2007 Deadliest Year For U.S. In Iraq

Deaths Of 6 U.S. Forces Push Toll To 853 During Year Of Massive Troop Buildup

(CBS/AP)  The positive moves toward Iran on Tuesday coincided with the opening of two Iranian consulates, the facility in Irbil that was shut by American forces after the raid, and a second in Sulaimaniyah, the largest city in the Kurdish zone.

Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Iranian Ambassador Hassan Kazemi Qomi inaugurated the building in Irbil and said both would have full diplomatic status.

"This is a very important step to enhance relations and facilitate the commerce between the two sides," Barzani told reporters.

The Iranian ambassador charged the United States ran roughshod over Iraqi sovereignty in conducting the raid in January.

"The American forces breached Iraqi sovereignty by detaining the five Iranian diplomats at this same office in Irbil," Qomi said.

"Iran has strong ties with Iraqi society and opening these consulates will strengthen these ties. It will also strengthen commerce and travel between the two sides," Qomi said.

The U.S.-backed Iraqi government has close ties to neighboring Iran, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has sought to bring the antagonists together in hopes that would reduce violence.

Iraqi Kurds, like the country's Shiite Arabs, maintain close ties with Shiite-dominated Iran, despite their warm relationship with the U.S.

Also Tuesday, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh rejected as interference in Iraq's affairs an Iranian offer of troops to help stabilize the country when U.S. forces leave. Iran floated the proposal at the weekend meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, of Iraq's neighbors, the European Union and the G-8.

"The Iraqi government rejects the plan offered by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. It (the Iraqi government) will not accept interference in Iraq's internal affairs by any country of the region," he said in a statement.

The grim milestone for American forces was passed despite a noticeable drop in U.S. and Iraqi deaths here in recent months, after a 30,000-strong U.S. force buildup. There were 39 deaths in October, compared to 65 in September and 84 in August.

The five U.S. soldiers were killed Monday in two separate roadside bomb attacks, Smith, the military spokesman, said.

"We lost five soldiers yesterday in two unfortunate incidents, both involving IEDs (roadside bombs)," Smith told reporters in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone.

Later the military said a sailor had died of wounds from an explosion in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad.

The previous record - 850 troops in 2004 - occurred mainly in larger, more conventional battles like the campaign to cleanse Fallujah of Sunni militants in November, and U.S. clashes with Shiite militiamen in the sect's holy city of Najaf in August.

But the American military in Iraq reached its highest troop levels in Iraq this year - 165,000. Moreover, the military's decision to send soldiers out of large bases and into Iraqi communities means more troops have seen more "contact with enemy forces" than ever before, said Maj. Winfield Danielson, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad.

"It's due to the troop surge, which allowed us to go into areas that were previously safe havens for insurgents," Danielson told the AP on Sunday. "Having more soldiers, and having them out in the communities, certainly contributes to our casualties."

[terrorislam4]

I THOUGHT YOU SAID KIDS ARE CIVILIANS

MI5 Says Kids Groomed for Terror Attacks
Extremists are grooming children and teenagers to plot terrorist attacks against Britain, the director of the domestic spy agency said Monday.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/05/1074548-mi5-says-kids-groomed-for-terror-attacks
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRITAIN_SPY_CHIEF?SITE=WIFON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/britain_spy_chief
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/05/ap/europe/main3453066.shtml
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2007/11/05/4632535-ap.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308216,00.html

[terrorislam4]

THE DANES ARE WAKING UP TO FACIST NAZI TERRORISLAM

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM IS
Persona non grata

Exclusive: Salute the Danish Flag! - It%u2019s a Symbol of Western Freedom By Susan MacAllen
In Denmark, once-liberal immigration policies have forced huge governmental change and zero tolerance for Muslim immigrants intent on turning Denmark into an Islamic welfare haven. FSM Contributing Editor Susan MacAllen reveals a shocking reaction there and lessons America must learn.
http://familysecuritymatters.org/homeland.php?id=1172085

[terrorislam4]

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM STILL PRACTICES SLAVERY

NRI couple charged with slavery
Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 35, and her husband Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51.
The women, identified as Nona and Samirah, said they were expected to hide when someone came to the house. They were forced to work for long hours, made to sleep on mats in the kitchen and Sabhnani also allegedly made remarks derogatory to their religion -- Islam.
http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/may/24nri.htm
LI housekeepers held as slaves, tortured
Among other fragrances, he sells a popular perfume called Royal Mirage through several corporations, including PVM International
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-bzslav0516,0,1513272.story
NRI Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani popular perfume owner, charged for keeping servants as prisoners
NRI Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani have a perfume business and operate from their 2.5 multimillion dollar home. He owns a trademarked popular perfume named "Royal Mirage", which he sells through several corporations, including Royal Mirage Corp., RTD International, Eternal Love Perfumes Corp., PVM International Corp., and Meena Arjan Corp.
http://www.nriinternet.com/NRI_Discrimination/USA/2007/Mahender_%20Sabhnani/index.htm
Modern day slavery scandal rocks New York
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/modern-day-slavery-scandal-rocks-new-york/2007/05/24/1179601521848.html

[terrorislam4]

BE AFRAID,,, BE VERY AFRAID,,,
PICTURE FASCIST NAZI GERMANY WITH NUKES,,,

WAKE UP! The Crisis in Pakistan Is Much More Dangerous Than You Think

Musharraf''s Emergency Crackdown Is Anathema to Everyone Who Cherishes Human Rights and Democracy. But His Grip on Power Is Slipping Just as Islamic Extremists Are Escalating Their Bloody Insurgency. If They Succeed in Overthrowing Musharraf and Seizing Power, al-Qaida Will Gain Access to Pakistan''s Nuclear Weapons.
http://www.skeeterbitesreport.com/2007/11/wake-up-crisis-in-pakistan-is-much-more.html

[HipHopHustler]

GlobalGrind.com reported on this too, and I''m glad more and more websites are pushing this out there so people see how bad this war is becoming and how deep we are in over our heads.

[feelfree1]

Re: "A senior Navy officer, meanwhile, announced the planned release of nine Iranian prisoners"

How long were they held? What were they charged with? Were they tortured? Obviously they were wrongfully detained in the first place, if they are being released.

Re: "and was at pains to say that a major cache of Iranian-made weapons and bombs displayed for reporters appeared to have been shipped into Iraq before Tehran made a vow to stop the flow of armaments."

How does this unnamed moron/war criminal know that these weapons originated in Iran, and were shipped before the supposed steeming of the supposed flow?

Did they have "Made in Iran" and a "use by" date stamped on them?

Is the so-called journalist that is reporting this garbage, too dim to be aware that there are machine-shops in Iraq?

I would like to mark this paragraph as exhibit "P" in the case of CBS News complicity in the fomentation of yet another lie-based illegal war of aggression- this time against Iran.

[j-whitman]

Shuttle''s low orbit payload is 53,700 lbs.... Let''s see now, no orbit & one straight shot that might increas the payload to around 70,000 lbs.... Wow, that''s alot of Bushshit to pack.... WE CAN DO IT

[j-whitman]

radio,,, Great, how many morons can we pack in the shuttle bay ??

[radiob-2009]

Astronomers Find New Five-Planet System

Finally a place to send George and all his friends.

[feelfree1]

Re: "U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an operation Sunday, including ground raids and air assaults targeting al Qaeda in the area, the U.S. statement said. About 30 suspects were detained, it said. Two car bomb facilities and a number of weapons caches also were found."

O.K., so they rounded up 30 civilians under the guise of going after the imaginary "al-Qaeda-in-Iraq" boogie-men, but how many other innocent Iraqis were murdered/maimed by the aerial bombings?

How many more women and children were slaughtered by U.S. bombs in this disgraceful effort?