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GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 7/17/06 - Beirut, Dahyieh Junubiya, al-Ghubeiri, Beir al-Abed, Bourj Shimali, Choueifat, Jiyeh, Khiam, Nabatiyeh, Ouzai, Saida, Sawfar, Taanayel, Tyre, Kiryat Shmona, Zebqine, Masnaa, Jdaydet Yabous, Damascus, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Cyprus, Poriat, Kabul, Bagram, Fallujah, Baghdad, Samawa BREAKING: Israel ground forces enter Lebanon BREAKING: Beirut - Israeli airstrike on the terrorist strongholds BREAKING: Dahyieh Junubiya - Israeli airstrike on the terrorist stronghold BREAKING: Bourj Shimali - Israeli airstrike on the terrorist stronghold BREAKING: Choueifat - Israeli airstrike on the terrorist stronghold BREAKING: Jiyeh - Israeli airstrike on the terrorist stronghold BREAKING: Khiam -...

Monday, March 20, 2006 The third anniversary...sacrifice, fear and hopeIt has been three years since 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' began and for three years we debated whether the decision was right or wrong and until this moment we have different feelings and opinions about where this operation brought us and where its aftermaths are going to lead us. This disputed operation no doubt had-and will continue to have-major effects on the future of the region and the rest of the world and it's not limited to the boundaries of Iraq; a fact that makes rational debate legitimate by all standards....

Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Constitution fever! Public conferences and sessions in Baghdad and other provinces seem to be endless nowadays; municipalities, NGOs and forums are all very excited about Iraq's top topic which is writing the Iraqi constitution and they obviously don't want to miss the chance to take part in the historic event. Such activities play a good role in educating the population and activating the concept of public involvement in the state's decisive steps through organizing sending the people's suggestions and thoughts to the authorities and making sure they're being considered. During the past week, we were able...

Move would shift policy on Iraq assistance from troop deployments to development aid Japan is looking at building a $100 million, 60-megawatt thermal power plant in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah with grant aid as Japan's first major infrastructure project since the U.S. invaded, according to government sources. The government would like to start construction this summer and get the plant up and running by summer 2007, they said. Samawah is where the Self-Defense Forces have been conducting their humanitarian activities. The project is expected to be a turning point in Japan's reconstruction assistance policy toward Iraq. Assistance will...

WITH paintbrushes, forensic specialists are carefully brushing away dirt from a human skull covered with sandy soil, one of 1500 believed to be buried in seven mass graves uncovered in this desolate stretch of the Iraqi desert, now patrolled by Australian troops. In a nearby trench dug by US investigators, a mass of black tangled hair gives a second skull an almost life-like appearance. A third skull appears to be screaming, mouth wide open. Skulls and bones, clothing and other belongings found in shallow graves offer valuable clues to investigators gathering evidence against Saddam Hussein and others from the former...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 7/16/04 - Baghdad, Baqouba, Hilla, Samawa, Yazd, Tehran, Kabul, Mohmand tribal area BREAKING: Baghdad - American Heroes Practice and Receive Good will BREAKING: Baghdad - Thousands of Iraqis demand Saddam be executed BREAKING: Baghdad - Iraqi security forces killed 15 terrorists and arrest nine more BREAKING: Baqouba - Islamic AntiChristian Hate Crime and Terror BREAKING: Mohmand tribal area also from Hilla, Samawa, Yazd - the Zoroastrian temple, and Kabul - Women and children liberated by the USA QFN ==== QUAGMIRE-FREE NEWS Exclusive to FReerepublic PICTURES YOU MAY NEVER SEE IN THE MAINSTREAM...

SAMAWA, Iraq, April 8 (Reuters) - Five blasts echoed across Samawa in southern Iraq on Thursday but police said there were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage in the town, where Japanese soldiers are based. Police said they suspected a rocket or mortar attack. It was the second night in a row that blasts had been reported in the town as Iraq descended into bloody chaos not seen since Saddam Hussein's fall a year ago. Japan vowed earlier on Thursday to make no hasty decisions about its troop deployment in Iraq, while U.S.-led forces fought fierce battles against...

Around 190 Japanese ground troops have left for Iraq to join about 240 troops already in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa on humanitarian work, an army spokesman said. Following a send-off ceremony with colleagues and family members, the troops departed on two government planes from Hokkaido, northern Japan. They will arrive in Kuwait on Sunday and stay there for a few days to undergo training at a US army camp before heading to Samawa, 270 kilometres south of Baghdad. By the end March, another 120 ground troops, the last contingent of Japan's some 550-strong humanitarian mission, will leave for...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 2/26/04 - Al-Yaychi, Baghdad, Hilla, Samawa BREAKING: Al-Yaychi - Iraqis liberated by the USA BREAKING: Baghdad - Iraqis cheer Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld after being liberated by the USA. BREAKING: Samawa - Iraqis liberated by the USA ========= Al-Yaychi ========= In Al-Yaychi, 30 kms from Kirkuk, an American hero is welcomed by a liberated 10-year-old Iraqi wearing the traditional dress of Al-Yaychi village. ========= Baghdad ========= In Baghdad, Iraq, at the mosques. In Baghdad, Iraq, American heroes arewelcomed by liberated 10-year-old Iraqi children. In Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and...

SAMAWA, Iraq, Jan 18 (Reuters) - As Japanese troops ready for their first combat-zone deployment since World War Two, there is a buzz of anticipation in the Iraqi town of Samawa, where the 1,000-strong force will soon be based. In the central marketplace, banners have been strung across the street with welcome messages for the soldiers. "Along with our Japanese friends, we will help to rebuild this city," reads one in Arabic, while another proclaims in Japanese: "Welcome to the Self-Defence Force". An advance contingent of the Ground Self-Defence Force, as Japan's army is called, is currently in Kuwait and...