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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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By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent
The Shiite Dawa Party's Al Adala newspaper on Wednesday carried an editorial with the headline "The Iraqi people's suffering, and challenges and elements of the political success."
The editorial said the difficult years Iraqis lived under affected their culture, transforming political and ideological "colors" into the color of the military and intelligence uniforms.
The editorial, referring to Saddam Hussein's regime, said those years were filled with "stable" social traditions and politics on the basis of daily fear.
"Neither the international community nor human law were able to limit that government's oppression, which is the case of most international crises in which oppressed people are a big part of the problem," it said.
It said Iraqis face problems due to the past regime such as dealing with the political process.
"The majority of the Iraqi people have a clear vision for the reality through analysis, especially those who have belief in the credibility of the Islamic school," it said.
The editorial's author, Talib al-Wahili, said: "We are facing many levels of challenges, confronting a legally uprooted party that still has bases and refuses this reality and fight to death to bring its presence back."
The uprooted party was a reference to the Baath party.
The editorial said members of the uprooted party try to prove themselves through the use of "excessive violence" and "cruelty" that they learned when the past government ruled Iraq.
It accused the current government of being at a "loss" in dealing with the uprooted party, which due to its experience in management managed to be involved in government again.
It said an institutional state is important for the people of Iraq who are tired of poverty and depression, and bearing the bad economic and security situation resulted from the previous regime. The paper said the current government was chosen by the people of Iraq.
"The people of Iraq have more trust in this government with every passing day with the growing of the security forces and Awakening Councils especially in the southern cities," it said.
It added the provincial election law will enable southern cities to depend on themselves through a southern federation to ensure there is no return to oppressive regimes.
The editorial said the parallel step to the "improvement" of the security situation was to activate laws passed by the Iraqi Parliament such as the federation law in order to start rebuilding Iraq and provide services.
"Providing services to the Iraqi people will enable the setting up of a state of law and help end terrorism in Iraq," Al Adala newspaper said.
UPI Correspondent
The Shiite Dawa Party's Al Adala newspaper on Wednesday carried an editorial with the headline "The Iraqi people's suffering, and challenges and elements of the political success."
The editorial said the difficult years Iraqis lived under affected their culture, transforming political and ideological "colors" into the color of the military and intelligence uniforms.
The editorial, referring to Saddam Hussein's regime, said those years were filled with "stable" social traditions and politics on the basis of daily fear.
"Neither the international community nor human law were able to limit that government's oppression, which is the case of most international crises in which oppressed people are a big part of the problem," it said.
It said Iraqis face problems due to the past regime such as dealing with the political process.
"The majority of the Iraqi people have a clear vision for the reality through analysis, especially those who have belief in the credibility of the Islamic school," it said.
The editorial's author, Talib al-Wahili, said: "We are facing many levels of challenges, confronting a legally uprooted party that still has bases and refuses this reality and fight to death to bring its presence back."
The uprooted party was a reference to the Baath party.
The editorial said members of the uprooted party try to prove themselves through the use of "excessive violence" and "cruelty" that they learned when the past government ruled Iraq.
It accused the current government of being at a "loss" in dealing with the uprooted party, which due to its experience in management managed to be involved in government again.
It said an institutional state is important for the people of Iraq who are tired of poverty and depression, and bearing the bad economic and security situation resulted from the previous regime. The paper said the current government was chosen by the people of Iraq.
"The people of Iraq have more trust in this government with every passing day with the growing of the security forces and Awakening Councils especially in the southern cities," it said.
It added the provincial election law will enable southern cities to depend on themselves through a southern federation to ensure there is no return to oppressive regimes.
The editorial said the parallel step to the "improvement" of the security situation was to activate laws passed by the Iraqi Parliament such as the federation law in order to start rebuilding Iraq and provide services.
"Providing services to the Iraqi people will enable the setting up of a state of law and help end terrorism in Iraq," Al Adala newspaper said.
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