Das Theater mit den Geheimdienstinformationen über irakische Massenvernichtungswaffen


Wie die "Beweise" für den Kriegsgang gegen den Irak gezimmert wurden, wird an der letzten Blamage über die Behauptung deutlich, der Irak könne in 45 Minuten Massenvernichtungswaffen einsetzen.

¬> <a href="www.heise.de"target="_blank"> telepolis

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Bush Challenged on 'Safer America' Union Message


Security analysts and a leading human rights campaigner called Wednesday for a rethink of the war on terror and challenged President Bush's assertion that it was making America safer.

Bush devoted much of Tuesday's State of the Union address to rallying Americans behind the war on terror, telling them the nation must not falter and leave its work unfinished.

¬> reuters

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Another Day in Baghdad
War on Terrorism


The big news today is the plummeting value of the U.S. dollar in Iraq. Here are some figures to give you an idea of the current financial crisis in Iraq:

2 months ago: $1 = 1950 Iraqi Dinars (ID)

The value continued to drop, and 2 days ago the value was: $1 = 1410 ID

Yesterday: 1$ = 1100 ID

¬> guerrillanews.com

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High-res unedited photos of Saddam capture


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Suspect shells examined in Iraq


Coalition experts are examining dozens of mortar shells found in southern Iraq which could contain chemical weapons.

Danish troops who found them said they showed traces of blister gases - compounds which include mustard gas.

¬> bbc

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Bush Planned Iraqi Invasion Before Sept. 11-Report


Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill charges in a new book that President Bush entered office in January 2001 intent on invading Iraq and was in search of a way to go about it. O'Neill, who was fired in December 2002 as part of a shake-up of Bush's economic team, has become the first major Bush administration insider to launch an attack on the president.

¬> reuters

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Secret photo of a cowering dictator


THIS appears to be the moment Saddam Hussein was dragged from his hole and exposed to the world – but it is a snapshot the US military did not want the world to see.

¬> dailytelegraph.news.com.au ¬> old shit

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Shock and Awe
An Ace in the Hole


Would you look at that! A fallen dictator. As one more name is scratched off the 55 most wanted list, keep up to date with the latest in Iraq.

¬> new pic

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Nuclear weapon 'brochure' adds to US dilemma over Musharraf


Pakistan faced embarrassment yesterday with the publication of a sales brochure from its top-secret nuclear facility, apparently hawking technology and components to would-be nuclear powers.

The brochure from the AQ Khan Research Laboratories, the centre of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme, has an official-looking seal on the cover saying "Government of Pakistan".

¬> telegraph.co.uk

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‘Bee-lieve’ it or not, these bees find landmines


Bees set off for their frequent food runs and flock to an “odour of interest”, which is attractive because they associate it with a food source after conditioning. If that odour is vapour plumes of explosives, for example, scientists can map the location of landmines with the help of a laser system.

¬> khaleejtimes.com

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Al Qaeda websites warn "Our Muslim brothers in America"


Alarming messages published on known al Qaeda Web sites are claiming the terror network is about to launch its biggest strikes ever - and are warning Muslims to leave the cities of New York, Washington and Los Angeles.

The statements monitored by U.S. government agencies, as well as by a Washington-based terrorist research group, are part of the alarming increase in "chatter" among terrorist operatives in recent weeks that played a role in the Bush administration's decision to raise the nation's threat alert to high (orange).

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Fotos der "spiderhole" Saddams wurde im August aufgenommen


Die Frucht auf der Dattelpalme hinter dem Soldaten ist gelb. Diese Frucht wächst von einem März-August und wird im frühen Herbst geerntet. Datteln sind im August, nicht Dezember gelb.

¬> metafilter via babelfish ins deutsche

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