US accused of plans to loot Iraqi antiques By Liam McDougall, Arts Correspondent Sunday Herald – 06 April 2003 FEARS that Iraq’s heritage will face widespread looting at the end of the Gulf war have been heightened after a group of wealthy art dealers secured a high-level meeting with the

by Robert Scheer (courtesty The Nation) How telling that U.S. forces so carefully protected Iraq’s oil fields while ignoring the looting of Baghdad’s internationally renowned museum. The complete, and by all accounts preventable, destruction of one of the world’s most significant collections of antiquities is a

By RAY CONLOGUE – with a report from Mark MacKinnon in Baghdad – courtesy Globe and Mail, Saturday, April 19, 2003 – Page R1 For Iraq, and the world in general, it is now time to gather the stones together. The sacking of Iraq’s National Museum last weekend means that as many

In the interest of free speech, we will translate AlJazeera news as Tarjim site is down * American warplanes bomb frontline north of Kabul * Taliban officials claim US interruption of Special Forces strikes on Kandhar were a result of US casualties. * Russian political and military authorities expected to start planning interim

** Q.**What is Terrorism? ** A.Dictionary definitions indicate it is creating terror, employing fear for political purposes. More aptly, terrorism is attacking and terrifying civilian populations in order to force the civilians’ governments to comply with demands. So Hitler’s bombing of London was terror bombing, unlike his attacks on

It is contrary to popular wisdom to say anything in support of the Taliban who have been demonized by the U.S. administration. Look at Afghanistan through the culture that was there and is now, and decide for yourself. The Taliban have been trying for peace for many years — to

The Israeli tourism minister, Rehavam Zeevi, has been shot and killed. The PFLP has claimed responsibility. This follows the assassination of three Hamas leaders by Israel in the past 3 days, preceded by the assassination some time ago of a PFLP official as he stood in his office window. Earlier

News Desk – It is reported that John Shroder, a geology expert at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, was approached by the U.S. government to determine the location of bin Ladin from the rock formations present in a video released the day U.S. attacks on Afghanistan began. Mr. Shroder

Unknow Author — The first phase of the US `war on terrorism will likely be the attempted overthrow of the Taliban regime, which currently rules 90% of Afghanistan. Washington is using powerful strike forces around Afghanistan and has unleashed a fierce propaganda and military offensive against Taliban. The Bush Administration says

By MICHAEL MANDEL — Tuesday, October 9, 2001 – Print Edition, Page A21 — courtesy of Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada. A well-kept secret about the U.S.-U.K. attack on Afghanistan is that it is clearly illegal. It violates international law and the express words of the United Nations Charter. Despite

Lurching towards catastrophe Seumas Milne, Thursday October 11, 2001 (courtesy of The Guardian) There is an eerie familiarity about the scenes being played out every night, as the United States and Britain launch wave after wave of bombing and cruise missile attacks on Afghanistan. The grinning marine on the USS