In my previous post I pointed out an article that suggested war crimes had been commited in the battle in and around Fallujah. The response I got was predictably stern from some readers. I have heard, over and over, that the insurgents do not qualify for protection under the Geneva or Hague Conventions because they …
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Poland to exit Iraq… Iraq moves on.
Poland officially announced today that they will pull out the rest of their 1700 troops in Iraq by the end of 2005. That is when the UNSC mandate for foreign troops in Iraq ends. Once Poland is out, that leaves the UK, Korea and the US with the largest contingents in Iraq… it will be …
Saudi Cleris discourage forced marriages
Good news for social change in Saudi Arabia today: the kingdom’s mufti, Sheik Abdul-Aziz al-Sheik, issued a statement saying that coercing women to marry was “un-Islamic” and “a major injustice.” this from the CBC There is always all this talk that in order to bring democracy and “freedom” to a country, one has to rise …