Wapeninspecteur David Kelly stond op het punt om te openbaren dat hij Tony Blair had gewaarschuwd dat Irak niet over massavernietigingswapens beschikte.
Toen werd hij dood gevonden: zelfmoord luidde het oordeel.
Zijn computer werd daarna in beslag genomen terwijl hij aan een boek schreef over hoogst schadelijke staatsgeheimen vóór zijn geheimzinnige dood.
In de Britse krant Express:
Het “boek der geheimen” van wapeninspecteur David Kelly
maandag 20 juli 2009
zaterdag 25 april 2009
Security Council speaks out against suicide bombing blitz in Iraq
The United Nations Security Council today joined Secretary-General Ki-moon in condemning in the "strongest terms" the back-to-back suicide bombings in Baghdad and Diyala in the last few days.
According to media reports, two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests near a Shi''a shrine on Friday morning, killing over 60 people, while more than 80 people reportedly died in similar attacks on Thursday, which has been characterized as Iraq''s deadliest day of the year.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday that he was particularly dismayed by reports that one of the bombers in the 23 April attacks was a woman accompanied by a five-year-old child.
The 15-member Council expressed their condolences to the families of the victims from Iraq, Iran and elsewhere, said Ambassador Claude Heller of Mexico, which holds the Council Presidency for the month, in a press statement.
In the statement, the Council reiterated its "determination to combat all forms of terrorism, in accordance with their responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations."
Underlining the "need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice," the Council urged all States to cooperate actively with Iraq in this regard.
It also stressed that "no terrorist act can reverse a path towards peace, democracy and reconstruction in Iraq, which is supported by the people and the Government of Iraq and the international community."
(UN: April 25, 2009)
According to media reports, two suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests near a Shi''a shrine on Friday morning, killing over 60 people, while more than 80 people reportedly died in similar attacks on Thursday, which has been characterized as Iraq''s deadliest day of the year.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday that he was particularly dismayed by reports that one of the bombers in the 23 April attacks was a woman accompanied by a five-year-old child.
The 15-member Council expressed their condolences to the families of the victims from Iraq, Iran and elsewhere, said Ambassador Claude Heller of Mexico, which holds the Council Presidency for the month, in a press statement.
In the statement, the Council reiterated its "determination to combat all forms of terrorism, in accordance with their responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations."
Underlining the "need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice," the Council urged all States to cooperate actively with Iraq in this regard.
It also stressed that "no terrorist act can reverse a path towards peace, democracy and reconstruction in Iraq, which is supported by the people and the Government of Iraq and the international community."
(UN: April 25, 2009)
vrijdag 10 april 2009
Onopgeloste status van Kirkuk verhoogt spanning in Irak
Unresolved status of Kirkuk heightens tensions in Iraq
The long brewing confrontation in Iraq over the fate of the so-called “disputed territories”—the areas of the north claimed by the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG)—is set to erupt this month with the release of a UN report.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/apr2009/kurd-a10.shtml
Some history about Kirkuk
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Kirkuk is the capital of Kirkuk Governorate. It is located 250 kilometres (156 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad. It is the centre of the northern Iraqi petroleum industry
The Kirkuk region lies among the Pir Magrun (Gudrun) to the north-east, the Zab River and the Tigris River to the west, the Hamrin Mountains to the south, and the Sirwan (Diyala) River to the south-east.
The present city of Kirkuk, which according to some Kurds lies in the Kurdistan geographical region stands on the site of the ancient Assyrian capital of Arrapha, which sits near the Khasa River on the ruins of a 5,000-year-old settlement (Kirkuk Citadel.)
Arrapha reached great importance under the Assyrians in the 10th and 11th centuries BC.
Because of the strategic geographical location of the city, Kirkuk was the battle ground for three empires, Assyria, Babylonia, and Media, who controlled the city at various times.
Kirkuk was first sighted by the Assyrians while they were at war, but the war took place in Kirkuk so then Turks, Kurds and Arabs all live there, but geographically shown and historical shown it belongs to ancient Assyria/Iraq.
Other regions, governorates and districts of Iraq
Baghdad, Salah ad Din, Diyala, Wasit, Maysan, Al Basrah, Dhi Qar, Al Muthanna, Al-Qādisiyyah, Babil, Karbala, An Najaf, Al Anbar, Ninawa, Dahuk, Arbil, Sulaymaniyah.
The long brewing confrontation in Iraq over the fate of the so-called “disputed territories”—the areas of the north claimed by the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG)—is set to erupt this month with the release of a UN report.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/apr2009/kurd-a10.shtml
Some history about Kirkuk
.jpg)
Kirkuk is the capital of Kirkuk Governorate. It is located 250 kilometres (156 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad. It is the centre of the northern Iraqi petroleum industryThe Kirkuk region lies among the Pir Magrun (Gudrun) to the north-east, the Zab River and the Tigris River to the west, the Hamrin Mountains to the south, and the Sirwan (Diyala) River to the south-east.
The present city of Kirkuk, which according to some Kurds lies in the Kurdistan geographical region stands on the site of the ancient Assyrian capital of Arrapha, which sits near the Khasa River on the ruins of a 5,000-year-old settlement (Kirkuk Citadel.)
Arrapha reached great importance under the Assyrians in the 10th and 11th centuries BC.
Because of the strategic geographical location of the city, Kirkuk was the battle ground for three empires, Assyria, Babylonia, and Media, who controlled the city at various times.
Kirkuk was first sighted by the Assyrians while they were at war, but the war took place in Kirkuk so then Turks, Kurds and Arabs all live there, but geographically shown and historical shown it belongs to ancient Assyria/Iraq.
Other regions, governorates and districts of Iraq
Baghdad, Salah ad Din, Diyala, Wasit, Maysan, Al Basrah, Dhi Qar, Al Muthanna, Al-Qādisiyyah, Babil, Karbala, An Najaf, Al Anbar, Ninawa, Dahuk, Arbil, Sulaymaniyah.
woensdag 8 april 2009
Baby’s in Irak te koop, jongeren worden slachtoffer seksueel misbruik
De Britse krant The Guardian meldt: “Iraqi babies for sale: people trafficking crisis grows as gangs exploit poor families and corrupt system”
At least 150 children a year sold for £200 to £4,000 and “Some bartered youngsters become sex abuse victims”.
The newspaper reports: “Corruption, weak law enforcement and porous borders are compounding a growing child trafficking crisis in Iraq, according to officials and aid agencies, with scores of children abducted each year and sold internally or abroad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/06/child-trafficking-iraq
At least 150 children a year sold for £200 to £4,000 and “Some bartered youngsters become sex abuse victims”.
The newspaper reports: “Corruption, weak law enforcement and porous borders are compounding a growing child trafficking crisis in Iraq, according to officials and aid agencies, with scores of children abducted each year and sold internally or abroad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/06/child-trafficking-iraq
donderdag 19 februari 2009
VS-bezetting Irak aanhoudende criminele onderneming
US occupation of Iraq: An ongoing criminal enterprise
Recent media reports on the mounting evidence of wholesale corruption in US reconstruction efforts in Iraq are symptomatic of the criminal nature of Washington’s war and occupation from their inception nearly six years ago. These crimes are continuing under the Obama administration, with no end in sight.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/feb2009/pers-f18.shtml
Recent media reports on the mounting evidence of wholesale corruption in US reconstruction efforts in Iraq are symptomatic of the criminal nature of Washington’s war and occupation from their inception nearly six years ago. These crimes are continuing under the Obama administration, with no end in sight.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/feb2009/pers-f18.shtml
zondag 15 februari 2009
Meer VS-soldaten plegen zelfmoord dan er sneuvelen
Iraq vet: We're losing 'more soldiers to suicide than to al Qaeda'
The suicide rate is the highest it has been in three decades, and a week-long series of articles at Salon.com has been highlighting what it calls "habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths." "In January, we lost approximately 24 soldiers in the Army to suicide. That's more folks than we lost in combat. ... We lost more soldiers to suicide than to al Qaeda." http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rieckhoff_Soldier_suicides_more_deadly_than_0213.html
The suicide rate is the highest it has been in three decades, and a week-long series of articles at Salon.com has been highlighting what it calls "habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths." "In January, we lost approximately 24 soldiers in the Army to suicide. That's more folks than we lost in combat. ... We lost more soldiers to suicide than to al Qaeda." http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rieckhoff_Soldier_suicides_more_deadly_than_0213.html
zaterdag 14 februari 2009
De situatie in Fallujah
The new Fallujah up close and ugly
Driving through Fallujah, once the most rebellious Sunni city in Iraq, I saw little evidence of any kind of reconstruction underway. At least 70% of that city's structures were destroyed during massive US military assaults in April, and again in November 2004, and more than four years later, in the "new Iraq", the city continues to languish.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KB14Ak01.html
Driving through Fallujah, once the most rebellious Sunni city in Iraq, I saw little evidence of any kind of reconstruction underway. At least 70% of that city's structures were destroyed during massive US military assaults in April, and again in November 2004, and more than four years later, in the "new Iraq", the city continues to languish.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KB14Ak01.html
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