Friday, July 23, 2010
Meanwhile in a far away land.....................Iraq
Fallujah children's 'genetic damage'
Cancer, leukaemia and infant mortality are all increasing in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, which saw fierce fighting between US forces and Sunni insurgents.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10721562
Qadisiyah Smoking Ban Meets Opposition
Residents say officials should prioritise services rather than anti-smoking initiative.
http://www.iwpr.net/report-news/qadisiyah-smoking-ban-meets-opposition
Restive Iraqi Province to Censure Clerics
Diyala authorities introduce controversial rules to rein in incendiary sermons.
http://www.iwpr.net/report-news/restive-iraqi-province-censure-clerics
Iraq needs $7 billion to rebuild industry: minister (AFP)
AFP - Improved security is allowing Iraq to rebuild its shattered industry but up to seven billion dollars is needed to help the sector recover from years of war and sanctions, the industry minister told AFP.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100722/wl_mideast_afp/iraqeconomyindustry
Britain's Clegg says Iraq invasion was "illegal" (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg described the 2003 invasion of Iraq as illegal on Wednesday, putting the new coalition government under pressure to clarity its position on the war.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100721/wl_nm/us_britain_clegg_iraq
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I wouldn't make too much of this. No doubt he is doing the rounds of the news stations backtracking on his outburst. His party did oppose the Iraq war, but under another leader who was quickly dumped, ostensibly for other reasons than his anti-war stance. This character Clegg has been shedding all his party's policies since making his faustian pact with the Conservatives. He is despised by his own party members, the public at large, and, probably, the people he helps to keep in power.
ReplyDeleteHe is out of his depth as a government minister, and his gaffe (for that's what it was) resulted from his losing his cool as the opposition spokesman was demonstrating how he had deceived MPs on another matter. That said, the object of his illegal war jibe is a loathsome creature steeped in the blood of innocents.