And of course you ALSO consider the unreported deaths, rapes, and torture in Syria, Iran, Gaza (by Palestinians) is a sign they do not happen there..
On Jan 9, 3:46 pm, "Emin Mahmutovic" <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to inform you about democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq in these > days....http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/world/asia/10afghan.html?_r=2&hp > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq > > Earlier Friday, a roadside bomb killed three worshippers on their way to > prayers at a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, an Iraqi police officer said. > Six others were wounded when the bomb exploded shortly after noon near the > Zahraa mosque, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because > he was not authorized to release information > > I will just select one of the ordinary days in Iraq... > War News for Wednesday, January 07, > 2009<http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2009/01/war-news-for-wednesday-janua...> > > #1: Three civilians <http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105919> on Wednesday were > kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Diala's Mandali district, according to a > local official source. "Those kidnapped have been taken to an unknown > destination," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.Investigations are > currently underway, the source added, providing no further details. > > Al Saadiya: > #1: One policeman <http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105933> on Wednesday > evening was killed by unknown gunmen in Diala's downtown district of > al-Saadiya, according to a police source. "This evening, unidentified gunmen > opened fire on a policeman in a market in al-Saadiya district (100 km north > of Baaquba)," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "The policeman was > seriously wounded and died on his way to the hospital," the source added. > > Mussayab: > #1: One Sahwa <http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105929> (Awakening) fighter was > killed by U.S. forces' fire north of Hilla city, a source from Babel > province's police said on Wednesday. "U.S. forces on Wednesday afternoon > killed one of the Sahwa (Awakening) fighters in al-Musayab suburb, 45 km > north of Hilla city," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "The forces > killed the fighter as he opened fire on their patrol," he said. > > Kut: > #1: Four mortar shells <http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105895> were fired at > a Multi-National Force (MNF) base near Kut city, without leaving casualties, > a police source said on Wednesday. "The MNF's Camp Delta Base (15 km west of > Kut city) was attacked on Tuesday night (Jan. 6) by four mortar shells," the > source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. > > Mosul: > #1: Shabaki lawmaker <http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105907> Haneen al-Qado > from the Shiite Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) on Wednesday said that he > survived an assassination attempt while celebrating Ashuraa in Mosul city. > "My motorcade came under fire near Zen al-Abideen Shrine, at Bertela area in > Mosul," al-Qado told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. > > #2: Tuesday afternoon <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/59168.html>, a > roadside bomb targeted the Rabia and Samar's police convoy in Bab Sinjar > neighborhood. Two policemen were wounded. > > #3: Tuesday night <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/59168.html>, a > roadside bomb targeted an Iraqi army patrol in Mosul. Two people were > wounded including one soldier. > > #4: Police found <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/59168.html> one dead > body in Mosul on Tuesday. > > #5: A bike rigged <http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105926> with explosives > detonated in northern Mosul city, causing no casualties, a source from > Ninewa police said on Wednesday. "A bicycle bomb targeted a police patrol > vehicle in al-Majmoua al-Thaqafiyya area, northern Mosul, causing no > casualties," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency."The bomb went off > after patrols belonging to Ninewa police had passed the location," the > source noted. > > #6: One civilian body <http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=105934> on Wednesday > was found by police forces in western Mosul city, according to a local > security source. "On Wednesday, police personnel found a body belonging to a > taxi driver in Mosul al-Jadeeda area," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news > agency. > > Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War" > #1: Forces from > <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/6198113.html>the > U.S.-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in > eastern > Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday. The insurgents were killed Tuesday > in a firefight that broke out during a strike on a Taliban bomb-making cell > in Laghman Province, the military said in a statement. As many as 75 armed > militants converged on the troops, shooting at them from rooftops and > alleyways, the statement said. The 32 insurgents were killed when coalition > troops returned fire. > > #2: Separately > <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/6198113.html>Wednesday, > Afghan army and coalition troops killed six militants in raid on > a compound in western Farah province, the U.S. military said in another > statement. There were no civilian casualties reported, the military said. > > #3: Taliban > attacked<http://www.apakistannews.com/3-policemen-killed-in-clash-with-taliban...>a > police post in Pakistan's troubled North-Western Frontier Province > (NWFP) > early Wednesday, killing three policemen and injuring one more, a security > official said. "More than a dozen insurgents targeted the police cordon with > rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles at around 1:15 am (2015 GMT) in > the outskirts of Hangu district," said police official Munir Hussain. Three > policemen were killed and one injured during the exchange of fire that > continued for around one hour, he added. The militants, believed to be > Taliban insurgents, also captured three more policemen deployed at the post. > > #4: Eight > women<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/07/content_10618573.htm>were > killed in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province as a rocket hit a > suburb outside the provincial capital of Trinkot, police said Wednesday. > "There was a clash between insurgents and troops outside Trinkot on Monday > and suddenly a rocket hit the area killing eight women and wounding nine > others including a child," deputy police chief of the province Mohammad > Gulab told Xinhua. He also added that the gruesome incident occurred in > Qalai Naw village. Nevertheless, the police official said that it was > unclear who fired the rocket, adding investigation was underway in this > regard. > _________________________________________________________ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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