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Iraqis Glad 2005 Over, Dim Hopes for 2006
Despite the parliamentary elections last week and temporary ease in violence, Iraqis remain bitter about the outgoing year, and sceptical of 2006. The majority of Iraqis in Baghdad now fear the security forces, as dozens of people each week are ''disappeared" by police and soldiers around the city and new torture chambers have been discovered recently.
12/20/05
- OneWorld US
U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis in Mosul, Documents Show
American soldiers tortured Iraqi prisoners at a military base in Mosul but nobody was court martialed over the abuse, U.S. army documents say.
3/27/05
- Reuters
U.S.: Army Probe Finds Iraqi Prisoner Abuse at U.S. Base Near Mosul, Iraq
An Army investigation found systematic abuse and possible torture of Iraqi prisoners at a base near Mosul just as top military officials became aware of abuse allegations at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, documents released Friday showed.
3/25/05
- Associated Press
International group of doctors blast official toll of Iraqi civil dead
A group of top public-health physicians has branded the official toll of civilian dead from the Iraqi war as a serious underestimate and demanded an independent probe to establish the full casualty figures.
3/11/05
- Agence France Presse
Report Criticizes Human Rights Abuses by Interim Iraq Government
Serious human rights abuses occurred under the interim Iraqi government installed by the United States after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, including torture, illegal detention by police and forced confessions, according to a State Department report.
3/1/05
- Associated Press
Economy Hurting Iraq More Than Violence
Violence is taking a heavy toll in Iraq (news - web sites), but everyday economic difficulties could be hurting people more. Nearly 20 months into the occupation, Iraqis find themselves in a desperate situation, with countless struggling to survive.
11/9/04
- Inter Press Service
More of the Same Is Bad News in Middle East
Most reactions in the Middle East to the re-election of U.S. President George W. Bush have ranged from the caustic to the cautious. Rejoicing has been rare.
11/4/04
- Inter Press Service
Household Survey Sees 100,000 Iraqi Deaths
A survey of deaths in Iraqi households estimates that as many as 100,000 more people may have died throughout the country in the 18 months after the U.S. invasion than would be expected based on the death rate before the war.
10/28/04
- Associated Press
Iraq Blames US-Led Forces for Army Massacre
Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on Tuesday that "major neglect" by its American-led allies led to a massacre of 49 army recruits at the weekend.
10/26/04
- Reuters
Israeli Home Demolitions in Gaza Unjustified, Says Rights Group
The great majority of Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in the southern Gaza strip cannot be justified under international law, according to a new report by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
10/19/04
- OneWorld US
Afghan Death Case Renews Calls for Independent Investigation of U.S. Military Abuses
Thursday’s recommendation by the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division that 28 soldiers be charged in connection with the beating deaths of two prisoners held at a detention facility in Afghanistan in December 2002 has spurred new calls for an entirely independent investigation of abuses of detainees by U.S. forces in “war on terrorism.”
10/19/04
- OneWorld US
Group: Israel Violating International Law
Israel has violated international law by systematically destroying Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip town of Rafah in a bid to create a buffer zone along the border with Egypt, according to a human rights report released Monday.
10/19/04
- Associated Press
War in Iraq has made terrorism worse: Blix
The war in Iraq has put neither Iran nor North Korea off the idea of nuclear weapons and has "stimulated terrorism", Hans Blix, the former United Nations chief arms inspector in Iraq, said.
10/15/04
- Agence France Presse (AFP)
Death Toll from Israel's Gaza Offensive Rises to 100
Israeli air strikes killed five Palestinians in Gaza Thursday as the Palestinian death toll rose to 100 in a 16-day-old army offensive aimed at crushing militants behind rocket salvos into Israel.
10/14/04
- Reuters
Aid agency calls for effective international intervention in Gaza
In a situation of ongoing violence and the sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation, civilians are now paying the highest price in growing numbers because of the escalating violence in Gaza, according to aid agency Oxfam International.
10/9/04
- Oxfam International
Bush's Case for War Crumbles
Is there anything at all left of the Bush administration's case for going to war in Iraq or, for that matter, the way it has been fought?
10/7/04
- Inter Press Service
U.S. Report Finds No Evidence of Iraq WMD
Contradicting the main argument for a war that has cost more than 1,000 American lives, the top U.S. arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991.
10/6/04
- Associated Press
U.S. Faces Complex Insurgency in Iraq
The U.S. military is fighting the most complex guerrilla war in its history, with 140,000 American soldiers trained for conventional warfare flailing against a thicket of insurgent groups with competing aims and no supreme leader.
10/4/04
- Associated Press
Arab Nations at UN Demand Israel Stop Gaza Attacks
Arab nations want the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
10/4/04
- Reuters
Bush administration escalates confrontation with Iran
Last week’s meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna was one more sign that the US is intent on intensifying the confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program and laying the ground for another military adventure.
9/29/04
- World Socialist Web Site
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