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Save the life of Muslim Shia in Iraq from Saudi terrorists and condumn the Saudi-Wahhabist terrorism in Iraq Osama Al Najafi It is not secret to indicate that most terrorism practised in Iraq is originated from the terrorists belongs to Wahhabism religious sect, whether they are belonging to the well-known organization Al Qaida or to another agendas benefited from the chaotic situation in Iraq. It however, should be clearly known that Islam as a religion calls for peace and good treatment to all humans, irrespective of their religion, ethnicity or sex. Mercy and compassion must be practised by a Muslim. And the well-know narrative or Hadith of prophet of Islam Muhammed (pbh) say that Give mercy to anything in this earth so that Allah (God) should give mercy to you. Any act that transgress or contradict these Islamic foundations must not be interpreted as being Islamic. However, Islam is being misused by those Al Qaida or Taliban terrorists so as to recruit more followers for their criminal agenda. At the tip of this pyramid sits the Wahhabi sect or so-called Wahhabism. Wahhabism is the official religious sect of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia finance, patronize and guide the Wahhabi movement. They claim that it is the pure Islam. But in fact there have been written tens of books and hundreds of essays that refute the argument that Wahhabism proceeds from Islamic principles. These books has been written by Islamic authorities from both schools of Islam, mainly Sunni and Shia. Many reports and evidence indicate the Saudi Arabia, and especially the Royal family is directly involved in performing massacres against Muslim Shia in Iraq as well as Christians. Therefore, we call for condemning the Wahhabism as a terrorist movement against humanity in the same way as done before to Nazism and Fascism. An important issue to be taken into consideration here is the verdicts or fatwa that are being issued by Wahhabi authorities to kill every Muslim Shia and commit geno

Just read President Bushe's address to the UN

On 15 December 2005, more than 10 million Iraqi citizens thronged to the voting pools to elect a new Iraqi Parliament from which a national government will be emanated after long years of the democracy's absence in the former regime of Saddam Husayn This participation confirmed that the Iraqi citizens are ready for democracy, unlike what others circulate that the Iraqi population is far from democracy. This experiment proved the genuineness of Iraqi people and showed their unity between its religious and ethnic components. It was a very obvious message written by all Iraqis to the terrorist powers which came from out side the borders , that they are able to draw the picture of their future by their own hands and by the help of the good , faithful and honest Iraqis, Regardless of religion, nationality or sect. The role of your sons in the security services, such as ours, was to protect the electors from the terrorist operations, to ensure the freedom of elections, and to monitor the lurking people who are against this unique democracy in the Middle East. Within these democratic celebrations, we expect Iraq will be a secure and peaceful country, able to spread the light of democracy, to enlighten the dark corners which this country has struggled through these passed eras, looking forward to a new journey to build and construct our country Iraq. Our service will be the sure hand to protect the new democracy in Iraq, among other security services, and we will be the sleepless eyes to protect all Iraqis, without exception, to serve the expectations of this great population. General Director Of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service

The Sahwa Councils were first created in Anbar after some Iraqi tribes agreed to work together with the US forces against the actions of Al-Qa'eda, and in order to wipe out all the elements of Al-Qa'eda in their areas.

Beware world when it comes to speech promoted by America.... the Americans can say anything they want provided the utterances do not cause any physical harm to other American citizens. Amercans say; "Sticks and stones may break my bones but NAMES will never hurt me". So for all of you NON-AMERICANS... get prepared to be told where the "dog died" in America.

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New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory after all.

"Iraq"

While the comments in this news item are valid... one cannot disregard that ALL the military and government personnel missed utilizing Tsun Tzu directives stipulated in the "Art of War". ALL involved in that forced "liberation" of Iraq needed to be focused on "securing" the civilian population which is what was NOT accomplished and resulted in exactly what tsun Tzu said would occur with removal of a government. Clinton "IRAQI ASKED FOR LIBERATION" Act passed by Congress 1998. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=457jp8VGhEE

The study is the latest in a long series of attempts to come up with realistic numbers of civilian deaths. The numbers are politically fraught, and researchers' work has been further complicated by problems in collecting data while working in a war zone. The estimates have varied widely. The Iraq Body Count, a nongovernmental group based in Britain that bases its numbers on news media accounts, put the number of civilians dead at 47,668 during the same period of time as the World Health Organization study, the W.H.O. report said. President Bush in the past used a number that was similar to one put forward at the time by the Iraq Body Count. But another study, by Johns Hopkins, which has come under criticism for its methodology, cited an estimate of about 600,000 dead between the war's start, in March 2003, and July 2006. The World Health Organization said its study, based on interviews with families, indicated with a 95 percent degree of statistical certainty that between 104,000 and 223,000 civilians had died. It based its estimate of 151,000 deaths on that range. Those figures made violence the leading cause of adult male deaths in Iraq and one of the leading causes of death for the population as a whole, the health organization research team reported online in the New England Journal of Medicine. More than half the violent deaths occurred in Baghdad. While the new study appears to have the broadest scope to date, increasing its reliability, well known limitations of such efforts in war areas make it unlikely to resolve debate about the extent of the killing in Iraq. Iraqi officials gave conflicting assessments of the newest study, with one senior Health Ministry official praising it and another saying the numbers were exaggerated. The White House said that it had not seen the study and would not comment on its estimated death toll, but that the recent increase in American forces had reduced civilian and military casualties. "We mourn

The movement arrived in Baghdad markets gold to its peak after the feet of employees to spend salaries that have occurred in greater by the Ministry of Finance to buy gold jewellery. "راديو سوا" التقى بعدد من النساء اثناء تجوالهن في اسواق الذهب في بعض مناطق بغداد، حيث أوضحت نازك محمد المدرسة في معهد إعداد المعلمات في منطقة المنصور أنها حالما استلمت تلك الفروقات المالية اتجهت إلى سوق الذهب في مدينة الكاظمية لشراء بعض المصوغات موضحة ذلك بالقول: "Radio Sawa" met with a number of women during the Rangers in the gold markets in some areas of Baghdad, where Mohammed said Nazik school at the Institute for the preparation of teachers in the Mansour she once received such differences financial headed to the gold market in the town of Kazimiya to buy some jewellery explained that by saying: :عندما كنت طالبة كان يعجبني شراء طقم فذهبت إلى السوق لشرائه وكنت فرحة به وبخاصة عندما استلمت الفروقات وحققت جزءا من امنيتي نوعا ما". : When I was student, I like buying kit I went to the market to buy it, you joy, especially when it received differences and achieved part of my somewhat. " كما أكدت أم حيدر التي تعمل خياطة في احدى المصانع الحكومية أنها استطاعت ان تسترد خاتم زواجها الذي باعته بسبب الضائقة المادية التي مرت بها عائلتها في وقت سابق، مطالبة في الوقت ذاته التجار بعدم استغلال هذه الزيادات وقالت: Umm Haider also confirmed that work in a sewing factory government that they were able to recover the ring because of her marriage, which sold the material hardship experienced by her famil

Begin reviewing this time line at the year 2002;n then use the arrows at the date on the right to move through the time line; by month, for the full year of 2002. Then select the year 2003 and move through it on a monthly basis to know the full details of each month of the 2003 year. Do the same for all other years on the calendared time line

About the Iraq Body Count project Iraq Body Count (IBC) records the violent civilian deaths that have resulted from the 2003 military intervention in Iraq. Its public database includes deaths caused by US-led coalition forces and paramilitary or criminal attacks by others. IBC's documentary evidence is drawn from crosschecked media reports of violent events leading to the death of civilians, or of bodies being found, and is supplemented by the careful review and integration of hospital, morgue, NGO and official figures. Systematically extracted details about deadly incidents and the individuals killed in them are stored with every entry in the database. The minimum details always extracted are the number killed, where, and when. Confusion about the numbers produced by the project can be avoided by bearing in mind that: IBC's figures are not 'estimates' but a record of actual, documented deaths. IBC records solely violent deaths. IBC records solely civilian (strictly, 'non-combatant') deaths. IBC's figures are constantly updated and revised as new data comes in, and frequent consultation is advised. IBC builds on innovative uses of new technologies without which this citizens' initiative would be impossible. The project was founded in January 2003 by volunteers from the UK and USA who felt a responsibility to ensure that the human consequences of military intervention in Iraq were not neglected. Finally, IBC could not exist without the journalists and media support workers, Iraqi and international, who labour to report war's daily carnage at the risk, and all too often the cost, of their health or their lives. For more on IBC's principles and objectives see the Rationale. For a more detailed description of IBC's working methodology and inclusion criteria, see the Methods section. For technical, research and media contacts, conditions of use, as well as a listing of IBC personnel

"Sir Maurice Hankey: "Control of these resources becomes a first-class war aim"\n\nDuring World War I (1914-18), strategists for all the major powers increasingly perceived oil as a key military asset, due to the adoption of oil-powered naval ships, new horseless army vehicles such as trucks and tanks, and even military airplanes. Use of oil during the war increased so rapidly that a severe shortage developed in 1917-18."

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Let's hope that the Iraqi will achieve their peace with the help of America.

دبي- جمعة عكاش سجلت جلسات المؤتمر الثاني للأعمال والاستثمار في العراق -الذي عقد في القاهرة، واختتم أعماله منذ يومين- العديد من القضايا، لعل أبرزها كان الإعلان العراقي عن توفير البلاد مليون فرصة عمل للمصريين، والدعوة المصرية لتعويض العمالة المصرية التي تطالب بغداد بمئات الملايين من الدولارات التي تركتها هناك بعد عام 1990. وشهد المعرض -الذي حضره وشارك فيه نحو 800 شخص من مختلف المستويات- التأكيد مجددا على وجود كم هائل من الفرص الاستثمارية، لا سيما في ميناء البصرة الكبير، وقلب بغداد في المنطقة الخضراء، وهما مشروعان تبلغ تكاليفهما الاستثمارية نحو 22 مليار دولار. الحاجة لاستثمارات خارجية وكان وزير المالية العراقي المشارك في الحدث -باقر جبر الزبيدي- قال الجمعة للصحفيين: إن 18 مليار دولار من ميزانية العراق لهذا العام البالغة 48 ونصف مليار دولار ستخصص لمشاريع الاستثمار، إضافة إلى 5 مليارات دولار هي حجم الاستثمارات المالية المدورة من السنة الماضية. ووجه الزبيدي الدعوة للمستثمرين المصريين والعرب والأجانب إلى الإسهام في إعادة إعمار العراق، إما من خلال حجم الأموال الاستثمارية الكبيرة التي خصصت للمحافظات والوزارات، أو من خلال الاستثمار المباشر مع المحافظات". وأقيم المؤتمر الثاني للأعما�

Seems as though we are all headed to a divided earth. Chhina's great wall, Berllin Wall (removed), Israel Wall, Mexico Wall, and where else are walls going to be created ?

No, you won't be able to see it from space, but Saudi Arabia, unnerved by the violence next door in Iraq, plans to spend up to $7 billion on a partly virtual fence along its 500-mile border with Iraq.

"Instead, Iraq aspires to be a meeting place for democratic interests in the region. The historic and costly liberation of Iraq by the U.S. and coalition forces demands no other outcome. And it is in this effort that U.S. assistance to Iraq is most desired. "