American soldiers also are beginning to suffer injuries from a silent and pernicious weapon material of U.S. origin—depleted uranium. The Department of Defense says depleted uranium is powerful and safe, and not that worrisome. A shell coated with depleted uranium pierces a tank like a hot knife through butter, exploding on impact into a charring …
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Tony Blair – Troops should be out of Iraq by 2008
Tony Blair set a 16-month limit for keeping British troops in Iraq yesterday as he admitted for the first time that they would be a “provocation” if they stayed too long. It was British policy to “withdraw progressively” when Iraq’s own security forces were able to take over. Quoting from a statement by Gen George …
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North Korea: Sanctions are declaration of war
North Korea said Tuesday the United Nations effectively declared war on the country when it imposed sanctions for the North’s nuclear test. North Korea wants “peace but is not afraid of war,” the North’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
Bush-backed commission prepares to slam his admin’s Iraq strategy
A commission backed by President Bush that is exploring U.S. options in Iraq has agreed that ‘stay the course’ is not working. And intends to propose significant changes in the administration’s strategy by early next year, members say.”There’ll probably be some things in our report that the administration might not like,” said James A. Baker
75% US citizens support bringing home troops from Iraq
A new Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted October 10-11 finds that nearly three in four Americans (73 percent) agree that U.S. troops should start to come home. It seems as though 97% need to support it before Bush even considers it.