Thanks to Rottweiler Pup for this, in his words: "If you’re not willing to help this guy, then you don’t deserve to be calling yourself anything other than ‘Dhimmi’."

Brent Bennett, Jack Idema

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A little while back I got into a dispute with my bank, the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc. I made several comments on what I saw as the dire service, the poor levels of staff training, the even worse attitudes and very as I saw it poor standards paid to customer(ie myself) needs.

Indeed after a while I was given a choice by the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank of accepting a token payment as "settlement" without any admission of error on their part of the woes that past(in my view) for customer service with regards to myself.

The only other option, which as I lack both the money (as my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc knows) and time, ie I have to work; was to fight my claims through the courts and possibly bring much financial hardship upon myself.

Even more than had already been inflicted (in my opinion) again by my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc.

I recieved off them a letter stating that should I not withdraw my comments from my site they (the ever wonderfull Barclays, a fantastic bank that really cares about customer concerns, no serious stop laughing at the back there) could take my poos ass to court for damages against their coporate name. So under much duress I did accept their terms.

In the weeks and months that have followed I have decided that as they stated I shall not say a word about anything that has happened in the past, nor shall I insult them in any way shape or form but I shall and the law does allow this (even under the wonderfull rule of New Labour)express my opinion.

My view is:

Barclays Bank Plc provide poor service.
I am not happy with Barclays Bank Plc.
I dont want to be with them but until my overdraft is clear I am stuck with them.
Training needs to be improved.
I still feel that many of my complaints(none of which I shall mention in any way shape or form have not really been resolved)

Lastly I am not the only unhappy person with regards to the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc, as you can see from the links below.

http://www.blagger.com/db4/company_id/130/companyname/Barclays.html

http://www.litsl.com/miscellaneous/poor_customer_service/barclays_bank_barc_the_woolwich.html

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Barclays_Bank__Review_5133047

http://www.teneric.co.uk/forums/finance-forum/business-banking-complaints-4719.html

http://www.grumbletext.co.uk/vt.php?t=108

http://www.barclaystory.com/

Tags: Barclays Bank
Banking
Finance
Newport Gwent

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Casey Details Threats to Iraq, Progress to Combat Them By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2006 – The primary threats to Iraq's security are terrorists and death squads, the coalition commander in the country said today, and both must be addressed if Iraq is going to progress. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said the Iraqi people “aren't going to have the security that they want until the Iraqi security forces are the primary and dominant providers of security in the country. That won't happen until all militias and insurgents are disbanded.” Casey spoke to reporters this morning in Baghdad. He said the Iraqi security forces are developing and continue to evolve and that soon they will turn into “security forces that the Iraqi people can be proud of.” The Iraqi forces are receiving the equipment they need to deal with the enemy they face, Casey said. But they will receive more armored vehicles, more aircraft and more logistical capabilities in the coming months. Casey said that while he does not know when Iraqi forces will be able to take over the security mission, they’ll be able to take on security missions with very little coalition support over the next year to 18 months. The coalition and Iraqi government have a three-step process to develop the security forces, he said. The first step involved recruiting and training the army and police. This included giving the soldiers and police the weapons and equipment they need. “The second step was to put them into the lead, still with our support,” Casey said. “When they're in the lead, they're responsible for the area, and we still help them. That process is almost 75 percent complete.” The final step will be to get the forces to the stage where they can provide security independently. “That step becomes primarily building institutional capacity, building ministerial capacity and building the key enabling systems – logistics, intelligence, medical support, those kinds of things – that can support and sustain the armed forces in place for a longer period of time.” Casey stressed that the Iraqi army forces in Diwaniyah “acquitted themselves quite well” in fighting against militia forces in the city. “They had losses, but they gave much better than they got,” he said. “And that battle is not finished yet. There were (Iraqi) soldiers that were killed there. There is clearly an illegal armed force that is attempting to control areas of Diwaniyah, and I believe that the Iraqi division commander down there is going to continue to work to restore Iraqi governmental control to that city.” Disarming the militias is key to success in Iraq, Casey said, noting that the militias have to be confronted both politically and militarily. He said dealing with the militias is “fairly sophisticated and delicate, but both those tracks have to be pursued if we're going to stand the militias down in an appropriate fashion.” The experience in Baghdad illustrates the way to take down the militias. “What we're seeing in Baghdad, as these neighborhoods are cleared, is the Iraqi security forces that go in and hold the security in those neighborhoods,” he said. “I think when the people begin to feel more confidence in their security forces, they'll feel less need to rely on the militias.” Militias are a problem, with some militias “no better than murdering, criminal gangs” that “flout the rule of law every day,” Casey said. “Those need to be dealt with firmly by the government, because no government can stand to have criminal groups terrorizing their population.” Casey said he has great hopes for the establishment of the Iraqi ground force headquarters and joint headquarters, both to begin operations in the next few days. This will give Iraqi security forces the oversight from their government that has been missing, he said. Casey praised the work of the soldiers of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Baghdad. He extended the brigade’s tour of duty in Iraq for four months to help combat sectarian violence in the capital. “It puts our most capable force at the decisive point in the campaign, and that's what we needed,” he said. “They are magnificent young men and women, and their families are also magnificent for the support that they give these solders. I know it was difficult for the families. These soldiers are making a decisive difference here on the ground in Baghdad.”

MND-B Soldiers expel terrorists from Dora school
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers seized a cache containing weapons and munitions Sunday evening in Dora, a muhalla in southern Baghdad, during Operation Together Forward, after receiving a tip from a concerned Iraqi citizen.

The tip led Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, to a school where terrorists were hiding three rocket-propelled grenade rounds, three RPG launchers, five 60mm mortar rounds, a 60mm mortar tube, a 125mm rocket, two 107mm rocket, a PKC machinegun, multiple small-arms weapons with ammunition and various bomb-making materials.

Four male suspects were detained at the cache site.

Kidnapped Ramadi Police Employee Rescued by Iraqi Soldiers
REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM-5 PUBLIC AFFAIRS
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – An employee of the Ramadi police was discovered in the trunk of a Black Daewoo Prince in Fallujah by Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division during a cordon-and-search operation Sunday, Aug. 27.

“The rescue of the Iraqi citizen during Sunday’s intelligence-driven counterinsurgency operation in Fallujah is a result of the dedication and professionalism of the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the Iraqi Army,” said Marine Lt. Col. James Teeples, the senior military transition team advisor to 3-2-1. “From conception through execution, this was solely an Iraqi Army effort.”

As the soldiers conducted a vehicle check point, they spotted two insurgents abandon the Daewoo Prince and flee on foot. The soldiers subsequently approached the vehicle, and upon hearing screams and bangs emitting from the rear, opened the trunk. Inside they discovered the kidnapped Ramadi police employee, who had been bound by the insurgents.

The Iraqi man was extricated from the trunk, escorted to a Coalition forces post and then released.

Iraqi security forces capture bomb maker
BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces captured an improvised explosive device maker and IED cell leader Aug. 27 near Mussayib. The suspect is believed to have participated in multiple IED attacks on Coalition and Iraqi security forces, including one which took the lives of four U.S. servicemembers on May 5. This individual is also believed to be a supplier of IEDs to illegal armed groups inciting sectarian violence and government instability through kidnapping, murder and armed attacks.

The raid, conducted by Iraqi police with Coalition observers, occurred without incident and there were no civilian, Iraqi forces, or Coalition Force casualties

One additional individual was detained in this operation.

IA, IP in Ad Diwaniyah Repel AttackDIWANIYAH, Iraq -- Iraqi Army and police forces successfully fended off an attack by a large group of terrorists in the Al Eufrat, Al Jumhuri and Al Nahda districts of Ad Diwaniyah after a 12-hour battle today that ended at approximately 3:00 p.m.

Local Iraqi police and Soldiers from the 8th Iraqi Army Division went out on patrol to check reports of people gathering in the Al Eufrat district at approximately midnight Sunday. At about the same time, several explosions and shooting could be heard in various parts of the city.

At approximately 2:00 a.m. today, Soldiers from 8th Iraqi Army Division reported they were being attacked on Salem Street in the Al Jumhuri district and on various streets in the Al Nahda district. The battles lasted throughout the morning.

Coalition forces provided support to the Iraqi Security Forces by setting up blocking positions at several points on the outskirts of Ad Diwaniyah to prevent additional terrorists from entering the city.

A Polish MI-24 helicopter providing support to the ISF was hit with seven rounds of small arms fire at approximately 1:00 p.m. but was able to safely land at a nearby Coalition base.

Casualties are still being assessed. Enemy casualties are unknown at this time.

Additional information will be released as soon as it is available.

Tags: 101st Fighting Keyboardists
Iraq
MNF Iraq
Al Qaeda
War On Terror

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One of the biggest problems faced by those of us who campaign, week-in, week-out for the release of falsely-imprisoned U.S. Special Forces soldier Jack Idema and his compatriot Brent Bennett is the fact that mud sticks.

What this has meant for Jack and Brent is that the outright lies that they were guilty of kidnapping and torture have been repeated so often that many people assume there must be some truth behind the allegations. There isn’t.

The section of Jack’s counter-terrorist work, then, that has bearing on his arrest and the charges brought against him involved:

• Arresting suspected terrorists.
• Interrogating them in order to obtain actionable intelligence.

Let’s look at these in turn, weighing the credibility of Jack’s case against the claims made against him.

First, then, was Jack entitled to make arrests? The U.S. State Department and Karzai denied that this was the case, and, further, claimed Jack was never operating in an official capacity. However, if this was really the case, we need to ask ourselves how it is that Jack is able to provide ample photographic evidence to the contrary? Indeed, the attempts to deny Idema was involved in official counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan begin to look more than a little shaky when you see pictures of him:

• Leading columns of Northern Alliance troops
• Rescuing civilians from earthquake-hit regions
• Meeting with no less than five top Afghan Generals

All of the above should, if nothing else, make the Karzai/State Department denial that Jack was working in an official capacity seem scarcely credible. And if that’s that the case, how could he possibly be guilty of kidnapping the terrorists in his custody?

Second, did Jack torture anyone? This is, more than anything else, the aspect of the case that disturbed most people at the time of the first (September 2004) trial. Here’s what Jack and his men were accused of in early press-reports:

These terrorists, who were working directly for Osama bin Laden and Gulbideen Hekmatyar, both on America’s Most Wanted list, now claim they were tortured and abused; now claim we smashed their heads in bloody bags, cut off fingers, poured boiling water on them, hung them upside down and dipped them in boiling water, repeatedly burned them with cigarettes, beat them day and night, and refused to feed them.

Certainly, this makes for grim reading … Only, here’s the thing: No evidence that any of this took place has ever been presented. None.

When the terrorists Jack and his team arrested appeared in court to give evidence against him, all were in good health, with nary a scold, cigarette-burn, missing finger or bashed head in sight. Also, no photographic or forensic evidence of the alleged ‘torture’ was produced, and all Jack’s accusers refused to be sworn in (on the Koran) before giving testimony. Most tellingly, witnesses claimed that the head-basing and finger-chopping took place in the basement of Jack’s house. One, small problem with this claim is that the property in question had no basement.

So that’s the ‘case’ against Jack Idema and his team. Now here’s Jack himself, describing the real methods he used:

We kept them awake with 24 hours of non-stop questioning, played loud Rock and Roll music and offered to let them work for us if they would turn over on the others. All that we questioned turned on each other. When one didn’t, we did not beat him, we simple confronted him with two that were cooperating and he quickly decided to join the same team.
Once they told us a little we gave them non-stop Miranda soda and restaurant kabob and promises of a new job working against terrorism.
The soldiers in Iraq that claim their abuse of prisoners was ordered by MI (Military Intelligence) are liars. You only have a few days at most to get actionable intelligence. Let a terrorist sit in a cell and you lose the initiative to find the others. Beat the terrorists and he admits to anything or nothing. Again you lose. Humiliate the terrorist and he hates you and feeds you lies.
Your only way to get the terrorists to talk is sleep deprivation, promises for freedom if he gives up the other terrorists, and convincing the terrorist you are his friend.

So who do we believe? A group of known terrorists making claims that they either cannot substantiate or which are demonstrably untrue (Jack’s vanishing basement, the absence of bashed-in heads and missing fingers)? Or a U.S. Special Forces soldier with decades of service to his country behind him? Whatever the MSM who so-uncritically covered the case might think, this isn’t a trick question.

So what can we do? Well, anyone reading this with their own blog can sign up for the weekly Free Jack Idema Blogburst by emailing Cao or Rottweiler Puppy for details. I’d urge everyone to do this, as we’re still terribly short on takers. If you want to know more about the story, Cao’s Blog has a large section devoted to Jack Idema. There’s also a timeline here, and, of course, a huge amount of information is available over at SuperPatriots, without whose work none of us would have learned about Jack’s story.

You can also contact the following people and make your feelings known:

Secret US EMBASSY Fax: – 301-560-5729 (Local US Fax: Goes RIGHT TO Ambassador)
c/o US Ambassador Ronald Neuman
6180 Kabul Place
Dulles, VA 20189-6180

US Consul Russell Brown – 011-93-70201908 (Fired)

US Consul Addie Harchik- 011-93-70201908 (denied them water and mail at Thanksgiving)

US Embassy Translator Wahid – new – 011-93-70201902

US Embassy Translator Bashir Momman– 011-93-70201923

US Consul (friend of Jack’s Now fired) Dawn Schrepel– 011-93-70201908

Embassy of Afghanistan (Good guys, Northern Alliance)
2341 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: 202-483-6410, Fax: no. 202-483-6488

Ambassador Massoud Khalili (wounded with Massoud)
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Embassy of Afghanistan
New Delhi, India

H.E. Said Tayeb JAWAD (Afghan Ambassador- powerful in US)
Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington
2341 Wyoming Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: (+1-202) 483 6414
Fax: (+1-202) 483 9523

Mr. Jahed Hamrah, Consul General (pro-Taliban)
CONSULATE GENERAL OF
AFGHANISTAN IN NEW YORK
360 Lexington Avenue,
11th Floor New York,
New, York, NY 10017
Tel.: (+1-212) 972 2276 or 972 2277
Fax: (+1-212) 972 9046

Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E880
Washington, DC 20301-1000
Ph: (703) 692-7100
Fax: (703) 697-9080

Lt General William Boykin
Deputy Undersecretary
of Defense for Intelligence
1800 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E836
Washington, DC 20301
Ph: (703) 697-0170
Private Fax: (703) 697-9080

Stephen Cambone
Principle Deputy Secretary for Intelligence
1800 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E
Washington, DC 20310-0100

General Peter J. Shoomaker
Chief of Staff, Department of the Army
200 Army Pentagon – Room # 3E528
Washington, DC 20310-0200
Ph: (703) 695-2077 / Fax: (703) 614-5268

The Honorable John D. Negroponte
Director National Intelligence
New Executive Office Building
725 17th Street, N.W., Room 4203
Washington, DC 20503

The Committee
On Homeland Security
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Chairman Peter Hoekstra
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
H-405, U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC 20515-6415;
Office: (202) 225-4121 / Fax: (202) 225-1991
Toll Free: (877) 858-9040

M. Cherif BASSIOUNI
Independent Expert of the Commission on Human Rights
On the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNOG-OHCHR
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Ph: +41(0)22 917 97 27 Fax: +41(0)22 917 90 18
Email

Senator Steven Saland (Jack’s Rep and Neighbor)
9 Jonathan Lane
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Senator Elizabeth Dole (Jack’s Rep)
United States Senate
310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ph: 919.856.4630
Fax: 919.856.4053

Senator Elizabeth Dole (Jack’s Rep)
United States Senate
555 Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100

Senator Richard Burr (of Interest)
United States Senate
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3154 / Fax: (202) 228-2981

Senator Bill Nelson (in the fight on Jack’s Side)
United States Senate
Hart Senate Office Building
Room 716
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5274 / Fax: 202-228-2183
FL Fax 407-872-7165

Senator Dianne Feinstein (Bennett’s Representative)
United States Senate
Hart Office Building, Room 331
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3841

Representative Mike McIntyre (Jack’s Representative)
United States Congress
2437 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2731 / Fax (202) 225-5773

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (reference Captain Bennett- CA citizen)
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841 / Fax: 916-445-4633

Finally, PLEASE NOTE: The SuperPatriots and Jack images on this site are used with WRITTEN COPYRIGHT PERMISSION and any use by any third party is subject to legal action by SuperPatriots.US

Brent Bennett, Jack Idema

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A little while back I got into a dispute with my bank, the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc. I made several comments on what I saw as the dire service, the poor levels of staff training, the even worse attitudes and very as I saw it poor standards paid to customer(ie myself) needs.

Indeed after a while I was given a choice by the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank of accepting a token payment as "settlement" without any admission of error on their part of the woes that past(in my view) for customer service with regards to myself.

The only other option, which as I lack both the money (as my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc knows) and time, ie I have to work; was to fight my claims through the courts and possibly bring much financial hardship upon myself.

Even more than had already been inflicted (in my opinion) again by my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc.

I recieved off them a letter stating that should I not withdraw my comments from my site they (the ever wonderfull Barclays, a fantastic bank that really cares about customer concerns, no serious stop laughing at the back there) could take my poos ass to court for damages against their coporate name. So under much duress I did accept their terms.

In the weeks and months that have followed I have decided that as they stated I shall not say a word about anything that has happened in the past, nor shall I insult them in any way shape or form but I shall and the law does allow this (even under the wonderfull rule of New Labour)express my opinion.

My view is:

Barclays Bank Plc provide poor service.
I am not happy with Barclays Bank Plc.
I dont want to be with them but until my overdraft is clear I am stuck with them.
Training needs to be improved.
I still feel that many of my complaints(none of which I shall mention in any way shape or form have not really been resolved)

Lastly I am not the only unhappy person with regards to the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc, as you can see from the links below.

http://www.blagger.com/db4/company_id/130/companyname/Barclays.html

http://www.litsl.com/miscellaneous/poor_customer_service/barclays_bank_barc_the_woolwich.html

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Barclays_Bank__Review_5133047

http://www.teneric.co.uk/forums/finance-forum/business-banking-complaints-4719.html

http://www.grumbletext.co.uk/vt.php?t=108

http://www.barclaystory.com/

Tags: Barclays Bank
Banking
Finance
Newport Gwent

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A little while back I got into a dispute with my bank, the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc. I made several comments on what I saw as the dire service, the poor levels of staff training, the even worse attitudes and very as I saw it poor standards paid to customer(ie myself) needs.

Indeed after a while I was given a choice by the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank of accepting a token payment as "settlement" without any admission of error on their part of the woes that past(in my view) for customer service with regards to myself.

The only other option, which as I lack both the money (as my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc knows) and time, ie I have to work; was to fight my claims through the courts and possibly bring much financial hardship upon myself.

Even more than had already been inflicted (in my opinion) again by my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc.

I recieved off them a letter stating that should I not withdraw my comments from my site they (the ever wonderfull Barclays, a fantastic bank that really cares about customer concerns, no serious stop laughing at the back there) could take my poos ass to court for damages against their coporate name. So under much duress I did accept their terms.

In the weeks and months that have followed I have decided that as they stated I shall not say a word about anything that has happened in the past, nor shall I insult them in any way shape or form but I shall and the law does allow this (even under the wonderfull rule of New Labour)express my opinion.

My view is:

Barclays Bank Plc provide poor service.
I am not happy with Barclays Bank Plc.
I dont want to be with them but until my overdraft is clear I am stuck with them.
Training needs to be improved.
I still feel that many of my complaints(none of which I shall mention in any way shape or form have not really been resolved)

Lastly I am not the only unhappy person with regards to the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc, as you can see from the links below.

http://www.blagger.com/db4/company_id/130/companyname/Barclays.html

http://www.litsl.com/miscellaneous/poor_customer_service/barclays_bank_barc_the_woolwich.html

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Barclays_Bank__Review_5133047

http://www.teneric.co.uk/forums/finance-forum/business-banking-complaints-4719.html

http://www.grumbletext.co.uk/vt.php?t=108

http://www.barclaystory.com/

Tags: Barclays Bank
Banking
Finance
Newport Gwent

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This is brilliant, absolute genius. And so so true. Word of warning contains so rude words so is not safe if your viewing this from work.


Anyone outside of the UK be glad your not stuck with the biased bloated, left wing, shit spouting, photo faking, crap producing, wank talking, bank account draining BBC.


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/seb.hunt/

Tags: BBC
Humour
TV License

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A quick settlement of an arguement. A few days ago I used the phrase "Islamonazi" to descibe muslim terrorists. Nothing wrong with that you might think but someone took offense at that, argued that Islam had nothing to do with the Nazi party, that there were in fact no ties between them.

In short a new age lefty arguement that has a/no basis in fact and b/ attempts to gloss over well known historical facts.

So I pointed out the ties between Islamic leaders (who saw in Hitler a leader who was against the powers occupying the middle east at that time and someone who agreed with them on the so called Jewish problem)and the Nazi elite, the fact that muslims were courted by the nazis and even took up arms for the German cause.


As I Could not be bothered to prove my point any more I decided to make a collage of the remaining pics that I found with a simple Google search, took me all of five minutes to gather these pics together.




Anyway after explaining about the ties between the Nazi party and the "religion of peace" a link that still carrys on today. I also pointed out that the autobiography of a certain Austrian painter sells rather well in the middle east, the nazis views of the Jews have been adopted wholesale by radical islamists.

Lastly a quick e-mail of said pictures to his in box I think shall settle the arguement once and for all. (Below another one I made up by merging two pics together. I like the result.)



Finally a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Amin_al-Husayni

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (April 5, 2006) — Deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein could face trial as early as next month for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity in his1980s crackdown against Iraqi Kurds.

Investigative judge Raid Juhi told the Associated Press the charges against Hussein and six others had been filed with another judge, who will review the evidence and order a trial date. Under the Iraqi judicial system, the move is tantamount to an indictment.

"These people were subjected to forced displacement and illegal detentions of thousands of civilians. They were placed in detention centers. The villages were destroyed and burned,” said Juhi, who also said Kurdish homes and houses of worship were leveled.

"Within days the case will be moved to us," said Chief Prosecutor Jaafar al-Moussawi in an interview with Reuters.

The case involves Saddam's role in Operation Anfal, a three-phase move against northern-Iraqi Kurds in the late 1980s. Operation Anfal included the March 16 gassing of Halabja, which killed 5,000 men, women and children. Human rights groups consider the Halabja attack one of the gravest atrocities attributed to Hussein's regime.

Although Human Rights Watch estimates that upwards of 50,000 Kurds were killed during the Anfal campaign, Kurdish authorities say the number is double that figure. But both conclude that multiple-tens of thousands of Iraq’s Kurds were systematically killed in ground offensives and air strikes and that thousands of Kurdish villages were razed and resettled by Arabs.

Saddam's co-defendants include his cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid aka "Chemical Ali," who allegedly led the 1988 chemical attack on Halabja.

Iraqi, Coalition Soldiers seize more suspects and caches

Iraqi security forces made several gains against terrorists and insurgents so far this week as a Coalition Police Transition Team provides specialized training to Iraqi Police.

7th Iraqi Army Division and Coalition troops captured five suspected insurgents and a weapons cache near Karabilah April 3. The cache contained AK-47 rifles and ammunition, a bag of detonation cord, blasting caps and rocket-propelled grenade boosters. No injuries or damages were reported.

Other Iraqi Soldiers found another cache the same day near Ramadi. Soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division discovered a cache of mortar rounds, hand-held radios and artillery detonators during a raid in southeast Ramadi.

The previous day, Soldiers from the 1st and 7th Iraqi Army Divisions captured 15 suspected insurgents. Soldiers from the 7th arrested eight people near Ramadi and three others near Karabilah. The troops detained the military-aged males for suspected insurgent activity while conducting patrols in the areas. One of the detainee’s had been named on a suspect list.

Soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division detained four additional suspects in Khalidiyah April 2. Each of the arrests occurred during joint security patrols with Coalition troops.

U.S. Army Military Police continue to train the Iraqi Security Forces to protect and secure their country, recently focusing on room clearing procedures at a police station in Baqubah.

The 978th Military Police Company conducts training at more than 15 police stations in Diyala Province. The MPs, attached to 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band of Brothers, approach the training with the same crawl-walk-run philosophy used to train their own.

“We go there [to the Iraqi police station], we teach a certain thing and we’ll just work on that for a couple days,” said Sgt. Frank Zavala, an instructor with the 978th MP Company. “Then we’ll just keep building up on that until they get it down.”

The learning curve for a new Iraqi policeman is much like that of a new enlistee learning basic combat training. “We can obviously tell that a lot of these people have not done this before,” said Spc. Robert Stearns, 978th MP Company. “When we do our own AIT in the MP corps, it is very similar.”

The Soldiers conveyed the basic principles as well as the details, knowing small mistakes can be fatal, “Like putting a finger on a trigger or not paying attention where their sectors of fire were,” Stearns said.

The Iraqi police are an important part of the future stability of Iraq, and training efforts like this one will eventually enable them to sustain their own training and become independent.

(Compiled from official Defense Department and wire sources)

Iraqi leader takes action toward peace

FOB KALSU, Iraq – Seeking a unified province free from terrorism and sectarian violence, leaders of groups in Babil came together Aug. 20 in Al Hillah to reconcile and denounce sectarian violence.

Iraqi Security Force leadership, representatives of the Iraqi national government, local government officials, social leaders, tribal sheik leaders and religious leaders, joined together at the Iraqi police academy convention hall to map out a strategic plan to shape Babil’s peaceful future.

“This was Iraqi generated, Iraqi led,” said Col. John Tully, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, an invited guest of the ISF leadership present at the conference “They are clearly trying to come to grips with the issues their society is facing.”

The meeting was orchestrated by Maj. Gen. Qais Hamza, Babil provincial police chief, to bring representatives of every facet of Babil culture to the conference and provide them a forum to speak. It is hoped the meeting would signify the commencement of a new era in the region and the end of terrorism in southern Iraq, said a sheik in attendance.

“We have Sunnis, Shias, women, children – that is a miracle in this day of age,” he said. “Everybody knows what needs to be done, but Gen. Qais is the person who decided that it was time to quit talking and start acting.”

The idea came in coordination with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki’s 24-point national reconciliation initiative plan he outlined to the Iraqi National Council of Representatives in June. Sectarian violence has plagued Iraq for much of the year, and leaders of Babil said they wanted to lead the rest of the nation in heeding al Maliki’s words.

The meeting started off with children from the area singing the Iraqi national anthem and readings from the Holy Koran. Many of those in attendance took turns speaking about the current situation in Iraq and Babil and then gave their suggestions on how to unify the region.

“There is no winner in war,” said Aeman Alkhafaji. “Everybody is a loser.”

Speaking on behalf of a women’s rights group, Alkhafaji said sectarian violence is destroying the greatest part of Iraqi culture – the family. When the man of the house dies, there is no one to provide for the family, no backbone present to steer their children to their future. Or when a woman is killed, it crushes the family dynamic and children lose the comforting tender side of the family.

“A woman without her man is like land without water,” she said. “And a man without his woman is like a ship without sail.”

Numerous Sunni and Shia tribal leaders spoke before the congregation and offered their hand to one another, promising to not let the trouble witnessed in Baghdad infiltrate their region.

“We are not Sunni or Shiite, Kurdish or Christians,” one sheik said. “We are Iraqis, and we intend to secure Iraq. The people who are fighting the old regime and each other are the same people that have lived together for over a thousand years and have drank from these two rivers.”

After a brief recess for lunch, Qais proposed a reconciliation agreement draft he drew up. The agreement’s last paragraph reads: “We have sworn this oath; we accept the promise of the Provincial Government to provide security for all citizens without regard to their sect, ethnicity or political party affiliation and to work toward inclusive, representative government unencumbered by bias and disenfranchisement.

Qais then challenged the more than 500 in attendance to sign the oath and make every effort to make Babil the place all of Iraq strives to be. A large reproduction of the oath each person received was placed near the door and everyone signed it as they exited the conference.

“Let Babil be the example for the freedom and the mixture that we have in Iraq,” said Col. Abbas, Al Hillah police chief.

Smiles were abundant as the participants left the conference, shook hands and offered kind words to each other. More work is left to do, but the initiative Qais introduced seemed to have struck a chord with the people who attended.

“It was very uplifting,” said Tully. “In this society, when you get that many Sunni and Shia sheiks to support a plan, there is a chance for success.

“If Babil can keep people like Gen. Qais in leadership positions, it will be the most progressive and truly democratic province of the southern provinces in Iraq.”

Terrorist attack foiled in Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq – Iraqi Police and Task Force Band of Brothers’ Soldiers thwarted a terrorist attack against a Mosul police station Wednesday.

The attack began with a terrorist, dressed as a police officer, approached the gate to the police station and detonated his suicide vest, killing himself and wounding six police officers.

Immediately following the explosion, two other masked terrorists attempted to attack the station with small arms fire. Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division quickly identified and engaged the gunmen, killing both.

The wounded police officers were transported to a nearby coalition medical facility.

Complex Attack From Al Kilami Mosque

Multinational Force – West PAO

CAMP AR RAMADI, Iraq – At approximately 12:30 p.m. today, Coalition Forces were attacked from the Al Qadir Al Kilami mosque in Ramadi. The complex attack included small arms and machine gun fire, rocket propelled grenades, hand grenades, and an improvised explosive device attack.

Coalition Forces returned fire in self-defense, using escalation of force procedures, and finally fired several main gun rounds from M1 tanks into the mosque in order to defeat the attackers. The mosque suffered serious structural damage to the dome and minaret. One Coalition Force Soldier was wounded in the attack and later returned to duty. Enemy and civilian casualties are unknown at this time.

CF seize weapons, munitions, detain 6 suspected terrorists

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – A platoon of Estonian soldiers attached to 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, detained five suspected terrorists and seized their weapons after a small-arms engagement Tuesday north of Baghdad in Saab al Bour.

The Estonian soldiers searched the area near the source of the hostile fire and seized three AK-47 assault rifles, a PKC machine gun with ammunition and a sniper scope.

The suspects are being held for questioning.

In a separate incident, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, confiscated a large weapons cache and detained one suspected terrorist Tuesday in eastern Baghdad.

The MND-B Soldiers discovered the cache when they stopped a suspicious looking convoy of civilian vehicles and found several armed men mixed in with the vehicles.

Upon searching the vehicles, the Soldiers discovered 28 AK-47 assault rifles, three PKM machineguns, a Dragunov rifle, 55 AK-47 magazines and various amounts of ammunition.

The weapons were confiscated and a suspected terrorist is being held for questioning.

IA advisors detain suspected terrorist

1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – A patrol from 2nd Tank Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division’s Military Transition Team, captured a suspected terrorist after their patrol struck a roadside bomb north of Baghdad at approximately 11:15 a.m. Wednesday.

The 2nd Bde, 9th IAD advisors requested attack aviation to provide aerial reconnaissance, and the attack helicopter support from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, identified a possible triggerman’s hide site.

The patrol searched the area and seized a suspected terrorist.

Meanwhile, a recovery team arrived to haul the damaged vehicle back to Camp Taji. The patrol returned to Camp Taji and
brought the detainee for further questioning.

Iraqi Forces Conduct Two Raids in Central Iraq

BAGHDAD – Iraqi army and security forces, with coalition forces observing, conducted multiple early-morning raids on August 23, capturing three primary suspects associated with emplacing improvised explosive devices and participating in illegal armed groups.

The first raid captured a person suspected of emplacing IEDs and targeting U.S. military personnel in Ar Ramadi. The raid was conducted without incident and five other persons were detained for questioning.

The second raid captured two persons who allegedly belonged to a cell that engaged in promoting sectarian violence through kidnapping and murder in southern Baghdad. The raid, conducted as part of Operation Together Forward, occurred without further incident.

No civilian, Iraqi forces or coalition forces were injured during the operations.

1st Sqdn., 61st Cav Regt., receives tip, frees hostage

FOB RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers freed a local national being held against his will Thursday in western Baghdad’s Salman Pak neighborhood.

Soldiers from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, received a tip that there was illegal activity going on at the Salman Pak gas station.

After cordoning off and searching the gas station, Soldiers found an Iraqi civilian in an outbuilding that was secured from the outside. The individual was freed and taken to a secure location, where he provided the names for 21 terrorists in the Salman Pak area. The names were then provided to the 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division.

The incident is currently under investigation by Iraqi authorities.

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A little while back I got into a dispute with my bank, the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc. I made several comments on what I saw as the dire service, the poor levels of staff training, the even worse attitudes and very as I saw it poor standards paid to customer(ie myself) needs.

Indeed after a while I was given a choice by the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank of accepting a token payment as "settlement" without any admission of error on their part of the woes that past(in my view) for customer service with regards to myself.

The only other option, which as I lack both the money (as my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc knows) and time, ie I have to work; was to fight my claims through the courts and possibly bring much financial hardship upon myself.

Even more than had already been inflicted (in my opinion) again by my bank the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc.

I recieved off them a letter stating that should I not withdraw my comments from my site they (the ever wonderfull Barclays, a fantastic bank that really cares about customer concerns, no serious stop laughing at the back there) could take my poos ass to court for damages against their coporate name. So under much duress I did accept their terms.

In the weeks and months that have followed I have decided that as they stated I shall not say a word about anything that has happened in the past, nor shall I insult them in any way shape or form but I shall and the law does allow this (even under the wonderfull rule of New Labour)express my opinion.

My view is:

Barclays Bank Plc provide poor service.
I am not happy with Barclays Bank Plc.
I dont want to be with them but until my overdraft is clear I am stuck with them.
Training needs to be improved.
I still feel that many of my complaints(none of which I shall mention in any way shape or form have not really been resolved)

Lastly I am not the only unhappy person with regards to the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc, as you can see from the links below.

http://www.blagger.com/db4/company_id/130/companyname/Barclays.html

http://www.litsl.com/miscellaneous/poor_customer_service/barclays_bank_barc_the_woolwich.html

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Barclays_Bank__Review_5133047

http://www.teneric.co.uk/forums/finance-forum/business-banking-complaints-4719.html

http://www.grumbletext.co.uk/vt.php?t=108

http://www.barclaystory.com/

Tags: Barclays Bank
Banking
Finance
Newport Gwent

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A little while back I got into a dispute with my bank, the ever wonderful Barclays Bank Plc. I made several comments on what I saw as the dire service, the poor levels of staff training, the even worse attitudes and very as I saw it poor standards paid to customer(ie myself) needs.

Indeed after a while I was given a choice by the ever wonderful Barclays Bank of accepting a token payment as "settlement" without any admission of error on their part of the woes that past(in my view) for customer service with regards to myself.

The only other option, which as I lack both the money (as my bank the ever wonderful Barclays Bank Plc knows) and time, ie I have to work; was to fight my claims through the courts and possibly bring much financial hardship upon myself.

Even more than had already been inflicted (in my opinion) again by my bank the ever wonderful Barclays Bank Plc.

I recieved off them a letter stating that should I not withdraw my comments from my site they (the ever wonderful Barclays, a fantastic bank that really cares about customer concerns, no serious stop laughing at the back there) could take my poor ass to court for damages against their coporate name. So under much duress I did accept their terms.

In the weeks and months that have followed I have decided that as they stated I shall not say a word about anything that has happened in the past, nor shall I insult them in any way shape or form but I shall and the law does allow this (even under the wonderful rule of New Labour)express my opinion.

My view is:

Barclays Bank Plc provide poor service.
I am not happy with Barclays Bank Plc.
I don't want to be with them but until my overdraft is clear I am stuck with them.
Training needs to be improved.
I still feel that many of my complaints(none of which I shall mention in any way shape or form have not really been resolved)

Lastly I am not the only unhappy person with regards to the ever wonderfull Barclays Bank Plc, as you can see from the links below.

http://www.blagger.com/db4/company_id/130/companyname/Barclays.html

http://www.litsl.com/miscellaneous/poor_customer_service/barclays_bank_barc_the_woolwich.html

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Barclays_Bank__Review_5133047

http://www.teneric.co.uk/forums/finance-forum/business-banking-complaints-4719.html

http://www.grumbletext.co.uk/vt.php?t=108

http://www.barclaystory.com/

Tags: Barclays Bank
Banking
Finance
Newport Gwent

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Terrorist attack foiled in Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq – Iraqi Police and Task Force Band of Brothers’ Soldiers thwarted a terrorist attack against a Mosul police station Wednesday.

The attack began with a terrorist, dressed as a police officer, approached the gate to the police station and detonated his suicide vest, killing himself and wounding six police officers.

Immediately following the explosion, two other masked terrorists attempted to attack the station with small arms fire. Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division quickly identified and engaged the gunmen, killing both.

The wounded police officers were transported to a nearby coalition medical facility.

Iraqi leader takes action toward peace

FOB KALSU, Iraq – Seeking a unified province free from terrorism and sectarian violence, leaders of groups in Babil came together Aug. 20 in Al Hillah to reconcile and denounce sectarian violence.

Iraqi Security Force leadership, representatives of the Iraqi national government, local government officials, social leaders, tribal sheik leaders and religious leaders, joined together at the Iraqi police academy convention hall to map out a strategic plan to shape Babil’s peaceful future.

“This was Iraqi generated, Iraqi led,” said Col. John Tully, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, an invited guest of the ISF leadership present at the conference “They are clearly trying to come to grips with the issues their society is facing.”

The meeting was orchestrated by Maj. Gen. Qais Hamza, Babil provincial police chief, to bring representatives of every facet of Babil culture to the conference and provide them a forum to speak. It is hoped the meeting would signify the commencement of a new era in the region and the end of terrorism in southern Iraq, said a sheik in attendance.

“We have Sunnis, Shias, women, children – that is a miracle in this day of age,” he said. “Everybody knows what needs to be done, but Gen. Qais is the person who decided that it was time to quit talking and start acting.”

The idea came in coordination with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki’s 24-point national reconciliation initiative plan he outlined to the Iraqi National Council of Representatives in June. Sectarian violence has plagued Iraq for much of the year, and leaders of Babil said they wanted to lead the rest of the nation in heeding al Maliki’s words.

The meeting started off with children from the area singing the Iraqi national anthem and readings from the Holy Koran. Many of those in attendance took turns speaking about the current situation in Iraq and Babil and then gave their suggestions on how to unify the region.

“There is no winner in war,” said Aeman Alkhafaji. “Everybody is a loser.”

Speaking on behalf of a women’s rights group, Alkhafaji said sectarian violence is destroying the greatest part of Iraqi culture – the family. When the man of the house dies, there is no one to provide for the family, no backbone present to steer their children to their future. Or when a woman is killed, it crushes the family dynamic and children lose the comforting tender side of the family.

“A woman without her man is like land without water,” she said. “And a man without his woman is like a ship without sail.”

Numerous Sunni and Shia tribal leaders spoke before the congregation and offered their hand to one another, promising to not let the trouble witnessed in Baghdad infiltrate their region.

“We are not Sunni or Shiite, Kurdish or Christians,” one sheik said. “We are Iraqis, and we intend to secure Iraq. The people who are fighting the old regime and each other are the same people that have lived together for over a thousand years and have drank from these two rivers.”

After a brief recess for lunch, Qais proposed a reconciliation agreement draft he drew up. The agreement’s last paragraph reads: “We have sworn this oath; we accept the promise of the Provincial Government to provide security for all citizens without regard to their sect, ethnicity or political party affiliation and to work toward inclusive, representative government unencumbered by bias and disenfranchisement.

Qais then challenged the more than 500 in attendance to sign the oath and make every effort to make Babil the place all of Iraq strives to be. A large reproduction of the oath each person received was placed near the door and everyone signed it as they exited the conference.

“Let Babil be the example for the freedom and the mixture that we have in Iraq,” said Col. Abbas, Al Hillah police chief.

Smiles were abundant as the participants left the conference, shook hands and offered kind words to each other. More work is left to do, but the initiative Qais introduced seemed to have struck a chord with the people who attended.

“It was very uplifting,” said Tully. “In this society, when you get that many Sunni and Shia sheiks to support a plan, there is a chance for success.

“If Babil can keep people like Gen. Qais in leadership positions, it will be the most progressive and truly democratic province of the southern provinces in Iraq.”

MND-B Soldiers nab 5 terrorists after small-arms fire engagement

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained five suspected terrorists after being attacked by small-arms fire at approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday in the neighborhood of Saab Al Bour just north of Baghdad.

The Soldiers also confiscated three AK-47s, a PKC with a sniper scope and ammunition.

The detainees are being held for questioning.

IA, MND-B Soldiers find, disarm 7 explosive devices in Baghdad area

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraqi army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers discovered and destroyed seven improvised-explosive devices in and around Baghdad Monday.

Iraqi army soldiers found and disarmed an improvised-explosive device at approximately 10 a.m. in an area south of Baghdad. An explosive ordnance team from 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, destroyed the device.

In another incident, Soldiers from 2nd BCT located an IED on the side of a road southeast of Iskandariyah at approximately 9:30 a.m. An EOD team detonated the 152mm round.

Soldiers from 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th BCT, 4th Inf. Div., found a roadside bomb consisting of a 122mm mortar round partially buried in a main thoroughfare of Ameriyah at approximately 11:20 a.m. The device was removed and destroyed by an EOD team.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., noticed a copper wire coming out of the ground and leading back to a house nearby while conducting a reconnaissance mission near Najaf at approximately 8:10 a.m. Upon inspection, they discovered the wire ran to a firing position previously used for explosive devices and to a second explosive device. An EOD team disarmed and destroyed the explosive devices.

In a similar incident at approximately 11:50 a.m., Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st BCT, found a 152mm IED on the side of a rural road near Al Hjaddah in the far northern suburbs of Baghdad. An EOD team destroyed the roadside bomb.

In another incident, Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, discovered an IED buried in the middle of a busy road in Yusufiyah while conducting a route-clearance mission at approximately 2 p.m. The 120mm mortar round was unearthed and destroyed by an EOD team.

There were no injuries or damage to property in any of the incidents.

Operations have taken place in Doura, Shula, Nur, Ghazaliyah and Ameriyah from Aug. 7-22. During this time, Iraqi army, Iraqi police and MND-B Soldiers have cleared approximately 31,000 buildings and 25 mosques, detained 70 suspected terrorists, seized 529 weapons, registered 341 weapons, found 19 weapons and munitions caches and removed 1,570 tons of trash.

IA, MND-B Soldiers seize weapons, munitions, detain 5 suspected terrorists

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Baghdad Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, discovered a munitions cache while on a dismounted patrol northwest of Baghdad Sunday night.

The cache consisted of 20 120mm rounds and a 155mm round.

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team performed a controlled detonation of the munitions.

In a separate incident earlier in the day, Iraqi army soldiers from 5th Special Troops Company, 9th Iraqi Army Division, detained five suspected terrorists and seized weapons and munitions during a permissive entry of the Al Fadly Mosque in Bob al Shaam north of Baghdad.

A tip from a concerned citizen led the soldiers to the weapons, which included seven AK-47 assault rifles, two PKC machine guns, two pistols, 20 fully-loaded magazines of 7.62mm ammunition, three handheld radios rigged as bomb detonators and a set of body armor.

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Re-think Helmand Mission Impossible

13th death in past three months in ‘Britain’s Vietnam’

**The "shock" title above and the gutless new age lefty drivel below are taken from the website of our piss poor MP, the proven libelist and pro druggie MP Paul Flynn. Mr Flynn has an anti US/Anti Blair/Anti Israel axe to grind.

Just look at the title he refers to the rebuilding work in Afganistan as "Britains Vietnam" and then decides he had best point out that most of the deaths previously are the result of "accidents" , what he covers up is the large number of Taliban and drug dealing scum that have been removed from Afganistan, the good work on the part of our troops in bringing security to Afganistan and of course the many brave Afgans who put their life on the line each and every day in order to make their nation a safer place to live.

That of course is something that a coward and a proven liar would never understand.

Paul Flynn MP Newport West called on the Government to rethink the mission impossible in Helmand. Thirteen British soldiers have been killed in Helmand Province in the past three months. Only seven died in the past five years in Afghanistan - mostly as a result of accidents.

In a Commons debate in February the Government was told that the Helmand incursion was a doomed, suicidal mission that could lead to a ‘British Vietnam’ and increase the threat of terrorism. As the Defence Secretary Des Browne has confessed the Taliban have been energised by the presence of British troops and today’s Sunday Independent (See must read) report the growing re-conquest by the Taliban of the Helmand Province. Despite the presence of 4,000 British troops, a 70-year-old woman and her son were hanged recently in Helmand by the Taliban on charges of spying for the government.

Two recent EDMs below.DEATHS IN HELMAND PROVINCE (No. 2)05.07.2006 Flynn, Paul That this House is distressed at the news of the death of the sixth British soldier in Helmand Province; acknowledges the worthwhile benefits of the UK's presence in Afghanistan since 2001 in deposing the previous regime and eliminating much of its medieval cruelty but is appalled by the imposition by President Karsai of warlords, criminals, gangsters and drug smugglers as police chiefs in many provinces inciting tribal resentment; regrets that the incursion into the previously peaceful province of Helmand to destroy its only means of livelihood has inevitably inflamed local antagonism and multiplied support for the Taliban; and calls for an immediate rethink of the UK's role in Helmand before the lives of more British soldiers are sacrificed. That this House records its sorrow at the deaths of five British soldiers in Helmand Province and salutes their courage and professionalism; regrets the complacency of the April statement of the former Defence Secretary that the mission could be over in three years `without firing one shot'; is appalled that after five years of expensive drug eradication this year's poppy harvest will be the biggest ever and the British street price of heroin the lowest ever; believes the threat to destroy the main livelihood of the people of Helmand has incited murderous resentment against UK troops and increased support for the Taliban that could lead to a British Vietnam and Afghani terrorism on British streets; further believes that the only practical reform would be to license poppy farmers to use their crops to end the world shortage of morphine; and calls for a rethink of a policy of using bombs and bullets to win hearts and minds.

**Well there you see it a Zanu New Labour mp out to make cheap capital out of the deaths of brave service men and woman, just to promote his own pro drug anti Bush/Blair agenda. Words fail me with this man, he is on a par with cat copier and total amoral cunt George Galloway. A proven liar, self confessed libelist a man with no moral fiber what so ever, this talentless sack of shit shames the noble house of Parliment. A sad and lonely MP who thinks it a fine thing to snipe and jibe at his betters.

Shame on him and the amoral lord Haw Haw types that fill the ranks of Zanu New Labour these days.

Paul Flynn MP, oh sorry its Private James Frazer from Dad's Army. Still according to Mr Flynn we are "All doomed!"

Link to the libelists anti US/Israel whittering: http://www.paulflynnmp.co.uk/newsdetail.jsp?id=465
Link to Paul Flynn EDM's: http://www.paulflynnmp.co.uk/hotnewsdetail.jsp?id=1109

http://paul-flynn.blogspot.com/2006/04/paul-flynn-mp-libelist.html
My previous articles on the libelist:
ID cards: id-cards-list-of-mps-who-voted-yes.
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/02/paul-flynn-mp-fucktard.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/01/paul-flynn-libelist-mp-soft-on-drugs.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/01/some-bits-on-jessica-morden-mp.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2005/12/paul-flynn-convicted-of-libel-still.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2005/11/paul-flynn-pays-out-36000.html
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2006/01/labour-isnt-working-loudmouth-libelist.ht
media stories about the libel case where MP Paul Flynn ran his mouth:
From CSC site
from icnetwork
from independent
from money.guardian
The libelists site: http://www.paulflynnmp.co.uk/
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Reprinted from the site of the prophet Mo.

Hi Dudes,

Just going through a few old pics and I came across this one of me and Aysha
(my 6 year old wife) and thought you may like to see it.

http://www.prophetmohammed.co.uk/wedding.html

Now I know that most of my Muslim followers prefer to forget that Allah's
favourite prophet (that's me) married a 6 year old when he was in his 50s,
but I guess that with photos like this there's just no getting away from it!

Love and peace,

Mo (PBUM)(Peace be upon Me)

Tags: Mohammed
Links: http://www.prophetmohammed.co.uk

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Although illegally-imprisoned U.S. Special Forces soldier Jack Idema and his compatriot Captain Brent Bennett are now held under the protection of their friends in the Northern Alliance, it’s always worth remembering how different things were for them in the months prior to their first trial back in 2004.

While the terrorists we capture are treated to lemon chicken, in the three months between his arrest in June 2004 and the start of his trial in September, Jack and his men were subjected to the following, appalling treatment:

Shortly after their arrest, they were subjected to varying degrees of torture and interrogation, apparently determined by rank. Jack Idema was repeatedly beaten by, and in the presence of- Amrullah at NDS Headquarters, as was Lieutenant Rasuli. A palace official was personally aware of and authorizing, at a minimum, Idema’s initial torture at NDS Headquarters by Amrullah, with FBI agents in close proximity and directing the interrogation.
During the following days and nights Idema was tortured with boiling water, starvation, threats of death, and assault with various implements (such as wire cables and rubber whips), resulting in broken ribs, a separated sternum, torn rotator cuffs, haemorrhaged eyes, multiple concussions, lacerations, contusions, and bruises. Although the U.S. Embassy later had medical reports indicating the extent of the torture, Sandra Ingram, Assistant U.S. Consul DOS Kabul, ordered the reports rewritten to tone down the extent of the injuries. During the torture Idema was restrained by Taliban iron leg bars and American Handcuff Company restraints (Serial Number # 177709) supplied by the U.S. Department of Justice. Further, reportedly FBI personnel were well aware of the ongoing torture and did nothing to intercede or stop it, and actually encouraged it.

Along with the physical abuses suffered by Jack and his men, they were also denied a fair trail. The judge, a ‘former’ member of the Taliban who had previously amused himself by sentencing women to death-by-stoning for adultery, announced that Afghan law was only ‘a guideline’, and that he intended to try Idema using the Taliban’s legal system. What this meant, in essence, was that Jack and Brent were denied anything even approaching a fair trail, as is illustrated by the following:

Bennett finally got a female Afghan lawyer in September 2004, ten days before the final verdict. She met Bennett ONE TIME for 20 MINUTES. She promptly informed Bennett that if she represented him Bakhtyari [the trial judge] would not allow her to speak because she was a woman, and he did not normally allow women to appear in his court without a Burka. Then she dropped the real bomb– if she appeared in court for Bennett, she would be murdered.

Inside the courtroom the abuses of due process continued:

Jack read the law about being able to call a witness and Bakhtyari said, “ok, call your witness.” Fatah handed a secret note up once again. This time to Prosecutor Dawari, who read it, smiled, then handed it to Bakhtyari. The Taliban Judge read the note, chuckled, then said, “We will save calling witnesses until the next hearing and you can do it then, this hearing is finished.” After four more hearings, and a verdict of guilty, the defence had still not been allowed to call a single witness or ask a single question of any of the terrorists who said the were hung upside down at the first “press conference” which Bakhtyari later called a hearing.

The verdict in this mockery of a trial was a forgone conclusion: Jack and his men were found guilty and imprisoned alongside the very terrorists they’d been hunting three months earlier.

Once behind bars, and out of the media spotlight, Jack was the victim of almost a dozen assassination attempts during prisoner ‘riots’. Indeed, if it hadn’t been for his allies in the Northern Alliance entering the prison and moving him to the relative safety of the annex he and Brent now occupy, he would likely have died in late 2004.

As things stand, Jack and Brent still rely on friends in the U.S. military to smuggle clean drinking water to them — The U.S. State Department refuse to offer them any aid, and threaten anyone caught assisting them with disciplinary measures.

So what can we do? Well, anyone reading this with their own blog can sign up for the weekly Free Jack Idema Blogburst by emailing Cao or Rottweiler Puppy for details. I’d urge everyone to do this, as we’re still terribly short on takers. If you want to know more about the story, Cao’s Blog has a large section devoted to Jack Idema. There’s also a timeline here, and, of course, a huge amount of information is available over at SuperPatriots, without whose work none of us would have learned about Jack’s story.

You can also contact the following people and make your feelings known:

Secret US EMBASSY Fax: – 301-560-5729 (Local US Fax: Goes RIGHT TO Ambassador)
c/o US Ambassador Ronald Neuman
6180 Kabul Place
Dulles, VA 20189-6180

US Consul Russell Brown – 011-93-70201908 (Fired)

US Consul Addie Harchik- 011-93-70201908 (denied them water and mail at Thanksgiving)

US Embassy Translator Wahid – new – 011-93-70201902

US Embassy Translator Bashir Momman– 011-93-70201923

US Consul (friend of Jack’s Now fired) Dawn Schrepel– 011-93-70201908

Embassy of Afghanistan (Good guys, Northern Alliance)
2341 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: 202-483-6410, Fax: no. 202-483-6488

Ambassador Massoud Khalili (wounded with Massoud)
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Embassy of Afghanistan
New Delhi, India

H.E. Said Tayeb JAWAD (Afghan Ambassador- powerful in US)
Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington
2341 Wyoming Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: (+1-202) 483 6414
Fax: (+1-202) 483 9523

Mr. Jahed Hamrah, Consul General (pro-Taliban)
CONSULATE GENERAL OF
AFGHANISTAN IN NEW YORK
360 Lexington Avenue,
11th Floor New York,
New, York, NY 10017
Tel.: (+1-212) 972 2276 or 972 2277
Fax: (+1-212) 972 9046

Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E880
Washington, DC 20301-1000
Ph: (703) 692-7100
Fax: (703) 697-9080

Lt General William Boykin
Deputy Undersecretary
of Defense for Intelligence
1800 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E836
Washington, DC 20301
Ph: (703) 697-0170
Private Fax: (703) 697-9080

Stephen Cambone
Principle Deputy Secretary for Intelligence
1800 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E
Washington, DC 20310-0100

General Peter J. Shoomaker
Chief of Staff, Department of the Army
200 Army Pentagon – Room # 3E528
Washington, DC 20310-0200
Ph: (703) 695-2077 / Fax: (703) 614-5268

The Honorable John D. Negroponte
Director National Intelligence
New Executive Office Building
725 17th Street, N.W., Room 4203
Washington, DC 20503

The Committee
On Homeland Security
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Chairman Peter Hoekstra
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
H-405, U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC 20515-6415;
Office: (202) 225-4121 / Fax: (202) 225-1991
Toll Free: (877) 858-9040

M. Cherif BASSIOUNI
Independent Expert of the Commission on Human Rights
On the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNOG-OHCHR
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Ph: +41(0)22 917 97 27 Fax: +41(0)22 917 90 18
Email

Senator Steven Saland (Jack’s Rep and Neighbor)
9 Jonathan Lane
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Senator Elizabeth Dole (Jack’s Rep)
United States Senate
310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ph: 919.856.4630
Fax: 919.856.4053

Senator Elizabeth Dole (Jack’s Rep)
United States Senate
555 Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100

Senator Richard Burr (of Interest)
United States Senate
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3154 / Fax: (202) 228-2981

Senator Bill Nelson (in the fight on Jack’s Side)
United States Senate
Hart Senate Office Building
Room 716
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5274 / Fax: 202-228-2183
FL Fax 407-872-7165

Senator Dianne Feinstein (Bennett’s Representative)
United States Senate
Hart Office Building, Room 331
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3841

Representative Mike McIntyre (Jack’s Representative)
United States Congress
2437 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2731 / Fax (202) 225-5773

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (reference Captain Bennett- CA citizen)
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841 / Fax: 916-445-4633

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