We have a saying in Irak which translates into English as follows:
“Away goes the white dog and now comes the black dog”.
It means, as you might suspect, that the differences between two people are so small and insignifcant that it is foolish to expect any difference between them either in their opinions or in...
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ناشد مسؤولو اللجوء وجماعات حقوق الإنسان عدداً من الدول الأوروبية بعدم إجبار طالبي اللجوء العراقيين، خصوصاً المنتمين منهم إلى أقليات، على العودة إلى بلادهم وذلك بسبب انعدام الأمن فيها. وقد جاءت هذه المناشدة رداً على الخطط التي أعلنتها المملكة المتحدة والسويد وهولندا والنرويج مؤخراً لإعادة اللاجئين العراقيين إلى بلدهم....
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There is an awful lot of nonsense being spouted about the legal position of the Israeli commandos, and their commanders, who attacked and killed civilians in a Turkish owned, flagged, and operated, ship in international waters.
Israel should lead investigation into attack on Gaza flotilla, says US | World news | The Guardian:
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So let’s see. Anyone remember 2006? Now let’s take a look at the most recent piece of vicious thuggery. They landed their commandos in international waters on a Turkish boat. (Never underestimate Turks they’re tough people when they have to be.) Now it transpires that contrary to the pack of lies that the Israelis...
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The Day In Quotes:
Hussein al Shahristani on bringing the Akkas, Mansouriya and Siba gasfields on stream
“Once these fields are put on stream, the production will be used to meet Iraq’s growing energy needs as well as possibly exporting to neighbouring countries or the European Union,” ...
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قالت صحيفة بريطانية ان وزارة الدفاع البريطانية التي تعاني نقصاً في السيولة المادية تواجه احتمال دفعها تعويضات لمئات العراقيين الذين تم اعتقالهم على يد الجيش البريطاني وتعرضوا لسوء المعاملة .
وذكرت صحيفة التايمز البريطانية على موقعها الالكتروني امس ان وزارة الدفاع سبق ودفعت ملايين الجنيهات كتعويضات لضحايا الاعتداء الجسدي والجنسي وسوء المعاملة من العراقيين...
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Parents of children with birth defects say Britain knew of US chemical weapons use
Allegations that Britain was complicit in the use of chemical weapons linked to an upsurge in child deformity cases in Iraq, are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence.
The case raises serious questions about the UK’s role in the American-led...
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The Day In Quotes:
35 year old man on the experience of being tortured by British troops in Basrah:
“The main problem is that my reputation is ruined. The people in our area, when they hear I have been arrested by the British Army, assumed I had been...
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Seven years after the US invasion of Iraq, violence is still taking the lives of countless Iraqis. Amnesty International’s new report Iraq, Civilians Under Fire exposes the ongoing violence inflicted on minority groups including women, gay men, religious minorities, and human rights activists, journalists and refugees.
Kidnapping, torture and murder are used by militias, terrorist...
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The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose sharply in April from the month before, a sign that insurgents may be trying to exploit political tensions after an election that produced no outright winner.
A total of 274 civilians were killed by bomb blasts or other attacks last month, compared with 216...
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