UN Resolution 1790 gives a firm date for a review in a statement that, ‘Decides further that the mandate for the multinational force shall be reviewed at the request of the
Government of Iraq or no later than 15 June 2008, and declares that it will terminate this mandate earlier if requested by the Government of Iraq.’
This resolution was pushed through the UN Security Council by Bush despite a clear majority by the Iraqi parliament in April 2007, demanding a timetable for withdrawal of all foreign forces from Iraq.
The resolution on December 18th 2007 thus violated the Iraq constitution which together with the policy of building up armed Sunni militias is already leading to Sunni divisions with Shi'ite groups, and with the Shi'ite dominated government.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
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Friday, January 04, 2008
Benazir Bhutto said in an Frost interview Bin Laden is dead ... Bless her bravery
Bin Laden was reported to have been murdered in Pakistan in 2002. Gowani's report on Benazir's death - here
The attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan were portrayed as a response to 9/11. Yet the US and UK made extensive preparations for this "response" rapidly and decisively on a very large scale shortly before 9/11. How was this possible, unless they knew what was about to happen on 11 September 2001?
The war on terror began with a spectacular show of military strength. Britain suddenly deployed a huge "strike force" to the Middle East, the largest British deployment since the Falklands war of 1982. America launched the invasion of Afghanistan together with their allies from the Northern Alliance, rapidly taking the strategic town of Bamiyan. There is no doubt that the US and UK were "primed" for the conquest of Afghanistan, and ready "at any moment" for deployment to neighbouring Iraq.
The thing is, this all happened relatively quietly a few weeks BEFORE the 9-11 attacks!
When the planes crashed down on 9/11, the US and UK were surprisingly well prepared for their response. Conveniently, only weeks earlier, they had deployed troops to the very region where they would soon be required. They invaded Afghanistan to find Osama bin Ladin, but they never found him. Soon afterwards, they invaded Iraq to find the WMD, but they never found those either. Nevermind, it was still the right thing to do, or so we are encouraged to believe.
If you are just beginning to wonder what the "war on terrorism" is REALLY about, congratulations, you've just joined a growing number of people around the world who have woken up and decided to start thinking for themselves.
The attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan were portrayed as a response to 9/11. Yet the US and UK made extensive preparations for this "response" rapidly and decisively on a very large scale shortly before 9/11. How was this possible, unless they knew what was about to happen on 11 September 2001?
The war on terror began with a spectacular show of military strength. Britain suddenly deployed a huge "strike force" to the Middle East, the largest British deployment since the Falklands war of 1982. America launched the invasion of Afghanistan together with their allies from the Northern Alliance, rapidly taking the strategic town of Bamiyan. There is no doubt that the US and UK were "primed" for the conquest of Afghanistan, and ready "at any moment" for deployment to neighbouring Iraq.
The thing is, this all happened relatively quietly a few weeks BEFORE the 9-11 attacks!
When the planes crashed down on 9/11, the US and UK were surprisingly well prepared for their response. Conveniently, only weeks earlier, they had deployed troops to the very region where they would soon be required. They invaded Afghanistan to find Osama bin Ladin, but they never found him. Soon afterwards, they invaded Iraq to find the WMD, but they never found those either. Nevermind, it was still the right thing to do, or so we are encouraged to believe.
If you are just beginning to wonder what the "war on terrorism" is REALLY about, congratulations, you've just joined a growing number of people around the world who have woken up and decided to start thinking for themselves.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
A Liberal Britain
What would a 'Liberal' Britain achieve?Can we believe the words of Nick Clegg? He says:
(1) Putting British families back in control of their everyday lives will be at the heart of everything we stand for.
(2) In control of their time, not fighting to make space for family life between the demands of work and the burden of bills.
(3) In control of what their children are exposed to on TV, not constantly struggling to protect toddlers from the pressure of advertising.
(4) In control of their own privacy, not forced to submit personal information to a massive government identity database.
(5) Giving power and responsibility to families – of every shape and size, of every background – is the only way to make sure everyone has a fair chance in life.
(6) I will not tolerate a country in which the poorest people die 13 years sooner than the richest, lone parent families are twice as likely to get attacked or burgled, and the poorest pupils are twice as likely to fail their GCSEs.
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