Archived Antiwar.com Home Page from July 12, 2005

Highlights

Why Did Terrorists Strike London?: Ivan Eland

Media Toll Mounting in Iraq: Aaron Glantz

China Tests US Free-Market Rhetoric: Emad Mekay

'Coddling' at Gitmo?: William Fisher

Rove Under Fire on Capitol Hill: Mitch Jeserich

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My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.

– General Smedley Butler (USMC, Ret.)

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News

Updated July 12, 2005 - 10:58 PM EDT

	*More Say Iraq Has Reduced US Safety*
	Report: US War Has Killed 39,000 Iraqis
	Bomber Died in London, Raids and Arrests Made
	White House 'Maintains Confidence' on Rove
	*Iraq: Troops Can Withdraw From Some Cities*
	*Iraq Shi'ites Campaign for Foreign Troop Pullout*
	Iraqi Commandos Accused in Deaths of 10 Sunni Tribesmen
	*US Troop Reduction in Iraq 'Linked to Local Conditions'*
	*3 Killed, 90 Hurt in Suicide Blast at Israeli Mall*
	*Israeli Minister: Barrier Meant to Ensure Jewish Majority in Jerusalem*

Viewpoints

	Another Success for al-Qaeda's Best Recruiter by Daniel Benjamin
	Media Death Toll Still Mounting in Iraq by Aaron Glantz
	Deceits Enervate an Iraq Exit by Doug Bandow

	Rothbard Nailed the GOP Drift by Bill Steigerwald
	Blair's Blowback by Gary Younge
	As We Sowed, So Do We Reap by Eric Margolis
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Most Important Argument Against the Draft
by Anthony Gregory

Raimondo on MSNBC (video)

Separatists Threaten Historian

I Say It's All Just Wind in Sails

Frontline

	Antiwar GI Arrested in Iraq
	Rove Under Fire on Capitol Hill
	US Poll: Iraq Support Caused London Attack
	Rwandan Rebels Burn 39 Villagers Alive in Congo
	Kurds Link Suspects to International Networks
	Iraq, Internet Fuel Growth of Global Jihad
	China Oil Bid Tests US Free-Market Rhetoric

Huge Manhunt After al-Qaeda Suspects Escape From High-Security US Prison in Afghanistan

Pulling Out of Iraq?

	Forces in Iraq Deny Pressure to Speed Up Pullout
	Some Signs Point to US, British Troop Cuts in Iraq
	Australia Says No Plans to Take South Iraq Control
	UK Defense Chief Plays Down Iraq Withdrawal Report
	Iraqi Minister: Troop Pullout Would 'Take Country Into Hell'
	Roh Opposed to Early Troop Withdrawal From Iraq

Today in Iraq

	Iraqis Divided Over Operation Lightning
	Iraq Seeks Shake-Up of Saddam Court
	Zarqawi Slams Mentor's Criticism of Iraq Attacks
	Iraqi Committee Releases 280 Detainees
	'They Put Us in a Cell and Forgot Us'
	UK Defense Chiefs Oppose Trying Troops in Iraq for Misconduct
	UN Envoy to Iraq Meets With Sistani and Sadr

Attacks Continue

	Eleven Iraq Soldiers Killed as Diplomats Promised More Protection
	Two Marines Killed in Iraq
	Security Incidents in Iraq, July 11
	Iraqi Suicide Bomber Began With a Diatribe
	Iraq's al-Qaeda Claims Attack on Bahraini Envoy

Battling the Insurgents

	US Troops Kill 10 Iraqi Insurgents
	Iraqi Security Forces Detain Seven Egyptians
	US Soldiers Detain Suspected Bomb Makers in Iraq

The New Iraq

	Sunni-Shi'ite Muslim Conflict in Iraq Invades the Home
	Quieter Than Bombs, Iraq's Foul Water Also Kills
	US Signs Agreement to Boost Trade With Iraq

Global Iraq Fallout

	Cleric Warns Saudis Against Travel to Iraq
	Egypt Tries to Recover Slain Envoy's Body

Afghanistan

	Body of Last Navy Seal Recovered in Afghanistan
	700 US Paratroopers Deployed to Afghanistan

Uzbekistan

	Uzbekistan Raises Andijan Death Toll
	Foreign Diplomats Tour Site of Uprising in Eastern Uzbekistan

Pakistan/India/Kashmir

	Pakistan Alarmed by Indo-US Defense Deal
	Eight Islamic Militants, Indian Soldier Killed in Kashmir
	Kashmiri Anxiety Over UK Attacks
	Row Over Integration Rocks Indian Province

Nepal

	Maoist Rebels Urge Talks With Nepal's Pro-Democracy Alliance
	Nepal Rebels Urge UN Mediation
	UN Envoy Begins Talks in Nepal in a Bid to End Maoist Revolt
	Nepal's Maoists Release Journalist After 56 Days of Captivity

Koreas

	North Korea Links Nukes to US Threats
	North Korea Takes Pride in Arsenal
	US Open to Ties With North Korea
	US Sees No New North Korea Concessions
	China Key to New North Korea Talks
	Fate of North Korea Nuke Talks
	North Korea Lured by Hopes of a Sweeter Deal
	South Korea to Offer 500,000 Tons of Rice to North Korea
	North, South Korea to Forge First Rail Link Since War
	US, Japan Map Strategy for North Korea Talks

China

	Bush Adviser Helped Law Firm Land Job Lobbying for CNOOC
	Paypal Set to Do Business in China

Philippines

	Arroyo Digs in as Unrest Mounts
	Former Philippine President Calls for Arroyo Resignation
	Vatican Silences Philippine Bishops

Aceh

	Aceh Rebels Drop Secesssion Demand
	Hopes High for Peace Deal on Aceh

Asia

	Rice Takes Heat for Avoiding ASEAN Trip
	Kyrgyz Poll Hailed as 'Progress'
	Rice Calls for Greater Pressure on Burma Regime
	Japan, Russia to Begin Next Phase of Nuclear Sub Dismantling Plan
	Malay Muslim Separatists Take Up Beheadings
	Tension Grows Between Thai Security Forces and Muslim Locals

Europe

	Russia Investigates Former PM Kasyanov
	French Nuclear Forces, 2005
	Islamist Accused of Killing van Gogh Offers No Defense
	Shootings Blamed on Loyalist Feud

Nicaragua

	Nicaragua Heading Toward Impeachment
	Nicaragua's Bolanos Dismisses Impeachment Bid as Dirty Politics

Americas

	Bomb Wounds 14 in Trinidad's Capital
	US Says Cuba Has Declined Disaster Aid
	Colombia President Seeks Help Against FARC Rebels

Attacks in London

	London Police Say Death From Attacks Will Rise; First Victims Named
	Islamic Leader Had Warned of Attack
	Bombing a Political Boost for Blair
	London Bombs Suggest Local but Well-Equipped Cell
	With No Leads, British Consult Allies on Blasts
	Brits Wait for Word on Suspects
	Camera Phones Key in Hunt for Killers

Muslims in Britain

	UK Crackdown on Muslim Clerics Who Preach Hate
	UK Muslims 'Feel More Vulnerable'
	Archbishop of Canterbury Warns Against Making Muslims Scapegoats

Britons React

	Poll: Britons Say Iraq Support Left Country Vulnerable
	Blair May Speed Up Tightening of Terror Laws
	Britain Sticks to Autumn Timetable for New Anti-Terrorist Law
	BBC Edits Out the Word Terrorist

Americans React

	Newspapers Warn of Threat to America From 'Londonistan'
	Bush: London Bombs Meant to Scare US
	Bush: No Retreat in War on Terror
	US Reversal: Ban on Troops in London Lifted

US War on Terror

	'Terrorist' Prisoners Speak Arabic Without Fear of Translation
	High-Tech Antiterror Tools: a Costly, Long-Range Goal
	House Judiciary Chair Proposes Permanent PATRIOT Act
	Feds Fear Air Broadband Terror
	Reassessing 'What If' Factor at California's Nuclear Power Plants

Guantanamo

	'Coddling' at Gitmo, or Just Humane Treatment?
	CNN Video Censored at Gitmo
	US Methods for Withstanding Torture Being Reversed on Gitmo Detainees

Plame CIA Leak Case

	No Doubt: Rove a Key Player in Plame Case
	McClellan Holds Tongue During Intense Grilling
	McClellan Fields Questions on Rove
	Democrats Seek Firing in Leak Case
	For Time Inc. Reporter, a Frenzied Decision to Testify
	A Tough Call, and Then Consequences
	Paper Withholds Leak-Based Articles

US Military

	War's Wounded Roll Their Message Into Washington
	Pentagon Confirms Iran-Contra Figure in Senior Job
	Part-Time Forces on Active Duty Decline Steeply
	After Test Failures, Pentagon Revamping $92b Missile Defense System
	US Army National Guard's Recruiting Woes Deepen
	Directed-Energy Weapons May Be Ready to Go
	Army Studying 1st Infantry Division’s Unusually High Rates of TB Exposure

The War at Home

	New Mexico Governor Could Take Prominent Position in Wen Ho Lee Lawsuit
	Judge Lets Iraq Whistleblower Suit Proceed
	Director Stone Making 9/11 Film
	Bochco Says He Skirts Iraq War Politics in TV Drama

Iran

	Iranian President Warns West Not to Behave Like Landlords
	Iran Press Blame West for Blasts

Syria/Lebanon

	Syria to Ease Delays on Lebanon Border
	Israel, Syria, Jordan Asked to Aid UN Hariri Probe

Israel/Palestine

	Israel Plans to Seek More Aid From US
	Palestinians Rage at Proposed Fence Across Jerusalem
	Cash Injection Into Gaza No Easy Fix
	New Arrivals Fight West Bank Plan

Saudi Arabia

	Saudi Arabia Renews Call for Anti-Terror Center After London Bombings
	Saudi Arabia Seizes Eight Terror Suspects
	First Female Saudi Pilot Prepares to Fly as Women Wait for Driving Law

Middle East

	Arabs Fear Fallout of Bombings in London
	Arab Legislators Discuss Arab Woes

Somalia

	Report: New al-Qaeda Cell Settles in Somalia
	Somali Invasion Facilitator Killed in Mogadishu

Zimbabwe

	Zimbabwe Razing Garages, Cottages, Chicken Coops
	Date Set for Zimbabwe Shanty Town Crackdown Report
	Church Leaders Shocked by Conditions in Zimbabwe
	Zimbabwe Detainees Halt Strike