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A bloody legacy

Blair's disastrous war in Iraq has made Britain a more dangerous place: Francis Elliott reports on how the PM's crusades overseas have made Britain a prime target for Islamist terrorists.

https://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2516747.ece



Labour lose more than 460 seats

Tony Blair insisted today Labour had "a perfectly good springboard to go on and win the next General Election," despite taking a battering by voters from the South-East to Scotland.

https://snipurl.com/1jku9


From Information Clearing House

Recently unclassified documents suggest that senior officers viewed the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in late 2005 as a potential public relations problem that could fuel insurgent propaganda against the American military.

https://snipurl.com/1jktc


From Information Clearing House



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Haditha

When Rana Jalil, 22, wed her fiancé, 25-year-old engineer Ahmed Adnan on 23 March, after four years of engagement, she did not expect her dream would turn into a nightmare on her wedding day.

https://snipurl.com/1jktb


From Information Clearing House

By Michael Goodwin

The president's promise to "complete the mission" is a triumph of a tired slogan over reality, just as the Dems' pledge to "end the war" is riddled with loopholes. It's time to cut the bull and be realistic about where we're going.

https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17655.htm



America's Deadly "Love" Embrace

By William Blum

"If the United States leaves Iraq things will really get bad." This appears to be the last remaining, barely-breathing argument of that vanishing species who still support the god-awful war. The argument implies a deeply-felt concern about the welfare and safety of the Iraqi people.

https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17653.htm



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=William+Blum

https://www.ufppc.org/content/view/6156/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=yellowcake
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Bonini
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Moyers

https://www.ufppc.org/content/view/6157/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

"Bush has never stopped making statements about the Iraq War that are untrue, illogical or irrelevant. Yet, the Washington press corps remains almost as lax today about holding Bush accountable as it was in 2002 and 2003. So, when Bush mocks Democratic "politicians in Washington" who supposedly seek to substitute their judgments for those of experienced commanders on the ground, the national news media stays silent on Bush's hypocrisy. It's almost never mentioned that he was the Washington politician in December who overruled the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the two top generals in Iraq on the escalation of the war," says Robert Parry.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050607E.shtml



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Parry

The detailed mental health survey of troops in Iraq released by the Pentagon on Friday highlights a growing worry for the United States as it struggles to bring order to Baghdad: the high level of combat stress suffered during lengthy and repeated tours. The report suggested that extended tours and multiple deployments, among other policy decisions, could escalate anger and increase the likelihood that soldiers or marines lash out at civilians, or defy military ethics.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050607C.shtml



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=mental+health+troops

Over the last four months, the Iraq deliberations in Congress have lurched from a purely symbolic resolution rebuking the president's strategy to timetables for the withdrawal of American troops. Behind the scenes, an elaborate political operation, organized by a coalition of antiwar groups and fine-tuned to wrestle members of Congress into place one by one, has helped nudge the debate forward.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050607Z.shtml

Video

"Do you know what's worse than a soldier dying in vain? It's more soldiers dying in vain".

https://snipurl.com/1jdmb



A must listen interview with Sen Mike Gravel

Former Alaska Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel discusses his plan for the Congress to criminalize the Iraq war, the cowardice of the Congress, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards's aggressive position against Iran, his proposal for opening of friendly relations with them instead. Audio: https://snipurl.com/1juei

From Information Clearing House



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Mike+Gravel