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dmbfan
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 Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: Well.... |
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.....it is not from The Gaurdian (   ), but I think the source can measure up to some extent.
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Ban Ki-moon reports decline in Iraq violence, plans stepped up UN role
17 October 2007 � A new report on Iraq by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sees a moment of opportunity for achieving progress amid declining violence, and envisages an expanded United Nations role in support of this goal.
September witnessed the lowest level of Iraqi casualties in 2007, according to Mr. Ban�s latest report to the Security Council on the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), released today.
�There is now an opportunity that should not be missed,� declares Mr. Ban. He attributes the declining attacks to the ceasefire by the Mahdi Army and adds that the Sunni insurgent allegiance against Al-Qaida �holds significant political potential as well.�
The challenge ahead is to focus on transforming the more positive military developments into a basis for national reconciliation, according to the report, which acknowledges the devastation caused by �ongoing daily attacks, continued high levels of displacement and political gridlock.�
While the Iraqi people are chiefly responsible for achieving this transformation, Mr. Ban pledges the UN�s readiness �to assist them to that end.�
The Secretary-General welcomes the expansion by the Council of UNAMI�s mandate and says the UN is �vigorously planning practical and immediate steps� to carry it out.
Last month, following a high-level meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, Mr. Ban announced that there would be a �modest� increase in the number of UN staff in Iraq as soon as facilities were ready to accommodate them in safety and security. Specifically, he said there would an increase in the staffing level in Erbil, and that the UN was considering adding a presence in Basra.
In today�s report, he says the UN had increased the staff ceiling in Baghdad and Erbil, adding, �I am also considering ways to improve outreach to the provinces, including the re-establishment of a small United Nations presence in Basra.�
At a press briefing in New York, UN spokesperson Marie Okabe said that the ceiling for international civilian staff in Baghdad has been raised from 65 to 85, while there are now 30 international staff in Erbil.
The report says the UN is �prepared to do more� to advance an inclusive political dialogue and stands ready to assist in the successful completion of the constitutional review and in drafting key constitutionally mandated legislation. It also underscores the need for international support to bolster UN efforts to carry out the demanding tasks ahead.
At the same time, Mr. Ban repeats his long-standing call for the constructive engagement of Iraq�s neighbouring countries, and those in the region. �Regional cooperation must reinforce the efforts made by leaders inside the country and avoid exacerbating tensions,� he cautions.
�Political compromise and genuine attempts to work across ethnic, sectarian, and political lines are needed now more than ever,� says Mr. Ban. |
.....are you going to blame this on the United States also?
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UNESCO chief condemns ongoing killings of Iraqi journalists
18 October 2007 � The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today continued his campaign to spotlight media killings in Iraq, deploring the deaths of the latest five to lose their lives there.
�I condemn the killings of Salih Saif Aldin, Jasim and Mohhamed Nofaan, Zeyard Tariq, and Dhi Abdul-Razak al-Dibo,� said Director-General Ko�chiro Matsuura. �The apparently systematic targeting of journalists in Iraq shows how disturbing it is for the war mongers to see their crimes exposed. This in turn highlights how important free and independent reporting is for the restoration of peace and democracy in Iraq.�
Mr. Matsuura repeated his standing tribute �to the men and women, most of them Iraqi nationals, who show such indomitable courage in the face of danger and carry on with their important professional work.�
All of the latest media victims of violence in Iraq were Iraqi nationals. Salih Saif Aldin was shot at close range while photographing fire-damaged houses in a street in Baghdad on 14 October, UNESCO said. On the same day, Jasim and Mohhamed Nofaan and Zeyard Tariq were murdered on the road to Kirkuk . Dhi Abdul-Razak al-Dibo was ambushed and killed near the city of Kirku north of Baghdad on 15 October. None of the gunmen involved in these crimes have been identified.
According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the new killings bring to at least 54 the number of journalists and media assistants assassinated in Iraq since the start of the year. The International Federation of Journalists numbers a total of 234 media killings in the country since 2003 |
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igotthisguitar
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Bring in the UN? It was central to the plan all along, wasn't it? |
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dmbfan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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meh......I can find out if that was part of the original plan. I may have been part of the UN's original plan, but I am not sure if it was fully considered, and planned on both sides.
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dmbfan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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It is just kind of dodgy...............on one hand, you have the press screaming that the whole fiasco is a disaster, and we should give up. On the other hand, you now have the UN saying that things are starting to shape up..........but, rather then keep stead in calling it the U.S. led coalation (which it has been called for years), they are now calling the "multinational force"...coalition, or squad.
I just find it interesting. I also find it intersting that how quickly people expect things to shape up for what is basically a new country. Not in terms of culture and name, but in terms of how it is/and has been run. You just can't simply turn on the light, and boom........there is democracy.
After years of corruption and living under Saddam, it will take time to get things sorted out and running. After all, it took some time after the Declaration of Independence was written, to come up with an offical constitution.
Things are gettting better. I would just encourage people to actually read, and not depend on the phucking gaurdian ( ), or CNN, or whatever far left media outlet that hates Bush and is not objective.
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cbclark4
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
| Bring in the UN? It was central to the plan all along, wasn't it? |
Yes that's why they ran when the going got tough. |
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igotthisguitar
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dmbfan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Great!......reality.
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igotthisguitar
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| dmbfan wrote: |
Great!......reality.
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if you only knew |
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dmbfan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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LOL!
Well, when you can post some credible FACTS, from sources that are OBJECTIVE..........
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cbclark4
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Obviously a Red Sox fan!!!
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dmbfan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Obviously a Red Sox fan!!! |
Well, thats not so bad then!
I'm watching the game right now.....go SOX!
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
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dmbfan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| The report � apparently overlooked by a Washington press corps awash in leaked Bargewell documents and secret Naval Criminal Investigative Service reports � shows that Marine Corps intelligence operatives were advised of the scheme to demonize the Marines by an informant named Muhannad Hassan Hamadi. The informant was snared by 3/1 Marines on December 11 2005 and decided to cooperate. |
Imagine that........."overlooked" by a Washington media outlet...(cough, cough..........the Post?)
Interesting posts.
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igotthisguitar
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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As was floated a few weeks ago, the Marines in Iraq should likely be re-deployed in Afghanistan  |
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cbclark4
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| dmbfan wrote: |
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| Obviously a Red Sox fan!!! |
Well, thats not so bad then!
I'm watching the game right now.....go SOX!
dmbfan |
Watching where? How? |
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