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Bush tells Iraqis US will not leave them in lurch

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Bush headlines Republican fund-raiser

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Guantanamo tribunals delayed until July

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Bush says Iran faces sanctions if rejects offer

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Rice cautions North Korea against missile launch

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US imposes sanctions on Belarus officials

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Guantanamo row to cast shadow over EU-US summit

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Senate Democrats coalesce around Iraq plan

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Compromise reached on offshore drilling

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Friday, June 16, 2006

House rejects timetable for Iraq pullout

WASHINGTON - The House on Friday handily rejected a timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq, culminating a fiercely partisan debate between Republicans and Democrats feeling the publics apprehension about war and the onrushing midterm campaign season.

In a 256-153 vote that mirrored the position taken by the Senate earlier, the GOP-led House approved a nonbinding resolution that praises U.S. troops, labels the Iraq war part of the larger global fight against terrorism and says an "arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment" of troops is not in the national interest.

"Retreat is not an option in Iraq," declared House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. "Achieving victory is our only option ... We have no choice but to confront these terrorists, win the war on terror and spread freedom and democracy around the world."

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Well it's about time that the Republicans use there position of power to press the Democrats on the war on terror. The Dems have invested everything in our defeat, and can't wait to cut and run. Those 153 people who voted against this resolution need to be visited by one of these crazy towelhead fucks and see if they let you go, odds are your gonna see a sword or a dull knife above you neck ready to saw your head off. Do you Libs not get it, we are at WAR, figure it out! War is not a great or pretty thing, as the saying goes "War is hell", and that statement is true. People we are in it for the long haul and victory will be ours, the democrats and libs will continue to degrade the Army while living under the freedoms that they provide.

House boots Jefferson from committee

WASHINGTON - The House stripped Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of his committee seat on Friday in an unprecedented action against a lawmaker ensnared in scandal, but not under indictment.

The move came on a voice vote, without debate, and capped an election-year effort by House Democrats to seize the political high ground on the issue of lawmaker ethics.

Jefferson had refused to step aside voluntarily from the powerful House Ways and Means Committee before the corruption probe was completed. The drive to remove him from the committee, led by the Democratic leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, sparked protests by black lawmakers who said Jefferson was being singled out unfairly.

Jefferson had no immediate response to the vote. On Thursday night, he issued a statement criticizing Pelosi over the "unprecedented and unfair nature of her request for me" to step aside.

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Well it's about time that someone did something about this guy, he has been sitting there known to take money and stock in a company, denying everything. Send him to jail!

US Iraq RollCall From House

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Picture of a weakened Iraqi insurgency

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Why the Taliban appeal to Pakistani youth

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Baghdad sees end to Al-Qaeda as more than 100 rebels killed

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Palestinian militants reject truce offer to Israel

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Liberia's Taylor may go to The Hague within weeks

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Somalis protest vote on peacekeepers

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Palestinians fire rockets into Israel

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Iran: Incentive package a 'step forward'

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EU works out aid plan for Palestinians

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East Timor rebel soldiers hand in weapons

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Sectarianism sinks as disabled Iraqis swim together

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MoD says Muthanna handover is 'matter for Iraqis'

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Iraq to take over security responsibility

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A new face at the top of al-Qaida in Iraq

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Iraqi prisons overrun by Shiite militias

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Koizumi said to announce Iraq withdrawal next week

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Shoe bomber strikes Baghdad Shiite mosque despite clampdown

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Initial report on Haditha killings complete

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Forces kill 40 insurgents in Afghanistan

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U.S. military erects Afghan desert base

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NATO issues stern warning to Afghanistan's Taliban

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Lockheed missile contract worth up to $440 mln

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US warns North Korea against missile testing

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'Pop and drop' bombs the new threat in Iraq

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US commander defends arrest of Karbala council chief

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Somali Islamic militias tell US they reject terrorism

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US retracts terrorist warning in China

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Prodi confident the US will understand Italy's troop withdrawal from Iraq

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Pentagon marks start of work on September 11 memorial

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Secret CIA flights in Romania only technical stops

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Bodman encouraged by Iran comments on nuke offer

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Hillary Clinton calls for privacy bill

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Thursday, June 15, 2006

Sweep nets nearly 2,100 illegal immigrants

BOSTON - A blitz by federal agents during the last three weeks captured nearly 2,100 illegal immigrants across the country in raids targeting child molesters, violent gang members and past deportees who re-entered the country.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials credited the roundup to a network of 35 fugitive apprehension teams.
"This is a massive operation," said Marc Raimondi, a spokesman for immigration enforcement or ICE, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security. "We are watching the country's borders from the inside.


The crackdown, dubbed "Operation Return to Sender," kicked off May 26. An Associated Press reporter and photographer accompanied a fugitive task force as it made raids Tuesday night and early Wednesday.
A swarm of immigration agents had sped silently, headlights off, down a Boston side street and surrounded an apartment house.


"Police! Policia! Police!" Monico yelled, holding his badge to a window where someone had pulled back the curtain. "Open the door!"
Soon agents led a dazed-looking Jose Ferreira Da Silva, 35, out in handcuffs. The Brazilian had been arrested in 2002 and deported, but had slipped back into the country. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.


"This sends a message," said Daniel Monico, a deportation officer, after a successful raid early Wednesday. "When we deport you, we're serious."

The operation has caught more than 140 immigrants with convictions for sexual offenses against children; 367 known gang members, including street soldiers in the deadly Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13; and about 640 people who had already been deported once, immigration officials said. The numbers include more than 720 arrests in California alone.

More than 800 people arrested already have been deported.

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OK so only 2,100 people that's it? your telling me that out of some 11-12 million illegals they could only get that many, are you kidding me! What about all of the illegals that are still sitting in our jails? Hell go to any major city and go look in the kitchens of the restaurants downtown and you will find more than 2,000 illegals!! Am I alone in this? Am I missing something? Did the bus leave and I wasn't on it or what! If this government is serious about this problem they will allow the troops to secure the border and shut it down completely, which they are more than capable of doing, please let them do it, before this invasion is complete.

Papers show 'gloomy' state of insurgency

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A blueprint for trying to start a war between the United States and
Iran was among a "huge treasure" of documents found in the hideout of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

The document, purporting to reflect al-Qaida policy and its cooperation with groups loyal to ousted President Saddam Hussein, also appear to show that the insurgency in Iraq was weakening.

The al-Qaida in Iraq document was translated and released by Iraqi National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie. There was no way to independently confirm the authenticity of the information attributed to al-Qaida.

Although the office of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the document was found in al-Zarqawi's hideout following a June 7 airstrike that killed him, U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said the document had in fact been found in a previous raid as part of an ongoing three-week operation to track al-Zarqawi.

"We can verify that this information did come off some kind of computer asset that was at a safe location," he said. "This was prior to the al-Zarqawi safe house."
The document also said al-Zarqawi planned to try to destroy the relationship between the United States and its Shiite allies in Iraq.

While the coalition was continuing to suffer human losses, "time is now beginning to be of service to the American forces and harmful to the resistance," the document said.

The document said the insurgency was being hurt by, among other things, the U.S. military's program to train Iraqi security forces, by massive arrests and seizures of weapons, by tightening the militants' financial outlets, and by creating divisions within its ranks.

"Generally speaking and despite the gloomy present situation, we find that the best solution in order to get out of this crisis is to involve the U.S. forces in waging a war against another country or any hostile groups," the document said, as quoted by al-Maliki's office.

According to the summary, insurgents were being weakened by operations against them and by their failure to attract recruits. To give new impetus to the insurgency, they would have to change tactics, it added.

"We mean specifically attempting to escalate the tension between America and Iran, and American and the Shiite in Iraq," it quoted the documents as saying, especially among moderate followers of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the most influential Shiite cleric in Iraq.

"Creating disputes between America and them could hinder the U.S. cooperation with them, and subsequently weaken this kind of alliance between Shiites and the Americans," it said, adding that "the best solution is to get America involved in a war against another country and this would bring benefits."

They included "opening a new front" for the U.S. military and releasing some of the "pressure exerted on the resistance."


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Baghdad sees an end to Qaeda as more than 100 rebels killed

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Islamists protest against peacekeepers, seek clan elders support

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US, Europe urge Iran to heed nuclear call

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Islamic militia capture warlord strongholds

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Haditha defense questions key videotape

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Powers coax Iran on incentives at atom watchdog meet

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Islamist militia target new Somali town

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India names senior UN official to succeed Annan

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Sudan says intl court has no jurisdiction in Darfur

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Reconciliation hard sell at Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail

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US faults Syrian cooperation on UN Hariri inquiry

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Australia protests release of Indonesian cleric

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U.S. identifies al-Zarqawi's successor

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Suitcase-cash may not help Palestinians

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Iran sends mixed messages on nuclear plans

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Family of Gitmo inmate wants own autopsy

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Hamas offers to renew truce with Israel

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E. Timor rebels reportedly ready to disarm

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Cleric calls on Bush to convert to Islam

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Chinese journalist gets 1-year prison term

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S. Korean charged in oil-for-food scandal

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4 contractors with Ala. co. killed in Iraq

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Afghan push begins; bus attack kills 7

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UK sends 130 more troops to Afghanistan

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Troops sent to protect key Afghan airfield

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U.S. military deaths in Iraq reach 2,500

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ACLU sues Pentagon over anti-war group monitoring

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Image of Zarqawi's Egyptian successor presented by US military

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US forces arrest Karbala provincial chief for 'terrorism'

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US lawmakers vote to stop foreign airline buyers

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Bush to push Arab countries, Europe for Iraq aid

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Senate approves $94.5 billion emergency bill

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evidence allowed despite police violation

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Endangered Republicans play down party label

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Bush says world trade talks 'tough sledding'

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Congress launches into new Iraq debate

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Bush to create largest marine sanctuary

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More Iraqi prisoners freed under reconciliation plan

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Attacks dip after Iraqi security operation

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Iraqi: Govt has upper hand vs. al-Qaida

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Afghan forces launch anti-Taliban push

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Afghan bus bomb kills 10 as NATO vows to fight terrorism

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US military death toll in Iraq nears 2,500

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Plan to keep interrogation procedures secret likely to be abandoned

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Iraqis to step up security presence in Ramadi

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Washington ready to 'work will all parties' in Somalia

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British justice minister says Guantanamo is 'recruiting agent' for terrorism

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Bush sees progress but not "zero violence" in Iraq

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Italy to talk Guantanamo, Iraq pullout in Washington

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Coalition Troops Hit Streets To Secure Baghdad In Operation Forward Together

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi troops were out in force and cars were backed up at checkpoints Wednesday in Baghdad as a deadly car bomb killed four people and clashes broke out in two Sunni Arab strongholds shortly after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched a major security crackdown aimed at ending the violence that has devastated the capital.

Tens of thousands of Iraq police and soldiers deployed throughout the capital of six million people, searching cars and securing roads into and out of Baghdad.

Despite the stepped up security measures, a parked car bomb struck the northern district of Qahira Wednesday morning, killing at least four civilians and wounding six, police Lt. Ali Mitaab said.

Defense Minister Abdul-Qader Mohammed Jassim said that 80 percent of the operations staged by "terrorists and organized crime" target civilians. He added that 15 percent are against Iraqi security forces and 5 percent are against coalition forces. He did not provide comparative figures or any other details.

Clashes broke out in the northern Sunni district of Azamiyah shortly before noon, with heavy exchanges of gunfire sending residents scurrying for cover. The clashes took place near the Grand Imam Abu Hanifa mosque, the holiest Sunni Muslim shrine in Iraq. There were reports of casualties or other details.

Most stores were closed in Azamiyah and mostly Sunni Dora, two strongholds of the insurgency. Entire streets in Dora, southern Baghdad, were deserted, including al-Moalemeem road, dubbed "death road" by residents because of the frequent clashes there between Sunni insurgents and security forces and sectarian killings.

In Baghdad's central and mainly Shiite Karradah district, where a series of deadly car bombs took place in the past week, Iraqi army troops patrolled on foot. Some were deployed at main intersections in pickup trucks with machine-guns mounted on their roofs.

U.S. troops patrolled parts of Baghdad in convoys of up to four humvees. They used the more heavily armored Bradley fighting vehicles in Dora.

Traffic was heaviest in areas where security forces were deployed in large numbers, erecting checkpoints behind coils of barbed wire and forcing traffic to one lane. They also conducted random searches of vehicles.

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Well hopefully we have turned a point in Iraq, the government is taking shape and only time will tell if they are able to control and police the country. With these giant sweeps of Baghdad the government will root out some of the problem they have in the city. Just let our troops loose and believe me they will take control of that country and shut it down. We are not doing all we can, our troops are the best in the world let them show us!

Somali warlords flee last stronghold

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Japan may keep its troops in Iraq longer

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Iranian consulate attacked in Iraq

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Palestinian demonstrators storm parliament

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National Guard to work U.S.-Mexico border

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Over 50,000 Iraqi, US troops guard Baghdad

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Marine: Video, song about killing a 'joke'

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Iraq launches Baghdad sweep

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Iraq launches Baghdad sweep

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Huge anti-Taliban operation under way in Afghanistan

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Afghan forces kill 26 Taliban, four civilians die in rocket attacks

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Afghans declare Gitmo conditions 'humane'

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Iraq war veteran tapped to lead embattled Marine Corps

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House passes 94.5 billion in funds for Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina

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Democrats in disarray as Bush basks in glow of Iraq trip

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US to respond if NKorea tests missile

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Bush acknowledges Guantanamo damages US image

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Bush upbeat about Iraqis securing country

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Bush on elections: Republicans will win

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N.D. voters elect Marine serving in Iraq

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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

In Baghdad, Bush gives Iraqis assurances

BAGHDAD, Iraq -
President Bush assured Iraqis in a surprise visit to Baghdad on Tuesday that the United States stands with them and their new government. "It's in our interest that Iraq succeed," he said, seated alongside newly named Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.


The dramatic trip came as Bush sought to bolster support for Iraq's fledgling government and U.S. war policy at home.

"I've come to not only look you in the eye. I've also come to tell you that when America gives its word, it keeps its word," Bush told al-Maliki.

The president also was to visit U.S. troops as part of what aides said was to be a visit of just over five hours to the war-scarred country.

Bush traveled to Baghdad less than a week after a U.S. air strike killed terror chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. It was his second unannounced visit since the 2003 invasion that toppled
Saddam Hussein.


Al-Maliki, who didn't know Bush was in coming until five minutes before they met, said that Iraq was "determined to succeed, and we have to defeat terrorists and defeat all the hardships."

"God willing, all the suffering will be over. And all the soldiers will return to their country with our gratitude for what they have offered, the sacrifice," al-Maliki said through a translator.
Bush made it clear, however, that a U.S. military presence now at about 132,000 troops would continue for awhile.


"I have expressed our country's desire to work with you, but I appreciate you recognize the fact that the future of the country is in your hands," Bush said.

"The decisions you and your cabinet make will determine as to whether or not your country succeeds, can govern itself, can defend itself, can sustain itself," he added.

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Well it's kinda a surprise to see the President in Iraq, but pleasantly one to be sure. Now that they have the a government that is functioning in relatively reliable manner. There will be violence in the future, I don't think anyone has said otherwise, but we must stay the course. It took 10 yrs to pacify the Philippines when we took them and people are acting like we have never been in a fight before. We will win be patient.