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Panic Button
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 Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:27 am Post subject: The weather in Iraq today..... |
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| ......some Sunni spells, but mostly shi'ite. |
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Hollywoodaction
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It's been raining bullets for 3 years.  |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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US Troops Seize Award-Winning Iraqi Journalist
Submitted by editor on January 9, 2006 - 2:32pm.
Source: 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.
Ali Fadhil, who two months ago won the Foreign Press Association young journalist of the year award, was hooded and taken for questioning. He was released hours later.
Dr Fadhil is working with Guardian Films on an investigation for Channel 4's Dispatches programme into claims that tens of millions of dollars worth of Iraqi funds held by the Americans and British have been misused or misappropriated.
The troops told Dr Fadhil that they were looking for an Iraqi insurgent and seized video tapes he had shot for the programme. These have not yet been returned.
The director of the film, Callum Macrae, said yesterday: "The timing and nature of this raid is extremely disturbing. It is only a few days since we first approached the US authorities and told them Ali was doing this investigation, and asked them then to grant him an interview about our findings.
"We need a convincing assurance from the American authorities that this terrifying experience was not harassment and a crude attempt to discourage Ali's investigation."
Dr Fadhil was asleep with his wife, their three-year-old daughter, Sarah, and seven-month-old son, Adam, when the troops forced their way in.
"They fired into the bedroom where we were sleeping, then three soldiers came in. They rolled me on to the floor and tied my hands. When I tried to ask them what they were looking for they just told me to shut up," he said.
http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2718 |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: |
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US Troops Seize Award-Winning Iraqi Journalist
Submitted by editor on January 9, 2006 - 2:32pm.
Source: 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.
Ali Fadhil, who two months ago won the Foreign Press Association young journalist of the year award, was hooded and taken for questioning. He was released hours later.
Dr Fadhil is working with Guardian Films on an investigation for Channel 4's Dispatches programme into claims that tens of millions of dollars worth of Iraqi funds held by the Americans and British have been misused or misappropriated.
The troops told Dr Fadhil that they were looking for an Iraqi insurgent and seized video tapes he had shot for the programme. These have not yet been returned.
The director of the film, Callum Macrae, said yesterday: "The timing and nature of this raid is extremely disturbing. It is only a few days since we first approached the US authorities and told them Ali was doing this investigation, and asked them then to grant him an interview about our findings.
"We need a convincing assurance from the American authorities that this terrifying experience was not harassment and a crude attempt to discourage Ali's investigation."
Dr Fadhil was asleep with his wife, their three-year-old daughter, Sarah, and seven-month-old son, Adam, when the troops forced their way in.
"They fired into the bedroom where we were sleeping, then three soldiers came in. They rolled me on to the floor and tied my hands. When I tried to ask them what they were looking for they just told me to shut up," he said.
http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2718 |
"They hate us because of our freedom", my ass. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:18 am Post subject: |
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Reminds me of the weather in Mexico today...
Chili today,
hot tamale. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
US Troops Seize Award-Winning Iraqi Journalist
Submitted by editor on January 9, 2006 - 2:32pm.
Source: 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.
Ali Fadhil, who two months ago won the Foreign Press Association young journalist of the year award, was hooded and taken for questioning. He was released hours later.
Dr Fadhil is working with Guardian Films on an investigation for Channel 4's Dispatches programme into claims that tens of millions of dollars worth of Iraqi funds held by the Americans and British have been misused or misappropriated.
The troops told Dr Fadhil that they were looking for an Iraqi insurgent and seized video tapes he had shot for the programme. These have not yet been returned.
The director of the film, Callum Macrae, said yesterday: "The timing and nature of this raid is extremely disturbing. It is only a few days since we first approached the US authorities and told them Ali was doing this investigation, and asked them then to grant him an interview about our findings.
"We need a convincing assurance from the American authorities that this terrifying experience was not harassment and a crude attempt to discourage Ali's investigation."
Dr Fadhil was asleep with his wife, their three-year-old daughter, Sarah, and seven-month-old son, Adam, when the troops forced their way in.
"They fired into the bedroom where we were sleeping, then three soldiers came in. They rolled me on to the floor and tied my hands. When I tried to ask them what they were looking for they just told me to shut up," he said.
http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2718 |
Igotthisconspiracytheory,
I'm glad you changed your avatar and my students will stop thinking I'm looking at objectionable material.
Please, now, change your style so that people can make up their own minds instead of hving to sort through the endless font-changes and pointless bold-facing of the text. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| "They hate us because of our freedom", my ass. |
Great pro-PAGAN-da isn't it? |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:00 am Post subject: |
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Great pro-PAGAN-da isn't it?
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IGTG, you don't know the half of it!
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Minnesota voters, who eight years ago elected a former professional wrestler as their governor, may find a self-proclaimed vampire on the ballot for the office this year.
��Politics is a cut-throat business,�� said Jonathon ��The Impaler�� Sharkey, who said he plans to announce his bid for governor on Friday on the ticket of the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans Party.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10826468/ |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:11 am Post subject: |
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Great pro-PAGAN-da isn't it?
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IGTG, you don't know the half of it!
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Minnesota voters, who eight years ago elected a former professional wrestler as their governor, may find a self-proclaimed vampire on the ballot for the office this year.
��Politics is a cut-throat business,�� said Jonathon ��The Impaler�� Sharkey, who said he plans to announce his bid for governor on Friday on the ticket of the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans Party.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10826468/ |
U.S. military official: Raid of Iraqi journalist's house followed 'actionable intelligence'
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S. military official Thursday characterized the raid on an Iraqi journalist's house last weekend as the kind of operation forces will be taking as they act on intelligence to defeat the insurgency.
But the journalist, Ali Fadhil, said troops told him the raid and detention was a mistake, described the ordeal as "terrifying" and "like something out of a Hollywood movie," and said he understands how Sunnis see such acts as "legitimizing resistance."
Brig. Gen. Donald Alston told reporters, "In this challenging environment, it is unfortunate that we find ourselves searching several houses in order to try to achieve the results and to act on that intelligence in order to find the folks that are of interest to us."
The Guardian newspaper said that Fadhil had been working with Guardian Films "on an investigation for Channel 4's Dispatches program into claims that tens of millions of dollars worth of Iraqi funds held by the Americans and British have been misused or misappropriated."
Fadhil said the troops confiscated his tapes and they have not been returned.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/01/12/thursday/index.html
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| igotthisguitar wrote: |
US Troops Seize Award-Winning Iraqi Journalist
Submitted by editor on January 9, 2006 - 2:32pm.
Source: 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.
Ali Fadhil, who two months ago won the Foreign Press Association young journalist of the year award, was hooded and taken for questioning. He was released hours later.
Dr Fadhil is working with Guardian Films on an investigation for Channel 4's Dispatches programme into claims that tens of millions of dollars worth of Iraqi funds held by the Americans and British have been misused or misappropriated.
The troops told Dr Fadhil that they were looking for an Iraqi insurgent and seized video tapes he had shot for the programme. These have not yet been returned.
The director of the film, Callum Macrae, said yesterday: "The timing and nature of this raid is extremely disturbing. It is only a few days since we first approached the US authorities and told them Ali was doing this investigation, and asked them then to grant him an interview about our findings.
"We need a convincing assurance from the American authorities that this terrifying experience was not harassment and a crude attempt to discourage Ali's investigation."
Dr Fadhil was asleep with his wife, their three-year-old daughter, Sarah, and seven-month-old son, Adam, when the troops forced their way in.
"They fired into the bedroom where we were sleeping, then three soldiers came in. They rolled me on to the floor and tied my hands. When I tried to ask them what they were looking for they just told me to shut up," he said.
http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2718 |
"They hate us because of our freedom", my ass. |
Saddam was out to conquer the mideast.
Khomeni and Ali Khamani was / is out to conquer the mideast
Al Qaida fights for the Caliphate (and then perhaps move on from there)
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/ladin.htm
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al-Qa'ida (The Base)
Qadat al-Jihad
Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places
World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders
Islamic Salvation Foundation
Usama bin Laden Network
Al-Qa'ida is multi-national, with members from numerous countries and with a worldwide presence. Senior leaders in the organization are also senior leaders in other terrorist organizations, including those designated by the Department of State as foreign terrorist organizations, such as the Egyptian al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya and the Egyptian al-Jihad. Al-Qa'ida seeks a global radicalization of existing Islamic groups and the creation of radical Islamic groups where none exist.
Al-Qa'ida supports Muslim fighters in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Somalia, Yemen, and Kosovo. It also trains members of terrorist organizations from such diverse countries as the Philippines, Algeria, and Eritrea.
Al-Qa'ida's goal is to "unite all Muslims and to establish a government which follows the rule of the Caliphs." Bin Laden has stated that the only way to establish the Caliphate is by force. Al-Qa'ida's goal, therefore, is to overthrow nearly all Muslim governments, which are viewed as corrupt, to drive Western influence from those countries, and eventually to abolish state boundaries.
Description
Established by Usama Bin Ladin in the late 1980s to bring together Arabs who fought in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. Helped finance, recruit, transport, and train Sunni Islamic extremists for the Afghan resistance. Current goal is to establish a pan-Islamic Caliphate throughout the world by working with allied Islamic extremist groups to overthrow regimes it deems 뱊on-Islamic?and expelling Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries뻪articularly Saudi Arabia. Issued statement under banner of 뱓he World Islamic Front for Jihad Against the Jews and Crusaders?in February 1998, saying it was the duty of all Muslims to kill US citizens뾠ivilian or military뾞nd their allies everywhere. Merged with Egyptian Islamic Jihad (Al-Jihad) in June 2001. |
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