Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : The Truth About Islam -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (10437)	10/7/2007 11:24:05 PM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Respond to of 20106

Muslims And Pigs The Muslim neighbors of this farmer in Kosovo hanged his pig after robbing his house. * From Jihad Watch Deutschland

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (10437)	10/8/2007 6:51:13 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

I think the Iraqi government is already under Iranian control. Iraq urges Blackwater prosecution Iraq's government has called for guards from the US security firm Blackwater to be prosecuted for the shooting of 17 civilians in Baghdad last month. An official inquiry found the guards had not been attacked, as they had claimed, calling it a deliberate crime. Blackwater has insisted its employees responded lawfully to an attack. The US embassy is conducting its own probe. The incident has sparked controversy about foreign security contractors acting with impunity in Iraq. The official Iraqi government investigation said the shooting killed six more people than the 11 who had previously been believed to have died. The three-member panel led by Defence Minister Abdul Qader al-Obeidi is reported also to recommend that Blackwater pay compensation to the victims. The company has not responded to the latest allegations, but has disputed previous accusations that its staff were the first to open fire during the incident. Hold to account "The investigation committee appointed by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki... has found that there was no evidence that the convoy of Blackwater came under fire directly or indirectly," spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. "It was not hit even by a stone." BLACKWATER USA FACTS Founded in 1997 by a former US Navy Seal Headquarters in North Carolina One of at least 28 private security companies in Iraq Employs 744 US citizens, 231 third-country nationals, and 12 Iraqis to protect US state department in Iraq Provided protection for former CPA head Paul Bremer Four employees killed by mob in Falluja in March 2004 Mr Dabbagh said the Iraqi cabinet would look at the investigative committee's recommendations and "take legal steps to hold the company to account". The committee found that 23 people had been wounded in the 16 September shooting, when Blackwater employees opened fire on civilians at al-Nisoor square in Baghdad. The findings echo a US congressional investigation into Blackwater which reportedly describe the company's use of force as "excessive" and "pre-emptive". Blackwater's founder Erik Prince has insisted his firm's personnel acted in self-defence after insurgents attacked the US diplomatic convoy they were protecting. Blackwater is the main firm employed by the US state department to provide security for its staff and visiting officials and businessmen. The state department has handed its inquiry into the shooting over to the FBI. In the days following the incident, which caused widespread anger in Iraq, the interior ministry drafted legislation bring private security contractors under Iraqi law. Armed guards contracted by US and other government agencies were granted immunity from prosecution in Iraq under an agreement dating from 2003. Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (10437)	10/8/2007 6:52:49 AM
From: FJB	Respond to of 20106

Iran: Ahmadinejad Declares Ties With Iraq 'Excellent' By Golnaz Esfandiari Al-Maliki and Ahmadinejad in Tehran today (Fars) PRAGUE, September 12, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad today pledged to help authorities in neighboring Iraq to stabilize their country. Ahmadinejad made the pledge after talks with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki arrived in Tehran today for his first official two-day visit to Iran. Al-Maliki is accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes several cabinet members and lawmakers. The Iraqi prime minister's visit was originally due to begin on September 11, but was postponed for "technical reasons." Both sides held their first round of talks on undisclosed topics. Following the talks, Ahmadinejad described ties with Iraq as "excellent" and added that they will remain that way. Tehran Wants A Strong Iraq He described strengthening the Iraqi government as a duty for all and said that a "united and independent Iraq" is in the interest of the whole region. "Iranian officials do not see the presence of armed Shi'ites that have ties with Iran as a security problem, but U.S. officials, the Iraqi government, and many Iraqi people consider it as a disturbance to security, therefore a common definition of security should be found." "Strengthening the Iraqi government is strengthening security, peace and brotherhood in Iraq," Ahmadinejad said. Al-Maliki said that he had good discussions with Ahmadinejad and added that he saw no barrier in cooperation between the two countries, "even on security issues." Al-Maliki is also due to hold talks with other senior Iranian officials, including Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Like many other Iraqi Shi'ite officials, al-Maliki spent some time in Iran while in exile during the 1980s when Saddam Hussein was in power. London-based journalist and Middle East expert Alireza Nourizadeh tells RFE/RL that al-Maliki's trip to Tehran could have a significant impact on ties between the two countries. Al-Maliki Holds Legitimacy "Before al-Maliki, all Iraqi prime ministers had a temporary title, in fact they had been chosen for a limited time until the constitution was approved and elections were held; therefore [the previous Iraqi] governments could not make any serious decisions but Mr. al-Maliki -- as the head of the Iraqi government -- can talk with Iran about fundamental issues, issues that are of concern to the Iraqi government," he said. "Iran is also concerned about the U.S. presence in Iraq." ... rferl.org

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (10437)	10/8/2007 6:53:39 AM
From: FJB	Respond to of 20106

Petraeus says Iran's envoy in Iraq is Quds Force member 14 hours ago BAGHDAD (AFP) — The US military's top commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has accused Iran's ambassador in Baghdad of being a member of an elite unit of Tehran's Revolutionary Guards. "The ambassador is a Quds Force member," Petraeus said at a US military base near the Iranian border, according to a transcript supplied to AFP by the US military. But the general appeared to suggest that the envoy, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, was not under the US military spotlight. "Now he has diplomatic immunity and therefore he is obviously not subject (to scrutiny)," Petraeus said in his Saturday comments. "He is acting as a diplomat." The Quds Force is the covert operations arm of the Revolutionary Guards and is accused by American commanders of helping Shiite militias involved in Iraq's bloody sectarian conflict.... afp.google.com