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Collateral Murder - 0 views

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    A classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.
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RUSI A new dialogue? Obama's Cairo speech - 0 views

  • He started by stating America's bond with Israel is 'unbreakable', which was an important way of tackling those Israelis expressing concern of Obama's obvious efforts to work with Arabs and Palestinians to end the bitter conflict..
  • Tackling the issues around violent extremism (which encompassed the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq)
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Johann Hari: You Are Being Lied to About Pirates - 0 views

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    An eye opening article from the Huffington Post on the origins of Somali pirates, and why the world has suddenly turned against them.
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Saddam is Hanged for His Crimes, Who will Hang Bush/Blair for Theirs? - 0 views

  • Rumsfeld's famous hand shake with Saddam provides the proof on tha
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      Ridiculous misinterpretation to back such a statement
  • Saddam was originally a CIA man recruited to assassinate the previous Iraqi president Abdel-Karim Qassem
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      First time I hear this one, also not substantiated with references, this article should be in the science-fiction section
  • his war of aggression against Iran
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      From this I can safely say a Pro-Iran biased writer is the author
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  • 700 thousands mostly civilian Iraqis during the last three years of American occupation
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      actually 6 years, and more than 1,000,000
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  • hundreds of thousands of Iraqis
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      Millions in Syria Alone
  • Saddam is just a "baby" ruthless dictator compared to Bush and Blair.
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      Is this still an article?
  • when he converted Iraq's reserve funds from Dollars to Euros
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      This happened in the 21st century, not the 80's, but its agreed on by many that it changed the game
  • that were used to bomb Kurdish Halabja
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      CIA published a report back in the 80's stating Iraq did not own the Chemical Weapons used in Halabja, yet, coincidently Iran did.
  • last three years
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      For the last time, 6 years - not 3
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Obama Favoring Mid-2010 Pullout in Iraq, Aides Say - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Obama plans to leave behind a “residual force” of tens of thousands of troops to continue training Iraqi security forces
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      So basically, its a long term colonization.
  • It was not clear on Tuesday exactly how many of the 140,000 troops would remain in Iraq after August 2010 or whether any of the 14 combat brigades now there would stay under a new mission.
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    Mr. Obama plans to leave behind a "residual force" of tens of thousands of troops to continue training Iraqi security forces, hunt down foreign terrorist cells and guard American institutions
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- Middle East - Iraq - U.S. Medic Guilty of Murder - Brief - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    A United States Army medic was convicted of murder on Friday for his involvement in the 2007 killings of four Iraqi prisoners whose bound and blindfolded bodies were found in a Baghdad canal.
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الأخبار - جولة الصحافة - غوغل تكشف التاريخ السري لقاعدة أميركية في باكستان - 0 views

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    ARABIC: Google Earth uncovers secret military base in Pakistan غوغل تكشف التاريخ السري لقاعدة أميركية في باكستان
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Rumsfeld Knew His Guys Were Torturing People to Death, Which Is a Serious Crime | Corpo... - 0 views

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    According to a poll by Gallup the majority of Americans Want Investigations on Possible attempts to use Justice Dept. for political purposes,use of telephone wiretaps without a warrant use of torture in terror interrogations
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US security firm Blackwater changes its name to Xe | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    Just as many Iraqis expected, the Blackwater banning was a publicity stunt by the Iraqi government prior to the elections, in reality: Names change, but the faces stay the same
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    US security firm mired in Iraq controversy changes its name Blackwater Worldwide renamed Xe as company tries to salvage its tarnished brand
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The Pulitzer Prizes | Breaking News Photography: Archived Images - 0 views

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    Walking past the bodies of Iraqi soldiers, a member of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team asks quitely, "Why do we do these things to one another?"
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3alaRasi.com - 0 views

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    Very successful Arabic Version of Youtube with a comic flavor and several media types instead of just video
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3zeema.com - عزيمة - 0 views

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    Arabic Version of Yahoo!'s Upcoming for events and social gathering (public/private)
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khabarieh - الصفحة الرئيسية - 0 views

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    Arabic User Generated Content/News Site - Translation of domain name similar to news piece
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SYRIAN ACTION :: سيريان اكشن - 0 views

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    Syrian Online News Magazine
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Iraq War Coalition Fatalities - 0 views

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    A nice flash project showing a visual map of Coalition Casualties in Iraq on a daily basis
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