BBC News - Multiple car bomb attacks hit Iraq:
Middle East Online::Maliki chooses ‘cosmetic solution’ for Iraq sectarian wounds:
"Bombs near the Saria Sunni mosque in Baquba, north of Baghdad, killed 41 people on Friday, a day after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged belt at the entrance of Al-Zahraa husseiniyah, a Shiite place of worship in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing 12 people.
Tensions are festering between the government of Maliki, a Shiite, and Iraqi Sunnis who accuse authorities of marginalising and targeting their community, including through wrongful detentions and accusations of involvement in terrorism."
In Iraq, Bombs Targeting Sunnis Kill At Least 76:
"Scenes of bodies sprawled across a street outside a mosque and mourners killed during a funeral procession were reminiscent of some of the worst days of retaliatory warfare between the Islamic sects that peaked in 2006-2007 as U.S. forces battled extremists on both sides.
Tensions have been intensifying since Sunnis began protesting what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government, including random detentions and neglect. The protests, which began in December, have largely been peaceful, but the number of attacks rose sharply after a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on April 23."
Deadly bomb blasts rock Baghdad - Middle East - Al Jazeera English:
"The bloodshed ... is a result of sectarian hatred," Maliki said in televised remarks. "These crimes are a natural result of the sectarian mindset."
Attacks on Wednesday, including a string of bombings that hit seven different areas of the capital, many of them Shia-majority areas, killed 34 people.
Blasts also hit Kirkuk and Mosul in northern Iraq and Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad.
The deal made by the PKK with the Iraqi authorities in recent days follows this incident at their HQ in Kirkuk last week.
PKK fighters arrive in Iraq under peace deal - Europe - Al Jazeera English:
More bombs hit Iraqi flows -Upstreamonline.com:
"Flows on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey had only restarted on the weekend following a previous blast earlier this month.
However, they were cut again following the early-morning assault on Monday, Reuters reported."
Footage of the recent air-strike by Israeli aircraft inside Syria, as invited by Obama via the Pentagon. More depredations visited on innocent Muslims by the Usraeli axis. And they pretend to wonder why Boston happened. Or perhaps their ignorance is genuine.
Millions across Iraq demand overthrow of al-Maliki:
"Al-Taqyeer TV reported that al-Maliki's forces confiscated a vehicle broadcasting the demonstration and also prevented them from entering the camp in Ramadi.
In the city of Samera, a protesters' spokesman rejected negotiations with al-Maliki and told him: "What honor does this government have left when your paramilitary forces brandish their weapons and threaten to kill people in broad daylight?
"We tell Maliki that you have not understood the Sunnis. Don’t challenge our resistance and patience. You have annihilated your partners and we have had enough of this oppression.
"You grab your sword then invite us to negotiate? Confess to your sins and then we will talk.""
The Artist Taxi Driver. A tad manic. But strangely on the ball.
This is one of my favourite French poems. My own translation is below. Took me a long time (it never quite works to translate poetry) but I have tried to keep faith with rhyme and rhythm as best I could. It is likely that the word 'dadaism' originated with this poem.
BBC News - Iraq war: Photojournalists tell 'untold story':
Unpublished photos in this new book. Interesting about the restrictions on, and threats to, journalists by the US military and. The clip contains some graphic images.
Baghdad denies refuge to PKK fighters | SouthWeb Org:
"In March, the PKK announced a decision to lay down arms and leave the Turkish soil, under a deal reached in talks between jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan and the Turkish government.
The refuge offer was proposed by Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which controls the country’s north with limited independence from the central Iraqi government in Baghdad."
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Three blasts kill 11 in Iraqi capital: police, medics - Yahoo! News:
"Two car bombs exploded near police checkpoints at the entrance to the Shi'ite district of Hussainiya in the north of the city, killing one policeman and seven civilians.
A third bomb near a restaurant frequented by police killed three civilians in the southern district of Doura, medics and police said. At least 33 people were wounded in the three attacks."
George Monbiot: US used chemical weapons in Iraq, then lied:
"The first account they unearthed in a magazine published by the US army. In the March 2005 edition of Field Artillery, officers from the 2nd Infantry's fire support element boast about their role in the attack on Falluja in November last year: "White Phosphorous. WP proved to be an effective and versatile munition. We used it for screening missions at two breeches and, later in the fight, as a potent psychological weapon against the insurgents in trench lines and spider holes when we could not get effects on them with HE [high explosive]. We fired 'shake and bake' missions at the insurgents, using WP to flush them out and HE to take them out."
How Guantánamo's horror forced inmates to hunger strike | World news | The Observer:
Staff and Scrip
"This approach is designed for near-shore environment where our current experience shows us we're most likely to encounter threats," Admiral David Buss said.
The new unit comprises ten MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopters - developed by Northrop Grumman to ‘provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, and precision targeting support for ground, air and sea forces’ - and eight MH-60 Romeo helicopters.
The MQ-8 Fire Scout can be controlled by two pilots on the ground oron a ship up to 177 kilometers (110 miles) away. It can fly for at least eight hours compared to MH-60 Romeo’s maximum airtime of 3.3 hours."
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| Woodland - East Dunbartonshire 22nd June, 2012 |
Why Prime Minister Maliki Must Resign - NYTimes.com:
'The civil war in Iraq has already begun': Politician claims conflict has started and warns it will be ‘worse than Syria’ - Middle East - World - The Independent:
"The situation has suddenly deteriorated since the killing of at least 36 Sunni Arab protesters at a sit-in in Hawijah on 23 April. An observer in Baghdad, who did not want to be named, said “ever since, Hawijah people are frightened of a return to the massacres of 2006”. She added that Sunni and Shia were avoiding going into each others’ areas. Signs of deteriorating security are everywhere. Al-Qa’ida showed its reach on Monday when five car bombs blew up in overwhelmingly Shia southern Iraq, leaving 21 dead. The Sunni fundamentalist group, which had a resurgence in 2012, is responsible for killing a majority of the almost 1,500 Iraqis who have died in political violence so far this year."
Ghosts of Iraq haunt U.N. chemical weapons inspectors | Turtle Bay:
"A few days ago, a little-known Swedish scientist with a career devoted to studying lethal warfare agents paid a quiet visit to London. He was there to examine evidence that British officials believe shows that Syrian forces used chemical weapons against their own people."
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In a report published by War Child, called "Mission Unaccomplished", Iraq has gone from being among the most ‘hospitable places’ for children in the Middle East and North Africa, to being one of the most hostile: with 100 infants dying every day, equivalent to 35,000 infants dying before they reach their 5th birthday. MORE
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