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shaolin_Z
Hei Hu Quan

Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Austin, Texas, USA: TXTA #102
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Hey.. Mr. i hate middle eastern people,,, its I dont WANT people to die period |
LOL. It's a little hard to explain that to most Americans you know, especially spooks. 
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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller
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Feb-05-2007 18:33
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shaolin_Z
Hei Hu Quan

Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Austin, Texas, USA: TXTA #102
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1,000 Killed In Iraq Over Past Week
The Iraqi Interior Ministry is estimating about 1,000 people have been killed throughout Iraq over the past week. On Saturday 135 people died when a suicide truck bomber blew up a crowded market in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad. It was the deadliest single bombing of the entire war. Over three hundred people were also injured. The blast was so powerful it brought down ten surrounding buildings.
Saudis Give Millions to Sunnis to Buy Anti-Aircraft Missiles
The Associated Press recently reported that private Saudi citizens are giving tens of millions of dollars to Sunni fighters in Iraq to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles.
Bush Seeks Hundreds of Billions More For War
President Bush is sending a proposed $2.9 trillion dollar budget to Congress today. Bush is seeking a nearly 10 percent increase for the Pentagon annual budget to bring it to close to half of a trillion dollars. Bush also wants an additional $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iraq Veterans Medical Costs Could Reach $660B
A new study by Harvard University shows the hidden financial costs of the Iraq war will be felt for decades. Researchers estimate that medical costs for U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be at least three hundred fifty billion dollars over the next forty years. The study said the total medical costs could reach $660 billion dollars.
Activists Launch Occupation Project
A new grassroots campaign called the Occupation Project is being launched today to end the war in Iraq. Activists plan to occupy the offices of lawmakers who refuse to pledge to vote against additional war funding. The Occupation Project is being led by the Chicago-based Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
NIE Predicts Situation in Iraq Will Worsen
In other Iraq news, the U.S. intelligence community has issued a dire report on the state of Iraq. The National Intelligence Estimate predicts Iraq's security situation will worsen over the next 18 months unless the slide toward sectarian polarization is halted. The NIE represents the consensus views of the vast U.S. intelligence community.
- Defense Secretary Robert Gates: "The words 'civil war' oversimplify a very complex situation in Iraq. I believe that there are essentially four wars going on in Iraq. One is Shia on Shia principally in the South, the second is sectarian conflict principally in Baghdad but not solely, third is the insurgency and fourth is al Qaeda. And al Qaeda is attacking at times all of those targets. So I think, it's not I think, just a matter of politics or semantics. I think it oversimplifies. It's a bumper sticker answer to what's going on in Iraq."
The National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq also stated that "outside actors" are not a "major driver of violence" inside Iraq. This refutes recent suggestions by senior Bush administration officials that Iran is playing a major role in support of Shiite militias.
Ex-U.S. Military Officers Warn Against Iran Attack
Three former high-ranking American military officers have warned that a U.S. military attack on Iran would have "disastrous consequences" and would further exacerbate regional and global tensions. General Joseph Hoar – the former commander-in-chief of US Central Command – and two other high ranking officers voiced their concern in a letter to the Sunday Times of London.
Sen. Clinton Refuses to Rule Out Backing Iran Attack
Meanwhile New York Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is saying that she would not rule attacking Iran. She spoke last week at a dinner organized by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
- Sen. Hillary Clinton: "U.S. policy must be clear and unequivocal: We cannot, we should not, we must not permit Iran to build or acquire nuclear weapons. In dealing with this threat as i have said for a very long time, no option can be taken off the table."
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Source: Democracy Now
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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller
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Feb-05-2007 22:38
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hardcore trancer
Mystic Mind

Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Toronto,Canada
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Feb-06-2007 03:27
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