Archive for May 1, 2004

Guidance for the People on Top On the day when the unknown dead soldier Was buried amid gun salvos At the same midday hour From London to Singapore Between twelve two and twelve four For a full two minutes, all work stopped Simply to honor The dead Unknown Soldier But all the same Perhaps instructions [...]

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Pictures of Destruction and Civilian Victims of the Anglo-American Aggression in Iraq (From March, 2003 onwards).

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

A soldier facing a court-martial for his role in the alleged abuse of Iraqi war prisoners says commanders ignored his requests to set out rules for treating POWs and scolded him for questioning the inmates’ harsh treatment.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

TORTURE AT ABU GHRAIB, by SEYMOUR M. HERSH. American soldiers brutalized Iraqis. How far up does the responsibility go?

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Abizaid Seeks Muslim Nations’ Troops for Iraq: Come and die in Iraq, he tells them.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Appears More Extensive

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Fallujah Rejoices in Withdrawal

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Names of the Detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

What is mot impressive about the State of Israel is that it never stops fighting terrorism. Take today: Two Palestinians, one of them eight-year-old boy, were shot dead by Israel Defense Forces troops during separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Saturday.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Secret report from notorious Baghdad jail reveals beatings, rape and torture of prisoners by US troops

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Slums razed to suit Delhi’s middle class

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Dispatch from Fallujah: ‘Ninety per cent of the injured were civilians – children, old people, women – the fighters take their medicine and leave. The characteristics of the wounds suggest they are American-inflicted. We have had a lot of experience of American weapons in the past year.’

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Now we’ve become the torturers, says an RAF navigator.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Warnings of abuse in Iraq’s prisons that were ignored

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Shock new details of torture by US troops.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

When Francis Fukuyama speaks, you may change the channel, especially when he tells the Arabs what they need to do to enter civilization.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

Accused Soldiers Didn’t Know Geneva Rules. I was rather amused to read that US troops were teaching the “new” Iraqi army about human rights.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad

The good news: Saddam is gone. Bad news: US and UK are in charge. These are pictures of Iraqi prisoners abused by UK troops. UK patriots amused.

Posted on May 1, 2004 by As'ad