New Year Bombs in Bangkok

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Sunday December 31, 2006 · 9:16 PM PST

2006/12/31 · 21:16

Most New Year celebrations in Bangkok were cancelled after a series of bomb explosions that left at least three dead and more injured. Most speculation seems to be on supporters of the ousted Prime Minister.
Foreign embassies are issuing travel wranings and the governor of Bangkok is advising people to stay at home today.

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Saturday August 19, 2006 · 1:09 AM PDT

2006/08/19 · 01:09

In a slowly breaking story it seems that Israeli commandos and warplanes have been in a joint offensive operation in the Bekaa Valley according to Al Jazeera:

Media reports quoted Lebanese security sources as saying on Saturday that Israeli aircraft and commandos raided the village of Bodai, west of the ancient city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, at dawn.

and:

A Lebanese military spokesman confirmed that Israeli forces had staged the commando operation and that there had been clashes with Hezbollah fighters.
There were no comments from Israel on the reports.
Such an assault, if proved to be true, would be the first serious attack since a UN truce ended 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Full story from Al Jazeera:
http://tinyurl.com/...

If this attack is confirmed , what does it mean for the ceasefire process? Will Israel be condemned for breaking a UN resolution and ceasefire? It is difficult to impossible to argue this action was defensive. Will Condi condemn the action?

Also now reported on BBC

Why no Israel on the Front Page?

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Thursday July 13, 2006 · 8:33 PM PDT

2006/07/13 · 20:33

Probably the biggest event in the world at the moment is the what is happening in the Middle East. There have been several popular diaries discussing events on here athough they quickly move off of the list. Couldnt one of these diaries have been promoted to the front page to give people a reference point for discussion? Also it would be interesting to see one of the front pagers take a line on the front page on what is going on. I am sure there is enough interest in this from what I have seen in the diaries.
To be honest I am quite surprised this hasnt happened here. The right blogs are certainly posting it up ad infinitum while we leave it seemingly unaddressed on the main page.
Just a suggestion.

US troops seize award-winning Iraqi journalist

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Sunday January 08, 2006 · 10:54 PM PST

2006/01/08 · 22:54

From the Guardian:

American troops in Baghdad yesterday blasted their way into the home of an Iraqi journalist working for the Guardian and Channel 4, firing bullets into the bedroom where he was sleeping with his wife and children.

The rest of the article is at: http://tinyurl.com/...

I guess it had nothing to do with his investigation into the misuse and misappropriation of funds by the US and UK in Iraq.
Quite how his 3 year old daughter and seven month son reacted to having the bedroom sprayed with bullets is not made clear by the article. Read More

"Truth about Iraqis" - blog by an Iraqi

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Tuesday September 27, 2005 · 10:50 PM PDT

2005/09/27 · 22:50

An interesting newish blog by an Iraqi in Iraq who grew up in the US.

http://truth-about-iraqis.blogspot.com/

The article "American foreign policy - mass murder in Iraq" dated Sept 27 although very long and very detailed is worth a read for anyone interested in Iraqi views on what is happening. I'll be checking this one regularly along with riverbend.

True Face of Israeli Army

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Monday June 27, 2005 · 10:45 PM PDT

2005/06/27 · 22:45

From the Guardian: http://tinyurl.com/coya5

An Israeli soldier was convicted yesterday of the manslaughter of a British pro-Palestinian activist, Tom Hurndall, in the Gaza strip after a two-year battle for justice by his parents.
Sergeant Idier Wahid Taysir faces up to 20 years in prison for shooting Mr Hurndall as he shepherded children to safety from gunfire in Rafah refugee camp in April 2003 and for lying to army investigators about the circumstances. Mr Hurndall died in London nine months after the shooting.

It is a shame that it takes the death of a westerner to expose the murderous policies of the IDF. Take a read of the whole article. Tom Hurndall's father makes a number of very real and clear points.
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"they forged the case against Galloway"

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Tuesday May 17, 2005 · 9:22 PM PDT

2005/05/17 · 21:22

Left wing British paper Socialist Worker is alleging that the documents linking Galloway to Oil for Food are forged.
Ironically the arguement used is very similar to that in Rathergate.

Take a look:

http://tinyurl.com/cj9s4

At the bottom the article links to several other stories that should be read in conjunction.

US uses George's man to trade oil

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Monday May 16, 2005 · 8:39 PM PDT

2005/05/16 · 20:39

From the Uks Indeopendent: http://tinyurl.com/bz7fl

The Jordanian businessman accused of passing oil money from Saddam Hussein to George Galloway has revealed that he is once again trading in Iraq and making trips to America with the approval of the US authorities.

Fawaz Zureikat was speaking publicly for the first time since he was named by a US Senate investigative committee examining the United Nations oil-for-food programme. He told The Independent that neither the new government in Baghdad nor US officials had raised any objections to him renewing his trade with Iraq.

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Monday May 16, 2005 · 8:15 PM PDT

2005/05/16 · 20:15

From the UKs Guardian: http://tinyurl.com/c2cht

The United States administration turned a blind eye to extensive sanctions-busting in the prewar sale of Iraqi oil, according to a new Senate investigation.
A report released last night by Democratic staff on a Senate investigations committee presents documentary evidence that the Bush administration was made aware of illegal oil sales and kickbacks paid to the Saddam Hussein regime but did nothing to stop them.

Oh the hypocrisy.

Awol crisis hits US forces

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Sunday May 15, 2005 · 9:05 PM PDT

2005/05/15 · 21:05

It seems the military are not only having trouble recuiting but also in retaining.
Reported in the UKs Independent:

http://tinyurl.com/d3m3v

Sergeant Kevin Benderman cannot shake the images from his head. There are bombed villages and desperate people. There are dogs eating corpses thrown into a mass grave. And most unremitting of all, there is the image of a young Iraqi girl, no more than eight or nine, one arm severely burnt and blistered, and the sound of her screams.

Last January, these memories became too much for this veteran of the war in Iraq. Informed his unit was about to return, he told his commanders he wanted out and applied to be considered a conscientious objector. The Army refused and charged him with desertion. Last week, his case - which carries a penalty of up to seven years' imprisonment - started before a military judge at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

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US Military Kills Civilians with Impunity

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Monday April 25, 2005 · 8:21 PM PDT

2005/04/25 · 20:21

As reported In the UK's Independent the unpunished killing of innocent civilians by our troops fuels the Iraqi resistance:

An American patrol roared past us with the soldiers gesturing furiously with their guns for traffic to keep back on an overpass in central Baghdad. A black car with three young men in it did not stop in time and a soldier fired several shots from his machine gun into its engine.

The driver and his friends were not hit, but many Iraqis do not survive casual encounters with US soldiers. It is very easy to be accidentally killed in Iraq. US soldiers treat everybody as a potential suicide bomber. If they are right they have saved their lives and if they are wrong they face no penalty.

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Monday April 18, 2005 · 4:03 AM PDT

2005/04/18 · 04:03

This is my moral code:

I will not harm others in any way.
I do not begrudge the beliefs of others.
I try to not do unto others what I would not want done unto me.
I will not force my beliefs or values on others.
I do not expect respect unless I earn it.
I believe in live and let live.

Recently I have seen a lot of people professing or reaffirming their faith on this site. Sometimes it is easier to hide atheism which doesnt seem to be in vogue these days, but it doesnt seem to be the right thing to do.

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US uses George's man to trade oil

US 'backed illegal Iraqi oil deals'

Awol crisis hits US forces

US Military Kills Civilians with Impunity

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