A Soldiers News Blog
Saturday, June 05, 2004
Ghosts of Patton
Subject: Fw: From the ghost of General Patton
A Message from the ghost of General Patton….
ATTENTION!
OK you whining, panty-waisted, pathetic Maggots,
it’s time for a little refresher course on exactly
why we Americans occasionally have to fight wars.
See if you can tear yourself away from your “reality”
TV and Starbucks for a minute, pull your head out
of your flabby ass – and LISTEN UP!!
THIS is not “torture” or an “atrocity”.
This is the kind of thing frat boys, sorority girls,
and academy cadets do to newcomers.
A little fun at someone else’s expense.
Certainly no reason to wring your hands or get
your panties in a wad. Got that Kennedy?
THIS IS an atrocity!
So Was This!!!
WHICH PART DON’T YOU GET?
Islam a peaceful religion???
Millions of these sons-of-bitches are plotting as we speak to
destroy our country and our way of life any way they can.
Some of them are here among us now. They don’t want
to convert you and don’t want to rule you. You are a vile
infestation of Allah’s paradise. They don’t give a shit how
"progressive" you are, how peace-loving you are, or how
much you sympathize with their cause. They want you dead,
and think it is God’s will for them to do it. And you think
Bush and Ashcroft are your worst enemies?
John Kerry thinks if he gives them a hug or listens to with
them, then they’ll like us… and you agree? You dumb ass!
If they manage to get their hands on a nuke, chemical agents,
or even some anthrax – you will wish to God we had hunted
them down and killed THEM while we had the chance.
Stop bitchin’ about your Goddamn Health Care, Social
Security, Gas prices, and your measly 6% unemployment rate…
and start worrying about you, your family’s, and your friends’
asses. How many more Americans must be beheaded before
you stop blaming Bush for all your troubles – and grow some
balls for a change.
You’ve fallen asleep AGAIN, maggots!
And you may not get another chance!
NOW GET OFF YOUR SORRY ASS – and pass this on
to any and every person you give-a-damn about… if you
ever gave a damn about anything.
DISMISSED!
Thursday, June 03, 2004
Iraq War News
Muslims urged to block BNP vote: "Muslims are being urged to use their votes in the local and European elections to stop the threat from the far right."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Rice vows to investigate Chalabi leak, polygraph tests begin at Pentagon: "National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice has promised lawmakers a full investigation of a security leak that made Iran aware the United States had broken its intelligence code, The Washington Post said. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Bush Invokes WWII to Fortify Iraq Allies: "Invoking the spirit of unity in World War II, President Bush is trying to rebuild solidarity among American allies bitterly divided over Iraq and skeptical about U.S. pledges to grant full sovereignty to the new caretaker government in Baghdad. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi Minister Wants 'Input' in New UN Resolution: "Iraq's foreign minister said onWednesday he expected to help shape a U.N. Security Councilresolution on Iraq's future, which has run into criticism abouthow much power a new Baghdad government would have. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
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Rocket hits U.S. base at Kirkuk airport: "A rocket struck a U.S. base in Kirkuk, touching off a fire at an ammunition dump that triggered massive explosions and forced the evacuation of a detention center, the U.S. military said Thursday. No one was hurt."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Two senior Palestinian militants arrested: "Israeli troops arrested two senior Palestinian militants who were hiding in a secret compartment in a four-story building in the West Bank city of Nablus Thursday, military officials said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
PM meeting Spanish and Irish chiefs: "Prime Minister Tony Blair is meeting his Irish and Spanish counterparts in the run-up to a crunch summit on the wording of the European Union's new constitution."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
FBI Investigating Possible Leak to Iran: "The FBI is examining whether Pentagon officials who had frequent contacts with Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi may have leaked sensitive information that American intelligence had broken Iran's secret communications codes, a law enforcement official said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraq Resolution Displeases Key Nations: "Key Security Council members said Wednesday they still aren't satisfied with a revised U.N. resolution on Iraq and want more changes and ideas from its interim leaders and U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi Editor Says Driver, Guard Killed: "The former Iraqi editor of an American-funded newspaper said Saturday that his driver and bodyguard were abducted and murdered, hours after police warned him of a possible kidnapping plot. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Tit for Tet: " (Ann Coulter)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Army Extending Service for G.I.'s Due in War Zones: "The move could keep thousands of troops in the service for months longer than they expected over the next several years."
In New York Times: World Special
Bush Finds a Lawyer to Use if Called in C.I.A. Leak Case: "President Bush has met with a private lawyer whom he intends to hire to represent him if he is questioned as part of a grand jury investigation."
In New York Times: World Special
in
U.K. plan would put peacekeepers in Sudan: "Britain introduced a Security Council resolution Wednesday that would give a green light for the United Nations to begin preparing for a peacekeeping operation in Sudan."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Muslims urged to block BNP vote: "Muslims are being urged to use their votes in the local and European elections to stop the threat from the far right."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Rice vows to investigate Chalabi leak, polygraph tests begin at Pentagon: "National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice has promised lawmakers a full investigation of a security leak that made Iran aware the United States had broken its intelligence code, The Washington Post said. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Bush Invokes WWII to Fortify Iraq Allies: "Invoking the spirit of unity in World War II, President Bush is trying to rebuild solidarity among American allies bitterly divided over Iraq and skeptical about U.S. pledges to grant full sovereignty to the new caretaker government in Baghdad. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi Minister Wants 'Input' in New UN Resolution: "Iraq's foreign minister said onWednesday he expected to help shape a U.N. Security Councilresolution on Iraq's future, which has run into criticism abouthow much power a new Baghdad government would have. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
in
Rocket hits U.S. base at Kirkuk airport: "A rocket struck a U.S. base in Kirkuk, touching off a fire at an ammunition dump that triggered massive explosions and forced the evacuation of a detention center, the U.S. military said Thursday. No one was hurt."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Two senior Palestinian militants arrested: "Israeli troops arrested two senior Palestinian militants who were hiding in a secret compartment in a four-story building in the West Bank city of Nablus Thursday, military officials said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
PM meeting Spanish and Irish chiefs: "Prime Minister Tony Blair is meeting his Irish and Spanish counterparts in the run-up to a crunch summit on the wording of the European Union's new constitution."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
FBI Investigating Possible Leak to Iran: "The FBI is examining whether Pentagon officials who had frequent contacts with Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi may have leaked sensitive information that American intelligence had broken Iran's secret communications codes, a law enforcement official said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraq Resolution Displeases Key Nations: "Key Security Council members said Wednesday they still aren't satisfied with a revised U.N. resolution on Iraq and want more changes and ideas from its interim leaders and U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi Editor Says Driver, Guard Killed: "The former Iraqi editor of an American-funded newspaper said Saturday that his driver and bodyguard were abducted and murdered, hours after police warned him of a possible kidnapping plot. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Tit for Tet: " (Ann Coulter)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Army Extending Service for G.I.'s Due in War Zones: "The move could keep thousands of troops in the service for months longer than they expected over the next several years."
In New York Times: World Special
Bush Finds a Lawyer to Use if Called in C.I.A. Leak Case: "President Bush has met with a private lawyer whom he intends to hire to represent him if he is questioned as part of a grand jury investigation."
In New York Times: World Special
in
U.K. plan would put peacekeepers in Sudan: "Britain introduced a Security Council resolution Wednesday that would give a green light for the United Nations to begin preparing for a peacekeeping operation in Sudan."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Iraq War News
Militants, U.S. troops clash in Kufa: "Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed Wednesday with U.S. forces near a mosque in this Shiite holy city, and hospital officials said at least three Iraqis were killed and 16 others wounded."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Americans come under fire in Saudi Arabia: "Militants opened fire on two Americans in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Wednesday, but no one was injured, Saudi security officials said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Chalabi Accused of Aiding Iran Spies: "WASHINGTON - Ahmad Chalabi, the controversial Iraqi exile who provided the Bush administration with faulty prewar intelligence on Iraqi weapons, recently told Iranian intelligence officials that U.S. eavesdroppers were monitoring top-secret communications by Tehran's chief spy service, U.S. officials said Tuesday. (Los Angeles Times)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Despite U.S. Backlash, Chalabi Still a 'Kingmaker': "TEHRAN, Jun 2 (IPS) - While foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi has rejected claims that Iran received highly classified U.S. intelligence from Ahmad Chalabi, other government officials and the hardline newspapers that support them have remained largely silent on the allegations Washington has levelled against its former top Iraqi ally. (OneWorld.net)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Two killed in Baghdad car bombing: police: "Two people were killed and 22 others wounded, including five children, when a car bomb exploded in a northern Baghdad district, Iraqi police said. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Baghdad suburb 'hit by car bomb': "At least two people are killed and about 20 injured in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, police say."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Text: Iraq draft resolution: "The new draft resolution circulated by the US and UK among members of the UN Security Council."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Saudi chief tries to calm oil panic: "Saudi Arabia's influential oil minister struggled to rein in a runaway market with assurances about the reliability of supplies as Opec members gathered in Beirut to consider increasing crude production."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
UN Draft Gives Iraq More Control Over Army: "A revised U.N. Security Council resolution gives Iraq's interim leaders control of the army and police, but council diplomats said the document still doesn't properly spell out the new government's sovereignty. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Chalabi told Iran that US had broken its secret communications code: "Disgraced Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi in April told an Iranian intelligence official that the United States had broken Iran's secret communications code, The New York Times said. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi cabinet readies for transition, draft UN resolution boosts sovereignty: "The newly-appointed Iraqi government began preparing for full sovereignty handover from US-led occupation authorities at the end of the month, and received a boost from a new US-British UN resolution draft giving it increased security control. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Full sovereignty in Iraq might not be so: "President Bush and top U.S. officials repeatedly stress that Iraqis will have "full sovereignty" after June 30. The interim Iraqi government that takes power then, however, will be more caretaking than autonomous, unable to do basic functions such as make laws or control military forces."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Police kill two militants in Saudi Arabia: "Police killed two wanted militants in the western Saudi city of Taif on Wednesday, after an overnight standoff, a Saudi security official said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Arab TV shows alleged kidnap victims: "Arabic-language satellite television stations showed videotape Wednesday of two men - an Egyptian and a Turk - saying they had been kidnapped in Iraq and were being threatened with execution."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Troops Would Leave Iraq in '06 Under Plan: "The United States and Britain circulated a revised resolution on post-occupation Iraq Tuesday that would give the new interim government control over the Iraqi army and police and end the mandate for the multinational force by January 2006 at the latest. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
JOHN HUGHES: Staying civil in Iraq debate: "SAN FRANCISCO (CSM) - At a dinner here last week two former secretaries of Stateoffered their views on the state of U.S. foreign policy and where itshould go."
In Fresno Bee: Iraq
Blair hails new Iraq leaders: "Prime Minister Tony Blair has hailed the appointment of an interim government in Baghdad as "a truly historic day for Iraq"."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Militants, U.S. troops clash in Kufa: "Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed Wednesday with U.S. forces near a mosque in this Shiite holy city, and hospital officials said at least three Iraqis were killed and 16 others wounded."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Americans come under fire in Saudi Arabia: "Militants opened fire on two Americans in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Wednesday, but no one was injured, Saudi security officials said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Chalabi Accused of Aiding Iran Spies: "WASHINGTON - Ahmad Chalabi, the controversial Iraqi exile who provided the Bush administration with faulty prewar intelligence on Iraqi weapons, recently told Iranian intelligence officials that U.S. eavesdroppers were monitoring top-secret communications by Tehran's chief spy service, U.S. officials said Tuesday. (Los Angeles Times)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Despite U.S. Backlash, Chalabi Still a 'Kingmaker': "TEHRAN, Jun 2 (IPS) - While foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi has rejected claims that Iran received highly classified U.S. intelligence from Ahmad Chalabi, other government officials and the hardline newspapers that support them have remained largely silent on the allegations Washington has levelled against its former top Iraqi ally. (OneWorld.net)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Two killed in Baghdad car bombing: police: "Two people were killed and 22 others wounded, including five children, when a car bomb exploded in a northern Baghdad district, Iraqi police said. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Baghdad suburb 'hit by car bomb': "At least two people are killed and about 20 injured in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, police say."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Text: Iraq draft resolution: "The new draft resolution circulated by the US and UK among members of the UN Security Council."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Saudi chief tries to calm oil panic: "Saudi Arabia's influential oil minister struggled to rein in a runaway market with assurances about the reliability of supplies as Opec members gathered in Beirut to consider increasing crude production."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
UN Draft Gives Iraq More Control Over Army: "A revised U.N. Security Council resolution gives Iraq's interim leaders control of the army and police, but council diplomats said the document still doesn't properly spell out the new government's sovereignty. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Chalabi told Iran that US had broken its secret communications code: "Disgraced Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi in April told an Iranian intelligence official that the United States had broken Iran's secret communications code, The New York Times said. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi cabinet readies for transition, draft UN resolution boosts sovereignty: "The newly-appointed Iraqi government began preparing for full sovereignty handover from US-led occupation authorities at the end of the month, and received a boost from a new US-British UN resolution draft giving it increased security control. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Full sovereignty in Iraq might not be so: "President Bush and top U.S. officials repeatedly stress that Iraqis will have "full sovereignty" after June 30. The interim Iraqi government that takes power then, however, will be more caretaking than autonomous, unable to do basic functions such as make laws or control military forces."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Police kill two militants in Saudi Arabia: "Police killed two wanted militants in the western Saudi city of Taif on Wednesday, after an overnight standoff, a Saudi security official said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Arab TV shows alleged kidnap victims: "Arabic-language satellite television stations showed videotape Wednesday of two men - an Egyptian and a Turk - saying they had been kidnapped in Iraq and were being threatened with execution."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Troops Would Leave Iraq in '06 Under Plan: "The United States and Britain circulated a revised resolution on post-occupation Iraq Tuesday that would give the new interim government control over the Iraqi army and police and end the mandate for the multinational force by January 2006 at the latest. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
JOHN HUGHES: Staying civil in Iraq debate: "SAN FRANCISCO (CSM) - At a dinner here last week two former secretaries of Stateoffered their views on the state of U.S. foreign policy and where itshould go."
In Fresno Bee: Iraq
Blair hails new Iraq leaders: "Prime Minister Tony Blair has hailed the appointment of an interim government in Baghdad as "a truly historic day for Iraq"."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Iraq War News
'25 killed' in huge Baghdad blast: "Reports say at least 25 people have been killed in a massive bomb blast in central Baghdad near a Kurdish party office, according to Arab TV stations."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Khobar gang head 'al Qaida trained': "The leader of the group responsible for the terrorist outrage in Saudi Arabia in which 22 civilians died was al Qaida-trained, it has emerged."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
UK hopes for Iraq vote this week: "The British government hopes that the UN Security Council will vote this week to approve the Iraqi handover plan."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
New CP Poll On Iraq: "It's over in the right-hand column, and it replicates a question Gallup asked at the end of May."
In Command Post: Irak
Iraqi interim cabinet revealed: "Newly-appointed Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi says the new line-up is a major step in developing a new, sovereign Iraq."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Iraq's winners and losers: "The BBC's Middle East analyst looks at the squabbling which has accompanied the formation of an interim Iraqi government."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Poll: Majority of Israelis support Sharon: "A majority of Israelis, including supporters of the ruling Likud Party, support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, a new poll showed Tuesday, despite a growing rebellion by party legislators opposed to the proposal."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Yawer appointed Iraqi president: "US-appointed Governing Council head Ghazi Yawer is named Iraq's new president, as deadly blasts rock central and northern Iraq."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Sunni Leader Accepts Iraqi Presidency as Green Zone Is Attacked: "Ghazi al-Yawar was appointed as Iraq's first president after another leading candidate refused the position."
In New York Times: World Special
'25 killed' in huge Baghdad blast: "Reports say at least 25 people have been killed in a massive bomb blast in central Baghdad near a Kurdish party office, according to Arab TV stations."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Khobar gang head 'al Qaida trained': "The leader of the group responsible for the terrorist outrage in Saudi Arabia in which 22 civilians died was al Qaida-trained, it has emerged."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
UK hopes for Iraq vote this week: "The British government hopes that the UN Security Council will vote this week to approve the Iraqi handover plan."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
New CP Poll On Iraq: "It's over in the right-hand column, and it replicates a question Gallup asked at the end of May."
In Command Post: Irak
Iraqi interim cabinet revealed: "Newly-appointed Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi says the new line-up is a major step in developing a new, sovereign Iraq."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Iraq's winners and losers: "The BBC's Middle East analyst looks at the squabbling which has accompanied the formation of an interim Iraqi government."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Poll: Majority of Israelis support Sharon: "A majority of Israelis, including supporters of the ruling Likud Party, support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, a new poll showed Tuesday, despite a growing rebellion by party legislators opposed to the proposal."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Yawer appointed Iraqi president: "US-appointed Governing Council head Ghazi Yawer is named Iraq's new president, as deadly blasts rock central and northern Iraq."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Sunni Leader Accepts Iraqi Presidency as Green Zone Is Attacked: "Ghazi al-Yawar was appointed as Iraq's first president after another leading candidate refused the position."
In New York Times: World Special
Monday, May 31, 2004
Iraq War News
Rift delays Iraqi president talks: "Talks on who should be president are delayed amid reports of disagreement between the US and Iraqis."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Britons ambushed in Baghdad: "Four Britons escaped unhurt after being fired on when their convoy was travelling through the Iraqi capital."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Japanese journalist identified: "A Japanese journalist is confirmed to have been killed in Iraq, after his family identified his body."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
At least one dead in Baghdad car bomb: "At least one person was killed when a car bomb exploded in a western Baghdad neighbourhood, witnesses told an AFP correspondent on the scene. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Cheney coordinated Halliburton Iraq contract: report: "A Pentagon e-mail said Vice President Dick Cheney coordinated a huge Halliburton government contract for Iraq, despite Cheney's denial of interest in the company he ran until 2000. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
The Abu Ghraib scandal cover-up? (31 May 04) in Radio Free USA
Military completed death certificates for 20 prisoners only after months passed (31 May 04) in Radio Free USA
'Second Briton dead' in Saudi siege: "Officials were investigating reports that a second Briton had died in a bloody 24-hour siege in Saudi Arabia."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
New Saudi terror attack 'probable': "Britain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has warned that another terrorist attack in the kingdom was "probable"."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Al-Qaida suspects stand trial in Turkey: "The trial of 69 suspected members of a Turkish al-Qaida cell accused in a string of November suicide bombings in Istanbul opened Monday with leading suspects taken to an Istanbul courthouse to testify."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saudis seek clues after shooting rampage: "Saudi authorities searched a hotel in an upscale residential compound Monday for forensic evidence and any explosives left behind by suspected al-Qaida militants - three of whom were on the run after a shooting rampage and hostage standoff that killed 22 people, most of them foreigners."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Soldier's study in Iraq is touch of home: "Army Spc. Neil Guinn isn't letting his night work repairing Blackhawk helicopters in Iraq ground his college studies back home by day."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Two U.S. soldiers die in clashes in Iraq: "Fighting raged in the Shiite holy city of Kufa early Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and further eroding a deal to halt clashes with followers of a radical Muslim cleric."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
How to Support the Troops: "published March 24, 2003; last updated May 31, 2004
First of all, please read Captain Steve's March 2003 post from the battle around An-Nasariyah , as he explains why this matters. I'll wait.
Back? Good. I'm still updating this list, validating its links and accepting new submissions. I'd also forward this thought from regular reader "Klaatu". Maybe you want to consider sending one of these:
* Check this out from Stars and Stripes . This is a book I've sent several copies of to 'son of klaatu' to pass around in Iraq: " Modern Iraqi Arabic ," with 6 audio CDs. Or " Your First 100 Words in Arabic ," which is cheaper ($9.00), and has tear out flash cards with pronunciation.
* Armed Liberal and Winds of Change.NET have been working closely with Spirit of America . They're assisting the U.S. Marines deploying to the Sunni Triangle with toys and other helpful giveaways [ Fallujah report | A.L. becomes COO ].
Now, on to the various countries and organizations...
read the rest! »"
In Command Post: Irak
3 U.S. Troops Die in Separate Iraq Clashes: "Three U.S. soldiers were killed and two others were injured in separate engagements in Iraq, the military said Monday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Rift delays Iraqi president talks: "Talks on who should be president are delayed amid reports of disagreement between the US and Iraqis."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Britons ambushed in Baghdad: "Four Britons escaped unhurt after being fired on when their convoy was travelling through the Iraqi capital."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Japanese journalist identified: "A Japanese journalist is confirmed to have been killed in Iraq, after his family identified his body."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
At least one dead in Baghdad car bomb: "At least one person was killed when a car bomb exploded in a western Baghdad neighbourhood, witnesses told an AFP correspondent on the scene. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Cheney coordinated Halliburton Iraq contract: report: "A Pentagon e-mail said Vice President Dick Cheney coordinated a huge Halliburton government contract for Iraq, despite Cheney's denial of interest in the company he ran until 2000. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
The Abu Ghraib scandal cover-up? (31 May 04) in Radio Free USA
Military completed death certificates for 20 prisoners only after months passed (31 May 04) in Radio Free USA
'Second Briton dead' in Saudi siege: "Officials were investigating reports that a second Briton had died in a bloody 24-hour siege in Saudi Arabia."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
New Saudi terror attack 'probable': "Britain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has warned that another terrorist attack in the kingdom was "probable"."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Al-Qaida suspects stand trial in Turkey: "The trial of 69 suspected members of a Turkish al-Qaida cell accused in a string of November suicide bombings in Istanbul opened Monday with leading suspects taken to an Istanbul courthouse to testify."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saudis seek clues after shooting rampage: "Saudi authorities searched a hotel in an upscale residential compound Monday for forensic evidence and any explosives left behind by suspected al-Qaida militants - three of whom were on the run after a shooting rampage and hostage standoff that killed 22 people, most of them foreigners."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Soldier's study in Iraq is touch of home: "Army Spc. Neil Guinn isn't letting his night work repairing Blackhawk helicopters in Iraq ground his college studies back home by day."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Two U.S. soldiers die in clashes in Iraq: "Fighting raged in the Shiite holy city of Kufa early Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and further eroding a deal to halt clashes with followers of a radical Muslim cleric."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
How to Support the Troops: "published March 24, 2003; last updated May 31, 2004
First of all, please read Captain Steve's March 2003 post from the battle around An-Nasariyah , as he explains why this matters. I'll wait.
Back? Good. I'm still updating this list, validating its links and accepting new submissions. I'd also forward this thought from regular reader "Klaatu". Maybe you want to consider sending one of these:
* Check this out from Stars and Stripes . This is a book I've sent several copies of to 'son of klaatu' to pass around in Iraq: " Modern Iraqi Arabic ," with 6 audio CDs. Or " Your First 100 Words in Arabic ," which is cheaper ($9.00), and has tear out flash cards with pronunciation.
* Armed Liberal and Winds of Change.NET have been working closely with Spirit of America . They're assisting the U.S. Marines deploying to the Sunni Triangle with toys and other helpful giveaways [ Fallujah report | A.L. becomes COO ].
Now, on to the various countries and organizations...
read the rest! »"
In Command Post: Irak
3 U.S. Troops Die in Separate Iraq Clashes: "Three U.S. soldiers were killed and two others were injured in separate engagements in Iraq, the military said Monday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
