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 …
Category Archives: Politics
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 …
War Crimes: Fallujah
As I’ve made clear to anyone who asks… I believe that the Iraq war was an illegal action that clearly went against International treaties and conventions signed by all parties involved in the Coalition. I am obviously not alone in that belief since even the Attorney General of Great Britain thought any action without a …