International - Friday, February 29th, 2008
Posted on 29 February 2008 by Jack
BBC | ‘Chemical Ali’ execution approved
The execution of Saddam Hussein’s cousin and henchman “Chemical Ali” has been approved by Iraq’s presidency.
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BBC | Turkish troops ‘move out of Iraq’
Iraq’s foreign minister has said all Turkish troops have left northern Iraq after mounting a controversial ground offensive against Kurdish rebels.
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Jerusalem Post | Israel prepares for assault on Gaza
As Hamas drew Ashkelon into the circle of communities coming under heavy rocket attacks, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and the Foreign Ministry on Thursday began preparing both Israeli and world opinion for the possibility of a large-scale incursion into Gaza.
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Telegraph | Matt Drudge: world’s most powerful journalist
Ten years ago, he was a reclusive, pasty-faced 31-year-old who, bashing away on his laptop in his grungy Hollywood apartment, shot to prominence when he threatened to bring down Bill Clinton’s presidency by breaking news of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
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Telegraph | Name calling campaign to undermine Obama
Republicans have begun to emphasise Barack Obama’s middle name Hussein in an attempt to spread doubts about his patriotism and raise fears among voters that he is a closet Muslim.
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Telegraph | Clostridium difficile kills ten patients a day
Nearly 10 people are dying every day from the superbug Clostridium difficile.
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February 29th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
The Palestinians have a so-called democratically elected government in Gaza. 8,000 rockets have been fired into mostly Israeli civilian neighbourhoods from Gaza far with very little retaliation, and zero protest from the palestinians who are represented by the triggermen on the launchers. There can be no doubt therefore that the citizens of Gaza support their goverment’s rocket attacks on Israel. It is time Israel issued the UN an ultimatum giving it 48 hrs to halt these rockets attacks completely. It should be made abundently clear that there will be no extension of this deadline. Should the UN fail (which it will) this ultimatum should include a description of the self-defense measures Israel will take to clean out the rat’s nest that is Gaza. Immediately following the very first rocket that falls on Israel after the expiration of the deadline, Israel should carpet bomb every square inch of Gaza leaving not a single structure over about 2 ft tall standing. Israel is not going to survive much longer unless it forsakes world opinion and acts in its own best interests as only it knows how. If it did all it would be doing is what any other nation in a similar situation would do.