A Turkish film featuring a venal, bloodstained Jewish doctor has been withdrawn from screening in the United States. In Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, American actor Gary Busey portrays a Jewish doctor in the American army who cuts out the organs of Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib prison and sells them to wealthy clients in New York, London and Tel Aviv. The film, a blockbuster hit in its native country, had been scheduled to open Friday at two theaters in Los Angeles and one in San Francisco. In early November, however, Valley of the Wolves was quietly dropped from the theaters' advance schedules. Gregory Gardner of Luminous Velocity Releasing, a company involved in distributing the film in the United States, said that the Turkish producer, Pana Films, had withdrawn the movie without explanation. Attempts to obtain further information from American or Turkish sources were unsuccessful, but a protest filed by the Anti-Defamation League may have played a role in the cancellation...
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Editor - 12:22:00 11-29-06
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 US memo raises Iraq leader doubts |
Details of a leaked memo which raises doubts about PM Nouri Maliki's ability to control sectarian violence in Iraq have been published in the US. According to the New York Times, the memo was sent by President George Bush's national security adviser to top US officials on 8 November. It suggests the White House take extra steps to strengthen the PM's hand. News of the memo comes as Mr Bush is in the Middle East to meet Mr Maliki to discuss Iraq's security situation. "His [Mr Maliki's] intentions seem good when he talks to the Americans, and sensitive reporting suggests he is trying to stand up to the Shia hierarchy and force positive change", the memo written by adviser Stephen Hadley says. "But the reality on the streets of Baghdad suggests Maliki is either ignorant of what is going on, misrepresenting his intentions or that his capabilities are not yet sufficient to turn his good intentions into actions." ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6157031.stm
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Editor - 10:20:00 11-29-06
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| China sect leader 'put to death' |
China has executed the leader of a prominent Christian sect after he was convicted of murdering members of a rival group, reports said. Underground church founder Xu Shuangfu was executed with two other leaders last week, though his family was only told on Tuesday, his lawyer said. Xu and several followers were sentenced to death in July, accused of killing 20 people between 2002 and 2004. His lawyer, Li Heping, said Xu had been tortured into confessing. The lawyer said Li Maoxing and Wang Jun had also been put to death in the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang. Unconfirmed reports suggest there have been between nine and 12 other executions in connection with the same case. The convictions relate to the murders of members of the Eastern Lightning cult. The sect leader's lawyer said the charges against the three were "all sheer nonsense"....
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Editor - 10:16:00 11-29-06
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| U.S. legislator warns of Bush plot to merge Canada, the U.S. and Mexico |
A US legislator who backs tough anti-immigrant measures & more security at the Canada-US border is warning Americans that President Bush is plotting to integrate the continent. And he says Prime Minister Stephen Harper "buys into it." Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo, revered by some US conservatives for his efforts to staunch the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico, said this week that Bush is a dangerous internationalist. "He is going to do what he can to create a place where the idea of America is just that, it's an idea. It's not an actual place defined by borders. I mean this is where the guy is really going," he told WorldNetDaily. "I know this is dramatic, or maybe somebody would say overly dramatic. But I'm telling you that everything I see leads me to believe that this whole idea of the North American union, it's not something that's just written about by right-wing fringe kooks," said Tancredo, who is considering a run at the presidency...
http://www.news1130.com/news/international/article.jsp?content=w112157A
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Editor - 10:09:00 11-29-06
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| US INFLUENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST |
US President George W. Bush is heading to Amman, Jordan on Wednesday for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Is the US about to change its Iraq strategy? SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with Yasar Qatarneh, director of the Regional Center on Conflict Prevention in Amman, about how the Iraq problem could be solved. SPIEGEL ONLINE: US President George W. Bush is meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday and Thursday for urgent talks on the security situation in Iraq. But things have been going poorly in Iraq for some time. Why now? Yasar Qatarneh: Some have suggested that this meeting is taking place now because Bush was already on this side of the Atlantic for the NATO summit in Riga. Others have said that it is merely part of the administration's review of its Iraq policy and will give Bush a chance to get the Iraqi government's views. I don't think either of these are the real reason. The meeting has been prompted by Iran's invitation to ...
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,451260,00.html
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Editor - 10:01:00 11-29-06
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| Al-Sadr bloc boycotts government over summit Bush, PM meeting; sectarian violence leaves 28 dead throughout Iraq |
Lawmakers and Cabinet ministers loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Wednesday they have carried out their threat to suspend participation in Parliament and the government to protest Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's summit with President Bush. The 30 lawmakers and five Cabinet ministers said their action was necessary because the meeting in Jordan constituted a "provocation to the feelings of the Iraqi people and a violation of their constitutional rights." Their statement did not explain that claim. Al-Maliki and Bush are meeting in Amman, the Jordanian capital, Wednesday and Thursday in a summit aimed at halting Iraq's escalating sectarian violence and paving the way for a reduction of American troops. "We are sticking to our position. ... The boycott is still valid," Falih Hassan, a Sadrist legislator, said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Bush is a criminal who killed a lot of Iraqis and we do not want him to interfere in Iraq's affairs. ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15941394/
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Editor - 09:57:00 11-29-06
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