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Archive for July 11th, 2006

All The Judicial Guarantees Which Are Recognized As Indispensable By Civilized Peoples

“The Supreme Court has determined that Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 applies as a matter of law to the conflict with Al Qaeda. The Court found that the military commissions as constituted by the Department of Defense are not consistent with Common Article 3.
“It is my understanding that, aside from […]

Condolences

As a mark of respect and the grief we share with our much loved friend Fatima’s family there will be no postings tomorrow.
Ali, Ali (al-Basrawi), Anthony, Declan, Dubhaltach, Erdla, Gerard, Hussayn, Mark, Omar, Tony, Padhraic, Peter, Richard, Zeynab.
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Neighbourhood Watch

Scenes such as this are now common in Baghdad. The outbreak of inter-communal violence involving rocket attacks, mortars, grenades, shootings, and of course car and roadside bombings have escalated dramatically since last Thursday night.
In this composite graphic of scenes today in the Ghazaliya district going clockwise:

A resident behind his garden wall pockmarked with bullets […]

US DOD to reorganise contracting looting in Iraq

The Pentagon’s Business Transformation Agency has been ordered to restructure and transform contracting processes and systems in Iraq.
Gordon England, deputy secretary of Defense, has appointed Paul Brinkley, Defense deputy undersecretary for business transformation and co-director of BTA, to overhaul DOD contracting and occupation operations in Iraq. Brinkley is to evaluate:

contracting,
logistics,
fund distribution,
and financial management,

in Iraq to […]