UK Indymedia - UK Iraq Newswire Archive

NATO is assisting the U.S. in building a new army in Iraq. This first fully American-created armed forces in the Middle East will be concentrating less on domestic security and more on regional geopolitics. The new proxy army is part of a broader U.S. strategy aimed in the first instance against Iran.

The encirclement, in fact the siege, of Iran continues apace and Iraq, which shares with it a 1,458-kilometer border, is slated to play a major role in plans to isolate, undermine and attack Iran, replicating the model used with devastating effect against Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq itself. NATO is actively assisting the U.S. and Israel with those war plans.

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Who cares how many 'camel drivers' are being massacred in Iraq...?

09-08-2010 21:46

This writing is meant as delicious food for thought, and if music is the food for real, true human love, then play on!

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islamic regime of Iran set to execute 18-year-old on false charge of sodomy

08-08-2010 22:34

guardian.co.uk, Sunday August 8 2010
Saeed Kamali Dehghan

http://browse.guardian.co.uk/search/World+news?search=iran&sitesearch-radio=World%2Bnews&go-guardian=Search

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Archives: US Army Killed 500 Primates and Pigs Firing Hard Rubber Balls At Them

08-08-2010 00:52

The barbarism of the US, British and other military to animals as well as people
is not a thing of the past

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War on Iraq: 5 US presidents, 5 UK prime ministers, 30 years of duplicity, and c

06-08-2010 21:37

This August, an estimated three million dead later, in Iraq, as the bell now tolls ever louder for Iran, with the near identical sleights of hand and word being played out, as were against Iraq. Farcical, were it not so sinisterly demented, Iran is (says the US and UK) hell bent on making "weapons of mass destruction", remember them? The one's the crazies are still searching for in Iraq? The ones Iraq accounted for not having in 11,800 pages, delivered to the UN in December 2002 and stolen by the US mission to the UN?

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17 prisoners on hunger strike_under barbaric islamic law

06-08-2010 21:05

It has been a week since 17 political prisoners currently detained in Evin Prison in Tehran, have gone on hunger strike.

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"War Crimes" website launched

03-08-2010 12:41

The main purpose of this article is to announce the release of the initial version of a new website warcrimes.org.uk and to explain its purpose, structure and function.

For politicians and political activists, lawyers, military personnel and members of the general public this website provides information; we can be informed. More importantly, the site provides a foundation for future versions which will provide open facilities to collect, organise and make other information available and to enable, coordinate and facilitate activities intended to achieve prosecution of War Criminals.

With suggestions, guidance and the active engagement of politicians and political activists, lawyers, military personnel and members of the general public those facilities may be significantly richer and more effective towards attaining their goal.

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EDO Attacked

03-08-2010 12:07

EDO, in Home Farm Road, Brighton, was attacked last night

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Obama's Metamorphosis (by Latuff)

03-08-2010 01:14

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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Veterans Mental Health Comes to Manchester

02-08-2010 21:01

The first open day for the veterans mental health society Combat Stress is coming to Manchester this Saturday!

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Anti Arms Trade Activists sticker Barclays Bikes

30-07-2010 14:22

Anti Arms Trade activists worked overnight to cover London's new Barclays Bikes with stickers stating the Banking giant's involvement in the global arms trade.

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Iraqi government forcibly closes trade union offices, prohibits union activity

26-07-2010 21:47

Reposted from Libcom

Brendan Barber wrote to William Hague 22 July 2010 stating the following story. The story has not appeared in the mainstream media and could be a hoax. It may also be that repression in Iraq has caused the union to be unable to publish news and this may have contributed to news corporations not picking the story up...

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Wigs and silver dresses demo at EDO

26-07-2010 17:37

Come to EDO MBM/ITT to celebrate the decommissioners victory...

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Corporate Watch: Decommissioners Victorious

26-07-2010 16:02

As the zionist press angrily whip up media smoke screen around the real meanings of the decommissioners acquittals Corporate Watch take an in-depth look at the trial...