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Nearly half of all Iraqis living in the southern part of the nation suffered killings, torture and other human-rights abuses at the hands of Saddam Hussein's regime in the 12 years prior to his ouster, a survey of residents has found. Boston-based Physicians for Human Rights conducted the research, which included questioning 1,991 Iraqi men and women in three southern cities. The respondents were nearly all Shiite Muslims, a group of people who were routinely abused by Hussein's Baathist regime. "Overall, 47 percent of those interviewed reported one or more of the following abuses among themselves and household members since...

The next time you hear someone complain about the US overthrow of Saddam, point them towards this site. These photos are, unfortunately, real and very graphic. Scenes of Iraq's killing fields.What you will never see on our US liberal 6 o'clock news: http://www.9neesan.com/massgraves/

A Question of Loyalty   Chris Sciabarra The truth is, of course, that I am not a Saddamite. But it is very hard to discern exactly who is a Saddamite from Lindsay Perigo's essay "Saddam's Succours #3" or from essays #1 or #2 for that matter. I wish he'd name names. So, at the risk of buying into that old Carly Simon lyric, "You're so vain, You probably think this song is about you," I think a response to Perigo is necessary. For the purposes of this brief essay, I will not reiterate all the points that I have...

This site has a poll QuestionDo you think that coalition forces will ever capture or kill Saddam Hussein? Lets give them our answer.

Mon September 15, 2003 05:00 PM ET By Dominic Evans LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's secretive intelligence chief conceded Monday that criticism of a dossier setting out Prime Minister Tony Blair's case for war with Iraq was valid because its most sensational warning was "misinterpreted." Breaking with precedent, MI6 head Sir Richard Dearlove testified via audio-link to the judicial inquiry into the suicide of a weapons expert, which has raised questions about Blair's reasons for war and sent his trust ratings plunging. Dearlove said he stood by the intelligence in the September 2002 dossier but added that a contentious assertion that...

Since the Saddam Hussein statues were torn down around Iraq, many Israelis have stopped carrying their gas masks despite almost daily exhortations by defense minister Shaul Mofaz to keep them close and not dismantle their sealed rooms since the danger is not over. His concern has draw sneers from some army veterans and pundits, making him the butt of jokes about “overreaction”. Some information about the sinister tools of death that are believed cached in remote al Qaim up against the Syrian border might lead to a better appreciation of the peril. However, Israeli officials are keeping what is known...

OPERATION: IRAQI FREEDOM Saddam's 'gruesome' Kuwaiti war crimes Power drills, axes used at a dozen 'torture sites' during prior conflict April 5, 2003 By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON -- When it comes to war crimes, Saddam Hussein's reputation precedes him. In the last Gulf war, the Iraqi dictator racked up 16 violations of the law of war under the Hague and Geneva conventions, according to an unclassified report written by Pentagon lawyers in 1992. Some of them involved "gruesome" tortures by amputation, electric shock, electric drills, acid baths, rape, forced self-cannibalism, dismemberment and ax beatings, according to the...

In two attacks by Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force north of Nasiriyah, Brooks said, "Approximately 100 tribal men joined with coalition forces in these attacks and resulted in the captures of enemy prisoners of war, weapons, the destruction of bunkers and the removal of explosives from a bridge-and there were no friendly casualties."

Saddam Urges Iraqis in TV Message to Hit Invaders 7 minutes ago Add World - Reuters to My Yahoo! BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) said in a message to the Iraqi people Tuesday that jihad (holy war) was a religious duty and he urged them to fight invading U.S. and British troops wherever they found them. "Jihad is a duty. Whoever dies will be rewarded by heaven ... This is what God requested of you," said Saddam's message, read out on state television by Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf. "Hit them, fight them ... Fight...

Mujahid leader President Saddam Husayn, may God watch over him, has addressed a letter to Saddam's heroic Fedayeen. Following is the text of the letter: In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate. And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in God. [Koranic verse] To the men who carried the banner of jihad, which also carries our name. To Saddam's Fedayeen. Brothers and dear sons, led by your brother Uday, peace be upon you. The fedayeen had wished to meet the enemy to destroy it. The enemy has...

Countries consider proposal calling for exile, Baghdad paper blasts idea from 'devil's heart' In an effort to avert war in the region, six Gulf states – including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait – will consider a proposal tomorrow calling for Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to step down and go into exile. An information minister with the United Arab Emirates says the Gulf Cooperation Council, which also includes Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, will consider the plan, which has already been rejected by the Arab League. "This is true and sincere advice to the Iraqi leadership to take the right decision at the...

THE "GOOD" RICH AND THE "BAD" RICH MARK A SITY 3/1/03 Liberals always seem to be complaining about the "rich" not "giving back" to the community. But which rich are they talking about? Certainly not Oprah, she's exempt from such criticisms. Bill Gates is a favorite target as one of the "bad" rich. But really who "gives back" more to the community? Oprah does entertainment and creates a few jobs. Other entertainers do the same; they each create a few jobs in the movie industry, TV, and video rental industries. Bill Gates makes computer software which has transformed and caused...

Glenn’s outline on how to explain the upcoming Iraqi war to all the pinheads! 1. We should send more inspectors! - Analogize it to your kid caught smoking weed, who denies everything and is defensive and accusatory. At what point do you actually punish the child for smoking weed? Do you just keep hiring babysitters ad nauseam to watch over him? At some point you have to lay down the law and Mean What You Say. 2. There is always time for war: this should be a time for peace and we need more time. - 12 years is...

Rush just reported that Sadams Chief Body Guard fled (defected) to Israel and that he is spilling his guts concerning the location of an underground chemical factory, scud missles, etc... I guess the liberals will call the man a traitor.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said Monday he was not losing any sleep over a possible U.S. invasion of his country. The United States is massing forces in the Gulf for a possible war over Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction program. Iraq denies having such weapons. "I can assure you and put your minds at ease that I rarely find it difficult to sleep," Saddam told senior army officers, including his son Qusay, supervisor of the elite Republican Guards. "I fall asleep as soon as I put my head on the pillow. I don't need sleeping pills,...

Ansar al-Islam, an al-Qaeda affiliate active in Iraqi Kurdistan since September 2001, is a prototype of America's enemies in the "war on terror." The group serves as a testament to the global spread of al-Qaeda affiliates, achieved through exploitation of weak central authorities and a utilitarian willingness to work with seemingly differing ideologies for a common cause. Lengthy reports on Ansar have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, and Kurdish leaders have given Washington a plethora of intelligence on the group. Nevertheless, Ansar has yet to appear on official U.S. terrorism lists. Meanwhile, political...

Lest we Forget...December 7, 1941A day that will live in infamy...   USS West Virginia in fire in Pearl Harbor Shortly before 8 AM on December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy, employing the largest naval attack force ever assembled, launched an unprovoked, sneak attack on the US Pacific Fleet, that lay at rest at Pearl Harbor and on surrounding military bases.  Within short order, 5 of the 8 battleships docked on "Battleship Row" were either sunk or sinking and the rest were severely damaged.  Several other smaller ships and most of Hawaii's combat aircraft were damaged or destroyed, as well. ...

Detailed accounts of systematic torture, rape, arbitrary arrests and killings are outlined in the Foreign Office's 24-page dossier on human rights abuses in Iraq. Beheading, eye gouging, acid baths, drilling through hands and other lurid examples of torture and execution paint a picture, the dossier says, of "a cruel and callous disregard for human life and suffering". The document, a compilation of published accounts by human rights groups, media reports and the stories of exiles and dissidents, places the blame for abuse firmly at the door of Saddam Hussein and his immediate subordinates. It concludes: "Iraq is a terrifying place...

Irish neutrality is absurd and cowardly Niall Stanage Dublin, Ireland, 24 November, 2002 Hans Blix's arrival in Baghdad this week almost certainly presages a United States-led war on Iraq. The chief UN weapons inspector will lead a team that must determine whether Saddam Hussein is attempting to develop weapons of mass destruction. In the unlikely event of Blix deciding that Iraq is not contravening UN resolutions, the US has signalled its willingness to act unilaterally. Hostilities will probably commence within four months. As the drums of war grow louder, so do the plaintive cries of the Irish neutrality lobby. The...

Funny cartoon with some truth to it from this left wing source.. I couldn't figure out how to make it show up here so you'll have to follow the link in Source item above to view. If someone else can figure out how to post it let me know for the future.