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[Latex lizzie]

BOMBS BLAMED ON IRAQ WAR

Two-thirds of Britons think there is a link between the London bombings and the Iraq war.

In a new poll people were asked to what extent, if at all, Tony Blair's decision to invade Iraq was responsible for the bombings.


Some 33% of people said the Prime Minister bears "a lot of responsibility" for the attacks.

Another 31% said he bears "a little" responsibility. And 28% said his decision was not responsible for the atrocities.

According to the Guardian/ICM poll, 75% thought that further attacks by British suicide bombers in the UK were likely. Another 11% said they did not think there would be.

The poll comes after the Government rejected an influential think-tank report that said that Britain's role in the war left it more vulnerable to terror attacks like the July 7 bombings.

Downing Street, Defence Secretary John Reid and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw all criticised the report, from Chatham House, formerly the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

It said that there was "no doubt" that the invasion of Iraq caused particular difficulties for the UK and the wider coalition against terror.

 

[Latex lizzie]

and with this going on everyday you can kinda see some peoples motivation,however wrong it may be.

http://www.iraqbodycount.net/press/pr12.php


A Dossier of Civilian Casualties in Iraq
2003–2005

Download the dossier here (pdf format)

New analysis of civilian casualties in Iraq: Report unveils comprehensive details

"A Dossier on Civilian Casualties in Iraq, 2003-2005" is the first detailed account of all non-combatants reported killed or wounded during the first two years of the continuing conflict. The report, published by Iraq Body Count in association with Oxford Research Group, is based on comprehensive analysis of over 10,000 media reports published between March 2003 and March 2005.

Findings include:
Who was killed?
24,865 civilians were reported killed in the first two years.
Women and children accounted for almost 20% of all civilian deaths.
Baghdad alone recorded almost half of all deaths.
When did they die?
30% of civilian deaths occurred during the invasion phase before 1 May 2003.
Post-invasion, the number of civilians killed was almost twice as high in year two (11,351) as in year one (6,215).
Who did the killing?
US-led forces killed 37% of civilian victims.
Anti-occupation forces/insurgents killed 9% of civilian victims.
Post-invasion criminal violence accounted for 36% of all deaths.
Killings by anti-occupation forces, crime and unknown agents have shown a steady rise over the entire period.
What was the most lethal weaponry?
Over half (53%) of all civilian deaths involved explosive devices.
Air strikes caused most (64%) of the explosives deaths.
Children were disproportionately affected by all explosive devices but most severely by air strikes and unexploded ordnance (including cluster bomblets).
How many were injured?
At least 42,500 civilians were reported wounded.
The invasion phase caused 41% of all reported injuries.
Explosive weaponry caused a higher ratio of injuries to deaths than small arms.
The highest wounded-to-death ratio incidents occurred during the invasion phase.
Who provided the information?
Mortuary officials and medics were the most frequently cited witnesses.
Three press agencies provided over one third of the reports used.
Iraqi journalists are increasingly central to the reporting work.
Speaking today at the launch of the report in London, Professor John Sloboda, FBA, one of the report's authors said: "The ever-mounting Iraqi death toll is the forgotten cost of the decision to go to war in Iraq. On average, 34 ordinary Iraqis have met violent deaths every day since the invasion of March 2003. Our data show that no sector of Iraqi society has escaped. We sincerely hope that this research will help to inform decision-makers around the world about the real needs of the Iraqi people as they struggle to rebuild their country. It remains a matter of the gravest concern that, nearly two and half years on, neither the US nor the UK governments have begun to systematically measure the impact of their actions in terms of human lives destroyed."

 

[Latex lizzie]

more abuses detailed....


IRAQ WAR CRIME CHARGES

Three British soldiers have been charged with the war crime of inhuman treatment of prisoners in Iraq.

Altogether 11 servicemen face courts martial relating to the deaths of two Iraqi civilians in two separate incidents.


Four troops have been charged with the manslaughter of Ahmed Kareem in Basra on May 8, 2003.

In a separate incident involving Baha Daoud Salim Musa, seven soldiers have been charged with a series of offences, including inhuman treatment of persons and neglecting to perform a duty.

One of these seven soldiers has also been charged with the manslaughter of Mr Musa.

The case involving Mr Musa relates to incidents in Basra between September 13 and 15, 2003.

The accused are alleged to have committed a number of offences against Iraqi detainees arrested following a planned operation.




The father of Mr Musa



In the second case, the Army Prosecuting Authority directed that four servicemen should stand trial for the manslaughter of Ahmed Kareem.

It is alleged that the four servicemen detained four suspected looters, including Mr Kareem.

The servicemen allegedly punched and kicked the looters before forcing them into the Shat Al-Basra canal. Mr Kareem, who could not swim, drowned.

Earlier this year a military review body reduced the sentences of two soldiers imprisoned for abusing Iraqi civilians in a case that drew comparisons with the Abu Ghraib prison scandal involving US forces.

Both were found guilty of abusing Iraqi civilians suspected of looting in May 2003.

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D19731F6-4178-46C4-9547-2A7D4A4E81B2.htm

turks crossing into Iraq following Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels.

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3DD38148-BC7F-479E-8F1D-55C7E6F2247A.htm

more massive blasts. Didn't see it as a headline or front page news anywhere except aljazeera.

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13394801,00.html

this guy is a legend. I hope they dont get to remove him.

 

[Latex lizzie]

Remember the bullshit about how the Iraqis alone would decide when the US would leave? Fuckkking lying murderous pricks
Joint US-Iraqi task force to set terms for US troop exit
Sun Jul 24, 6:03 PM ET

http://tinyurl.com/ac4zm

A joint US-Iraqi committee is to set the conditions under which US troops will hand over security in the war-torn country to Iraqi forces, paving the way for a US exit, the US embassy said.

"The joint task force will establish criteria and conditions that will help determine when Iraqi security forces ... will be capable of assuming full responsibility to secure Iraq," ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said in a statement.

"This task force will establish no timeline; but, instead, identify conditions sanctioned by the leadership of the Iraqi government and the multi-national coalition," Khalilzad said following a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari.

"As these conditions are met, transfers of security responsibility will be implemented progressively and noticeably to the Iraqi people," he added.

US President George Bush has refused to set a timetable for the withdrawal of the 138,000 US forces from Iraq, but has said that US forces would stand down as Iraqi forces gradually take over.

The joint task force will be headed by Jaafari's national security advisor Muaffak Rubaie, and will including representatives from coalition forces, along with those from the Iraqi interior and defence ministries.

"The prime minister has directed that the task force meet within the next week and report back to him with their plan in 60 days," the ambassador said.

US and Iraqi officials will also set up four more joint task forces to deal with budgetary issues, reconstruction efforts, infrastructure protection from insurgent attacks and detainees.

Last week, US officials in Washington acknowledged that only a small number of the 171,500 Iraqi soldiers and police so far recruited are currently able to fight insurgents alone.

 

[pete]

looks like they need to hire some new "anonymous quote" copy writers over in eye-rack:

The military's July 13 release referred to an incident in which children were attacked:

"'The terrorists are attacking the infrastructure, the children and all of Iraq,' said one Iraqi man who preferred not to be identified. 'They are enemies of humanity without religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my community today and I will now take the fight to the terrorists.'"

The July 24 released referred to an attack in Iraqi security forces:

"'The terrorists are attacking the infrastructure, the ISF and all of Iraq. They are enemies of humanity without religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my community today and I will now take the fight to the terrorists,' said one Iraqi man who preferred not to be identified."

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon will investigate the use of a quote from an anonymous Iraqi that was issued almost unaltered in a second news release referring to a separate incident, a spokesman said Tuesday.

The investigation will attempt to determine whether the quote was accurate in the first place and whether the military needs to change its procedures and take disciplinary action, said Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita.

"I think the quote may have been modestly modified, but the basic point is accurate that they have appeared to use the second quote in another statement," Di Rita said.

The two releases, which refer to separate instances 11 days apart, each contain a 40-word quote attributed to an unidentified Iraqi. The quotes differ by only one word.

Task Force Baghdad with the 3rd Infantry Division issued both releases.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/26/military.release/index.html

 

[Latex lizzie]

I put a whole other thread up about that cause i thought it was so important and wanted folks to notice.

 

[Latex lizzie]

More "quick exit" shite talk from rummy

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/32E73D48-C0A1-4F4F-9502-144C4C9B1F42.htm

 

[Latex lizzie]

Article on 4 US marines killed today..however there is a little bit on Islam being one of the new sources of legislation - a departure from the model set down by US authorities originally. Can't have gone down too well with Bush et al. I'm starting to see a cloudy prediction of the way this is going...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1536950,00.html

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://www.whitehouse.org/ask/iraqi.asp

very black humour!

 

[Latex lizzie]

15 months in prison for US soldier refusing to go back to Iraq

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DB193FBA-04EA-477D-B223-35D93D64B80E.htm

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13394801,00.html

this guy is a legend. I hope they dont get to remove him.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13396708,00.html

and they didn't ! yay

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F8B005E9-EB38-4D3B-A5E4-89C36A767B81.htm

seems straw has come out and said that the UK is part of Iraq problem. Whats up tony? none of your guys seem to agree with you?

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EADB8A41-3644-40D4-BD57-5C6266A29C96.htm

more marines killed yesterday. bringing the total of soldies killed to 1806.

wounded now stand at about 16,000. With modern weapons I'd imagine that there are a lot of people going back to the states in pretty poor shape.
stats available from http://icasualties.org/oif/

 

[Latex lizzie]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/40242D5F-1BEE-4C28-92F9-ACC84F7BF774.htm

Fourteen Marines are reported killed in a roadside bomb blast in western Iraq, the US military said, and an American journalist was found shot dead in the southern city of Basra.

 

[Latex lizzie]

Ken livingstone has called for british troops to be recalled from Iraq and cites london bombings as a direct result of involvement in the war in Iraq.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13400651,00.html

 

[broken arm]

 

[Latex lizzie]

How did he gat away with it? every time I see that picture I wanna puke. You'd imagine that tyhe armed forces at this stage would just tell him to fuck of a get blown up himself.