Positive Universe Abstracts

terrelibere.org, Italy
The World Tribunal on Iraq met in Istanbul from 24-26 June 2005. The principal objective of the WTI is to tell and disseminate the truth about the Iraq War, underscoring the accountability of those responsible and underlining the significance of justice for the Iraqi people.
27th June 2005, Istanbul - In February 2003, weeks before [...]

Swans, CA
by Philip Greenspan
(Swans - August 1, 2005) August 6th will mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the first atomic bombing of a wartime enemy. Those alive at that time will never forget their initial reaction upon learning of the awesome effects of that abominable weapon. I, a GI expecting transfer to the [...]

Editor & Publisher
By E&P Staff
NEW YORK Time magazine is reporting today on its Web site that according to its sources “some” White House officials may have learned that CIA officer Valerie Plame was married to former ambassador Joseph Wilson “weeks before his July 6, 2003, Op-Ed piece criticizing the Administration. That prospect increases the chances [...]

OneWorld.net, US
Abid Aslam
Fri., Jul. 29, 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jul 28 (OneWorld) - At least 24,865 Iraqi civilians have died since the U.S.-led coalition began its war in their country but the real figure is unknown because coalition forces, flouting the Geneva Conventions, refuse to aid an accurate count, said a leading medical journal.
‘The adamant refusal of [...]

Dissident Voice, CA
by Mike Whitney
www.dissidentvoice.org
July 28, 2005
We can expect to hear a lot about civil war in Iraq over the next few weeks; and federalism, too. Dont believe a word of it.
The Pentagon is moving forward with its plan to divide Iraq into three parts and its using the pretext of civil war to justify [...]

The Hill
Josh Marshall
The FBI’s review of WMD forgeries looks like a sham
As long as the Rove/Plame/Wilson saga is now back on the front pages, let’s remember some loose threads that could still use some pulling.
And not just ones about the legal particulars of what Karl Rove knew or when he did what — but the [...]

Seven.com.au, Australia
Date: 29/07/05
By William Douglas and James Kuhnhenn
US President George W Bush is expected to sidestep a recalcitrant Congress and appoint John Bolton, his controversial choice for America’s next UN ambassador in time for a global debate on reform at the world body in two months.
The speculation comes despite new allegations against Bolton over whether [...]