Alive in Baghdad: Iraq Through the Eyes of Iraqis
Dec 8, 2006 Founded by Brian Conley, a 26-year-old American journalist, and coordinated in Iraq by 21-year-old Iraqi Omar Abdullah, the website Alive in Baghdad features short films by Iraqis documenting daily life in their war-ravaged country. You must see this site. (BBC story, AiB site)Ten U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Dec 7, 2006 The deaths, which resulted from two IED attacks in different parts of the country Wednesday, horrifically underscore the dire references to chaos in the just-released Iraq Study Group report.
Amnesty International Accuses Israel of War Crimes
Aug 24, 2006 Amnesty International has referred to some of Israel's actions in Lebanon as "war crimes that give rise to individual criminal responsibility" A report by the human rights organization condemned the deliberate bombing of civilian infrastructure and the loss of civilian life, noting: "Entire families were killed in air strikes on their homes or in their vehicles while fleeing the aerial assaults on their villages as the Red Cross and other rescue workers were prevented from accessing the areas by continuing Israeli strikes".Israeli Attack Threatens Cease-Fire
Aug 19, 2006 Despite the tenuous cease-fire, Israel has launched an attack some 60 miles north of its border in Lebanon. Israeli officials said they were trying to halt a weapons transfer to Hezbollah, and will continue to engage targets until a peacekeeping force can take its place to prevent Hezbollah's rearming.Israel Will Accept Hezbollah Alive, but Not Kicking
Jul 24, 2006 In a reconsideration of its goals, Israel has deemed a disarmed (as opposed to destroyed) Hezbollah an acceptable outcome to its actions in Lebanon.Israel Captures Village and Continues Airstrikes
Jul 23, 2006 Israeli troops have taken the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras, which they claim has been used as a rocket base by Hezbollah. Israel has said it has no plans for a large-scale invasion but intends to use ground forces to attack targets unavailable to its jets.U.S. Will Rush Bombs to Israel
Jul 22, 2006 The United States has agreed to a request from Israel to expedite a shipment of precision munitions.Lebanon “Torn to Shreds”
Jul 20, 2006 Fouad Siniora, the Lebanese prime minister, called for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah and announced that more than 300 people had been killed in his country during the week of attacks. Twenty-nine Israelis have been killed since the fighting began.
