Official: More Iraqis Returning Home

Iraqi Military Spokesman Says Influx Due To Level Of Attacks Dropping; 3rd Mass Grave Found

(CBS/AP)  The number of Iraqis returning to their country after fleeing abroad is growing, with more than 46,000 people coming home last month, an Iraqi government spokesman said Wednesday.

Brig. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, the Iraqi spokesman for a U.S.-Iraqi military push to pacify Baghdad, said border crossings recorded 46,030 people returning to Iraq in October alone. He attributed the large number to the "improving security situation."

"The level of terrorist operations has dropped in most of the capital's neighborhoods, due to the good performance of the armed forces," al-Moussawi told reporters in the heavily-guarded Green Zone.

But the rise also came as Iraq's neighbors, particularly Syria and Jordan, have tightened their borders to Iraqis fleeing the turmoil in their own country. Syria is home to at least 1.2 million Iraqi refugees, and Jordan has about 750,000.

Many of those Iraqis are living in limbo, unable to work and running out of whatever money they were able to bring out of Iraq.

Both countries are struggling to provide services to incoming Iraqis, and began requiring visas for them starting this past summer. Most applications are denied.

Those who fled to Syria or Jordan before the new rules took effect must leave when their three-month permits expire, unless they have been officially recognized by the United Nations as refugees - a process that can take months.

That leaves many people with the choice of returning to Iraq or risking deportation anyway. And with the improving security situation, it appears many Iraqis are opting to return home.

Al-Moussawi did not give numbers of Iraqis returning home before October. He also did not explain whether the 46,030 included people who arrived by air, rather than by crossing borders from neighboring countries.

Meanwhile, Iraqi soldiers found 17 decomposed bodies early Wednesday north of the Iraqi capital, an Iraqi army officer said.

The mass grave was discovered in an area of brush near a school in Hashimiyat, an area west of Baqouba, said Col. Ihsan al-Shimari.

Baqouba, some 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, is the provincial capital of Diyala - a troubled area where al Qaeda in Iraq is believed to have a strong presence.

He said he believed the bodies were from passengers kidnapped at fake checkpoints on a nearby road leading to Baqouba.

There were no identification cards on the bodies, and Iraqi investigators were working to identify the victims, al-Shimari said. Based on the degree of decomposition, al-Shimari said he believed 13 of the corpses had been there more than three months. The remaining four appeared to have been killed a few days ago, he said.

The discovery came a day after the U.S. military announced that another mass grave had been found in Iraq's western Anbar province.

Iraqi soldiers found 22 bodies in the Lake Tharthar area on Saturday during a joint operation with U.S. forces, the military said in a statement. It was the second mass grave discovered in that area in less than a month.

Al-Shimari said he believed more graves would be uncovered soon, because U.S. and Iraqi security forces were for the first time searching some areas that were previously too violent to enter.

In other developments:

Southeast of Baghdad, two children aged 4 and 8 were killed early Wednesday when a mortar struck their house, police said. They were members of a Shiite family mired in a local feud with neighboring Sunnis, an officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to media. Their father and two brothers were injured in the attack, which occurred in Diwaniyah, about 19 miles southeast of the capital, police said.

With nearly two months remaining, 2007 became the bloodiest year of the Iraq war for American troops - 853 dead. The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the deaths of five more soldiers and one sailor, pushing the toll past the previous worst - 850 in 2004.

The police chief in Iraq's second-largest city said he survived a bomb attack Wednesday - the second attempt on his life in less than a week. Basra Police Chief Maj. Gen. Jalil Khalaf escaped unharmed after his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb early Wednesday. Three of his bodyguards were wounded in the attack, he said. Basra lies 340 miles southeast of Baghdad.

In Kut, 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, gunmen broke into the home of an Iraqi soldier and shot him to death, while in the capital a Shiite math teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Sunni-dominated Mansour area, according to Iraqi police. Hanaa Lafta Muhssin, 35, was walking to school at 8 a.m. when gunmen showered her with bullets, the officer said under the same condition of anonymity.

Fast Fact

The Iraqi Red Crescent says nearly 2.3 million Iraqis — the vast majority of them women and children — have fled their homes but remain inside the country's borders.

According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, some 2 million Iraqis have fled their country. Besides Syria and Jordan, Egypt has absorbed 100,000. Some 54,000 Iraqis are in Iran, 40,000 in Lebanon, 10,000 in Turkey and 200,000 in various Persian Gulf countries.

The U.S. admitted only 1,608 Iraqi refugees this past fiscal year. Sweden has admitted more than 18,000 since 2006, the highest number in any European country, but now says it too is tightening asylum rules.

On Monday, the Iraqi Red Crescent issued a report saying nearly 2.3 million Iraqis - the vast majority of them women and children - have fled their homes but remain inside the country's borders.

The number of internally displaced people, or IDPs, in Iraq grew by 16 percent in September - to 2,299,425, the Red Crescent said. That figure has skyrocketed since the beginning of 2007, when less than half a million people were listed as displaced.

Al-Moussawi questioned those figures in a news conference on Wednesday, publicly asking the Red Crescent to "give reasons behind this high number."

"The increase announced by the Red Crescent is not logical, because now we are living a stable security situation and many families have returned to their original places," al-Moussawi said.

He suggested some families had registered for Red Crescent aid because they were in financial straits, but that they had not been displaced.

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by libsluvsuvs November 8, 2007 7:16 PM EST

I wonder how the world would remember the liberals in 50 years??

the ones who sided and supported the rise of RADICAL Islam

or

the ones who threw in the towel, declared the war unwinable, and fought for this country to surrender and appease to our enemies.

ahh does not matter, they would just re-write history they way they want to hear it...either that or ban history because it offends them

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by topprophet November 8, 2007 6:06 PM EST

What we need is a President who will show us the way. Not the old way. Not the same way, but a NEW WAY. Think about this for a minute. What if we pulled all of our troops out of South Korea? They''ve been there for 50+ years. What if we quit worrying about Iran, but instead, realized that its having a nuclear weapon will not mean the end of the world? What if we pulled all of our troops out of the Middle-East, and brought them all home? What if we realistically addressed the National Debt, and paid attention to REALLY DOING SOMETHING about stopping illegal immigration? These are the ideas of Republican Presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul. He''s a ten term Congressman and a physician who has delivered over 4,000 babies. He''s an intellectual who''s published four books, three of which are devoted entirely to sound economics and one to foreign policy. He was raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania as a pious Lutheran, but now he attends a Baptist church. Paul is given to mulling things over morally. Whenever he recollects the helicopter pilots he treated as an Air Force Flight Surgeon (Captain) during the Vietnam War, a war which he now says was "totally unnecessary and illegal," he laments, "They were gung-ho. I''ve often thought about how many of those people never came back." Candidates with the high level of personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution, Congressman Paul has always demonstrated only come around once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky.

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by topprophet November 8, 2007 6:05 PM EST

I support Ron Paul and his non-interventionist foreign policy. All of the other candidates wants to continue our illegal police action in Iraq indefinitely, and they do not rule out a preemptive (nuclear) first strike against Iran. Ron Paul voted against our (undeclared) war in Iraq, which was sold to us with lies. The area is more dangerous now than when we entered it. We destroyed a regime hated by our direct enemies--the jihadists, and created thousands of new recruits for them. The war in Iraq has cost more than 3,500 American lives and almost a trillion dollars. We need a leader in the White House who will ensure this never happens again. Both Jefferson and Washington warned us about entangling ourselves in the affairs of other nations. Today, we have 750 foreign bases and troops in 130 countries. We are spread so thin that we have too few troops defending America. And now, there are new calls for a draft. We can continue to fund and fight no-win police actions around the globe, or we can refocus on securing our borders against illegal aliens who are invading our country from the South. No war should ever be fought without a Declaration of War voted upon by the Congress, as required by The Constitution. Under no circumstances should the U.S. again go to war as the result of a resolution that comes from an unelected, foreign body, such as the United Nations. Too often, we give foreign aid and intervene on behalf of governments that are despised. Then, we too become despised.

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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 3:11 PM EST

LOOK WHO LOVES AMERICA

BUT THE IDIOT STINKING SILLY LITTLE LIBERAL SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST DEMONIC-RATS STILL DO NOT

SO WHAT COUNTRY WILL THEY GO TO NOW HAHAHA

''We love America,'' Sarkozy tells Congress
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071107171938.06pkhw1y&show_article=1&lst=1
Sarkozy hails ''strong'' France-US friendship
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071107170044.ctsk1ycd&show_article=1&lst=1
Sarkozy Throws Open His Arms to Bush, and U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/world/europe/07france.html?_r=2&ref=world&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

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by jowand November 8, 2007 12:22 PM EST

3,000,000 refugees... and 20,000 have returned. Yep! Peace at last.

Regards,
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 07:04 AM : Nov 08, 2007

Still bad news for you Progressives

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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 4:05 AM EST

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

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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 4:04 AM EST

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

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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 4:02 AM EST

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

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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 12:08 AM EST

Posted by grazinggoat at 06:14 PM : Nov 07, 2007

whom is the liar touching goats?

"Everybody in politics lies, but they [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it%u2019s troubling,%u201D Geffen said.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003548043

only congress can pass the patriot act, the representatives of the people,,,

you try to quivocate the patriot act to the treatment of non muslims in fascist nazi terrorislamic countries??? good one,,, NOT!

dont you just hate these stupid silly little fascist nazi terrorislamic muslims pretending to be liberal Americana,,, and begging for the usa to leave iraq,,, lol,,, they must be really getting their arses kicked,,, hahahahahaha,,,

and these fascist nazi terrorislamic muslim collaborators,,,

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by terrorislam4 November 8, 2007 12:01 AM EST

I STAND WITH THE DANES

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

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by grazinggoat November 7, 2007 9:14 PM EST

NONE OF US IS FREE UNLESS ALL ARE FREE!!!
WHY IS IT NOT ONE MUSLIM COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS TO NON MUSLIMS???

-Why is it the Walking-Liar has taken away all rights and freedoms for all Muslim, Jewish and Christian Fellow Americans by forcing the Patriot act?

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by grazinggoat November 7, 2007 9:10 PM EST

Official: More Iraqis Returning Home
Iraqi Military Spokesman Says Influx Due To Level Of Attacks Dropping; 3rd Mass Grave Found


-What if Palestinians returned home now? You Liberation Heroes? Pals have been held out for more than 50 years now...

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by libsluvsuvs November 7, 2007 7:19 PM EST

in 50 years,, some liberal will just re-write history.."LIBERALS FOUGHT HARD AND SUPPORTED AGAINST ISLAMIC INSURGENTS IN IRAQ 100%.''
"JOHN MARTHA, THE DEMOCRATIC HERO, WANTED TO SEND MORE TROOPS IN IRAQ"

its hard when they very first tactic you do is SURRENDER..learn from it liberals.

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by terrorislam4 November 7, 2007 6:01 PM EST

NONE OF US IS FREE UNLESS ALL ARE FREE!!!

WHY IS IT NOT ONE MUSLIM COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS TO NON MUSLIMS???

Being non-Muslim in Islamic nations means ''protection''--and problems.(World: Iraq)
The official term for this right is "dhimmitude." The world''s foremost expert on the subject, Bat Ye''Or, coined the word in 1983 to describe the legal and social condition of Jews and Christians (dhimmis) subjected to Islamic rule. Broadly interpreted, it appears benign: Non-Muslims enjoy a protected status among their Muslims neighbors: But dhimmitude becomes problematic because its supposed safeguards and protections can be withdrawn as selectively as they are applied by rulers or governments of Islamic states.

In Iraq, as in other predominately Muslim states, Christianity has existed side by side with Islam for centuries. For some observers (as well as those who experience it firsthand), the status of Christians is not one of cheery coexistence. Rather, it may be more like the old racial divides in the United States, where blacks lived near, but not integrated into, white society, and where they "kept their place"--separate and unequal.

In a July 24 interview with NCR, Baghdad Archbishop Jean Sleiman, leader of Iraq''s Latin Catholic church, said that in Iraq, "Christians and Muslims can I-live] side by side--but only side by side. Side by side, but not equally. No mixing, no integration."
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-121763784.html

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by prinzowhales November 7, 2007 4:12 PM EST

Off hand, I would suggest that the statistics suggest that the refugees are running out of money abroad and have no choice but return home as they cannot find any future in Syria or Jordan.

It seems that the Washington Regime, its Quislings--the masters of the Green Zone-- and, its al CIAda assets have abandonned much of their ''war of tension'' strategy against the Iraqi people which cost the lives of so many Iraqi civilians in market place bombings is tapering off. I look forward to another visit to Haifa Street with General Betrayus to illustrate once again with his Potemkin Village-like showplace of the Occupation. Home by Christmas, 2057!

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by candy-apple November 7, 2007 2:58 PM EST

"while in the capital a Shiite math teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting"

Are they sure they''re in Iraq??? Thought this type of thing only happened in the US? (sarcasm)

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by rafterman1 November 7, 2007 2:32 PM EST

One_American, you are the worst America-hater of them all. You hate peace and freedom and are of the same mindset as any terrorist - don''t like what is going on, start bombing. The world would be at peace if all the terrorists and all the neocons like One_American disappeared.

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by one_american November 7, 2007 2:16 PM EST

This article means more bad news for the America-hating liberal moonbats.

You fool liberals just love getting your butts kicked, don''t you?

Get used to it. You have a lifetime of it coming.

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by rafterman1 November 7, 2007 1:49 PM EST

===You shouldn''''t waste your time with BaghdadsHere.===

Yeah, I know. But unfortunately, the "30 percenters" actually believe that stuff. It''s hard to know who''s a troll and who''s an actual true believer around here.

By the way, I think it''s a GREAT idea for Rummy to run as president for the Republicans. He could get Cheney to run again for VP. As a Democrat, I wholeheartedly support that idea :)

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by hungry1968 November 7, 2007 1:31 PM EST

Rafterman1:

You shouldn''t waste your time with BaghdadsHere. He''s nothing more than someone who just posts inflammatory comments to try and draw out a response. His comments are just so absurd, and so outrageous, that they can''t be taken seriously.
Like Bush being the greatest terrorist hunter ever.
Or Rumsfeld should run for president.

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[libsluvsuvs]

I wonder how the world would remember the liberals in 50 years??

the ones who sided and supported the rise of RADICAL Islam

or

the ones who threw in the towel, declared the war unwinable, and fought for this country to surrender and appease to our enemies.

ahh does not matter, they would just re-write history they way they want to hear it...either that or ban history because it offends them

[topprophet]

What we need is a President who will show us the way. Not the old way. Not the same way, but a NEW WAY. Think about this for a minute. What if we pulled all of our troops out of South Korea? They''ve been there for 50+ years. What if we quit worrying about Iran, but instead, realized that its having a nuclear weapon will not mean the end of the world? What if we pulled all of our troops out of the Middle-East, and brought them all home? What if we realistically addressed the National Debt, and paid attention to REALLY DOING SOMETHING about stopping illegal immigration? These are the ideas of Republican Presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul. He''s a ten term Congressman and a physician who has delivered over 4,000 babies. He''s an intellectual who''s published four books, three of which are devoted entirely to sound economics and one to foreign policy. He was raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania as a pious Lutheran, but now he attends a Baptist church. Paul is given to mulling things over morally. Whenever he recollects the helicopter pilots he treated as an Air Force Flight Surgeon (Captain) during the Vietnam War, a war which he now says was "totally unnecessary and illegal," he laments, "They were gung-ho. I''ve often thought about how many of those people never came back." Candidates with the high level of personal integrity and proven track record of adherance to The Constitution, Congressman Paul has always demonstrated only come around once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky.

[topprophet]

I support Ron Paul and his non-interventionist foreign policy. All of the other candidates wants to continue our illegal police action in Iraq indefinitely, and they do not rule out a preemptive (nuclear) first strike against Iran. Ron Paul voted against our (undeclared) war in Iraq, which was sold to us with lies. The area is more dangerous now than when we entered it. We destroyed a regime hated by our direct enemies--the jihadists, and created thousands of new recruits for them. The war in Iraq has cost more than 3,500 American lives and almost a trillion dollars. We need a leader in the White House who will ensure this never happens again. Both Jefferson and Washington warned us about entangling ourselves in the affairs of other nations. Today, we have 750 foreign bases and troops in 130 countries. We are spread so thin that we have too few troops defending America. And now, there are new calls for a draft. We can continue to fund and fight no-win police actions around the globe, or we can refocus on securing our borders against illegal aliens who are invading our country from the South. No war should ever be fought without a Declaration of War voted upon by the Congress, as required by The Constitution. Under no circumstances should the U.S. again go to war as the result of a resolution that comes from an unelected, foreign body, such as the United Nations. Too often, we give foreign aid and intervene on behalf of governments that are despised. Then, we too become despised.

[terrorislam4]

LOOK WHO LOVES AMERICA

BUT THE IDIOT STINKING SILLY LITTLE LIBERAL SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST DEMONIC-RATS STILL DO NOT

SO WHAT COUNTRY WILL THEY GO TO NOW HAHAHA

''We love America,'' Sarkozy tells Congress
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071107171938.06pkhw1y&show_article=1&lst=1
Sarkozy hails ''strong'' France-US friendship
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071107170044.ctsk1ycd&show_article=1&lst=1
Sarkozy Throws Open His Arms to Bush, and U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/world/europe/07france.html?_r=2&ref=world&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[jowand]

3,000,000 refugees... and 20,000 have returned. Yep! Peace at last.

Regards,
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 07:04 AM : Nov 08, 2007

Still bad news for you Progressives

[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

[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]

Posted by grazinggoat at 06:14 PM : Nov 07, 2007

whom is the liar touching goats?

"Everybody in politics lies, but they [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it%u2019s troubling,%u201D Geffen said.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003548043

only congress can pass the patriot act, the representatives of the people,,,

you try to quivocate the patriot act to the treatment of non muslims in fascist nazi terrorislamic countries??? good one,,, NOT!

dont you just hate these stupid silly little fascist nazi terrorislamic muslims pretending to be liberal Americana,,, and begging for the usa to leave iraq,,, lol,,, they must be really getting their arses kicked,,, hahahahahaha,,,

and these fascist nazi terrorislamic muslim collaborators,,,

[terrorislam4]

I STAND WITH THE DANES

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

[grazinggoat]

NONE OF US IS FREE UNLESS ALL ARE FREE!!!
WHY IS IT NOT ONE MUSLIM COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS TO NON MUSLIMS???

-Why is it the Walking-Liar has taken away all rights and freedoms for all Muslim, Jewish and Christian Fellow Americans by forcing the Patriot act?

[grazinggoat]

Official: More Iraqis Returning Home
Iraqi Military Spokesman Says Influx Due To Level Of Attacks Dropping; 3rd Mass Grave Found


-What if Palestinians returned home now? You Liberation Heroes? Pals have been held out for more than 50 years now...

[libsluvsuvs]

in 50 years,, some liberal will just re-write history.."LIBERALS FOUGHT HARD AND SUPPORTED AGAINST ISLAMIC INSURGENTS IN IRAQ 100%.''
"JOHN MARTHA, THE DEMOCRATIC HERO, WANTED TO SEND MORE TROOPS IN IRAQ"

its hard when they very first tactic you do is SURRENDER..learn from it liberals.

[terrorislam4]

NONE OF US IS FREE UNLESS ALL ARE FREE!!!

WHY IS IT NOT ONE MUSLIM COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS TO NON MUSLIMS???

Being non-Muslim in Islamic nations means ''protection''--and problems.(World: Iraq)
The official term for this right is "dhimmitude." The world''s foremost expert on the subject, Bat Ye''Or, coined the word in 1983 to describe the legal and social condition of Jews and Christians (dhimmis) subjected to Islamic rule. Broadly interpreted, it appears benign: Non-Muslims enjoy a protected status among their Muslims neighbors: But dhimmitude becomes problematic because its supposed safeguards and protections can be withdrawn as selectively as they are applied by rulers or governments of Islamic states.

In Iraq, as in other predominately Muslim states, Christianity has existed side by side with Islam for centuries. For some observers (as well as those who experience it firsthand), the status of Christians is not one of cheery coexistence. Rather, it may be more like the old racial divides in the United States, where blacks lived near, but not integrated into, white society, and where they "kept their place"--separate and unequal.

In a July 24 interview with NCR, Baghdad Archbishop Jean Sleiman, leader of Iraq''s Latin Catholic church, said that in Iraq, "Christians and Muslims can I-live] side by side--but only side by side. Side by side, but not equally. No mixing, no integration."
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-121763784.html

[prinzowhales]

Off hand, I would suggest that the statistics suggest that the refugees are running out of money abroad and have no choice but return home as they cannot find any future in Syria or Jordan.

It seems that the Washington Regime, its Quislings--the masters of the Green Zone-- and, its al CIAda assets have abandonned much of their ''war of tension'' strategy against the Iraqi people which cost the lives of so many Iraqi civilians in market place bombings is tapering off. I look forward to another visit to Haifa Street with General Betrayus to illustrate once again with his Potemkin Village-like showplace of the Occupation. Home by Christmas, 2057!

[candy-apple]

"while in the capital a Shiite math teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting"

Are they sure they''re in Iraq??? Thought this type of thing only happened in the US? (sarcasm)

[rafterman1]

One_American, you are the worst America-hater of them all. You hate peace and freedom and are of the same mindset as any terrorist - don''t like what is going on, start bombing. The world would be at peace if all the terrorists and all the neocons like One_American disappeared.

[one_american]

This article means more bad news for the America-hating liberal moonbats.

You fool liberals just love getting your butts kicked, don''t you?

Get used to it. You have a lifetime of it coming.

[rafterman1]

===You shouldn''''t waste your time with BaghdadsHere.===

Yeah, I know. But unfortunately, the "30 percenters" actually believe that stuff. It''s hard to know who''s a troll and who''s an actual true believer around here.

By the way, I think it''s a GREAT idea for Rummy to run as president for the Republicans. He could get Cheney to run again for VP. As a Democrat, I wholeheartedly support that idea :)

[hungry1968]

Rafterman1:

You shouldn''t waste your time with BaghdadsHere. He''s nothing more than someone who just posts inflammatory comments to try and draw out a response. His comments are just so absurd, and so outrageous, that they can''t be taken seriously.
Like Bush being the greatest terrorist hunter ever.
Or Rumsfeld should run for president.