Friday, November 25, 2005

USA: CHEMICAL WEAPONS

One of the rationals given by the Bush Administration to invade Iraq was that "Saddam gassed his own people" i.e the Kurds which Saddam wouldn't have called his own people himself i guess. Not to mention that a CIA report blames the whole incident on Iran (There is the possibility that the report was false because the USA was allied with Iraq in the Iran/Iraq war). Now after first denying the use of white phosphorus by US Forces, than telling it has not been used against civilians and is therfore no chemical weapon, a CIA report from 1991 comes to light which is calling white phosphorus a "chemical weapon" but remember its just a chemical weapon if the enemy is using it. Is there a Hypocrite of the Year award?

NZ Herald: Saddam's Use Of Chem Weapons Bad - US Use Just Fine...
Report Drops Fallujah Bombshell

The controversy over the American use of white phosphorus as a weapon of war in Fallujah deepened yesterday when it was revealed that a US intelligence assessment had characterised WP as a "chemical weapon".

The report was made in late February 1991 during the Iraqi crackdown on the Kurdish uprising that followed the coalition victory against Iraq.

"Iraqi forces loyal to President Saddam may have possibly used white phosphorous (WP) chemical weapons against Kurdish rebels and the populace in Erbil and Dohuk. "The WP chemical was delivered by artillery rounds and helicopter gunships."

Ranucci commented that "when Saddam used WP it was a chemical weapon but when the Americans use it, it's a conventional weapon. The injuries it inflicts, however, are just as terrible, however you describe it".

Watch the Report on Rai:
Windows Media - Real Video & Windows Media Arabic Version

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

BUSH WANTED TO BOMB AL-JAZEERA

Mirror: EXCLUSIVE: BUSH PLOT TO BOMB HIS ARAB ALLY

PRESIDENT Bush planned to bomb Arab TV station al-Jazeera in friendly Qatar, a "Top Secret" No 10 memo reveals.

But he was talked out of it at a White House summit by Tony Blair, who said it would provoke a worldwide backlash.

A source said: "There's no doubt what Bush wanted, and no doubt Blair didn't want him to do it." Al-Jazeera is accused by the US of fuelling the Iraqi insurgency.

The attack would have led to a massacre of innocents on the territory of a key ally, enraged the Middle East and almost certainly have sparked bloody retaliation.

A source said last night: "The memo is explosive and hugely damaging to Bush.

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

IRAQ: TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAW

AFP: Iraqi leaders demand timetable for troop withdrawal

CAIRO - Iraqi leaders reached a tentative agreement Monday to demand a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from their war-torn country during talks ahead of a reconciliation conference to be held next year. Dozens of leaders representing most of Iraq's factions have been holding tough talks in Cairo since Saturday in a bid to reach a common agenda. In a draft final statement, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, they demanded "a timetable for the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops".

USA: NEW ORLEANS

Time: New Orleans Today: It's Worse Than You Think

Neighborhoods are still dark, garbage piles up on the street, and bodies are still being found. The city's pain is a nation's shame

VENEZUELA

AIN: The Pentgon's Plans To Invade Venezuela

The United States has military contingency plans aimed against Venezuela, contrary to the UN Charter and the document guiding relations between members of the Organizations of American States (OAS).

Big News: RE: Documents regarding invasion plan in Venezuela

Monday, November 21, 2005

JOHN RENDON

Rense: The Man Who Sold The War

Meet John Rendon, Bush'sGeneral In The Propaganda War

"I am not a national-security strategist or a military tactician," he declared. "I am a politician, a person who uses communication to meet public-policy or corporate-policy objectives. In fact, I am an information warrior and a perception manager." To explain his philosophy, Rendon paraphrased a journalist he knew from his days as a staffer on the presidential campaigns of George McGovern and Jimmy Carter: "This is probably best described in the words of Hunter S. Thompson, when he wrote, 'When things turn weird, the weird turn pro.'"

"Recommended reading"

CNN: CHENEY


Drudge: CNN MARKS CHENEY

As this DRUDGE REPORT screen capture reveals, while one 'X' flashed over Cheney's face CNN ran a headline at the bottom of its screen: "CHENEY: I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS WRONG TO CRITICIZE."

DRM

BoingBoing.net: iTunes creates a security hole?

A security research company has reported that Apple's iTunes software creates vulnerabilities in Windows XP and Mac OS X that allow remote parties to install and execute code on your computer -- basically, the vulnerability means that your computer can be taken over by an attacker who can then hijack your connection, your files, and your privacy.

USA

LA Times: This isn't the real America by Jimmy Carter
JIMMY CARTER was the 39th president of the United States

IN RECENT YEARS, I have become increasingly concerned by a host of radical government policies that now threaten many basic principles espoused by all previous administrations, Democratic and Republican. These include the rudimentary American commitment to peace, economic and social justice, civil liberties, our environment and human rights.

EDWARD LUTTWAK

Rense: Schwarz - Luttwak's Coup D'Etat - A Practical Handbook

My last update introduced you to Edward Luttwak, a hardliner Zionist with ideas about Israel that many Israelis find harsh and belligerent. Mr. Luttwak actually made the well-known comment about bombing in 1990 or 1991, just before George H.W. Bush attacked Iraq in a set-up of Saddam Hussein. In the same way, George W. Bush pulled a set-up in 2003

CHEMTRAILS

Las Vegas Tribune: Chemtrails Are Over Las Vegas

Editor's Note: Las Vegas residents are increasingly noticing the appearance of chemical trails overhead. They appear EVERY weekend without fail, the only exception being the two weeks after September 11, 2001. Such "chemtrails" are substantially different in appearance to the normal condensation trails left by jet airliners. The difference is that while condensation trails are composed of water vapor that dissipates rapidly, "chemtrails" linger much longer and spread out over time to eventually cover the sky with a thin haze. This week the Las Vegas Tribune begins a two-part article to examine the undeniable and mysterious phenomena of Chemtrails Over Las Vegas.