arch/ive/ief (2000 - 2005)

1. Seven Americans trying to escape military duty in Iraq shot dead by tribes near Syrian border.

More and more US troops seek to escape the “hell” of Iraq by sneaking across the border into Syria, Mafkarat al-Islam reports. The route out is not necessarily safe, however, as the Americans are sometimes spotted and targeted by Bedouin tribes. The Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent reported that seven US troops were trying to make the Syrian border to get out of Iraq when they crossed the territory of the Makr ad-Dib tribe at1 pm Wednesday. The Bedouin spotted the Americans in uniform and killed them.

Mafkarat al-Islam reports that the Syrian border has witnessed numerous cases of US troops crossing over to escape service with the occupation forces in Iraq. Many have attained freedom by hiring guides in the area who show them the way out.

http://www.albasrah.net/moqawama/english/1204/iraqiresistancereport_081204.htm

2. Since the war started in Iraq, the Pentagon says 5,500 U.S. soldiers have deserted, with some of them seeking refugee status in Canada, CBS reported Thursday.

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=861b2f1349377ccb

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush said on Thursday U.S. troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=CNCGUJBUYNYEYCRBAEKSFEY?type=topNews&storyID=7043343

SEC. RUMSFELD: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. My goodness. What a group this is. Impressive gathering. General Steve Whitcomb, thank you so much for your kind words. Sergeant Major Kellman, it’s good to see you again. I appreciate your able leadership as well. First, I want to say thank you to each of you, to your families for your superb service to our country. You are doing noble work, it’s vitally important work and your country is deeply grateful.

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http://www.dod.mil/transcripts/2004/tr20041208-secdef1761.html

President George W. Bush
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Bush:

On June 30, 2004, I wrote you an open letter urging that your Administration include, in the U.S. casualty toll, in Iraq:

(1) injuries in non-combat situations;

(2) personnel who have come down with disabling diseases;

(3) cases of mental trauma requiring evacuation from Iraq.


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http://www.counterpunch.org/nader12092004.html

TEHRAN (IRNA) - Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Rahim Safavi said on Wednesday that the US and Israel are not in a position to launch a military attack on Iran.

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http://www.rense.com/general60/10th.htm

Combat veterans wounded in Iraq were left waiting weeks and even months for proper medical attention at military bases. According to an officer, their living conditions were so unacceptable for injured soldiers he said they "were being treated like dogs." Then the Pentagon underreported the number wounded.

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http://globalresearch.ca/articles/SWE412A.html

TORONTO (CP) - A former United States marine told a refugee hearing for an American war dodger that trigger-happy U.S. soldiers in Iraq routinely killed unarmed woman and children, and murdered other Iraqis in violation of international law.

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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/12/06/768430-cp.html

When American military deserter Jeremy Hinzman appears at his refugee hearing tomorrow, seeking asylum in Canada because he does not want to fight in Iraq, the AWOL soldier will not be alone.

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http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Columnists/Toronto/Michele_Mandel/2004/12/05/765951.html

You asked for my evidence, Mr Ambassador. Here it is

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1366278,00.html

Source : http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/USfatalities.html

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Nearly a million U.S. troops have been deployed for war in Iraq or Afghanistan since those conflicts began, according to Pentagon data. The data also show that one out of every three of those service members has gone more than once.

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http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news2/million.html

Le 12e sommet de l'APEC
Les États d'Asie-Pacifique snobent George W. Bush

Réunis à Santiago du Chili à l'occasion du 12e sommet Asie-Pacifique (APEC), 21 chefs d'États et de gouvernements se sont appliqués à ignorer les propositions états-uniennes et à nouer de nouvelles relations commerciales en contournant Washington. Vladimir Poutine s'est posé en adversaire de l'impérialisme états-unien. Hu Jintao a taillé des croupières aux États-Unis en Amérique latine. Tandis que George W. Bush, au bord de la crise de nerfs, a fait le coup de poing contre les policiers chiliens.

http://www.reseauvoltaire.net/article15788.html

WHILE insurgents draw on deep wells of fury to expand their ranks in Iraq, the US military is fighting desertion, recruitment shortfalls and legal challenges from its own troops.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1397131,00.html

Washington – A shortage of surgeons to treat the wounded in Iraq has left Army medical teams in the country scrambling to handle the largest number of military casualties since the Vietnam War, the New England Journal of Medicine reports today. The Army has fewer than 50 general surgeons and 15 orthopedic surgeons in Iraq at any one time to serve more than 138,000 troops.

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http://www.guerrillanews.com/headlines/headline.php?id=389