Archive 28

HEADLINES

'Al-Qaeda' calls for attacks on US: A STATEMENT purportedly issued by an Islamic militant group that claims to be part of al-Qaeda calls on Palestinian militants to attack America, saying the United States is their "real enemy", and it accuses Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of being a sellout.

15 Pakistani soldiers killed: Two rocket attacks have been launched on Pakistani troops in an area where government forces are engaged in a bloody offensive against Al Qaeda militants, raising fears the crackdown may be met by a wider backlash

03/23/04: Insurgents Kill 11 Police in Day of Unrest in Iraq: Insurgents shot and killed 11 Iraqi police and police trainees in two daylight attacks Tuesday, the latest deadly strikes against Iraqis working with the U.S.-led occupation.

Sistani says Iraq constitution a 'dead end': Iraq's top Shiite leader threatens not to cooperate if UN endorses interim constitution.

Panel calls for Rice to appear: Members of the federal panel that's been looking into 9/11 say they're not hearing from everyone they want to hear from. - The ten-member panel had invited National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to testify. She declined, with the White House citing concerns about separation of powers.

9/11: Internal Government Documents Show How the Bush Administration Reduced Counterterrorism: The Bush Administration actually reversed the Clinton Administration's strong emphasis on counterterrorism and counterintelligence.

An Accuser's Insider Status Puts the White House on the Defensive: We told them. The C.I.A. told them. The F.B.I. told them. They did know better. And the tragedy here is that Americans went to their death in Iraq thinking that they were avenging Sept. 11, when Iraq had nothing to do with Sept. 11. I think for a commander in chief and a vice president to allow that to happen is unconscionable."

Kay implores US to admit mistakes in Iraq: The former chief US weapons inspector in Iraq warned yesterday that the United States is in "grave danger" of destroying its credibility at home and abroad if it does not own up to its mistakes in Iraq.

US business group slams Bush 'deception' over Iraq war: A US business group that monitors federal spending took out a full-page advert in The New York Times, likening President George W. Bush to a corrupt chief executive officer who has forfeited public trust

Roots Of The Neo-Con Junta: The "wise", as the natural elite, will do what is of the ultimate "good" for society. This may mean that certain "noble lies" are told to the "unwise masses" in order to secure their consent. Once that consent is obtained, any level of tyrannical power can be wielded to further the aims of the "wise". A must read

When Ignorance Becomes Mendacity: George W. Bush's "War On Terror": When they're caught in their lies, they just keep on lying. George W. Bush and his gang find the truth about the war in Iraq so troubling they avoid it at whatever cost, knowing that making their lies live is the only possible way they can stay in power

The Revival of the American Blood Cult: What could cause so many in this nation, by their support or silence, to become party to our government's ruthless campaign against the weakest among the population of the world? A must read

Bush's 9/11 myths endanger U.S.: The first myth - that there was no hint the American homeland would be targeted by al-Qaida, and nothing that could have prevented the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks - was propagated that very morning. "No warnings," former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Rumsfeld: Caught On tape: Lies and the lying liars who tell them.

Analysis: Iraq Charges Against Bush Begin to Mount: Criticism of President Bush's motives and decision-making in attacking Iraq last year may be acquiring critical mass with voters following criticism by former top counterterrorism official Richard Clarke.

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It Takes a Nitwit: The synonym of nitwit is "fool," or a "simple-witted person." When used as a verb, fool means to "trick, dupe or delude." It could be argued that Bush owns that particular word...

When Rupert Murdoch Calls...Condoleezza Rice Answers: Bush Administration officials answer Rupert's call – even when they are supposedly preoccupied with national security concerns.

Militants attack Pakistani military convoy, killing 12: Attackers ambushed a Pakistani army convoy as it moved to join a counterterrorism offensive against al-Qaeda militants near the Afghan border, killing at least 12 soldiers and wounding 15, officials said Tuesday.

Pepe Escobar: The al-Zawahiri fiasco: al-Qaeda's brain and Osama bin Laden's deputy was never there in the first place. And even if he was, as Taliban-connected sources in Peshawar told Asia Times Online, he would choose to die as a martyr rather than be captured and paraded as a US trophy.

'US, Benazir, killed my father', claims Zia's daughter: The US had killed former Pakistan President Zia-ul Haq because he was working for an "Islamic bloc" which would have made the Islamic world strong, something Washington did not want, his daughter Rubina Salim has claimed.

Avoiding Osama's Abyss: The first of June 2002 does not mean anything to Spaniards. On that day a 1.000 kilogram bomb launched from a US warplane against a crowd attending a wedding resulted in 40 people dead and over 100 wounded, most of them children and women.

China Puts Army on Alert Over Taiwan Crisis -Paper: China has ordered its army on combat alert, ready to strike Taiwan if the island's election dispute intensifies, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post said on Monday.

Soldiers' accounts reveal new details: 'depleted' uranium rounds devastated US troops at An Nasiriyah. "It's bad enough to be shot, but to be shot with a depleted uranium round that basically turns you into a hand full of mush." - Col. Reed Bonadonna, field historian, talking to NPR's Jackie Northam

John Kerry Statement on Venezuela: Throughout his time in office, President Chavez has repeatedly undermined democratic institutions by using extra-legal means, including politically motivated incarcerations, to consolidate power. In fact, his close relationship with Fidel Castro has raised serious questions about his commitment to leading a truly democratic government.

A Rebuttal to Senator Kerry’s Statement on Venezuela: If relationships with undemocratic rulers are enough to question a leader’s commitment to democracy, then the commitment to democracy of just about every president in U.S. history must be questioned.

The case against Judge Moore: Judges are supposed to be impartial, their first obligation is to the Constitution and the law, if Roy Moore wants to lead a life in service of the Ten Commandments, I suggest he seek employment where he doesn’t put on a black robe everyday, but instead dons a more priestly garb.

U.S. Debt Burden Is Higher Now than During Depression, Study Says: The total amount owed – by consumers, businesses, governments and financial institutions – totaled $34.4 trillion at the end of 2003, according to the Federal Reserve. That makes the nation's debt triple its gross domestic product. In 1933, debt was about 2 1/2 times GDP, according to a study by the Gabelli Mathers mutual fund.

US gasoline pump prices hit all-time high: U.S. retail gasoline prices rose to their highest level on record Tuesday, spelling pain at the pumps for the nation's 200 million motorists, the American Automobile Association said on Tuesday.

Blood on their hands : The three rocket missiles that were fired yesterday from a US-supplied Israeli helicopter at the break of day, on a procession of 15 Palestinians returning home after dawn prayers in a nearby mosque, may have brought to an end any prospect of peace in the Middle East.

Killing Yassin saved Sharon: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon examined the intelligence assessments on Palestinian society when he asked the security cabinet to approve the execution of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, so Sharon knew that by doing so he was sealing the fate of a few dozen Israelis.

Hardliner Emerges As Hamas Strongman: Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a hardliner who opposes even a temporary truce with Israel, is emerging as a Hamas strongman in the Palestinian areas after the assassination of the group's founder, Sheik Ahmed Yassin.

Zionism & the Politics of Assassination: As the fourth strongest army in the world, Israel could have arrested the quadriplegic and partially blind spiritual elder of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). But history shows that such extrajudicial executions (200 so far) create instability and a cycle of revenge that is calculated to serve Zionist colonization efforts.

Israel Survey: 61% support Yasin killing, 43% want Arafat killed

Arafat could be next, says general: The chief of the Israeli army suggested yesterday that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah would eventually be assassinated by Israel.

Activist's family launch legal bid : The family of a peace activist from north London shot dead by Israeli troops are launching a legal challenge to gain access to full details of the investigation into his killing, it has been revealed.

In Yassin slaying, Arabs see US hand: Israel's strike solidifies view that Bush administration has given tacit approval to Sharon.

In case you missed it: Liberating America From Israel : Nine-eleven would not have occurred if the U.S. government had refused to help Israel humiliate and destroy Palestinian society. Few express this conclusion publicly, but many believe it is the truth. I believe the catastrophe could have been prevented if any U.S. president during the past 35 years had had the courage and wisdom to suspend all U.S. aid until Israel withdrew from the Arab land seized in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

In case you missed it: 30 Years Of U.S. UN Vetoes: How the U.S. has Voted // Vetoed- See any bias - See any pattern ?

Murdered At Daybreak: Sharon and the Israeli right wing need the Palestinians, they need them oppressed and humiliated, they need their terror. Israeli right wing hegemony is fed by terror. And now there is a new need emerging. Israel is facing a demographic disaster.

In case you missed it: Robert Fisk: Travels in a Land Without Hope: In his 25 years as a foreign correspondent, Robert Fisk has reported from many of the world's worst trouble-spots; few have filled him with such foreboding as Gaza. These are his impressions of a region convulsed by hatred

Third Intifada launched in Gaza : Hundreds of thousands of angry Palestinians participated in the biggest-ever funeral in Gaza City as Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and eight other Palestinians killed in an Israeli missile attack were buried Monday.

03/22/04: : The body of Hamas spiritual leader Shaikh Ahmad Yasin has been carried through the streets of Gaza City by resistance fighters at the start of his funeral.

Hamas has new means to fight Israel: senior leader :- Senior Hamas leader in Gaza Mahmoud Azzahar announced Monday that the movement has new methods and means to fight Israel in retaliation for the killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin

Hamas: Sharon has opened the gates of hell: Hamas leaders on Monday vowed to "cut off" the head of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, after their spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed in a missile strike

Uri Avnery: "It is worse than a crime, it is stupid!": "This is the beginning of a new chapter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It moves the conflict from the level of a solvable national conflict to the level of religious conflict, which by its very nature is insoluble.

Peres: Yassin assassination a mistake: "Had I been a member of the government I would have voted against this. I think it was a mistake,"

UK condemns 'unlawful' Yassin killing : Tony Blair today condemned Israel's assassination of the Hamas spritual leader, Ahmed Yassin, calling it a "setback" for the peace process.

Annan condemns Yassin killing; U.N. Council consults : U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin on Monday and said it would do nothing to help Middle East peace efforts.

Canada condemns killing of Hamas leader

EU condemns Hamas leader killing

Turkey condemns killing of Sheik Yassin

Mubarak condemns Israeli assassination of Yassin

Chirac condemns Israel's killing of Hamas leader

Bulgaria Condemns Killing of Hamas Leader Yassin

Vatican condemns killing of Sheikh Yassin

SA condemns assassination of Hamas founder

Indonesia condemns Hamas killing

European Jews for a Just Peace: Statement on the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin: We wish to express our feelings of outrage and horror at the targeted killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin by the Israeli army .

Gush Shalom Condemns Assassination: The assassination of Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, with its concomitant careless killing of passers-by, is a mad provocative act by a government which lost all restraint.

White House has not condemned the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin: Denies Involvement: The United States strongly denied any involvement in the assassination on Monday of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and appealed for calm in the region following his death.

Hamas threatens US and Israel : The militant Hamas says Islamic groups around the world will join together to retaliate for the killing of Hamas leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin and implied the United States could be a target.

Full text: Hamas vows revenge: The military wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigades, has issued a statement promising to avenge the death of its founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. It says Israel would not have carried out the killing without US approval and threatens retaliation. Here is a translation of the statement:

Palestinian general strike after Yassin killed: A Palestinian general strike in the West Bank has been declared from mosque loudspeakers after Israel assassinated Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in an air attack.

Terror Analyst: Yassin Killing 'A Bad Mistake': “The effect of this escalation would be that militants will have reasons to continue their war against Israel and its supporters, and the symbolism of Sheikh Yassin’s ‘martyrdom’ would inspire many more suicide bombers,” he said.

Israeli reporters with dual citizenship banned from Gaza : The Israeli government on Monday banned correspondents holding dual Israeli and foreign citizenship from entering Gaza to cover the aftermath of the assassination of Hamas spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin.

In case you missed it: Human Dust: Israel's deep-pockets sugar daddy, arguably a co-conspirator to destroy the Palestinian presence under the name of the War-Against-Terror, and packed with neo-conservative Zionist Middle East advisors... I mean, can this Bible-thumping Bush administration be serious? Sadly, they probably are.

Bombs kill several Iraqis, 2 Finns and GI in Iraq: A car bomb blew up near a U.S. Air Force base north of the capital Monday, killing two Iraqi civilians and wounding 25 others, an Iraqi security official said. The U.S. military said a bomb killed a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi interpreter in Baghdad.

13 British soldiers injured in blasts: Thirteen British soldiers were wounded today by two explosions in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during a demonstration, officials said.

Anniversary of disaster: Iraq is on a knife edge. The US must back down on the UN role or risk escalation of the conflict

President Carter savages Blair and Bush: 'Their war was based on lies': He said: That was a war based on lies and misinterpretations from London and from Washington, claiming falsely that Saddam Hussein was responsible for [the] 9/11 attacks, claiming falsely that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

Iraqis united in their fury toward U.S.: What does the future hold for Iraq's 25 million people and, by extension, all Arabs and indeed the larger Muslim world of 1.3 billion, especially their toxic relationship with America?

Patrick J. Buchanan: "Mr. Bush's War": A year has elapsed since President Bush ordered U.S. forces to invade Iraq. Since that March day, 2003, it has become clear as crystal: Operation Iraqi Freedom was an unnecessary war.

Failures Of Intelligence: The plan to attack Afghanistan had also been formulated prior to September 11 2001, although the attacks were publicly justified as a response to Al Queda's alleged involvement in the events of September 11.

Two missing ITV journalists were killed by US troops : ITN cameraman Fred Nerac and translator Hussein Osman are believed to have been blasted by tanks or helicopter gunships as Iraqis tried to take them to safety in a pick-up.

Teenagers who stand for honesty, decency and sanity: The refusal of five patriots to serve in the army is a beacon of hope for Israel

100 people have been killed after Afghan minister dies: More than 100 people have been killed in fighting in the western Afghan city of Herat after the death of the civil aviation minister, a government commander blamed for the minister's killing says.

Journalist says al-Qaeda has black market nuclear bombs: Osama bin Laden's terrorist network claimed to have bought ready-made nuclear bombs on the black market, the al-Qaeda chief's biographer has said.

War on Islamic militants is a stunt, say Pakistan tribal leaders: A new offensive against Islamic militants living in the lawless tribal areas of Pakistan was dismissed by tribal leaders yesterday as a stunt aimed at "appeasing America".

Pak's Osama ruse duped US: Pakistan hasn't yet delivered al-Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri to the United States in exchange for its recognition as a major ally, but the diplomatic bonanza will yield rich pickings, including arms and ammunition, in the coming days.

U.S. Will Retain Power in Sovereign Iraq : The United States says Iraq will be sovereign, no longer under military occupation, on June 30. But most power will reside within the world's largest U.S. Embassy, backed by 110,000 U.S. troops.

Spain demands 'radical change' in Iraq strategy: "Either there is a deep, radical change in the strategy being pursued in Iraq, a hand over to the United Nations including a modification in the command of occupation forces, or Spanish troops will be repatriated," he said.

Iraq's Sistani Warns UN Not to Back Constitution: The United Nations must not endorse Iraq's U.S.-backed interim constitution because it could lead to the break-up of the occupied country, Iraq's most influential Shi'ite Muslim cleric said.

In case you missed it: Al Qaeda terrorist worked with FBI: A former U.S. Army sergeant who trained Osama bin Laden's bodyguards and helped plan the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya was a U.S. government informant during much of his terrorist career.

Months Before 9/11, Justice Department Curtailed Highly Classified Program to Monitor Al Qaeda Suspects in the U.S.: 'They Came in There With Their Agenda and [Al Qaeda] was not on it,'

What next for Muslims - YELLOW STARS?: THE GOVERNMENT of President Macapagal-Arroyo has endorsed a program requiring Muslims in Metro Manila to carry identification cards to help thwart terrorist attacks in the metropolis.

Israelis suspected of smuggling arms to Iran: Two Israelis are currently under suspicion - for the third time in the last decade - of smuggling arms to Iran, police and Defense Ministry sources told Haaretz over the weekend.

Top Reforrm Jewish rabbi opposes Israeli settlements: “Not all settlers are extremists. But their leaders are trying to impose an endless war on Israel and the Jewish people. For these zealots, their right to live anywhere in the historic Land of Israel takes precedence over Israel’s democracy and, indeed, over her very existence.

Ireland Lawmakers Want Unarmed Bush Visit: Left-wing politicians opposed to a planned visit by President Bush called Monday for his Secret Service agents to be disarmed while in Ireland.

500 Maoists killed in shootout, Nepal claims: The Nepalese military claimed yesterday that government forces had killed about 500 Maoist rebels during a 12-hour battle in what would be the bloodiest single clash since the revolt against the country's constitutional monarchy began in 1996.

03/21/04: 41 Killed, 100 Nabbed In Anti-Terrorist Operation In Pak : At least 41 people, including 16 suspected foreign terrorists and 25 civilians were killed during the past 24 hours in what was described as the bloodiest day in the five-day-old military operation against local and foreign terrorists in South Waziristan, according to reports here on Sunday.

US directing operations in Pakistan border battle: Americans are involved in directing operations against suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the tribal region of South Waziristan, a senior Pakistani Army official said.

Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza: Israeli occupation troops have raided a Gaza Strip village, killing three resistance fighters and two bystanders.

Insurgents Kill Two U.S. Soldiers, Three Iraqis: - Anti-U.S. guerrillas fired rockets into the middle of Baghdad in a rare daylight salvo Sunday, killing two civilians and wounding six people, including an American soldier, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Former counterterror adviser slams White House, Rumsfeld: Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism coordinator accuses Bush of doing "a terrible job on the war against terrorism."

Dictator's ouster fails to halt terrorist threat: "You can't fight an idea by invading countries," "To fight an idea, you have to discredit the idea. Instead of doing that, the United States is doing the exact opposite.

What exactly does al-Qaeda want? : They are fighting in self-defence and understand, as we in the West also believe, that self-defence can justify using tactics that might be frowned on in other circumstances.

Ted Kennedy: Iraq war will cost Bush his presidency: America went to war in a dishonest way that alienated key allies, divided and weakened the United Nations, outraged the world community, made us more hated in the world and made the war on terrorism more difficult to win.

The Bush doctrine has been turned on its head: There have been at least as many terrorist operations in the past year as there were in the previous 12 months, and that is with an estimated two-thirds of al-Qaeda's known leadership dead or behind bars.

Iraq: Blair and Bush seek new UN backing : The United Nations is to be given a lead role in post-occupation Iraq under British and American plans to shore up crumbling international support for the continuing military presence in the country.

Iraq war chest 'will be empty by July': UK: A war chest of £3.8bn for military operations in Iraq is set to run out within three months, official figures released last week indicate.

Chris Floyd: Night Sweats: We will see more Guananamos, more Madrids, before this long, dark night is over.

US Afghan allies committed massacre: American experts find that Northern Alliance warlords slaughtered prisoners of war

In case you missed it: Video: Convoy of Death: In Afghanistan, filmmaker Jamie Doran has uncovered evidence of a massacre: Taliban prisoners of war suffocated in containers, shot in the desert under the watch of American troops.

US Soldiers Charged in Abuse of Iraqis : Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said the 800th Military Police Brigade officers were charged with six crimes including cruelty and maltreatment of prisoners, assault, and indecent acts with another, as well as conspiracy and dereliction of duty

Millions protest against Iraq war: From Sydney to Tokyo, London to New York and San Francisco and across hundreds of other cities and towns, millions of protesters poured into the streets to condemn what they believed was an "unjust, illegitimate" war.

Langston Hughes : Let America Be America Again: From The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

Let America be America Again!: Flash presentation

Ask No Questions: The US press may finally be realising it was hoodwinked over the war … but the coverage of Madrid proves it hasn’t learned.

Is this any way for a civilized nation to act? : It is troubling that the leader of the world's lone superpower would, like some overmatched, tinhorn, paranoid pip-squeak of a nation, consent to order the murder of a man poorly identified on a blurry videotape - an alleged, albeit notorious, suspect not yet indicted, convicted or put on trial.

They seemed normal but plotted to kill thousands: Paul Harris reports from Noonday, Texas, on how the FBI stumbled upon right-wing cyanide bombers

In case you missed it: WMD Plot Uncovered In East Texas: At least one weapon of mass destruction - a sodium cyanide bomb capable of delivering a deadly gas cloud - has been seized in the Tyler area.

In case you missed it: U.S. Uncovers Weapons of Mass Destruction, Not in Iraq But in Texas & the National Media Ignores The Story

Haiti: New PM flies in to praise rebel gang: Haiti's new Prime Minister yesterday flew into the chaotic city where an armed revolt began six weeks ago, hailing as "freedom fighters" the ragtag gang that helped oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Time for Kerry to Step Up on Haiti: Jean-Bertrand Aristide did not resign, and the vast majority of Haiti is demanding his return as their elected leader.

For Black America, The Thrill of Powell and Rice Is Gone: "Are these two conspirators (Powell and Rice) fit to speak at any black gathering, ever again in life?" "Who in the black community will debase their organizations with the presence of such `role models'?"

'Why remain in a country that sent our son to an unjust war?': Ann Lawrence and her husband George are planning to emigrate. Almost exactly a year ago, they lost their only son during the Iraq war. They believe they have now given Britain enough.

Taiwan Opposition Wants Inquiry Into Shooting: Taiwan's high court sealed ballot boxes on Sunday as defeated candidate Lien Chan demanded a recount in the island's closest-ever presidential election and an inquiry into an attack on the president that swung the vote.

Dire straits in Taiwan: Was Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian lucky to dodge an assassin's bullet on Friday, or was he lucky -- too lucky -- to have it happen just one day before an election that he narrowly won? In other words, was it all a conspiracy?

Taiwan's Democracy is Dying: A Readers Commentary

Afghan offensive: Grand plans hit rugged reality: The plan to eradicate the Afghan resistance was straightforward: The plan's implementation began with the launch of operation "Mountain Storm" around March 15. The insurgents have a plan of their own, which they have revealed to Asia Times Online.

Why I am a Puerto Rican "Independentista": The purpose of this article is to outline why I think that becoming a state of the American Union or remaining a commonwealth (even an "enhanced" one) are not solutions to the Puerto Rican political status problem.

03/21/04: Pakistan attack kills 13 civilians near border: Up to 13 civilians died in western Pakistan on Saturday when their vehicles were fired upon, a senior security official said.

Afghan civilians killed in US bombing: At least six Afghan civilians have been killed and seven others injured in a US air-strike in Afghanistan's central province of Uruzgan.

U.S. Chopper Attacks Pakistan by Mistake, Wounds 3: A U.S. helicopter gunship mistakenly strayed into Pakistani territory from Afghanistan while chasing militants and wounded three civilians in an attack, a Pakistani security official said on Saturday.

Govt lauds war as Australians rally for peace: Thousands of people across the nation have joined in anti-war protests to mark 12 months since the start of the invasion of Iraq.

Blair's credibility 'destroyed': Former cabinet minister Tony Benn said, "The Iraq war was an example of armed globalization. You go into a country... take their oil and send somebody in who allows all the Iraqi assets to be privatised."

Ex-Adviser: Iraq Considered After 9/11 : The Bush administration considered bombing Iraq in retaliation almost immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks against New York and Washington, according to a new first-person account by a former senior counterterrorism adviser inside the White House.

Clinton Aides Plan to Tell Panel of Warning Bush Team on Qaeda : Senior Clinton administration officials say they are prepared to detail how they repeatedly warned their Bush administration counterparts in late 2000 that Al Qaeda posed the worst security threat facing the nation — and how the new administration was slow to act.

History will damn them: We must not accept our leaders' illegal occupation of a sovereign state. Two of the world's most sophisticated armed forces brushed aside a tinpot army of soldiers without boots, smashed Iraq's cities to pieces, killed thousands of civilians and captured Iraq's oil more or less intact. There were, as any intelligent observer could have told them, no WMD, no centre of world terrorism, no aggressive intent.

Robert Fisk: New Iraq? Hooded Protest And Masked Statistics: The US military searches of Iraqi Sunni villages, the Israeli-style battering down of doors and houses, the constant American killing of innocents is embittering a new generation of Iraqis. And soon we will have "democracy" in Iraq.

Al-Qaida-linked group warns of future target: "Our brigades are getting ready now for the coming strike,' said the statement dated March 15. "Whose turn will it be next? Is it Japan, America, Italy, Britain, Saudi Arabia or Australia?'

French foreign minister says Iraq war led to more dangerous world : The world is a more dangerous place because of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, which may have toppled Saddam Hussein but also unleashed postwar violence and an upswing in terrorism, the French foreign minister said.

Sistani says Iraq constitution a 'dead end': Iraq's top Shiite leader threatens not to cooperate if UN endorses interim constitution.

Rumsfeld: Caught On tape: Lies and the lying liars who tell them.

When Rupert Murdoch Calls...Condoleezza Rice Answers: Bush Administration officials answer Rupert's call – even when they are supposedly preoccupied with national security concerns.

Israel Survey: 61% support Yasin killing, 43% want Arafat killed

In Yassin slaying, Arabs see US hand: Israel's strike solidifies view that Bush administration has given tacit approval to Sharon.

In case you missed it: 30 Years Of U.S. UN Vetoes: How the U.S. has Voted // Vetoed- See any bias - See any pattern ?

03/22/04: : The body of Hamas spiritual leader Shaikh Ahmad Yasin has been carried through the streets of Gaza City by resistance fighters at the start of his funeral.

Peres: Yassin assassination a mistake: "Had I been a member of the government I would have voted against this. I think it was a mistake,"

UK condemns 'unlawful' Yassin killing : Tony Blair today condemned Israel's assassination of the Hamas spritual leader, Ahmed Yassin, calling it a "setback" for the peace process.

Canada condemns killing of Hamas leader

EU condemns Hamas leader killing

Turkey condemns killing of Sheik Yassin

Mubarak condemns Israeli assassination of Yassin

Chirac condemns Israel's killing of Hamas leader

Bulgaria Condemns Killing of Hamas Leader Yassin

Vatican condemns killing of Sheikh Yassin

SA condemns assassination of Hamas founder

Indonesia condemns Hamas killing

13 British soldiers injured in blasts: Thirteen British soldiers were wounded today by two explosions in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during a demonstration, officials said.

Anniversary of disaster: Iraq is on a knife edge. The US must back down on the UN role or risk escalation of the conflict

Teenagers who stand for honesty, decency and sanity: The refusal of five patriots to serve in the army is a beacon of hope for Israel

Months Before 9/11, Justice Department Curtailed Highly Classified Program to Monitor Al Qaeda Suspects in the U.S.: 'They Came in There With Their Agenda and [Al Qaeda] was not on it,'

Ireland Lawmakers Want Unarmed Bush Visit: Left-wing politicians opposed to a planned visit by President Bush called Monday for his Secret Service agents to be disarmed while in Ireland.

Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza: Israeli occupation troops have raided a Gaza Strip village, killing three resistance fighters and two bystanders.

Former counterterror adviser slams White House, Rumsfeld: Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism coordinator accuses Bush of doing "a terrible job on the war against terrorism."

Iraq war chest 'will be empty by July': UK: A war chest of £3.8bn for military operations in Iraq is set to run out within three months, official figures released last week indicate.

Chris Floyd: Night Sweats: We will see more Guananamos, more Madrids, before this long, dark night is over.

US Afghan allies committed massacre: American experts find that Northern Alliance warlords slaughtered prisoners of war

Langston Hughes : Let America Be America Again: From The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

Let America be America Again!: Flash presentation

Ask No Questions: The US press may finally be realising it was hoodwinked over the war … but the coverage of Madrid proves it hasn’t learned.

They seemed normal but plotted to kill thousands: Paul Harris reports from Noonday, Texas, on how the FBI stumbled upon right-wing cyanide bombers

In case you missed it: U.S. Uncovers Weapons of Mass Destruction, Not in Iraq But in Texas & the National Media Ignores The Story

Time for Kerry to Step Up on Haiti: Jean-Bertrand Aristide did not resign, and the vast majority of Haiti is demanding his return as their elected leader.

Taiwan's Democracy is Dying: A Readers Commentary

03/21/04: Pakistan attack kills 13 civilians near border: Up to 13 civilians died in western Pakistan on Saturday when their vehicles were fired upon, a senior security official said.

Afghan civilians killed in US bombing: At least six Afghan civilians have been killed and seven others injured in a US air-strike in Afghanistan's central province of Uruzgan.

Govt lauds war as Australians rally for peace: Thousands of people across the nation have joined in anti-war protests to mark 12 months since the start of the invasion of Iraq.

Getting Together to Defeat Terrorism: Step 1: Look in the Mirror: I think a crucial step forward in coming to grips with terrorism requires that we ask ourselves why individuals, some of them young, rational people with their whole lives ahead of them, would hate the US and its allies so much that they would commit acts of massive destruction and end their own lives as well.

In case you missed it: BOY BOMB VICTIM STRUGGLES AGAINST DESPAIR: With tears running down his face he asked: "Can you help get my arms back? Do you think the doctors can get me another pair of hands? If I don't get a pair of hands I will commit suicide.

In case you missed it: Video: John Pilger: "Breaking The Silence" A hard hitting special report into the "war on terror"

Protests mark Iraq war anniversary: Two anti-war protesters evaded tight security to climb Big Ben as thousands marched on the first anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

GI's suicide shows failure by all of us: The United States military began washing its hands of William Howell's death long before he died.

"High-value target" may be Chechen: A suspected senior al Qaeda member whom the Pakistani army thought it had surrounded in a remote area on the Afghan border is probably a Chechen or Uzbek militant leader, a Pakistani commander says.

U.S. helicopter is shot down in Iraq: A U.S. military helicopter was downed by rebel fire west of Baghdad, but there were no injuries, the U.S. military said Saturday.

Madrid suspects accused of 190 murders: Three Moroccans detained after the Madrid train bombings have been accused in court of 190 murders, but they have denied any links to al Qaeda and say they were asleep at the time of the attacks.

Spain 'overlooked' terror warnings: A HIGH-level Moroccan official said today that Spain did not pay enough attention to intelligence and security warnings from Morocco before deadly terror bombings in Spain.

Palestinian girl, 7, dies after being shot by IOF in Gaza

Gunmen evict family at dawn from home in King David's city: Israeli settlers use force to take over homes belonging to Palestinians in east Jerusalem

Israeli writer: Sharon is a liar and he always stalls peace process : I say it again: Sharon is lying. It's his speciality to start seemingly sensational initiatives and to run a new duck through the village, like we say in Israel. But in reality, he has always stalled peace proposals coming from the US, Europe or from Saudi Arabia.

John Pilger: "Palestine is Still the Issue" : Why Has This Documentary, Never Been Broadcast On U.S. Media ?

Burning Books Before They Are Written: House Resolution 3077 Passed the House…Will the Senate Save our First Amendment, or will debate in our Universities become the Occupied Territory of a foreign government?

Unwise decision by Haiti regime: The reality is that the George Bush administration has gone on the offensive to foment division within CARICOM on the issue. But it will not succeed.

Top U.S. officer tells Aristide to keep quiet: Calling on ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide to "keep his mouth closed," the head of the U.S. Southern Command said international intervention in Haiti was necessary to avoid a Rwandan-like situation.

Aristide's former security chief extradited to U.S. : Oriel Jean, the former security chief for Haiti's ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, has been deported to the U.S from Toronto.

Chomsky backs 'Bush-lite' Kerry : He describes the choice facing US voters in November as "the choice between two factions of the business party". But the Bush administration was so "cruel and savage", it was important to replace it.

Charges Dropped Against Muslim Chaplain: All charges have been dropped against the Army Muslim chaplain accused of mishandling classified documents at Guantanamo Bay, which houses suspected terrorists, the Army said Friday.

The Pentagon’s Diabolical Intelligence Operation in Afghanistan: Kidnapping and deporting Civilians to Guantanamo, providing Safe-haven to Al Qaeda Fighters

Coroner rejects inquest into death of Dr. David Kelly: In an extraordinary move, Oxford Coroner Nicholas Gardiner has ruled that there will be no resumption of an inquest into the death of top weapons inspector and whistleblower Dr. David Kelly.

03/19/04: Bin Laden's right-hand man slips net: A BULLETPROOF LandCruiser at high speed bursting out of a tribal compound in Pakistan's South Waziristan region was just the latest infuriating setback in the US's quest to bring down the top of the al-Qa'ida tree.

Bin Laden deputy 'may have escaped':: Officials have speculated that Osama bin Laden's No 2, Ayman Al-Zawahiri , may have narrowly escaped the South Waziristan tribal village during heavy clashes three days ago which left at least 15 soldiers and 24 militants dead.

Taliban spokesman: Osama Bin Laden and al-Zawahiri safe in Afghanistan:

Taliban talk tough as US moves in: "We will attack American forces if they launch attacks in these areas, on both sides of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan," said the spokesman, identified as Mulla Abdul Latif Hakimi.

Zapatero rejects Kerry call on Iraq troops : Prime Minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero tonight rejected US Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry’s call for him