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Contrary to reports by the mainstream media outlets, WMDs have been found in Iraq, so reports New York Times best-selling author Richard Miniter in his new book, Disinformation. This is only a partial list of deadly weapons Miniter reveals. Consider these shocking facts: * Found: 1.77 metric tons of enriched uranium * Found: 1,500 gallons of chemical weapons * Found: Roadside bomb loaded with sarin gas * Found: 1,000 radioactive material-- ideal for radioactive dirty bombs * Found: 17 chemical warheads-- some containing cyclosarin, a nerve agent five times more powerful than sarin. So, for those among us who continue...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2005 – The U.S. is already on the road to complete victory in Iraq, the president's national security adviser told Sunday talk show hosts today. "We do have a strategy and we think we're making progress" on the president's National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, Stephen Hadley said on "Fox News Sunday." He added that "this is a difficult thing that's being done." Hadley said the subtitle of the strategy, unveiled Nov. 30, defined what the Bush administration considers a complete victory: "Helping the Iraqi People Defeat the Terrorists and Build an Inclusive Democratic State." Hadley said...

December 02, 2005, 8:19 a.m. The Winning Side Fox tells some of the mostly untold stories from Iraq. By Stephen Spruiell Whenever anyone — typically conservatives — criticize the media for not reporting on the successes the U.S. military has achieved in Iraq, the inevitable reply comes, "Well, what if there isn't any good news to report?" As a matter of fact, there is. And fortunately there are a few reporters and news organizations who are getting outside the Green Zone, talking to Iraqis in other parts of the country and finding a lot of success stories out there. On...

While in Iraq, I was pleased to hear that hundreds of Jordanian family members of al Qaeda Iraq chief, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, have renounced the terror leader, telling King Abdullah II that they would "sever links with him until doomsday." We, the sons of the Bani Hassan tribe in all its branches in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan support and express solidarity with our cousins, the al-Khalayleh clan, and their decision to disown, totally, the terrorist Ahmad Fadheel Nazzal al-Khalayleh, who calls himself Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. We condemn and reject all terrorist actions carried out or claimed by this individual...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2005 – Increasing numbers of Iraqi military and police are being trained, equipped and fielded to confront terrorists trying to destabilize the new Iraqi government, a senior U.S. military officer in Iraq said today. "Iraqi security forces are in the lead, right now," Army Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chief of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, told Pentagon reporters during a satellite news conference from Iraq. Dempsey's organization assists the Iraqi government in developing its security forces. Dempsey said about 225,000 Iraqi soldiers and police will be available to provide security for Iraq's Dec. 15 nationwide election....

BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2005 – An all Iraqi aircrew flew its first solo mission aboard a C-130E from Ali Air Base, near Nasariyah in southeast Iraq, to New Al Muthana here Nov. 28, officials reported today. The nine aircrew members are part the 23rd Iraqi Squadron, which has been receiving training at Ali Air Base. "The flight marked a major milestone achievement by showing Iraq's capability of providing its own military transport," said Air Force Capt. Jerry Ruiz, forward operations executive officer at New Al Muthana Air Base. The aircrew performed what's called an engine running on-load,...

AL HILLAH, Iraq (Army News Service, Dec. 1, 2005) – Coalition instructors tested and certified the combat readiness of the 2nd Iraqi Army Brigade this week, and announced that the troops are ready to plan and conduct military operations independently in Babil Province, in south-central Iraq. Meanwhile along the Syrian border, Iraqi forces also assumed greater control of the area. A ceremony Nov. 30 in western Iraq symbolized the securing of the borders through cooperation of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior and Multi-National Force Iraq. Defense minister lauds `historic day’ “I won¹t forget this day,” said...

Today in Iraq Archive11/23/05 The completion of the a Fire Station in Khan Bani Sa'ad, Diyala Province will now provide local residents increased fire security, fire fighting capability, and a training facility for firefighters. The completion of two border forts in Maysan Province will increase security along the border with Iran, allow for proper training of border police, and provide additional logistical support for border patrols. 1,100 students will have a better learning environment and a brighter future with the completed renovation of a school in Basrah, Basrah Province. 11/22/05 The completion of the a Fire Station in Altun...

THE NETWORK television newscasts and big-city papers that set the tone for most "reporting" from Iraq have done Americans a disservice by concentrating solely on the "bad news" in that country. Worse, at least some of the skewed reporting appears to be the result of deliberate bias. Consider a tidbit relayed by conservative columnist Michelle Malkin. The New York Times on Oct. 26 ran a story that included a vignette about a Cpl. Jeffrey Starr from the state of Washington who "died in a firefight in Ramadi on April 30 during his third tour in Iraq," four months before his...

A bit long, but very informative if you are interested in weapon system performance, tactics, leadership etc.. Occasional USMC standard expletives deleted... Writer has highlighted a couple of key bits of information missing from our mainstream news media's reports. This is from a retired USMC First Sergeant - thought you might be interested in his son's assessment of weapons and enemy tactics in Iraq. One conclusion is that the best weapons for one environment (Jungle) may not be the best for another environment (! desert or urban fighting). Nothing new to that but how many weapon systems can an a...

Time to remember that any reporting of progress and good news in the War on Terror is purposely being kept from US by the media-ocres .. the well-known arrogant and biased typical news sources ... who have such pathetically hateful character that they'd rather deny and color the truth than give any hint of support or praise Pres. Bush or our fabulous military.Especially now that the Dim dark forces and Rinos are converging and conniving to undermine Pres. Bush, while preparing their agendas and stalking points for the 2006 and 2008 elections, it's vital that we get the word out...

 Be ThankfulMore info below Our Japanese Allies Our British Allies Our South Korean Allies Our Italian Allies Our Polish Allies Our Aussie Allies Al-Qaida Devastated by U.S. Offensive The U.S. military's recent offensive in western Iraq has had a devastating impact on the al-Qaida-backed insurgency, with coalition forces killing over 700 terrorists and capturing 1,500 in the last two months alone. "It's been very successful," Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch told a briefing in Baghdad on Wednesday, referring to a series of security offensives conducted by U.S. and Iraq forces in Anbar province since September 28. Though media reports suggest recent...

The U.S. military's recent offensive in western Iraq has had a devastating impact on the al-Qaida-backed insurgency....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WATER FOR 4000 PEOPLE Starting Nov. 23, 800 Iraqi families living in ad Diwaniyah suburbs have a connection to city water main thanks to the efforts of Multinational Division Central South Soldiers. A pipeline system has been built to provide water for the citizens. A 12 mile long water pipeline system has been built for three housing estates in ad Diwaniyah suburbs which did not have connections to the city water main. Because of the two month long project, about 4000 citizens will have water in their houses. From the very beginning of its mission the MDCS...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOB DANGER TO BE TURNED OVER TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT TIKRIT, Iraq — Multi-National Forces will turn over control of the former Saddam Hussein Palace Complex here to Iraqi government officials in a ceremony in Tikrit Nov. 22. “The planned turnover of the complex to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance and the provincial government will be a landmark event highlighting the increased capability of the Iraqi government to administer and govern itself,” said Col. Billy J. Buckner, Multi-National Corps-Iraq spokesman. The Tikrit complex consists of more than 1000 acres of land situated on a high bluff overlooking the...

BALAD, Iraq, November 19, 2005 3:43 Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Paliwoda are able to depend more and more upon the steadily improving Iraqi Army garrisoned here. Troopers with 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division headquartered at Fort Stewart, Ga., come in daily contact with their counterparts in the Iraqi Army and can see great improvement from when the troopers first arrived in country. "When we first got here, they needed equipment, uniforms, training, you name it, but they’ve really come a long way," says SGT Rick McNamara of Winter Park, Fla., who works in the civil affairs office...

The government agency leading the cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay has consistently overstated its progress while minimizing threats to the bay and its own failures to address them, according to a federal oversight report released yesterday. ... The criticism comes amid growing angst among policymakers and the public that an agreement reached five years ago for cleaning the bay by 2010 could fail without a big political and financial boost. In the agreement, known as Chesapeake 2000, the region's political and environmental leaders proposed cutting the amount of major pollutants that enter the bay nearly in half over a decade....

BANGKOK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Militants raided a village in Thailand's restive Muslim-majority south overnight, shooting dead up to nine people and wounding eight others, the army said on Wednesday. Residents of Baan Gra Thong, a Muslim village in the southern province of Narathiwat, were blaming the killings on security forces and were barring police and army officials from entry, southern Army spokesman Acra Tiprote said. But he said the army was not responsible. "This is the work of troublemakers who created the incident and blamed it on security officials," the spokesman said. "We have learned that eight or nine...

Base Camp Adder (Ali Base) Iraq -- Approximately 80,000 Iraqi children are attending better schools in the nine southern provinces of Iraq because of the Iraqi Relief and Reconstruction Fund. The affected children attend 368 different schools ranging from intercity to rural, village mud schools. The process to determine which schools should be replaced, repaired, or refurbished was a joint decision. First, the Director General for Education in each province assessed the schools along with Coalition forces and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer representatives. Second, schools were evaluated in order to provide a safe, healthy learning environment for schoolchildren....

KIRKUK, Iraq — Ever since Muntaha Akhras was a little girl, she’s wanted to be a reporter. The problem was, for the majority of her 36 years, free speech didn’t exist in Iraq. That void has quickly been filled by aspiring — albeit untrained, inexperienced and often openly biased — journalists like Akhras and her husband, Kaml Darwish, who often dodge death to do their jobs. Two months ago, the pair hatched an idea to start a military newspaper, the Kirkuk Messenger, a sort of Iraqi Stars and Stripes, in that the paper derives funding from the United States government...