OpEdNews - Diary: Jailed Two Years, Iraqi Tells of Abuse by Americans

His mother, Intisar al-Ani, raised her arms in the air, palms up, praising God. "It was like my soul going out, from my happiness," she recalled. "I hugged him hard, afraid the Americans would take him away again."

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DIANE'S NEWS CLIPS begins here :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Excerpted from: http://www.truthout.org FOCUS | Jailed Two Years, Iraqi Tells of Abuse by Americans http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021807Y.shtml

A former Iraqi detainee said US guards casually used stun guns, exposed prisoners to periods of heat and cold, and physical abuse. --- Frank Rich | Oh What a Malleable War http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021807E.shtml Frank Rich writes: "Maybe the Bush White House can't conduct a war, but no one has ever impugned its ability to lie about its conduct of a war. Now even that well-earned reputation for flawless fictionalizing is coming undone. Watching the administration try to get its story straight about Iran's role in Iraq last week was like watching third graders try to sidestep blame for misbehaving while the substitute teacher was on a bathroom break. The team that once sold the country smoking guns in the shape of mushroom clouds has completely lost its mojo. Surely these guys can do better than this." --- US Attorneys Believed Fired Due to Political Clash With White House http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021807F.shtml [snip]...Two months after the firings first began to make waves on Capitol Hill, it has also become clear that most of the prosecutors were overseeing significant public-corruption investigations at the time they were asked to leave. --- Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration at Army's Top Medical Facility http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021807C.shtml Behind the door of Army Specialist Jeremy Duncan's room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mold. When the wounded combat engineer stands in his shower and looks up, he can see the bathtub on the floor above through a rotted hole. Signs of neglect are everywhere: mouse droppings, belly-up cockroaches, stained carpets, cheap mattresses. This is the world of Building 18 in the Walter Reed Medical Center, home to hundreds of maimed soldiers recuperating from injuries suffered in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. --- FOCUS | Again, GOP Thwarts Senate Debate on War http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/021807Z.shtml Senate Republicans for a second time blocked a symbolic attempt by Democrats to reject President Bush's troop increase yesterday, but GOP defections were higher than before, suggesting Republican cracks as the Iraq war dominates Congress's agenda. _________________________________ Excerpted from: http://onlinejournal.com Weapons charges against Iran are almost certainly fabricated By Dennis Rahkonen | Online Journal Contributing Writer Considering the utter fraudulence of these emphatic assertions upon which the bogus case for going to war with Iraq was predicated, why should we now believe George Bush when he says -- as he did at his most recent press conference -- that

"we know" the Iranian government is providing sophisticated weapons for the nefarious purpose of killing US troops in Iraq? http://snipurl.com/1amwc ----- Serious questions about Bush-Gates Iran mortar allegation By Larry Chin | Online Journal Associate Editor In the wake of purported "strong evidence" that mortars used to attack US soldiers in Iraq were manufactured by Iran, disturbing new questions are being raised about the veracity of the claims made by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and President George W. Bush. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1761.shtml ----- Information warfare, psyops and the power of myth By Mike Whitney | Online Journal Contributing Writer The bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque in Samarra is the cornerstone of Bush's psychological operations (psyops) in Iraq. That's why it is critical to have an independent investigation and discover who is really responsible. http://snipurl.com/1amwk ----- Israeli politics of 'archeology' in Jerusalem By Nicola Nasser | Online Journal Contributing Writer The Israeli arrogance of being the regional military super power, unequivocally backed by the U.S. world super power, is dictating a kind of politics that deals trivially with the national and religious grievances of Israel's geopolitical neighbors, whom the Jewish state is supposedly aspiring to live with in peace and as a regional integral part, while at the same time she is pursuing policies that antagonize those same neighbors to preclude altogether whatever potential is left for peace. http://snipurl.com/1amwr ----- Palestinians united but still rejected By Linda S. Heard | Online Journal Contributing Writer As far as the Israelis are concerned, the Palestinians can't win. Short of rolling over and agreeing to be trampled upon for all time a Palestinian government has little hope of being accorded respect and treated as a worthy partner for peace. http://snipurl.com/1amwv _________________________________ Excerpted from: http://english.aljazeera.net Car bombs kill scores in Baghdad

The deadly blasts in New Baghdad on Sunday targeted a mainly Shia district [Reuters] Excerpt: "Just a few hours before the blasts, Lieutenant-General Abboud Qanbar led reporters on a tour of the neighborhood near the marketplace and promised to "chase the terrorists out of Baghdad". ................snip...................... "In related news, Tehran formally denied that al-Sadr was in Iran, rebuffing claims by Iraqi and US officials that he had left for the Islamic Republic." http://snipurl.com/1amvj _________________________________ If you missed reading Prof. Frances A. Boyle's very credible Interview/report in Diane's News Clips Sunday, I've included a few excerpts below you won't want to miss: http://talknationradio.com/?p=67 Francis A. Boyle Interview - Impeach George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to Stop the Guns of August, an attack on Iran here are a few excerpts:

"It was the Chicago Straussian cabal of pro-Israeli Neo-cons who set up a separate "intelligence" unit within the Pentagon that was responsible for manufacturing many of the bald-faced lies, deceptions, half-truths, and outright propaganda that the Bush Jr. administration then disseminated to the lap-dog U.S. news media in order to generate public support for a war of aggression against Iraq for the benefit of Israel and in order to steal Iraq's oil. Francis A. Boyle Professor Francis A. Boyle: Well you have to understand the Neo-conservative mentality. I went to the University of Chicago with these people, (Paul) Wolfowitz > http://snipurl.com/1alj0, and all the rest of them, and I went through the same program, the Department of Political Science run by the Neocon founder Leo Strauss. > http://snipurl.com/1alj1, His mentor in Germany before he came to the United States was Karl Schmidt who went on to become the most notorious Nazi law professor of that benighted era who tried to justify in legal terms every hideous atrocity the Nazis inflicted on anyone. .......................snip....................... So these are the people we are dealing with. They are extremely dangerous, very bright, cunning and ruthless, and they are really out to dominate and control the two thirds of the world's hydrocarbon resources in Eurasia. > http://snipurl.com/1alj3 An objective that Zbigniew Brzezinski identified a while ago in his book, The Grand Chess Board. > http://snipurl.com/1alj4 ......................snip....................... So we simply cannot underestimate at all what these people are up to. For example, the Deputy National Security Advisor, Elliott Abrams > http://snipurl.com/1alj7 he was a classmate of mine at Harvard Law School; he's one of these people. Abrams was responsible for personally murdering 35,000 people down in Nicaragua. He was in charge of the Contra war. ......................snip....................... So this guy Abrams > http://www.thenation.com/doc/20010702/corn has already killed 35,000 in Nicaragua > http://snipurl.com/1alj8, and he should be in jail rather than Deputy National Security Advisor. He is running Bush's entire policy toward the Middle East. He is also a fanatical Zionist affiliated with the Likud Party in Israel, as is true for many but not all of these Neo-conservatives. So this is an extremely dangerous situation. These Neocons want to take on Iran as a favor to Israel. They believe that what is good for Israel is good for the United States. 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"Putting Iran in the spotlight in Iraq is a part of a policy of escalating pressure on Tehran, as well as also potentially preparing the American population for more drastic action against Iran by trying to single out Iran as the problem in Iraq, whether or not that's actually true," he said. John Pike, director of GlobalSecurity.Org, said the briefing aroused controversy because "it really looks like Mr. Bush is getting ready to bomb Iran."..snip http://snipurl.com/1amv5 _________________________________ Missed? Dept. By Tim Gatto Snips From The "Enemy" Blogs WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Can't we all just "get along"? What's up with all of this military hardware all over the world. Why can't America just leave other nations alone? http://snipurl.com/1ampp ----- By Tim Hooker Amateur Hour At The Tennessee State Legislature A Tennessee State Representative wants aborted fetuses to have death certificates. http://tinyurl.com/2guz42 ----- By The Web NM Senate Rules Committee Passes Bush-Cheney Impeachment Resolution! Editor's note: Is anyone listening out there? Why was this not the headline of today's news in my local paper? Why was this nowhere in my paper altogether? What's wrong with this picture? How do we get 'their' attention? http://snipurl.com/1amqf ----- IEDs In Iran-- Made In America?? For those concerned about a possible war with Iran should turn up their worry-dials two notches. This morning's news has a couple dark clouds. IED's Inside Iran - If you have not been reading foreign press, you might have missed two explosions this past week in Iran. 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A husband and wife came for counseling after 40 years of marriage. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a passionate, painful tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the 40 years they had been married. She went on and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and un-lovable, an entire laundry list of unmet needs she had endured over the course of their marriage. Finally, after allowing this to go on for a sufficient length of time, the therapist got up, walked around the desk and, after asking the wife to stand, embraced and kissed her passionately. The woman shut up and quietly sat down as though in a daze. The therapist turned to the husband and said, "This is what your wife needs at least three times a week. Can you do this?" The husband thought for a moment and replied,.. "Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays, I fish." &: o _________________________________ Link to: Diane's News Clips http://www.opednews.com/author/author2300.html?entry=