London CEASEFIRE NOW March Attracts 80-100,000

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Saturday August 05, 2006 · 6:13 PM PDT

2006/08/05 · 18:13

I'm just back from the massive Stop the War demo in London today, I had hoped to have a mass of pictures for you Kossacks, but I got involved as a steward so can only give you the one, but I think it says a lot. Read More

Riverbend. "A new day for Iraqis". Yeah right.

ukrich

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Friday June 09, 2006 · 5:32 PM PDT

2006/06/09 · 17:32

I diaried Riverbend yesterday.

Freedomfreak said

I have been refreshing the page all day to see her take on how the common Iraqi is responding to the death of Zarqawi since I know I won't get that from our corporate media.

Well now she has posted her thoughts, I'll diary her even more powerful post Read More

Riverbend at Baghdad Burning on Iraqi Civil War

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Thursday June 08, 2006 · 2:52 PM PDT

2006/06/08 · 14:52

Juan Cole's calling it civil war. That's good enough for me.

I don't diary much on here but I'll keep on doing so every time I see a new post by Riverbend at Baghdad Burning. I'm a couple of days late here but I can't find it diaried.

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Great News Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi Death Sentence Removed !

ukrich

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Thursday June 01, 2006 · 3:19 PM PDT

2006/06/01 · 15:19

Due to worldwide pressure and exposure, and by direct order of Ayatollah Shahrudi, the highest authority of the Iranian Judiciary, the death sentence of Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi has been removed.

Can't see this diaried on here so far. Some GREAT news for a change.

Last week sonicreducr and redsox diaried on here about Iranian 18 year old Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi who had been sentenced to death in Iran for killing a man to defend herself from rape.

I've just seen this post Nazanin will live.

New Riverbend Baghdad Burning post

ukrich

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Tuesday May 30, 2006 · 2:48 PM PDT

2006/05/30 · 14:48

I've posted before on DKos as a heads up to anyone who isn't aware of Riverbend's (an Iraqi women who writes on post-war Iraq and more specifically Baghdad) excellent site Baghdad Burning.

There is a new post up today about the effect of creeping religious madness on life in Baghdad since Dubya and the whole neocon cabal (including my prime minister Bliar) so graciously introduced 'Democracy' into Iraq.

Transcript of Barbara's podcast.

ukrich

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Wednesday September 21, 2005 · 1:36 PM PDT

2005/09/21 · 13:36

I took the time to transcribe Barbara's pod cast because I thought it might be of use to anyone who can't get at the pod cast.

Barbara if you read this I hope you don't mind, I just thought it might be another way to help get your message across and I hope you are safe.

Does anyone know if through Barbara's efforts or via DKos whether any of the major media over there have covered this as she was requesting??
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If we could have left, we would have left....

ukrich

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Wednesday September 07, 2005 · 1:14 PM PDT

2005/09/07 · 13:14

I've just watched the WAFB footage of the singer Charmaine Neville taking to the the New Orleans Archbishop Alfred Hughes about her experiences in the 9th ward after Katrina and just felt compelled to transcribe it.

Maybe some of you don't get access to video footage, maybe all this stuff needs writing down, I don't know, it just struck me as something that might be worthwhile.

Having just transcribed this, I've searched DKos and it has been diaried earlier, there was a request for a transcription in the comments, so I hope this is of some use.

The video is at WAFB9
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Kossack Applegal is in Ohio with a van and wants to go and help

ukrich

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Sunday September 04, 2005 · 11:38 AM PDT

2005/09/04 · 11:38

From here in the UK I've being reading Kos and haven't chosen to contribute a diary.....it's all being said.

But I'll use my one diary per day to say that I've seen two comments now from Kos User Applegal who has a van in Ohio and wants to fill it and drive to provide some relief but needs company........

The comments are

Here

and

Here

Anybody ??

Iraq War Coalition Fatalities........

ukrich

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Sunday August 28, 2005 · 1:39 PM PDT

2005/08/28 · 13:39

.......is the name of a site I just came across and wanted to draw Kossacks attention to.

A while back someone posted on here about a site they had created depicting monthly casualty rates with repeated images of an American military symbol (I forget exactly what it was). Anyway I and many others commented what a powerful use of imagery that was.

In my humble opinion this site, named Iraq War Coalition Fatalities exceeds that for visual impact. Read More

Niger Food Crisis

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Saturday July 23, 2005 · 6:37 AM PDT

2005/07/23 · 06:37

Two days ago NambyPambyPinkoCommie put up a diary about the crisis in Niger.

It got two comments, one of which led to a donation.

From NPPC's diary, who worked in the Peace Corps there and I hope doesn't mind me borrowing....

"In the spirit of human compassion I ask you to mirror the Nigeriens' own generosity by coming to their aid in this time of need. Please consider making even a small donation to help ease this crisis. It is easy to make a secure online donation to a well-established aid agency, such as the World Food Programme. For each dollar donated to the WFP only 7 cents go towards administrative costs and the rest will provide food for those most in need. I myself have just made a donation. Please join me. If you have any questions about Niger, or would like to see pictures of my friends and loved ones there, I will be happy to share them. Please forward this message to anyone who may be concerned." Read More

Baghdad Burning (not flag burning)

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Wednesday June 22, 2005 · 9:46 PM PDT

2005/06/22 · 21:46

I'm sure plenty of you are aware of Riverbend, a young Iraqi women posting a blog called Baghdad Burning from Baghdad. This is just a heads up to anyone unaware of her blog.

Amid all the noise over all the Iraq issues her posts stand out as a beacon of clarity, detailing a life that the majority of us cannot even begin to imagine.

Or from a buzzflash interview with her

"Riverbend" is a storyteller. Her "Baghdad Burning" blog is one part Anne Frank, another part Scheherazade and "A Thousand and One Arabian Nights" -- from cyberspace. As she wrote in her first weblog entry, dated August 17, 2003: "So this is the beginning for me, I guess ... expect a lot of complaining and ranting. ... A little bit about myself: I'm female, Iraqi and 24. I survived the war. That's all you need to know. It's all that matters these days anyway." Riverbend's experience of war, her political commentary and nuanced slice-of-life descriptions, have won her worldwide respect and appreciation.

Her latest post is up today. Go and read it.

ukrich

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Sunday June 12, 2005 · 12:45 AM PDT

2005/06/12 · 00:45

Come on, a little bit more effort is needed.....

Here it is

Conyers DSM letter petition

From the site :

We've achieved 99 % of our 500,000 goal (496,593)!

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