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India sets up team to probe Jaipur blasts
Published: May 16, 2008 at 11:01 AM
NEW DELHI, May 16 (UPI) -- India has set up a special investigative team to probe Tuesday's bomb explosions in the city of Jaipur in which 64 people were killed. -
Sadr fighters lay down their weapons
Published: May 15, 2008 at 10:44 PM
BAGHDAD, May 15 (UPI) -- Forces loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr laid down their weapons Thursday as reports emerged from Iraq of relative calm in the Baghdad district of Sadr City. -
U.S. claims Iranian weapons are in Iraq
Published: May 15, 2008 at 10:42 PM
BAGHDAD, May 15 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad said emerging evidence suggests Iran is backing the so-called special groups targeting coalition and Iraqi forces.
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Feature: U.S. cites attacks despite truce
Published: May 16, 2008 at 2:34 PM
By RICHARD TOMKINS
BAGHDAD, May 13 (UPI) -- A new cease-fire has been declared between the Iraqi government and Shiite gunmen of radical cleric Moqtada Sadr, but U.S. and Iraqi forces say their troops are still coming under attack in Sadr City. -
Dogs of War: Blackwater, Najaf -- Take Two
Published: May 16, 2008 at 10:28 AM
By DAVID ISENBERG
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- One aspect of private military and security contractors that is relatively ignored is their relationship with regular military forces. Such discussion, as there is, is generally limited to sound bites about the reported envy that soldiers have for allegedly better paid security contractors. -
Analysis: Indian agencies start blame game
Published: May 15, 2008 at 8:36 PM
By KUSHAL JEENA
UPI Correspondent
NEW DELHI, May 15 (UPI) -- India's intelligence and security agencies are indulging in a blame game over a recent foiled infiltration bid by militants on the Pakistani border, with one agency accusing the paramilitary forces guarding the border of lacking alertness. -
Iraq press roundup
Published: May 15, 2008 at 7:20 PM
By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent
The daily Al Mashriq newspaper had an editorial Thursday titled "Last lines for the chaotic months" that said although Iraq has been in a war for five years, the government in the last few weeks has been chaotically carrying out quick military operations and offensives in many cities and areas around the country. -
Features: More graves found
Published: May 15, 2008 at 2:31 PM
By RICHARD TOMKINS
ZAHAMM, Iraq, May 13 (UPI) -- The number of human remains unearthed in an al-Qaida killing field northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province is nearing 70 with the discovery of more graves by villagers who had volunteered to search an abandoned pomegranate orchard. -
Analysis: USAF's cyber offense capability
Published: May 15, 2008 at 2:23 PM
By SHAUN WATERMAN
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Procurement documents from the U.S. Air Force give a rare glimpse into the Pentagon's plans for developing an offensive cyberwar capacity that can infiltrate, steal data from and if necessary take down enemy information technology networks.
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UPI Correspondent
Shebab Al Iraq newspaper said Tuesday in its editorial titled "The unseen face of the liberation of Iraq" that when one complains about how negative the situation in Iraq has become, some people say Iraqis are paying the "price of democracy."
The editorial said many people feel the Americans liberated Iraq from the worst dictatorship in the history of the region and brought democracy to Iraq.
"It is the people who suffered the terror of Saddam's government and spent their lives in prison before the United States invaded who praise the U.S. invasion," the paper said.
The paper said the current political and religious parties in the government made clear their points of view on this matter.
"Iraqi President (Jalal) Talabani invited the United States to establish permanent military bases in Iraq as a payback for the liberation even when he doesn't have the right to invite them without taking into account the view of the people of Iraq," the paper said.
It said political and religious parties also deny the fact the United States has any designs on Iraq's oil wealth or that oil was the goal during the 2003 invasion.
It said that beyond the colorful picture the occupier drew of U.S. democracy and freedom, there is the unseen image that represent the reality of U.S. goals and dangers.
"The liberated in Iraq either haven't discovered the real picture yet or they credit it as a price for their liberation," it said.
In clarifying what it saw as the U.S. greed in Iraq, Shebab Al Iraq said the U.S. Congress issued legislation that places some American oil companies "above the law" and excludes certain companies from accountability against any environmental pollution in Iraq.
"Another sign of the United States greed," the paper said, "is the oil-for-food program, which was an open check for U.S. companies to invest on the account of the Iraqi civilians."
The paper said U.N. Security Council Resolution 1483 made it clear the United States and Britain are defined as occupying forces and, according to the Geneva Conventions, occupation forces are responsible for providing not only security and safety, but also daily needs such as healthcare.
"The occupiers left the borders wide open to terrorists, hijackers and criminals to come in and destroy our country … they forced the people whom we are in need of to immigrate, especially doctors," the paper said.
It said a study conducted by the University of Basra in cooperation with the Environment Administration Affairs revealed that three deformed infants were born each day in the three southern cities, Basra, Umara and Nasirya. It said the deformations seen now were different than the one during 1991. It urged attention to the serious effects of the weapons used by the coalition forces in 2003.
"The number of deaths because of leukemia increased from 35 in the year of 1997 to 74 in every 100,000 people in the year 2003, which if proves anything, shows the environmental effect of depleted uranium used in the war," it said.
The paper concluded that one of the mistakes the United States committed was insulting Iraq and its history.
"It will not be easy for Iraqis to forgive the United States for the suffering they took after the overthrow of Saddam's government. … This war that ended with the destruction of the state of Iraq, a wound that will take centuries to be healed."
UPI Correspondent
Shebab Al Iraq newspaper said Tuesday in its editorial titled "The unseen face of the liberation of Iraq" that when one complains about how negative the situation in Iraq has become, some people say Iraqis are paying the "price of democracy."
The editorial said many people feel the Americans liberated Iraq from the worst dictatorship in the history of the region and brought democracy to Iraq.
"It is the people who suffered the terror of Saddam's government and spent their lives in prison before the United States invaded who praise the U.S. invasion," the paper said.
The paper said the current political and religious parties in the government made clear their points of view on this matter.
"Iraqi President (Jalal) Talabani invited the United States to establish permanent military bases in Iraq as a payback for the liberation even when he doesn't have the right to invite them without taking into account the view of the people of Iraq," the paper said.
It said political and religious parties also deny the fact the United States has any designs on Iraq's oil wealth or that oil was the goal during the 2003 invasion.
It said that beyond the colorful picture the occupier drew of U.S. democracy and freedom, there is the unseen image that represent the reality of U.S. goals and dangers.
"The liberated in Iraq either haven't discovered the real picture yet or they credit it as a price for their liberation," it said.
In clarifying what it saw as the U.S. greed in Iraq, Shebab Al Iraq said the U.S. Congress issued legislation that places some American oil companies "above the law" and excludes certain companies from accountability against any environmental pollution in Iraq.
"Another sign of the United States greed," the paper said, "is the oil-for-food program, which was an open check for U.S. companies to invest on the account of the Iraqi civilians."
The paper said U.N. Security Council Resolution 1483 made it clear the United States and Britain are defined as occupying forces and, according to the Geneva Conventions, occupation forces are responsible for providing not only security and safety, but also daily needs such as healthcare.
"The occupiers left the borders wide open to terrorists, hijackers and criminals to come in and destroy our country … they forced the people whom we are in need of to immigrate, especially doctors," the paper said.
It said a study conducted by the University of Basra in cooperation with the Environment Administration Affairs revealed that three deformed infants were born each day in the three southern cities, Basra, Umara and Nasirya. It said the deformations seen now were different than the one during 1991. It urged attention to the serious effects of the weapons used by the coalition forces in 2003.
"The number of deaths because of leukemia increased from 35 in the year of 1997 to 74 in every 100,000 people in the year 2003, which if proves anything, shows the environmental effect of depleted uranium used in the war," it said.
The paper concluded that one of the mistakes the United States committed was insulting Iraq and its history.
"It will not be easy for Iraqis to forgive the United States for the suffering they took after the overthrow of Saddam's government. … This war that ended with the destruction of the state of Iraq, a wound that will take centuries to be healed."
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