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Marine soldier demobilization and another punishing both the "puppy" in Iraq - 0 views

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    demobilize one of the elements of the Marines "Marines", and punish another, after the disclosure of a videotape they portrayed as "punishment" a small puppy, before the one pelted from the rocky hills above the one in Iraq. وجاء في بيان للبحرية الأمريكية الأربعاء، أنه تقرر إنهاء خدمة الجندي ديفيد موتاري على خلفية "الحادث" الذي تم بثه على موقع YouTube، في الثالث من مارس/ آذار الماضي. A statement by the American navy on Wednesday, he decided to terminate the service of the soldier David Mutare against the backdrop of "incident" which was broadcast on the site YouTube, on the third of March last. كما تقرر معاقبة السيرجنت كريسمارفن بانيز إنكارناشيون، بسبب تورطه أيضاً في الحادث، إلا أن البيان لم يكشف طبيعة العقوبة، وكذلك لم تتضح الاتهامات التي تم توجيهها لكلا الجنديين. It also decided to punish Alsrzint Krismarven Ankarnaxion Caniza, also because of his involvement in the incident, but the statement did not reveal the nature of the penalty, was also not clear that the accusations were directed to both soldiers. وكان الجيش الأمريكي قد قرر إحالة الجنديين للجنة تأديبية بعد بث الشريط المصور الذي يظهر أحدهما، على الأرجح موتاري، وهو يمسك بجرو أبيض ذي رأس سوداء، ثم يقذف به من فوق منحدر صخري. The U.S. Army has decided to refer the soldiers of disciplinary committee after the broadcast the video which shows one is likely to Mutare, which holds a white puppy with a black head, and then jump over the rocky slope. وفي خلفية الصورة، كان جندي آخر، يقول: "هذا ما يعنيه، هذا ما كان يعنيه"، في إشارة إلى
Ronin Ronin

W.H.O. Says Iraq Civilian Death Toll Higher Than Cited - 0 views

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    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
Ronin Ronin

Iqbal unprecedented gold shops by female staff in Baghdad after the recent increase of ... - 0 views

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    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
Ronin Ronin

The Iraqi elections between yesterday and today - 0 views

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    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
Ronin Ronin

Multinational declare Qaeda leader killed in Mosul - 0 views

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    Multinational forces announced the killing of the leader of Al Qaeda in the city of Mosul, named Abu Khalaf and assist the Syrian named Abu immortality, who was wearing a belt. وقتلت القوات أيضا امرأة حاولت تفجير الحزام بعد مقتل أبو خلود في مداهمة نفذتها قوات التحالف الثلاثاء الماضي، حسب تأكيد المستشار الإعلامي لقوات التحالف عبد اللطيف الريان لـ"راديو سوا". The troops also killed a woman tried to blow belt after the killing of Abu immortality in the raid carried out by coalition forces last Tuesday, according to confirm the information advisor to the coalition forces Abd al-Latif told "Radio Sawa." وأشار الريان إلى أن المدعو أبو خلف كان من المقريبن لأبو مصعب الزرقاوي مؤسس تنظيم القاعدة في العراق والذي تمكنت قوات التحالف من قتله في عام 2006 في محافظة ديالى. He pointed out that Al-Rayyan named Abu Khalaf was Almkren of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, founder of Al-Qaida in Iraq and that coalition forces were able to kill him in in 2006 in Diyala province. ونفى الريان اتهامات النائب أسامة النجيفي التي سبق أن وجهها في مؤتمر صحافي والتي ذكر فيها أن الجيش الأميركي ارتكب ما وصفه بـ"المجزرة" في مدينة الموصل. He denied accusations MP Osama al-Sanjivan previously addressed in a press conference, which stated that the American army committed what he described as a "massacre" in the city of Mosul. وكان النائب النجيفي اشار إلى أن القوات الاميركية قامت لدى مداهمتها إحدى الدور في حي العريبي في محافظة نينوى بقتل امرأة وعدد من الأطفال، مطالبا بفتح تحقيق في ا
Ronin Ronin

The American army: the bombing was carried out by groups linked to freedom in Iran and ... - 0 views

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    A spokesman for the coalition forces in Iraq, General Kevin Bergnr that initial investigations into the bombing, which targeted the town of Freedom on Tuesday proved the involvement of groups associated with Iran, as saying. واضاف بيرغنر في المؤتمر الصحافي المشترك مع الجنرال بروكس باش قائد فريق التدريب في قوة طيران القوات المتعددة الجنسيات الذي عقد ببغداد الأربعاء: He added Bergnr joint press conference with General Brooks Bash team leader Force flight training in the multinational forces which was held in Baghdad Wednesday: "التحقيقات ما تزال جارية، وهناك أشخاص يشتبه بوقوفهم وراء الحادث، وهم أعضاء في خلية للمجاميع الخاصة المرتبطة بايران ولدينا معلومات استخباراتية تؤكد أن الهجوم نفذ من هذه المجموعات وليس من تنظيم القاعدة". "Investigations are still ongoing, and there are people suspected of being behind the incident, members of the cell aggregates associated with Iran and we have intelligence information confirm that the attack carried out by these groups and not from Al Qaeda." وعن مطالبة الحكومة العراقية من القوات الأميركية رفع يدها عن حماية معسكر أشرف الخاص بمنظمة مجاهدي خلق الايرانية في محافظة ديالى شمالي بغداد قال بيرغنر: And the Iraqi government called for U.S. forces lift its control of Camp Ashraf protect private MKO Iran in Diyala province north of Baghdad, said Bergnr: "نحن نتفهم مخاوف الحكومة العراقية من وجود منظمة مجاهدي خلق الايرانية في محافظة ديالى وستناقش مع إدارة الجيش الأميركي، وقد أخبرتني السفارة الأميركية
liveinfreedom .

U.S. says exercise by Israel seemed directed at Iran - International Herald Tribune - 0 views

  • A second, the official said, was to send a clear message to the United States and other countries that Israel was prepared to act militarily if diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from producing bomb-grade uranium continued to falter.
  • But American officials were also told that Israel had prepared plans for striking nuclear targets in Iran and could carry them out if needed.
  • "They are clearly nervous about this and have their air defense on guard," a Bush administration official said of the Iranians.
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  • Two sets of advance Russian-made radar systems were recently delivered to Iran. The radar will enhance Iran's ability to detect planes flying at low altitude.
  • Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, said in February that Iran was close to acquiring Russian-produced SA-20 surface-to-air missiles. American military officials said that the deployment of such systems would hamper Israel's attack planning, putting pressure on Israel to act before the missiles are fielded.
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    Iran is getting nervous about aircraft fying in the air corridors adjacent to their air space. Israel is making arrangments to remove the nuclear sites in Iran.
liveinfreedom .

President Bushes Speeck to the U.N. - 0 views

  • Our common security is challenged by regional conflicts -- ethnic and religious strife that is ancient, but not inevitable. In the Middle East, there can be no peace for either side without freedom for both sides
  • Had Saddam Hussein been appeased instead of stopped, he would have endangered the peace and stability of the world. Yet this aggression was stopped -- by the might of coalition forces and the will of the United Nations. To suspend hostilities, to spare himself, Iraq's dictator accepted a series of commitments. The terms were clear, to him and to all. And he agreed to prove he is complying with every one of those obligations. He has proven instead only his contempt for the United Nations, and for all his pledges. By breaking every pledge -- by his deceptions, and by his cruelties -- Saddam Hussein has made the case against himself.
  • n 1991, Security Council Resolution 688 demanded that the Iraqi regime cease at once the repression of its own people, including the systematic repression of minorities -- which the Council said, threatened international peace and security in the region. This demand goes ignored.
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  • he founding members resolved that the peace of the world must never again be destroyed by the will and wickedness of any man. We created the United Nations Security Council, so that, unlike the League of Nations, our deliberations would be more than talk, our resolutions would be more than wishes. After generations of deceitful dictators and broken treaties and squandered lives, we dedicated ourselves to standards of human dignity shared by all, and to a system of security defended by all.
  • Tens of thousands of political opponents and ordinary citizens have been subjected to arbitrary arrest and imprisonment, summary execution, and torture by beating and burning, electric shock, starvation, mutilation, and rape. Wives are tortured in front of their husbands, children in the presence of their parents -- and all of these horrors concealed from the world by the apparatus of a totalitarian state.
  • In 1993, Iraq attempted to assassinate the Emir of Kuwait and a former American President. Iraq's government openly praised the attacks of September the 11th. And al Qaeda terrorists escaped from Afghanistan and are known to be in Iraq.
  • U.N. inspectors believe Iraq has produced two to four times the amount of biological agents it declared,
  • s we meet today, it's been almost four years since the last U.N. inspectors set foot in Iraq, four years for the Iraqi regime to plan, and to build, and to test behind the cloak of secrecy.
  • Just months after the 1991 cease-fire, the Security Council twice renewed its demand that the Iraqi regime cooperate fully with inspectors, condemning Iraq's serious violations of its obligations. The Security Council again renewed that demand in 1994, and twice more in 1996, deploring Iraq's clear violations of its obligations. The Security Council renewed its demand three more times in 1997, citing flagrant violations; and three more times in 1998, calling Iraq's behavior totally unacceptable. And in 1999, the demand was renewed yet again.
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    Just read President Bushe's address to the UN
Ronin Ronin

The father of a Saudi terrorist detained in Iraq decides to prosecute advocates of blas... - 0 views

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    Riyadh / Al-Hayat Al-Zaman: The father of a Saudi terrorist detained in Iraq that he be prosecuted two of thought advocates who promoted Heresy لمئات من الشبان فتاوى تحرض على ما اسماه بالجهاد والذهاب إلى مناطق الفتن والصراعات من دون أن يراجعوا فيها هيئة كبار العلماء في المملكة. Hundreds of young men to incite opinions on what he called jihad and go to areas of strife and conflict without review by senior scientists in the Kingdom. وقال عبدالله البليهد في حديثه إلى صحيفة الحياة اللندنية ، إن عراقيا اقتاد ابنه ثامر (23 عاماً) لتهريبه إلى الحدود السعودية لكنه سلمه الى قوات الاحتلال في العراق في مقابل 250 دولاراً أميركياً. Alpeletd Abdullah said in his speech to a life of London newspaper, The Iraqis took his son Thamer (23 years) of smuggled to the Saudi border but donated to the occupying forces in Iraq, compared with U.S. $ 250. وأشار البليهد، الذي يعمل مديراً لمكتب العمل في حفر الباطن، إلى أنه عثر على فتاوى في غرفة ابنه تحض على (الجهاد) موقعة من علي الخضير وأحمد الخالدي اللذين قبض عليهما في مداهمة أمنية غرب المملكة في 28 أيار (مايو) 2003. He Alpeletd, who works as director of the Office of work in Hafr al-Batin, it was found in the room fatwas urging his son Ali (Jihad) signed by the Khudayr and Ahmad Khalidi two arrested in security raids in the west of Saudi Arabia on May 28 (May) 2003. وأضاف انه قرر مقاضاتهما أمام الجهات الشرعية فور تسليم ابنه للسلطات الأمنية، وقال: «لقد اعتذر الخضير والخالدي أمام الملأ عن الفتاوى التكفيرية
Ronin Ronin

U.S. Report: Detained by Saddam's regime acknowledged the transfer of Syrian chemical w... - 1 views

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    قال المدير السابق لعمليات السجون في العراق دون بوردينكيرشر أمس، إن عشرات المعتقلين من مسؤولي النظام المخلوع تباهوا بإسهامهم في نقل رؤوس حربية تحوي أسلحة دمار شامل الى سورية ولبنان في الشهور الثلاثة التي سبقت تحرير العراق من تلك الزمرة. The former director of prison operations in Iraq without Bordenkircher yesterday that dozens of detainees from the ousted regime officials boasted their contribution to the transfer of warheads containing weapons of mass destruction to Syria and Lebanon in the three months preceding the liberation of Iraq from the junta. ونقل موقع «وورلد نت ديلي» الأميركي على الانترنت عن بوردينكيرشر الذي أشرف على سجون ضمت عشرات من المسؤولين في جيش واستخبارات النظام السابق، أن عدداً صغيراً من هؤلاء المعتقلين ادعوا معرفتهم بمواقع الرؤوس الفارغة التي دفنت في العراق بعد نقل محتوياتها. The relocation of «World Net Daily» American Internet Bordenkircher, who oversaw the prisons included dozens of officials in the army and intelligence previous regime, that a small number of these detainees claimed to know the location of the empty warheads that were buried in Iraq after the transfer of its contents. وأضاف: «أن هؤلاء المعتقلين أرادوا مقايضة معلوماتهم بإطلاقهم من السجون» مؤكداً استعدادهم لكشف مواقع هذه الرؤوس. He added: «that these detainees wanted to swap their information releases from prison» affirming their willingness to detect the locations of these warheads. وتابع أن السجناء كانوا أعضاء في الجيش العراقي أو مدنيي
Ronin Ronin

Prime minister stresses that Mosul not be under Qa'ada, outlaw control - 0 views

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    Prime Minister, Nouri Kamel al-Maliki, said that every inch of land of Iraq must return to state control will not accept to remain a prisoner of Mosul as they were the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, Basra and Sadr City, hands-Qaida and remnants of the former regime and outlaws. The al-Maliki as he received members of the House of Osama Sanjivan Ezzedine Al-Kidwa state and nostalgia, I endeavour to re-establish law and joy in the city of Mosul known history and literature, art, and pioneer in justice, equality and non discrimination. The Prime Minister added that Iraq is not owned by anyone, nor will we accept the exclusive Obugod militias And that the government before much work in Mosul We have allocated the necessary funds for the advancement of the city and reconstruction and providing services to their sons must be cooperating to return life to normal in Mosul. He called on the people of Mosul to real participation in building the new Iraq and preserve the image of their city beautiful and peaceful coexistence, non - Pay heed to the opinions misguided and tendentious information, sovereignty and renewed the call for former army officers to return to the armed forces to participate in defending their homeland and their people. For their part, members of the House of Representatives welcomed the sons of the city of Mosul city, or a spring and full readiness to cooperate with the armed forces to extend the authority of law and eliminate Terrorism. To hold that Interior Minister Jawad Paul clans of the Ninawa Governorate in the framework of efforts to mobilize support for a plan to impose law in the province, where tribal chieftains and affirmed their support with efforts to establish security and stability in the province and the elimination of terrorist factions that threaten the safety and security of the country. The Ministry spokesman Interior, Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf had announced the arrest of 534 required during the spring or in the governorate of N
Ronin Ronin

84,040 - 91 ,703 Documented civilian killed in Iraq! now where that million every one t... - 0 views

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    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
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Where has Iraq progressed with the building of three new electric generating power plants. - 10 views

As a sample of how this forum functions I have entered this comment. liveinfreedom wrote: > Iraq's government has contracted with Iran and China to build three 750 megawatt electric generating po...

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SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES ADJUSTMENTS TO IRAQ 'OIL-FOR-FOOD' PROGRAMME, UNANIMOUSLY ADO... - 0 views

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    "The Security Council today ended a week of closed negotiations by unanimously adopting adjustments to the "oil-for-food" programme for Iraq, giving Secretary-General Kofi Annan more authority to administer the programme for the next 45 days.\n\nThe programme, created in 1995 to ease the impact of the sanctions imposed following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, permitted Iraq to use part of its oil revenues for food and medicine and has been the only sustenance for some 60 per cent of Iraq's people. It was suspended on 17 March when the Secretary-General withdrew United Nations personnel from Iraq, just prior to the start of military action."
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UK 'backed disbanding of Iraqi army' - 2 views

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    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
liveinfreedom .

Alive In Baghdad - 0 views

  • 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.
  • After the murder of Al-Samarra’ie Abu Al-Abed was took the place of A-Samarra’ie as the leader of the Sahwa Council in Adhamiya, some families claimthat the situation calmed down in Adhamiya after the creation of the Sahwa council.
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    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.
liveinfreedom .

AMERICA --soldier gets 110-years for raping girl - Times Online - 0 views

  • The accused ringleader, former Private Steven Green, was discharged from the Army for a “personality disorder” and is awaiting trial in a civilian court, where he could face a possible death penalty.
  • Sergeant Paul Cortez and Specialist James Barker, both of whom admitted to raping the girl, received life sentences after pleading guilty earlier this year
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    This American soldier received 110 years to serve in a prison while another soldier in the same group recieved a 100 year jail sentence for participating in the rape crimes on an Iraqi girl. Now if American soldiers are given severe prison penalties for their crimes; would America provide farin justice to the Guitmo "enemy combattants" who were captured by co-alition forces in Afghanistan/Iraw etc.?
Ronin Ronin

(Typical Arabic propaganda)Asked to review the curriculum and criticized the references... - 40 views

Shen number of members of Congress, known for hostile attitudes of the Arab and Islamic states, in solidarity with the American Committee for International Religious Freedom, a campaign aimed at cl...

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