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
donderdag 12 februari 2009
Controleert Israel het Witte Huis in de Verenigde Staten
It's a disinformation-bated trap; Israeli Tzipora Menache: "We control the stupid Americans".
"You know very well, and the stupid Americans know equally well, that we control their government, irrespective of who sits in the White House.
http://www.daily.pk/world/americas/9334-israeli-spokesman-says-we-control-stupid-americans.html
http://www.rense.com/general85/quote.htm
Mark Weber: Iraq: A war for Israel
http://www.ihr.org/leaflets/iraqwar.shtml
(Aamtekening): Het valt op dat hier nog van kosten van 500 miljard wordt gesproken. Vorig jaar werd gemeld dat de kosten voor de oorlogen in Irak en Afghanistan inmiddels zijn opgelopen tot 2.400 miljard (80% Irak). Er wordt gesproken over meer dan 4.000 Amerikaanse doden.
Mark Weber betoogt in het artikel “Iraq: A War For Israel”, dat de aanval van de VS op Irak bedoeld was om Israel te beschermen. Israel had zelf al sinds 1996 plannen klaar liggen om Irak aan te vallen, en de grootste gunst die de VS bondgenoot Israel kon leveren was dit karwei te klaren voor Israel.
Over de massavernietigingswapens van Irak en banden met Al-Qaida meldt Mark Weber:
“These claims were untrue. As the world now knows, Iraq had no dangerous “weapons of mass destruction,” and posed no threat to the US. Moreover, alarmist suggestions that the Baghdad regime was working with the al-Qaeda terror network likewise proved to be without foundation.”
Een motief voor de aanval op Irak: “Six months before the attack, President Bush met in the White House with eleven members of the US House of Representatives. While the “war against terrorism is going okay,” he told the lawmakers, the United States would soon have to deal with a greater danger: “The biggest threat, however, is Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. He can blow up Israel and that would trigger an international conflict.”
“Bush also spoke candidly about why the US was going to war during a White House meeting on Feb. 27, 2003, just three weeks before the invasion. In a talk with Elie Wiesel, the well-known Jewish writer, Bush said: “If we don’t disarm Saddam Hussein, he will put a weapon of mass destruction on Israel and they will do what they think they have to do, and we have to avoid that.”
Uiteindelijk lijkt er een zeer grote tegenstrijdigheid te zijn. Israel wil dat vijandige regimes in het Midden-Oosten worden verdreven. Maar de aanval op Irak heeft alleen maar haat gezaaid tegen de VS.
"You know very well, and the stupid Americans know equally well, that we control their government, irrespective of who sits in the White House.
http://www.daily.pk/world/americas/9334-israeli-spokesman-says-we-control-stupid-americans.html
http://www.rense.com/general85/quote.htm
Mark Weber: Iraq: A war for Israel
http://www.ihr.org/leaflets/iraqwar.shtml
(Aamtekening): Het valt op dat hier nog van kosten van 500 miljard wordt gesproken. Vorig jaar werd gemeld dat de kosten voor de oorlogen in Irak en Afghanistan inmiddels zijn opgelopen tot 2.400 miljard (80% Irak). Er wordt gesproken over meer dan 4.000 Amerikaanse doden.
Mark Weber betoogt in het artikel “Iraq: A War For Israel”, dat de aanval van de VS op Irak bedoeld was om Israel te beschermen. Israel had zelf al sinds 1996 plannen klaar liggen om Irak aan te vallen, en de grootste gunst die de VS bondgenoot Israel kon leveren was dit karwei te klaren voor Israel.
Over de massavernietigingswapens van Irak en banden met Al-Qaida meldt Mark Weber:
“These claims were untrue. As the world now knows, Iraq had no dangerous “weapons of mass destruction,” and posed no threat to the US. Moreover, alarmist suggestions that the Baghdad regime was working with the al-Qaeda terror network likewise proved to be without foundation.”
Een motief voor de aanval op Irak: “Six months before the attack, President Bush met in the White House with eleven members of the US House of Representatives. While the “war against terrorism is going okay,” he told the lawmakers, the United States would soon have to deal with a greater danger: “The biggest threat, however, is Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. He can blow up Israel and that would trigger an international conflict.”
“Bush also spoke candidly about why the US was going to war during a White House meeting on Feb. 27, 2003, just three weeks before the invasion. In a talk with Elie Wiesel, the well-known Jewish writer, Bush said: “If we don’t disarm Saddam Hussein, he will put a weapon of mass destruction on Israel and they will do what they think they have to do, and we have to avoid that.”
Uiteindelijk lijkt er een zeer grote tegenstrijdigheid te zijn. Israel wil dat vijandige regimes in het Midden-Oosten worden verdreven. Maar de aanval op Irak heeft alleen maar haat gezaaid tegen de VS.
Irak en de Nederlandse betrokkenheid
Ex-topambtenaar: ‘De vraag was niet óf we de VS in Irak zouden steunen, de vraag was welke argumentatie we daarbij zouden verzinnen.’
http://www.wanttoknow.nl/politiek/oorlog/ex-topambtenaar-%E2%80%98de-vraag-was-niet-of-we-de-vs-in-irak-zouden-steunen-de-vraag-was-welke-argumentatie-we-daarbij-zouden-verzinnen%E2%80%99/
http://www.wanttoknow.nl/politiek/oorlog/ex-topambtenaar-%E2%80%98de-vraag-was-niet-of-we-de-vs-in-irak-zouden-steunen-de-vraag-was-welke-argumentatie-we-daarbij-zouden-verzinnen%E2%80%99/
zaterdag 7 februari 2009
Obama and the timetable of Iraq, Iraq and Iran about joint oil fields
Is Obama's 16-month withdrawal timetable slipping?
Responding to a request by President Barack Obama, top military and diplomatic advisers on Iraq have submitted a report to the White House that spells out the risks of drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq over periods as long as 23 months, two defense officials told McClatchy.
According to the McClatchy Newspapers, "Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the top military commander in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, the outgoing U.S. envoy there, with input from Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of the U.S. Central Command, provided "a unified assessment" to the White House in recent days, an official close to Petraeus said.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/61626.html
Iran, Iraq to sign deal on joint oil fields
Iraq's oil minister says he expects to reach an agreement with Tehran regarding the exploitation of the two countries' joint oil fields.
Iraq has shared oil fields with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iran.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said that an oil deal between Iran and Iraq would be signed in accordance to the international treaty of joint oil and gas fields.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84799§ionid=351020201
Responding to a request by President Barack Obama, top military and diplomatic advisers on Iraq have submitted a report to the White House that spells out the risks of drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq over periods as long as 23 months, two defense officials told McClatchy.
According to the McClatchy Newspapers, "Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the top military commander in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, the outgoing U.S. envoy there, with input from Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of the U.S. Central Command, provided "a unified assessment" to the White House in recent days, an official close to Petraeus said.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/61626.html
Iran, Iraq to sign deal on joint oil fields
Iraq's oil minister says he expects to reach an agreement with Tehran regarding the exploitation of the two countries' joint oil fields.
Iraq has shared oil fields with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iran.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said that an oil deal between Iran and Iraq would be signed in accordance to the international treaty of joint oil and gas fields.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84799§ionid=351020201
dinsdag 3 februari 2009
Gruwelijke balans Irak: miljoen doden, 4,5 miljoen ontheemden, 1 tot 2 miljoen weduwen, 5 miljoen wezen
Nu Bush is verdwenen kan de balans op worden gemaakt van de verwoesting die Irak heeft getroffen. Volgens Global Research kan er “op geen enkele manier ooit sprake zijn van een overwinning”.
Iraq's Shocking Human Toll: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans
“By any sensible measure, it would be difficult to describe this as a victory of any kind.”
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12150
Iraq's Shocking Human Toll: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans
Iraq's Shocking Human Toll: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans
“By any sensible measure, it would be difficult to describe this as a victory of any kind.”
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12150
Iraq's Shocking Human Toll: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans
zaterdag 31 januari 2009
Over de provinciale verkiezingen in Irak
Voting under way in Iraq amid tight security
Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD96212O81
Violence and Intimidation Mark Run-Up to Iraqi Elections
Two candidates were killed and widespread reports of threats and bribery are reported as Iraq goes to the polls. Landmark provincial elections to be held across Iraq on Saturday are being marred by widespread claims of vote-buying and intimidation, undermining faith in a ballot billed as the stirrings of democracy after four years of sectarian war.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/30/iraq-elections-violence-intimidation
Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD96212O81
Violence and Intimidation Mark Run-Up to Iraqi Elections
Two candidates were killed and widespread reports of threats and bribery are reported as Iraq goes to the polls. Landmark provincial elections to be held across Iraq on Saturday are being marred by widespread claims of vote-buying and intimidation, undermining faith in a ballot billed as the stirrings of democracy after four years of sectarian war.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/30/iraq-elections-violence-intimidation
vrijdag 30 januari 2009
“Blackwater will leave Iraq if US orders it”
Blackwater: We will leave Iraq if US orders it (By MIKE BAKER; 30-01-2009)
Blackwater Worldwide, denied an operating license in Iraq, said Thursday it could leave the country within 72 hours but cautioned that such a move would cause more harm to the American diplomats it protects than the company itself.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8-xka7yIh4BmC28s6ImXlMB62OwD9616BL00
Blackwater Worldwide, denied an operating license in Iraq, said Thursday it could leave the country within 72 hours but cautioned that such a move would cause more harm to the American diplomats it protects than the company itself.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8-xka7yIh4BmC28s6ImXlMB62OwD9616BL00
donderdag 29 januari 2009
Blackwater in Iraq not longer allowed to work there
Gunmen apparently targeting political candidates staged attacks around Iraq on Thursday, leaving at least three people dead as Iraqi forces began imposing a full-scale security clampdown in advance of voting for provincial council seats.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/29/blackwater-in-iraq-wont-b_n_162111.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/29/blackwater-in-iraq-wont-b_n_162111.html
vrijdag 23 januari 2009
Observations and Iraq and Baghdad
Officially the name of Iraq is the Republic of Iraq. It is a country in Western Asia which shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. The capital is Baghdad.
The country is spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.
Iraq has a very narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (35 miles) between Umm Qasr and Al Faw on the Persian Gulf.
There are two major flowing rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.
Iraq's rich history dates back to ancient Mesopotamia. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is identified as the cradle of civilization and a birthplace of writing.
Throughout its long history, Iraq has been the center of the Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Sassanid and Abbasid empires, and part of the Achaemenid, Macedonian, Parthian, Roman, Rashidun, Umayyad, Mongol, Ottoman and British empires.
The federal government of Iraq is nowaadays defined under the current Constitution as an Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic.
The federal government is composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as numerous independent commissions.
Aside from the federal government, there are regions (made of one or more governorates), governorates, and districts within Iraq with jurisdiction over various matters as defined by law.
The country is spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.
Iraq has a very narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (35 miles) between Umm Qasr and Al Faw on the Persian Gulf.
There are two major flowing rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.
Iraq's rich history dates back to ancient Mesopotamia. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is identified as the cradle of civilization and a birthplace of writing.
Throughout its long history, Iraq has been the center of the Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Sassanid and Abbasid empires, and part of the Achaemenid, Macedonian, Parthian, Roman, Rashidun, Umayyad, Mongol, Ottoman and British empires.
The federal government of Iraq is nowaadays defined under the current Constitution as an Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic.
The federal government is composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as numerous independent commissions.
Aside from the federal government, there are regions (made of one or more governorates), governorates, and districts within Iraq with jurisdiction over various matters as defined by law.
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