 At least eight Iraqi police officers have been killed in clashes with gunmen in the Iraqi town of Baquba, north of Baghdad, Iraqi and US officials say. A Baghdad police source told the BBC that 25 officers were also injured, and a further 20 are unaccounted for. And in an attack on a checkpoint in the town six police died and 10 were hurt. Elsewhere, four marines and a sailor were killed in fighting in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, on Wednesday, the US military said. The fighting in Baquba has been going on for several hours and has spread through the town, the US military say. The Americans say they have not intervened so far, but the Iraqi army has been drafted in to help the police. ...
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Editor - 07:38:00 10-26-06
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 'Civilians killed' in Nato raids |
Scores of civilians have been killed during Nato operations against Taleban fighters in southern Afghanistan, local officials and civilians say. Nato says it is helping Afghan defence officials investigate the reports in Panjwayi district of Kandahar province. The alliance had "credible reports" of some civilian casualties, but could not confirm reports of 60 dead civilians. It said 48 militants had been killed. In September Nato said it had routed the Taleban in the area. Locals in Panjwayi district say the Nato raids began on Tuesday, during the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of Ramadan, and continued into the night. They said that several houses were hit, and civilians killed. Villagers told the BBC Pashto service that the bodies of many locals had been pulled from the rubble of their homes after the raids and buried...
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| Marine to plead guilty in Hamdania case 20-year-old will only admit to lesser charges stemming from Iraqi’s death |
The first combat tour of Pfc. John J. Jodka III ended four months after it began, when he and seven others were accused of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi man.On Thursday, the 20-year-old Marine infantryman was to appear at his court-martial, where he was expected to plead guilty to lesser charges and tell his account of what happened the night of April 26 in the Iraq town of Hamdania.Jodka was charged with murder, kidnapping, conspiracy, assault and housebreaking in the case, which involves six other Marines and a Navy corpsman. His attorney Joseph Casas said the San Diego area native would plead guilty to assault and obstruction of justice. The Navy corpsman, Petty Officer 3rd Class Melson J. Bacos, pleaded guilty earlier this month to kidnapping and conspiracy....
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Editor - 07:33:00 10-26-06
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| Israeli Forces Shoot and Kill 2 Palestinians in Gaza Strip Gunbattles |
Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians in exchanges of gunfire Thursday in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security officials said. One Palestinian, a policeman, opened fire on Israeli troops operating in southern Gaza, wounding a soldier, the army said. Troops fired back, killing the security man and wounding a second person, the Palestinian officials added. The Palestinians later reported a second man killed by troops in the same area. The army said it was checking that report. The dead policeman was a member of the National Security force, which is loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman said....
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Editor - 07:32:00 10-26-06
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| Atlanta Rides Empty Elevators as Downtown Vacancy Rates Soar |
Rajvi Shah, an accountant at Deloitte & Touche LLP, easily finds front-row parking spaces at One- Ninety-One Peachtree Tower, a 50-story office building whose downtown location and distinctive design made it one of Atlanta's premier business addresses when it was built in 1990. These days, Shah sees few cars in the building's parking deck and often rides elevators that are empty, even at rush hour. The high rise, next to the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Atlanta's Peachtree Street, is 80 percent vacant. Other downtown buildings have similar vacancy rates. Atlanta, the self-proclaimed capital of the New South, is reeling from the second-worst commercial real estate market in the U.S., with more than a quarter of its downtown space unoccupied. Businesses such as Wachovia Corp. and law firm King & Spalding LLP have moved out of the city center, prompting landlords to give 30 percent discounts to lure new tenants. ...
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Editor - 07:27:00 10-26-06
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| U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006 |
An overwhelming majority, 72% of American troops serving in Iraq think the U.S. should exit the country within the year. Among Reserves 90% favor withdrawal compared to 83% of the National Guard, 70% of the Army, and 58% of the Marines. Moreover, about three-quarters of National Guard and Reserve units favor withdrawal within 6 months. A poll by La Moyne College and Zogby of active duty troops in Iraq shows a huge disconnect between the Commander in Chief and his troops in battle. It is evident that the President views the war very differently then the troops on the ground. The loss of the troops may be the final straw in the illegal occupation turned into a failed war. The foreign policy establishment had already told the President they thought the Iraq War was a mistake. The people have been saying the war was a mistake. All that is left are President Bush and the hawkish leaders of the two parties - only they are calling for staying the course or sending more troops. ...
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