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The QUICKTIME REPORT 08 /12/06 - SEE GLOBALLY!

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Independent Media Transcript 8th December 2006

Death toll continues to rise as Iraq war grinds on
by James Cogan via sam Sydney IMC 06/12/06

As the bipartisan Iraq Study Group issues its report to President Bush, and Republicans and Democrats come together to endorse former CIA director Robert Gates as the administration’s new defence secretary, the implications of the consensus to continue the Iraq war are underscored by the ongoing fighting and slaughter of both Iraqis and American troops.

In the first five days of December, 17 US soldiers have been killed and at least 130 wounded, pushing the overall US death toll in Iraq past 2,900. US casualties since the March 20, 2003 invasion now stand at 2,907 dead, 21,572 wounded in action and a further 24,565 injured in non-hostile incidents or evacuated due to disease. These figures do not include the tens of thousands of veterans who have sought treatment for psychological conditions or succumbed to illnesses since their return from the Middle East.

With Iraqi deaths already estimated at around 650,000 and the American death toll moving toward 3,000, the US ruling elite’s actions will necessarily intensify the violence in Iraq, resulting in even greater casualties.

 http://sydney.indymedia.org/node/47223

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NATO continues slaughter of civilians in Afghanistan
by James Cogan via sam Melbourne IMC 20/10/06

Twice in a matter of a few hours on Wednesday, the NATO-commanded International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) occupying Afghanistan fired missiles into civilian dwellings, killing as many as 26 men, women and children. The deaths underscore the fact that ISAF’s counter-insurgency operations are being conducted with murderous disregard for the local population, which is overwhelmingly hostile to foreign military forces.

The first incident took place in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, where the Canadian military alleges its troops killed between 500 and 1,500 Taliban guerillas during August and September, in an offensive codenamed Medusa.

According to an Associated Press account, NATO helicopters fired missiles into three homes in the village of Ashogho at 2 am. Residents claim that 13 people, including four women, were killed and 15 others were injured. Kandahar governor Asadullah Khalid told the media there was no evidence that Taliban fighters were among the dead, or even in the village at the time.

Several hours later, rockets ripped into a house in Gereshk, a town in Helmand province. British troops make up the bulk of the NATO forces in Helmand, where they have been engaged in months of savage fighting with local resistance fighters.

A neighbour of the destroyed house told Associated Press that 13 civilians—three men, five women and five children—were killed and the attack came from an aircraft. Afghan police reportedly called for NATO air support during a clash with alleged Taliban militants on the town’s outskirts. Jet fighters and helicopters fired missiles and dropped bombs.

The aircraft have not been identified in either incident. But they were most likely from the US or Britain, which provide the bulk of NATO’s airpower in Afghanistan.

An ISAF press statement on Wednesday admitted responsibility for the civilian deaths in Kandahar. It declared operations were taking place in the area “to detain individuals” involved in planting roadside bombs against the occupation forces in the neighbouring Panjwaii district. “Close air support was used” and “caused several civilian casualties”.

The ISAF did not explain why capturing insurgents involved firing missiles into houses. It is, however, standard operating procedure. As soon as any resistance is encountered or even suspected, American and NATO forces call in air strikes, regardless of the potential for civilian casualties.

Hundreds of Afghans have been slaughtered in such atrocities. One of the most criminal occurred in May, when US A-10 aircraft strafed and bombed the Kandahar village of Azizi, massacring at least 80 people.

The extent of civilian deaths is usually concealed by NATO allegations that the victims are insurgents. Villagers from the Kandahar area targeted during Operation Medusa claim dozens of locals were included in NATO’s body count of dead “Taliban”. A farmer, Toon Jaan, told the Canadian Press agency last month that 26 members of his extended family were killed during the Canadian military’s bombardment of the village of Sperwan.

These indiscriminate killings are a significant factor in encouraging Afghans to take up arms against the occupation. The ranks of the insurgency are continuing to expand despite the tremendous casualties the poorly equipped Afghan guerillas suffer in any direct engagement with NATO troops.

 http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/128142.php

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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION-FIVE YEARS TOO LONG-BRING DAVID HOME NOW!
by Marlene Sydney IMC 4/12/06

Close Guantanamo prison camp - Stop the war on civil liberties

December 9 marks the fifth year of imprisonment for David Hicks with no chance of his release in sight. He remains in legal limbo. David, like more than 700 men and minors who have gone through the US naval base prison camp of Guantánamo, has endured physical and psychological torture.

Britain, Bahrain, Denmark, France, Jordan, Pakistan, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden and even Afghanistan have successfully negotiated the release of their citizens from the hell hole of Guantánamo.

 http://sydney.indymedia.org/node/46138

Hicks: Major Mori speaks
by Marlene Obeid Sydney IMC

According to Mori, All it would take is for the attorney-general to make a telephone call [to Washington] and David would be coming home. But the Australian government has a political problem, he said, because for five years they they've labeled Hicks an accused terrorist or a terror suspect?. They've admitted that if Hicks was brought home they could not charge him with anything because he has not committed a crime under Australian law. Mori believes the Howard government is still hoping the US will do the dirty work for them.

 http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/57478

No compo for malice, rendition, false imprisonment, assault - including torture - government secrets?

The court was also told that the Government will be mounting two confidential defences in the case - one of which will only be released to Mr Habib's lawyers.

 http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/57460

Merry Christmas Mr Kent and Mr Haddara

After and ASIO fishing expedition they were charged last month with knowingly belonging to a Melbourne-based terrorist group, that did not exist.

 http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/9799

Detention centre is a 'gitmo' military-style prison

John Howards military style prison detention centre on Christmas Island off the Western Australia coast would be a great place to house the war criminals themselves?

 http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/57465

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Israel Violates Truce, Palestinian Fighters Retaliate?by Jonathan Shockley Melbourne IMC 27/11/2006

Israeli troops were still inside Gaza despite a statement from the army that all had withdrawn.

Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for firing three rockets and said that since Gaza and the West Bank are a unit, it would not agree to a ceasefire unless Israeli military activity also ended in the occupied West Bank.

 http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/11/132427.php

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Mary Robinson Spotlights Human Rights Abuses in Darfur?by William Hughes San Francisco IMC 11/03/06

Before the word “Feminist” became fashionable, Mary Robinson, a Barrister, legislator and educator, was shaking up the “conservative” establishment in the Republic of Ireland. After serving a term as its first female President, she became the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights. Today, human rights, on a global scale, is her cause. On Nov. 1, 2006, in a lecture at Adelphi, MD, she exposed human rights atrocities in Darfur and elsewhere.

 http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/11/1732909.php

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Merry Christmas from The Quicktime Report

Ho, ho, ho Crystal and a very Merry Christmas to you and our supporters.

December 10 is Human Rights day and I hope this Christmas brings you peace, happiness, and joy.

Hi I'm Santa Clause bringing you the news and reviews this Christmas for QT News.

On my rounds at Christmas I would like to show you my photo album just to remind you all of the things we could improve on so that everyone has some peace and joy during their days on Earth and at Christmas time too!

So you see we have a lot to do to make this world a better place. Let's start with stopping all wars and feeding the world, restoring our civil and democratic rights, and no more political scapegoats. Concentrating on climate change, so Dasher can continue on our journey without the snow melting away.

From the team.

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Come home on Christmas
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Christmas in Afghanistan
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Iraq: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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Guantanamo Bay
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Palestinian Christmas
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50GgbPYoiRc

Beautiful Mother (Song for Darfur)
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Tags: War, Peace, Hunger, Scapegoats, Guantanamo, Christmas, 2006
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The QUICKTIME REPORT 15 /10/06 - SEE GLOBALLY!

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