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Information for antiwar movements, news across the World, please visit:_ http://www.PeaceNoWar.net_ (http://www.peacenowar.net/) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Tel: (213)403-0131 Please Join PeaceNoWar Listserv, send e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) 10/9: Latest Updates and War Crimes from U.S.-U.K. Occupied Iraq and Afghanistan From: Citizens For Legitimate Government 8-9 Oct 2008 _http://www.legitgov.org/_ (http://www.legitgov.org/) _Afghanistan 'in dire peril'_ (http://www.theage.com.au/world/afghanistan-in-dire-peril-20081009-4xka.html) 10 Oct 2008 American intelligence agencies have warned that Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral", casting fresh doubts on the viability of the US-led military intervention and the prospects of curbing a resurgent Taliban. A draft classified report says central authority in Afghanistan is breaking down, with rampant corruption inside the Government of President Hamid Karzai and escalating violence from militants. _US military admits killing 33 civilians in Afghanistan air strike_ (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/09/afghanistan.usa) 09 Oct 2008 The US military has admitted killing 33 civilians in an air strike on a village in Afghanistan in August, far more than it has previously acknowledged. Until now the US has estimated that that no more than seven civilians died in the August 22 attack on Azizabad, in Heart province. It launched an inquiry after it emerged that film recorded on mobile phones showed rows of bodies of children and babies in a makeshift morgue. The inquiry found that of the 33 dead civilians, eight were men, three were women and 12 children. The 10 others were undetermined. [They lying sacks of sh*t at the Pentagon tried to cover up another Bush war crime -- knowing that their media lapdogs don't cover US war crimes -- but 'mobile phones showed rows of bodies of children and babies.' --LRP] _Iraq must rid itself of US troops, Iran says_ (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article4916538.ece) 10 Oct 2008 Iran is trying to derail an agreement that would allow US and British troops to stay in Iraq after their mandate expires at the end of this year. In a move that has raised concern among senior Iraqi and US officials, Tehran is using its influence over its smaller neighbour to scupper a Status of Forces Agreement, which must be reached by January 1. After the deadline US and British troops would have no legal basis to remain and, in theory, would have to leave. [LOL! Ergo, the table is set for the McBush campaign to assert that anyone who wants US mercenaries and corpora-terrorists out of Iraq -- say, for example, Barack Obama -- is on the 'same side' as Ahmadinejad.] _Muqtada al-Sadr calls for anti-US protest_ (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/09/news/ML-Iraq-Al-Sadr-Protest.php) 09 Oct 2008 Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called for a delayed [formerly, April 9] anti-U.S. protest to take place in Baghdad. A statement posted on al-Sadr's Web site says "it has been decided to hold the anti-occupation protest on Oct. 18 in Baghdad." The Sadrists oppose negotiations for a security agreement that would extend the presence of U.S. troops in the country beyond the end of the year. _'Disgusted' to be U.S. soldier_ (http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2008/10/09/7024841-sun.html) --Family's hopes of becoming Canadian citizens shattered after deportation order 09 Oct 2008 Jill Hart gripped her husband's hand yesterday as the two spoke of their hopes of becoming Canadian citizens -- just hours after the Canadian Border Services Agency denied the couple their bid to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. The couple was told yesterday by a CBSA officer they must leave Canada by Oct. 30 or they'll be deported. They are planning to appeal... Patrick Hart, who was stationed in Bosnia in the '90s, said when he was deployed to Kuwait in 2003, he was horrified by tales from other U.S. soldiers who boasted about killing Iraqi civilians and picking human flesh and hair out of the grills of their vehicles after running over Iraqi children. "In '95 I had a sense that the U.S. was the good guy, and when I was deployed in 2003, a lot of the stories I was hearing, I wasn't hearing of heroic deeds or anything of that nature. It was stuff that made me disgusted to be an American soldier," Hart said. _U.S., Angola rule out establishment of U.S. African Command in Angola_ (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/10/content_10172540.htm) 10 Oct 2008 Both the United States and the Angolan government have ruled out the establishment of the U.S. African Command (Africom), Angola's official news agency ANGOP reported on Thursday. _Syria frees detained US journalists_ (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_syria_missing_americans) 09 Oct 2008 The State Department says two American journalists who were detained by Syrian authorities have been released and are safe at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus. _Blackwater to check itself [!] on US arms export law_ (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jiM0qSFLYuMsEGS6gjVvgAnxbsvQD93N21C01) 09 Oct 2008 Amid a federal probe into whether Blackwater Worldwide smuggled weapons into Iraq, the private security contractor said Thursday it has established a panel of defense experts and former prosecutors to ensure it follows U.S. export laws... Federal authorities have been investigating since last year whether Blackwater improperly brought weapons into Iraq, allegations the company has strongly denied. Earlier this year, two former employees were sentenced on gun-running charges after the company said they stole from Blackwater's armory. And in June, federal agents seized 22 automatic rifles from a company vault. The compliance committee will include two former U.S. attorneys -- Robert C. Bonner and Asa Hutchinson (R-Maggot) -- and former Lockheed Martin Corp. ethics executive Carol R. Marshall. _Afghanistan government reportedly held talks with Taliban_ (http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200810/s2385042.htm) 08 Oct 2008 A reports from Saudi Arabia says Afghanistan's government held talks with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia last month. A leading Saudi daily newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, bases its report on what it calls informed Afghan sources. It says the three-day talks were held under Saudi auspices in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. _NATO to meet as Afghan war effort founders_ (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nato_taliban_talks_2) 08 Oct 2008 When NATO defense ministers meet in Budapest on Thursday, they will face a worsening situation in Afghanistan and vexing questions about whether the war can be won. Increasingly, military commanders and political leaders are asking: Is it time to talk to the Taliban? _US: Airstrike killed 33 Afghan civilians in August_ (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghanistan_8) 08 Oct 2008 The military said Wednesday that U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan on Aug. 22 killed 33 civilians, far more than it had acknowledged amid Afghan claims of 90 civilian deaths. The U.S. military originally said five to seven civilians had died. A statement released Wednesday by the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East summarized the findings of an investigation. _Turkey Re-authorizes Strikes in Iraq_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/world/europe/09turkey.html) 09 Oct 2008 Turkey’s parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to extend by one year its authorization of military operations against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, keeping the door open to future strikes in the region. The approval, by a vote of 497 to 18, had been largely expected, and occurred amid a flurry of attacks in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast. _Iraqi police: Suicide bomber kills 11 in Baqouba_ (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD93MC2R02) 08 Oct 2008 A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest Wednesday in a city northeast of Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 19, Iraqi officials said. The attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. in front of a courthouse in downtown Baqouba, the provincial capital of Diyala, one of Iraq's most violent areas, police said. _Tehran confirms seizure of aircraft_ (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6baafc4c-94d2-11dd-953e-000077b07658.html) 08 Oct 2008 Iran yesterday revealed that it had forced a Hungarian-crewed transport aircraft to land after it strayed into the Islamic republic's airspace at the end of last month. A Hungarian government official said the pilot of the aircraft, thought to have been rented from the US government, had been issued with an incorrect flight plan. _Iran: intruding jet belonged to NATO not United States_ (http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-intruding-jet-belonged-to-nato-not-united-s tates-13995824.html) 08 Oct 2008 A jet that violated Iranian airspace and was forced to land at an airport in Iran belonged to NATO, Iranian TV has reported. Iran's media claims the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Falcon jet, carrying military personnel from various nations including Hungary, was heading to NATO bases in Afghanistan. The plane reportedly took off from Turkey and then strayed into Iranian air space on September 30. istan facing bankruptcy, West to discuss bailout in Abu Dhabi --Ali Zardari: Pakistan needs bail out worth $100 billion from international community 06 Oct 2008 Officially, the central bank holds $8.14 billion (£4.65 billion) of foreign currency, but if forward liabilities are included, the real reserves may be only $3 billion. Nine months ago, Pakistan had $16 bn in the coffers. The government is engulfed by crises left behind by [Bush's] Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler who resigned the presidency in August. President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to ask the international community for a rescue package at a meeting in Abu Dhabi next month. This gathering will determine whether the West is willing to bail out Pakistan. [Guess where some of your $700 billion is going? See also: _US renting Pakistan army for $100 million a month_ (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US_renting_Pak_army_for__100_million_a_month/ articleshow/2202810.cms) 14 Jul 2007; _Aid to Pakistan in Tribal Areas Raises Concerns_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/world/asia/16pakistan.html) 16 Jul 2007; _US Senate approves Pakistan aid worth $785m_ (http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/Dec07/20/05.htm) 20 Dec 2007 --Incidentally, three days later: _Medicaid Funding for Schools Cut_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/21/AR2007122102277.html) 23 Dec 2007; _Billions in U.S. Aid to Pakistan Wasted, Officials Assert_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/world/asia/24military.html) 24 Dec 2007.] _McCain linked to private group in Iran-Contra affair_ (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jzQtw1kATj1xCqPcAmwgCKDtNpDQD93LJ79O0) 07 Oct 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain has past connections to a private group that supplied aid to guerrillas terrorists seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair. 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