Red Cross Finds Detainee Abuse in Guantánamo

This is an old news but related to the above story.

They (released documents) show that in December 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld approved the use of techniques, such as the use of guard dogs to instill fear in detainees, stripping detainees nude, and the use of painful stress positions, that violate the law.

HRW Website.

Lets consider the following quote also.

We now know that at the highest levels of the Pentagon there was a shocking interest in using torture and a misguided attempt to evade the criminal consequences of doing so. If anyone still thinks the abuses at Abu Ghraib were only dreamed up by a handful of privates and sergeants, this memo should put that myth to rest.

Kenneth Roth Executive Director, Human Rights Watch

Have you seen sorryeverybody.com? have a look at apologiesaccepted.com!

UN plan demands more intervention

Make sure to look at the "see also" column on the right.

from sorryeverybody.com

American Public v. Iraq War

The latest Gallup poll shows that:

* Overall, 47% say the initial decision to send troops to Iraq was a mistake, while 51% say it was not.

* Less than a majority, 48%, "favor the U.S. war with Iraq," while 46% oppose it.

* Just 44% say the United States and its allies are currently winning the war, while 46% say neither side is winning, and another 7% say the insurgents are winning. Still, this is a more positive response than last month, when only 35% said the United States and its allies were winning the war. The higher percentage could reflect the recent news reports about U.S. troops re-establishing control over Fallujah.

* A plurality of Americans, 49%, think the United States "will not be able to establish a stable democratic government in Iraq," while 46% say it will.

Iran Bars National Geographic Over Map Dispute

The National Geographic Atlas of the world named Persian Gulf by Arabian Gulf in its latest edition. In addition to that they have called three islands in the Persian Gulf officially known as territories of Iran as "occupied by Iran". As far as I know there has never been any dispute over those three islands until a few years ago that UAE claimed those islands. However I am not aware of details. In protest to that Iranian bloggers decided to achieve a Google bomb targeted the phrase Arabian Gulf. Here you can find the detailed map published by NGA.

P.S. It seems that Iranian bloggers succeeded. The website "Arabian Gulf" appears as the first entry of Google when you search for Arabian Gulf.

BBC's news about the googlebomb

Other websites targeting the same phrase: Arabian Gulf, Arabian Gulf, Arabian Gulf

P.P.S. Here is a snapshot of the page, protesting Arabian gulf.

51% of Democrats Want Centrist in 2008

Source of Powell's Iran intelligence under scrutiny

A Quote from Thomas Jefferson

"There is not a truth existing which I fear or would wish unknown to the whole world."

Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee.


Here you can find more quotes from the third President of the United States.

6 NATO Allies Refuse to Help U.S. in Iraq

The six nations are Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and Greece. Do you think it is a good idea to stay out instead of stepping in and changing the dynamics on the ground(if at all possible!)?!

1 2 3 and finally Specter wins support for chairmanship

Pictures from Fallujah

It is a weblog containing some pictures from Fallujah. Note that some of the pictures are very disturbing.

Specter may pledge quick judicial votes

The first and second parts of this story. And it continues...

Most Americans Have Unfavorable Opinion of France

Rasmussnreports' poll shows that:

57% of American voters have an unfavorable view of France.
25% have a favorable opinion of France.

31% of Americans believe France is the US enemy in the War on Terror.
22% believe France is the US ally.
43%, believe that France's role is somewhere in between ally and enemy.

78% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Great Britain.
9% have an unfavorable view of GB.
83% of Americans view UK as the US ally in the War on Terror.

No Charges In Iraq Photo Flap

Kuwait Advances to the Next Round

This is very odd in soccer! Kuwait advances to the second round of the World Cup 2006 Qualifiers with the narrowest margin. Both teams got 15 points. In the head-to-head games they both got a 1-0 victory. In addition to that they both have the same goal average! The only advantage of Kuwait is that they scored 1 goal more than China in the six-game tournament!!

AP Photographer Flees Fallujah Witnesses US Helicopter Kill Fleeing Family of 5

Chirac questions US-led Iraq war

"I'm not at all sure that one can say that the world is safer"

Chirac said.

Does Chirac understand the situation better or these statement are just for not having a share in the war?!! Anyway, what is practically important is what they say not what their intension is!

US Marine Kills an Apparently Unarmed Injured Iraqi

How many murders like this (a complete-and hence disturbing- video) has happened in Iraq, and the cameras missed them?

Sorryeverybody.com

As you may have seen or heard by now there is a website called sorryeverybody.com designed to apologize from the rest of the world because of the election of George Bush. The following picture is taken for that website. Have a look!

Jews Against Zionism

It is sort of almost new to me!!

Hard Lesson in Battle: 150 Marines Meet 1 Sniper

As far as I remember Rumsfeld, in a press conference that I can not find a link to that!, estimated the number of "insurgents" in Iraq a few thousands. Now they claim that they have killed 1000 insurgents. If this administration tells the truth -as it always does- we are very close to the end of insurgency. If that is the case, we are almost done!(In fact these are not a part of "the major combat operation" this was over more than a year ago.) However to get to this point thousands of civilians have been killed.

For future reference!

Have a look at this video. It is interesting!

Urban Warfare

BBC's website is perfect! If you want to know some information about the fight in Fallujah click here!

I added this link as number 6 to this post!

Have you ever heard President Bush saying: "Freedom is on the march"? Freedom of demonstration? Yes, you are free to demonstrate and the US soldiers are free to kill you! I add this to the same post.

Tony Blair's Remarks on President Bush's Election

The following is taken from a recent interview of the Time newspaper with Tony Blair.

“President Bush is there for four years. In a way some people are in a sort of state of denial. The election has happened, America has spoken, the rest of the world should listen.”

He did, however, add:

“It is important that America listens to the rest of the world, too.[!]”

I don't think there was just one single reason for election of Bush. However I don't understand why these people(1-2) try to deny that the most important issue to Americans was "Moral Values"! Are they ashamed of that?!

Does Sen. Specter says he would not slow anti-abortion court nominees because he doesn't want to lose his job as the head of senate judiciary committee?!

Ed Gillespie, Chairman of Republican National Committee, claims that Republicans will get 30% of African-American votes in 2008.

Rasmussenreports.com compares its pre-election polls with the actual results of the election if they are really telling the truth (!!) they have done a great job.

Before the election, some political analysts said: "There would be a revolution inside the Republican party beginning November third if Bush wins the election". Now we can see signs of that so-called revolution. Senator Specter who is a moderate Republican and a pro-choice Senator who helped kill President Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court and of Jeff Sessions to a federal judgeship, speaks out.

"When you talk about judges who would change the right of a woman to choose, overturn Roe vs. Wade, I think that is unlikely

"The president is well aware of what happened, when a number of his nominees were sent up, with the filibuster

"And I would expect the president to be mindful of the considerations which I am mentioning."

As CNN reports the important point is that Sen. Specter "would have wide latitude to schedule hearings, call for votes and make the process as easy or as hard as he wants."

P.S. This article is in the same subject and is worth-reading.

I think whoever wins two out of three states of FL, PA, and OH will win the election. Here is what I think. Kerry will win PA and FL, and therefore will win the electoral college!