Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,193,935"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
 
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 4,005
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War in Iraq Costs
$506,635,704,027
 
See the cost in your community
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Sadr Urges Support For ‘Resistance’
 
By Al Jazeera
 
Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia leader, has called on Arab countries to support his militia’s battle against “US occupation” as clashes between Shia groups and Iraqi
government troops entered their fifth day.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19636.htm
 
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AlJazeera Exclusive Interview with Muqtada Al-Sadr:
 
AlJazeera Video Report From Bastra
 
In one of the latest offensives, eight people died, including two women and a child, in an air raid.:
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19637.htm
 
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Five Things You Need to Know
 
To Understand The Latest Violence in Iraq
 
By Joshua Holland and Raed Jarrar
 
The conflict is one that the U.S. media appears incapable of describing in a coherent way.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19642.htm
 
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Russian Intelligence Sees U.S. Military Buildup on Iran Border
 
By RIA Novosti
 
“The latest military intelligence data point to heightened U.S. military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran,” the official said, adding that the
Pentagon has probably not yet made a final decision as to when an attack will be launched.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19640.htm
 
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Murdering Iranians
 
By Lew Rockwell
 
Terrible rumors from Russia continue to swirl around the Middle East that the Cheney-Bush junta has decided to bomb Iran on April 4th or 6th, targeting not only
nuclear-power research facilities but ships, planes, antiaircraft installations, and the Iranian pentagon.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19641.htm
 
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‘Your Turn Is Next,’
 
Gadhafi warns Arab leaders after US toppling of Saddam
 
By The Associated Press
 
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi poured contempt on fellow Arab leaders at a summit Saturday and warned that they might be overthrown like former Iraqi
president Saddam Hussein.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19638.htm
 
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Will Cheney Ever Sleep on a Concrete Bed?
 
Justice and the Monsters of War
 
By Missy Compley Beattie
 
These monsters of war, whose catastrophic damage has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and more than 4,300 coalition troops, are the real
proprietors of weapons of mass destruction.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19639.htm
 
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Death toll in Iraq clashes tops 200:
 
US forces today said they had killed 48 militants yesterday in gun battles and air strikes across Baghdad.
tinyurl.com/2tmymj
 
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At least 71 killed in another bloody day of US occupation:
 
U.S. forces killed 48 militants in separate engagements in Baghdad
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL29809720080329
 
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Warplane kills 8 in Basra :
 
“An MNF warplane opened fire at the al-Tak area in al-Hussein neighborhood, (8 km) western Basra, killing eight people and injuring seven others, mostly civilians,” an eyewitness from al-Hussein told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
tinyurl.com/2bhore
 
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Iraqi copter shot down by gunmen in Basra :
 
“An Iraqi copter went down last night when Mahdi army gunmen fired at it near the Military Hospital in northern Basra,” an eyewitness told Asawt al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq
tinyurl.com/ytoxjm
 
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Sadr urges militiamen in Iraq to reject calls to disarm:
 
Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr sent a defiant signal to Iraq’s government today, urging militiamen fighting Iraqi and U.S. forces to reject calls to disarm as American airstrikes continued.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq30mar30,1,702809.story
 
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Iraqi police in Basra shed their uniforms, kept their rifles and switched sides:
 
“I decided to take off my uniform and join my brothers and friends in the Mahdi Army. All these years, we were like a scream in the face of the dictator and the occupation.” He said:
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3635838.ece
 
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Police refuse to support Iraqi PM’s attacks on Mehdi Army:
 
Mr Maliki retreated from his demand that militiamen hand over their weapons by yesterday and extended the deadline to 8 April. This is a tacit admission that the Iraqi army and police have failed to oust the Mehdi Army from any of its strongholds in the capital and in southern Iraq.
tinyurl.com/2kmy7b
 
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Maliki says Sadrist foes “worse than al Qaeda”:
 
U.S. forces said they had killed 48 militants in air strikes and gun battles across the capital the previous day.
www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL2952315._CH_.2400
 
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Maliki’s Basra crackdown poses risk for U.S.:
 
There is little prospect of a swift victory. The fighting has spread through southern regions, drew the U.S. forces and led to protests in Baghdad by followers of Sadr, who say Maliki is using force to weaken his political rivals.
www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL28842315
 
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Ensuring Permanence:
 
The Bush Administration Is Negotiating a Long-Term Iraq Occupation
www.washingtonindependent.com/view/ensuring-permanence
 
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Hersh: Don’t trust Washington on Iraq :
 
Prominent journalist Seymour Hersh says the US is ‘in real trouble’ because news coverage on Iraq is anything but balanced and unbiased.
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=49193&sectionid=3510203
 
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Turkish Army kills 15 “PKK members” northern Iraq :
 
The army fired on the separatists with long-range weapons, killing 15, and then launched air strikes in the same area of northern Iraq on Friday
tinyurl.com/33g432
 
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Iran call for speedy end to clashes in Iraq :
 
Iran Saturday called on Iraqi government forces and Shiite militias to stop ongoing fighting, saying it could offer “pretext” for the U.S. troops to stay in Iraq, the official IRNA news agency reported.
tinyurl.com/36a48w
 
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Manufacturing Consent For War With Iran?:
 
Iraqi troops find cache of Iranian-made rockets, other weapons south of Baghdad:
 
The cache was found in one apartment and contained 17 bombs known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, three Iranian-made 107 mm rockets and an assortment of rifles and Iraqi security force uniforms.
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Weapons-Cache.php
 
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Saudi Shura council to discuss plan for sudden radioactive hazards:
 
The Saudi Shura council will secretly discuss national plans to deal with any sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards that may affect the kingdom following experts’ warnings of possible attacks on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactors, media reports said Saturday.
tinyurl.com/3c92ne
 
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2 killed as Taliban bomb Afghan power plant :
 
“Two employees of the station were killed and six people were wounded in the explosion,” said provincial police chief, Hussain Andiwal.
www.tradearabia.com/news/BRK_140901.html
 
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‘Reach out to the Taliban’: British defence secretary :
 
Britain should reach out to elements of the Taliban militia in Afghanistan who can be won over to the side of democracy, Defence Secretary Des Browne said in a newspaper interview published Saturday.
tinyurl.com/2pngwt
 
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Pakistani PM: war on terror top priority but will talk to militants;
 
The U.S. is seeking reassurance that the new coalition government will keep the pressure on extremist groups using Pakistan’s lawless northwest frontier as a springboard for attacks in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8088551
 
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Highlights of Pakistan PM’s speech ;
 
Following are the highlights of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani’s speech after getting an unopposed vote of confidence from the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
tinyurl.com/3bgz69
 
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Pakistan PM wants army back in barracks in two weeks :
 
The army should return to the barracks in two weeks, Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani said here Saturday, sending a strong message to the military to stay out of politics as ruling was ‘the right of the people’.
tinyurl.com/374xuj
 
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Pakistan against blows to Chinese sovereignty, says Musharraf:
 
President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that Pakistan was firmly opposed to any attempts to undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/March08/29/14.htm
 
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Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital:
 
Chinese security forces sealed off parts of Lhasa on Saturday and Tibet’s government-in-exile said it was investigating reports of fresh protests, weeks after the city was shaken by an anti-government riot.
tinyurl.com/39aw45
 
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Tibet: China’s ‘’cultural genocide’’:
 
Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has urged Beijing to give meaningful autonomy to Tibet and end China’s “cultural genocide” in the region
tinyurl.com/2ktd9m
 
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Israeli occupation forces shot dead Palestinian teenager in N Gaza :
 
The body of 18-year-old Tamer Dawass was hardly recognized due to the numerous gunshots he received.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/29/content_7880842.htm
 
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Abbas: Arab nations must send troops to Gaza to defend Palestinians:
 
Speaking at the Arab summit in Damascus Saturday, Palestinian President Mahmoud called on the international community, as well as on Arab nations, to send troops into Gaza in order to defend the Palestinians Authority against what he deemed Israeli aggression.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3524936,00.html
 
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Haniyeh: Hamas ready for cease fire with Israel:
 
Hamas will seriously consider a cease fire with Israel in the context of an agreement that includes an end to the blockade on the Gaza Strip and an opening of the crossings, the group’s Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday night.
tinyurl.com/3b6w83
 
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Hamas Urges Arab Leaders to Back Yemeni Initiative:
 
It described the Yemeni initiative as a “good and important opportunity” for the restoration of the Palestinian national unity, adding that the Sanaa declaration could pave the way for genuine inter-Palestinian dialogue.
tinyurl.com/2r69qp
 
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Barak fears Hamas West Bank takeover:
 
“We need to keep in mind the possibility that after all we have done, Hamas will take over the West Bank, not only by force but even in the upcoming general elections,” Barak told Jones, according to defense officials. “This is certainly a possibility.”
tinyurl.com/358xql
 
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Syrian president slams Israel for its military offensive in Gaza :
 
“The Israeli understanding of security can never be achieved because the Israeli occupation of the Arab territories contradicts with peace and security,” al-Assad said
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/29/content_7880858.htm
 
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Syria, Saudi Arabia conciliatory on Lebanon :
 
Syria promised Arab leaders at an annual summit on Saturday to cooperate in ending a political crisis in Lebanon, and regional power Saudi Arabia said it saw Damascus as part of the solution.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080329/ts_nm/arab_summit_dc
 
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Hariri probe blames ‘crime network’ :
 
A “criminal network” was responsible for the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister, killed in 2005, the new head of a UN inquiry panel has said, without naming any suspects.
tinyurl.com/372svo
 
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Ethiopian occupation troops shell Somali market, killing 11:
 
Residents said Ethiopian soldiers guarding Yusuf then launched shells at Bakara Market in the city below, killing a number of people and wounding dozens more.
tinyurl.com/ypgvsq
 
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US marine’s Haditha murder case dropped :
 
Military prosecutors have dropped all charges against a US marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children in the town of Haditha in 2005.
tinyurl.com/2w5mv3
 
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High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest :
 
Rising prices and a growing fear of scarcity have prompted some of the world’s largest rice producers to announce drastic limits on the amount of rice they export.
tinyurl.com/2d2br8
 
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S.Korea pension fund says to shun US Treasuries:
 
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s fifth-biggest pension fund, said on Thursday it was shying away from U.S. Treasuries because of falling yields and the weakening dollar.
www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7415585
 
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US to propose sweeping new powers for Fed: report:
 
Citing a summary of the plan provided by the administration, the newspaper said the Fed will gain the power to investigate any activities of financial institutions that threaten US economic stability, gather information and combat risks to the financial system as a whole.
tinyurl.com/2dgv8p
 
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Home Price Decline Steepest in 21 Years :
 
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index shows U.S. home prices fell 11.4 percent in January, its steepest drop since S&P started collecting data in 1987.
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