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Following a recent string of alleged atrocities by US troops against Iraqi civilians, leaders from across Iraq's political spectrum called Wednesday for a review of the US-drafted law that prevents prosecution of coalition forces in Iraqi courts.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070606N.shtml

https://www.ufppc.org/content/view/4748/


Informant: jensenmk
From ufpj-news



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

The central morgue said Tuesday that it received 1,595 bodies last month, 16 percent more than in May, in a tally that showed the pace of killing here has increased since the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070506M.shtml



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

by Robert Dreyfuss, TomPaine.com

The details of the so-called "amnesty" deal show that the U.S. is not serious about peace in Iraq.

https://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/07/05/sabotaging_peace_in_iraq.php

How much is an Iraqi life worth? Answer: A lot less than an American or British life, according to the amount of compensation paid to the relatives of victims.

https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0703/p09s01-coop.html


From Information Clearing House

Iraq seeks oversight of rape-slaying case

Iraq's justice minister demanded Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council ensure a group U.S. troops are punished for allegedly raping and murdering a young Iraqi and executing her family, calling the attack "monstrous and inhuman."

https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060704/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_060704095528


From Information Clearing House



The Reality Beneath the Flag-waving

Americans who get their propaganda from Fox "News" or are told what to think by right-wing talk radio hosts are outraged at news reports that US troops planned and carried out the rape and murder of a young Iraqi woman. They are not outraged that the troops committed the deed; they are outraged that the media reported it.

https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13852.htm

Abdul-Latif did not give names of the officials. But he said they included ministry employees and members of parliament.

https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13839.htm



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

Raped And Murdered: Victim Was 15 year Old Child

By Ellen Knickmeyer

He found Abeer sprawled dead in a corner, her hair and a pillow next to her consumed by fire, and her dress pushed up to her neck.

https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13828.htm



https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=atrocity
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ellen+Knickmeyer

Before leaving, the attackers fatally shot the four family members - two of Abeer's brothers had been away at school - and attempted to set Abeer's body on fire, according to Janabi, another neighbor who spoke on condition of anonymity, the mayor of Mahmudiyah and a hospital administrator with knowledge of the case.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070306C.shtml