January 24, 2005 – 8:17 pm
Seems that one of Saddam’s lawyers is in hiding: An Iraqi lawyer on Saddam Hussein’s defense team has received several death threats in the last three weeks and has gone into hiding, the chief defense attorney for the deposed Iraqi leader said Monday. Khalil al-Duleimi, one of 25 attorneys representing Saddam, told other lawyers on […]
January 22, 2005 – 7:28 pm
Breaking news, maybe, possibly, regarding the possible, maybe, capture of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Iraq’s interior minister on Saturday refused to comment on rumors that the top terror leader in the country had been taken into custody. "I wouldn’t like to comment for the time being," Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib said when asked about rumors that […]
January 17, 2005 – 9:08 pm
Missed this one from Saturday’s news, haven’t seen anyone else with it: A woman pulled a pistol on Iraq’s defense minister in his office but then broke down in tears in a failed assassination plot hatched by an Iraqi group in Syria, the minister said in comments published on Saturday. (emphasis mine) Shaalan said the […]
January 17, 2005 – 2:34 pm
No, seriously, whose side is he on? He comes out with his report on the US performing secret operations, scoping out Iran. The Bush administration has been carrying out secret reconnaissance missions to learn about nuclear, chemical and missile sites in Iran in preparation for possible airstrikes there, journalist Seymour Hersh said Sunday. The effort […]
January 15, 2005 – 10:01 am
From the Washington Post: Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA director’s think tank. Iraq provides terrorists with "a training ground, a recruitment ground, the opportunity for enhancing technical skills," said David B. Low, […]
January 14, 2005 – 6:32 pm
From the BBC: The outgoing head of the US Department of Homeland Security has said torture may be used in certain cases in order to prevent a major loss of life. Speaking to the BBC, Tom Ridge said the US did not condone the use of torture to extract information from terrorists. But he said […]
January 13, 2005 – 8:12 pm
Via CNS News: Iraq’s decision to allow all Iraqis — including Israelis of Iraqi descent — to vote in upcoming elections is "positive step" and "clear hint" that the post-Saddam government may be open to having diplomatic relations with Israel, an Israeli government official said. Anyone who is or was once an Iraqi citizen, even […]
January 12, 2005 – 6:54 pm
Say it ain’t so, Colin. How can you kick the Dems when they are down? U.S. troops will begin leaving Iraq this year as the Iraqi army, national guard and police force take on a larger security role, Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview released Wednesday by the State Department. Powell would […]
January 12, 2005 – 6:45 pm
From the Canada Free Press: Good works by American troops and their allies protecting our freedom in Iraq never find their way to the mainline media. Although virtually ignored by news outlets such as CNN and the New York Times, some of the out-of-the-news stories inspire a well of hope and inspiration. One such moving […]
December 30, 2004 – 6:13 pm
From the Washington Times: Six Navy SEALs filed a lawsuit against the Associated Press and one of its reporters yesterday, saying the news organization revealed their identities, compromised their security and invaded their privacy by publishing personal photographs in a Dec. 4 story. The complaint says AP reporter Seth Hettena used about 40 images from […]
