CNN
Four U.S. Marines were killed in combat Thursday in Iraq's Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military announced. Three of those Marines were assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, according to a military statement on Saturday. On Friday, the U.S. military announced the death of the fourth Marine, who was assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5. Thirty-eight U.S. troops have died in Iraq during July. Since ! the start of the war, 2,565 U.S. troops have died in Iraq. Seven Department of Defense civilian employees have also died in Iraq...
Lebanon oil slick 'worst environmental disaster' in Med
by Sammy Ketz Sat Jul 29, 8:19 AM ET
BEIRUT (AFP) - The Mediterranean is threatened by its worst ever environmental disaster after Israel's bombing of a power plant in Lebanon sent thousands of tonnes of fuel gushing into the sea, the environment minister charged.
Families Joining Anti-War Group
July 28, 2006 By Karen Jowers, Army Times staff writer [Excerpts]
For some families of soldiers in the 172nd Stryker Brigade, the July 27 announcement of the extension of their tour in Iraq was just too much.
Some of them are joining the ranks of the anti-war group Military Families Speak Out. “We’ve had a whole group of people who have joined since the announcement,” said Nancy Lessin, co-founder of the group. She was working to get an exact count at press time, and said e-mails are still coming in to the organization.
“They are having meetings at families’ homes,” she said. “Many family members hold their breath until their loved one gets home,” and then speak out, she said.
“But something like this puts them over the edge.
“There has never before been a group of military families breaking the code of silence like this,” she said. “It speaks to the horrific nature of the invasion and now occupation of Iraq.”
The “Honest Broker’s” Plan for occupying Southern Lebanon
Mike Whitney
... President Bush and Tony Blair have come up with a plan for sending a UN multinational force into southern Lebanon to provide a buffer-zone for Israel. Why? The UN just withdrew its observers after their compound was "deliberately" flattened by a well-placed Israeli missile killing 4 of its staff. What makes Bush and Blair believe that a multinational force would fare any better? The real motive behind the initiative is to "militarize" ! the area south of the Litani River and "ethnically cleanse" the predominantly Muslim population. This is how Bush intends to stealthily annex more Lebanese land and create a new de-facto northern border for Israel. Hezbollah should reject this offer outright as a violation of its national sovereignty and an obvious attempt occupy its southern flank. If Bush and Blair believe that this is a reasonable offer, then they should not object to "militarizing" the ’67 borders between Israel and Palestine. That would force Israel to accept the "unanimous ruling of the international body" in resolution 242 demanding that Israel withdraw to the pre-war borders. Hezbollah chief, Hassan Nasrallah would undoubtedly give greater consideration to the present plan if the UN demonstrated that it was as willing to provide the same security guarantees for the Palestinians as it is for the Israelis. Let the multinational force protect the Palestinians first; then, we’ll see...
Does anyone STILL believe this Israeli war is over 2 soldiers?
Siege of Lebanon
17th day of attack and the results are… A report by the Lebanese Higher Relief Council reported that the number of casualties due to Israel’s continuous bombardment has been grossly underestimated. According to paramedics and emergency response crews, the true number of casualties could near 1,000 deaths. "In Tyre alone we had 125 dead and 150 missing or buried under the rubble", said Sami Yazbek the head of the Red Cross operations..!
The Children Refugees...
Ramzi Kysia, Siege of Lebanon
On Saturday, July 29th I spoke with several children from South Lebanon at a refugee center in the Chouf region. These are their stories, in their own words... Aboud Aboud, age 12, from Dar al-Hamis: "I’m here because of the Israeli bombing. I saw destruction and the killing of people, the voices of the bombings and the planes all around, and the news of what was happening everywhere. I was scared, especially of the voices of their planes. Israel want! s to take Hezbollah’s weapons, but they should not take them because if they do then no one will defend Lebanon, and it will be destroyed more than it is...
There should be a prisoner exchange and Israel to go back to their country. Hezbollah will not disarm, and [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah will not give in. I want to say to the Americans - don’t dream of destroying Hezbollah. They should come to Lebanon and see what is happening. If they don’t feel safe coming here then ask Israel to stop bombing for one day, and then they can come and see. We are children, refugees in schools, and we have the right to go back to our homes"...
Sectarian Torture Centers and Jails
Samia Falasteen
...What the U.S. has done is inflict the worst possible crime in the name of "humanity" by forcing their troops and allies into Iraq, killing innocent civilians and demolishing a society, while stripping the Arab identity of Iraq. It is a nation under siege. They have imposed imprisonment of the Iraqi people, while creating sectarian militias. Moamar, an Iraqi Human Rights Organization just revealed that there are 34 prisons under the sectarian and ethnic armed ! militias across Iraq, and that these prisons are under their control and administration. In addition, there are nearly 3,500 Iraqi prisoners in these jails, and many of these prisoners are considered missing. The prisoners are in poor health; food that is offered to them is not healthy and not enough...
Men, Women, Children: All of S. Lebanon is Hezbollah
Kurt Nimmo
Recall Haim Ramon, Israeli "Minister of Justice," telling the world: "Everyone in southern Lebanon is a terrorist and is connected to Hizbollah," in other words hundreds of thousands of people—women, children, babies, old people—will be subjected to brutal conditions for the crime of either resisting invasion and occupation or living near somebody who does. If you believe only Shi’a Muslims are doomed to suffer at the hands of the Israelis, take a lo! ok at this BBC video—the IOF is attacking all Lebanese villages in southern Lebanon, Christian villages included...
From....
Gush Shalom
BACK TO 1982
THEN: The war was prepared well in advance.
THIS TIME: The same.
THEN: We went to war only to protect "the Peace of Galilee".
THIS TIME: We go to war to protect Haifa and Afula, too.
THEN: We waited for a provocation (the attempt on the life of Ambassador Argov).
THIS TIME: We waited for a provocation (the capture of two soldiers).
THEN: "We shall advance only 40 KM in order to eliminate the Katyushas."
THIS TIME: "We shall advance only a few kilometers in order to eliminate the rockets."
THEN: Sharon acted behind the back of the cabinet.
THIS TIME: Olmert-Peretz-Halutz act behind the back of the ministers.
THEN: We destroyed Lebanon.
THIS TIME: We are destroying Lebanon.
THEN: Only the PLO profited from the war. A few years later they returned to Palestine.
THIS TIME: Only Hezbollah will profit from the war. Their prestige in the Arab world increases every day.
THEN: We were stuck in the quagmire for 18 years.
FOR HOW LONG SHALL WE BE STUCK THIS TIME?
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