March 08, 2005 | 27 Muharram 1426 Hijriah
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The ClipboardUS troops get training to avoid friendly-fire attacks on British
US commanders were so worried that their men were shooting at the British because they failed to recognise the Union Jack or other distinguishing military markings that, in an unprecedented move, they asked the British Army to supply vehicles, men...
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veiled4allahremembering Muslim women of the past, helping Muslim women of today
A couple different things to suit your taste for International Women's Day. First, links to some resources on Muslim women in history. Second, positive developments in Bangladesh as 5,000 men rallied against violence on women. Specifically, the men repudiated acid...
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The ClipboardReport Shows Israeli Support for West Bank Settlements
A long-awaited report into Israeli government support for illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank, formally delivered to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today, describes widespread state complicity, fraud and cynicism, illegal diversion of government money and illegal seizure of private...
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The ClipboardThe invisible wounded
It's widely known that on the eve of the Iraq invasion in 2003, the Bush administration moved to defy the math and enforced a ban on photographs of the caskets arriving at Dover, or at any other military bases. But...
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The ClipboardThe Debt-Peonage Society
Other amendments were aimed at protecting families and individuals who have clearly been forced into bankruptcy by events, or who would face extreme hardship in repaying debts. Ted Kennedy introduced an exemption for cases of medical bankruptcy. Russ Feingold introduced...
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The ClipboardBulgaria Blames U.S. Troops for Fatal Iraq Shooting
U.S. ally Bulgaria blamed U.S. troops on Monday for the fatal shooting of one of its soldiers in Iraq and demanded punishment of those responsible. A Bulgarian inquiry into the shooting last Friday found that soldier Gurdi Gurdev -- Bulgaria's...
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The ClipboardUnhappy With One Quagmire, Bush Looks for Another
Bush's demand that Syria immediately withdraw its troops from Lebanon is a ricochet demand. If Lebanon cannot have free elections while under foreign military occupation, how, asks the rest of the world, does Iraq have free elections when it is...
