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Bush: ''Bloodsucking vampire''

08-07-2003 06:25

Protesting under the banner of the Anti-War Coalition, South African demonstrators waved posters and sang struggle songs.

Some of the posters read "Bush, the mass murderer", "Bloodsucking vampire", "Jou ma se bush", "Behind every bush is a terrorist", and "Bush you won't rape our minds".

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''IT IS NOT SUNNI. IT IS NOT SHIITE. ALL OF IRAQ HATES THE AMERICAN TROOPS''

08-07-2003 00:38

In Khadamiya on Monday, plenty of people said more violence would follow if the Americans didn't leave. A civil affairs soldier was shot in the neighborhood June 27 while shopping for DVDs.

"We will fight. We will kill them," said Abdul Sada, a Shiite bus driver, who pantomimed chopping off a head. "Our customs don't allow strangers to move around our area."

Standing next to Sada, Jafar Ismail said anti-American sentiment was widespread.

"It is not Sunni. It is not Shiite. All of Iraq hates the American troops," he said. "If the American soldiers stop near our mosques, they will be shot."

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The White Man Unburdened

07-07-2003 23:40

Let us hope that our democracy will survive these nonstop foulings of the nest.

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Anti-war Art Exhibition

07-07-2003 22:07

Details of an anti-war art exhibition by Iraqis in Sheffield

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Using one war to distract from another

07-07-2003 20:42

Keep a sharp eye on Liberia, folks.

Not that what happens there is of crucial importance to Americans - any more so than, say, what happens in Congo, Rwanda, Somalia, Zimbabwe or any other African country where life is dangerous, degrading and desperate, and America has done practically nothing about it.

By the time you read this column, U.S. forces might have landed in Liberia and it would be logical for Americans to wonder why - why now? If they haven't landed, but the Bush administration is still talking about the possibility, the same question applies. Why Liberia? Why now? The place has been in a state of bloody chaos for more than a decade.

Could it be that the Bush administration needs a distraction?

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150 Norwegian "humanitarian efforts" troops are being flown to Basra tomorrow.

07-07-2003 20:32

Love: in all honesty
by Ojembaenweilo • Monday July 07, 2003 at 06:29 PM


How to explain some certain situations to a foreign friend who hasn't heard from me for more than a year ... but watch out: my foreign friend is a Nigerian citizen, and the free press isn't all that free in her country, either! - all personal material is edited away, mind ...

... and we do remember that Norway was mentioned thrice in that Al Qaida speech on new and better targets of terrorist attacks ...

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Tommy Franks repeats Bush's "Bring 'em on'' taunt - AS HE LEAVES IRAQ FOR GOOD

07-07-2003 17:42

RETIRING U.S. General Tommy Franks says U.S. troop levels are sufficient in Iraq and he has repeated a taunt made by President George W. Bush for Iraqi militants attacking U.S. forces to "bring them on". Franks said he agreed with the president's controversial message last week for Iraqi militants attacking the 145,000 U.S. troops who are to be stationed in Iraq for at least seven years.

"Absolutely," said Franks in his final press conference as he prepared to leave Iraq for good, adding: "Bring 'em on."

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MASSACRE IN LAGOS AS NIGERIA PREPARES FOR BUSH VISIT

07-07-2003 17:27

NIGERIA'S top union leader said today that police had shot dead ten protesters during unrest in Lagos on the eighth day of a general strike over fuel prices.

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PHONEY LIED ABOUT WMD AND SPIN ALI IS ON THE COVER UP CASE

07-07-2003 07:47

I was sickened by wotching Phoney's pleading for war knowing at the time that most of wot he said wos utter. First there wos the botched "dossier" copied from some guys thesis and then another half cocked report from dubious scources. Then he swears blind that he has undesputable evidence that within 45 minutes Saddam can Zap half the world with his arsenal of nukes and chemical weapons. As soon as the war is over it comes out that his intelligence was at best hand picked. come on IMC let's have a featur e on this. oµ

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''BRINGIN' 'EM ON'': TWO MORE DIE

07-07-2003 07:23

Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in two fresh attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight, the U.S. military says.

A spokesman said on Monday one soldier was killed while a patrol was pursuing Iraqi gunmen in the Azamiyah neighbourhood of Baghdad. An Iraqi gunman was killed and another wounded in the clash.

The second U.S. soldier was killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle in the district of Kadhimiya.

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MORALE HITS ''ROCK BOTTOM''

07-07-2003 07:18

US troops facing extended deployments amid the danger, heat, and uncertainty of an Iraq occupation are suffering from low morale that has in some cases hit "rock bottom."

Even as President Bush speaks of a "massive and long-term" undertaking in rebuilding Iraq, that effort, as well as the high tempo of US military operations around the globe, is taking its toll on individual troops.

Some frustrated troops stationed in Iraq are writing letters to representatives in Congress to request their units be repatriated. "Most soldiers would empty their bank accounts just for a plane ticket home," said one recent Congressional letter written by an Army soldier now based in Iraq. The soldier requested anonymity.

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Support Grandmother Who Smashed A Tornado Jet

07-07-2003 06:59

On the 10th of March, 2003, Danish grandmother and peace activist Ulla Roder nonviolently damaged a Tornado war-plane so it could not be used in the US and UK attack on Iraq. Sign the statement of support

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Yanoun -- Life in the Shadow of Pogroms

07-07-2003 05:02

The evenings in Yanoun had been quiet and peaceful for many hundreds of years. But today, it is now disturbed by the encroachment of forces just beyond the village. Instead of the peacefulness of the dark, search lights scan over the village landscape keeping a watchful eye on the Palestinians of Yanoun, who have not once attacked or even approached the settlements

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Bush's Backyard Surprise, Houston, Texas

07-07-2003 04:22

BBS!
A group by the name of "Bush's Backyard Surprise" passed out flyers at an Independence Day Celebration in Houston. The flyers provided information about the Patriot Acts. The Bush Administration ran the first of the Patriot Acts through Congress soon after September 11, 2001. The Patriot Acts severely limit our civil rights and jeopardize the safety and privacy of immigrants. This is second of many anti-bush events.

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Not Only Vanunu Is Lonely: PEACE PRISONERS

07-07-2003 04:03

Here are Heroes and Heroines of Peace. Please consider remembering them with a postcard or a letter. If you wish to add some one who is not represented please contact:  nukeresister@igc.org

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Menwith Hill - CAAB report

07-07-2003 01:12

CAAB report of Independence from America day at Menwith Hill

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More Menwith Hill pics

06-07-2003 22:30

One of many signs and banners at the Main Gate
more pics from Menwith Hill, Independence from America day.

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Globocops

06-07-2003 22:08

globocops - defending the domes at Menwith Hill
UK police prioritise protecting the US state.

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UK Police with Machine guns

06-07-2003 22:04

policeman inside the US base Menwith Hill on July 4th 2003
Symbolic use of police with machine guns

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DISARM : Air Shows & Arms Fairs

06-07-2003 18:09

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