Iraqi, American forces raid insurgent training camp, killing 85
Thursday, March 24, 2005 Iraqi and American forces raided a training camp in a remote, rural region 160 kilometers north of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 85 insurgents. Seven Iraqi commandos were killed in the raid and six were injured, according to the US military. In addition to placing the insurgent death toll at 85, the Iraqi government also said that between 500 and 700 Iraqi commandos took part in the raid. After encountering heavy fire from an estimated 100 insurgents as they approached the camp, the Iraqi commandos called in support from the American 42nd Infantry Division, which sent in ground troops and attack helicopters. The battle began at approximately 11a.m. local time (0800 UTC) and lasted seven hours. The training camp, located in a remote region near Lake Tharthar, which is adjacent to the predominantly Sunni Anbar and Salahuddin provinces, is the largest guerilla training camp that has been…
Homeschool Help From A Real Source
Click Here To Know More About: Tozer Air Air Con Maitland Submitted by: Rachel Wesley I have been in the homeschooling game for around 15 years now, and I can completely understand the hardships of starting out, or even doing it for a long time. Sometimes it becomes so difficult that the hardships actually outweigh the fun part of it. Homeschool is a great experience, and one that can, and should, be fun for all family members participating; yes parents, that means you too! So why then does it end up becoming a hassle? Because there is so much “information” online and off that it will make your head spin! It’s great to have so much to work with, but at some point you can no longer decipher the good, the bad, the necessary and the unnecessary. Sadly, many homeschool families do end up giving up and either sending their…
Zarqawi shows face in new video
Saturday, April 29, 2006 The first “visual issue” of the Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was issued April 25, 2006, by the Mujahideen Shura Council. A thirty-four minute video containing an approximately twenty minute oration by Zarqawi, footage of him leading mujahideen in training on the battlefield and in a war room, and seated amongst local leaders of al-Anbar province. His speech touches upon a variety of topics, including the purportedly victorious and successful state of the mujahideen in Iraq, waging jihad in Iraq while steadying eyes on Jerusalem, and Usama bin Laden’s proposed truce with the West. In fact, the video proper opens with an excerpt of a speech by bin Laden urging Muslim youth to jihad. On the refusal of the proposal, he warns U.S. President George W. Bush, his allies of the “Crusaders, Shi’ites and the converters” that they will never enjoy life as…
US voters go to the polls
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Republican John McCain has conceded the election to Democrat Barack Obama. After two years of campaigning, today United States citizens went to the polls to vote for the Presidency and for numerous Senate, House, state and local races across the country. The District of Columbia and at least 32 states had early voting before election day. By October 31, over 23 million people had voted by mail or at early voting locations. Of the approximately 6 million people of known party affiliation who voted early, 58% were Democrats and 42% were Republicans. Record numbers of voters were expected to the polls on election day. There were reports of technical problems and long lines across the country. Heavy turnouts were reported in Indiana, Ohio, and Wyoming, among other states. By 11:45 A.M. EST Obama is projected to have won 349 electoral votes to McCain’s 163 votes. The…
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Pearlize The Finish Of Your Vehicle The Easy Way
Click Here To Know More About: Newcastle Painters Commercial Painter Lake Macquarie byAlma Abell Giving your vehicle the pearlized look does not have to be difficult or costly. You can add a pearl look to an original paint job, or you can apply it to a Plasti Dip finish. Plasti Dip Pearlizer is part of the line of Enhancers that have been produced by Plasti Dip. Now you can give many different objects a pearlescent sheen along with a slight white tint. This type of enhancer is meant to go over a dried coating, or paint to give it a pearlescent look. You can use it to give arts and crafts projects a finish that resembles frost too. Make your winter and Christmas crafts even more beautiful with Plasti Dip. How Pearlizer Works Any project you have that you wish to apply Pearlizer to, requires that the surface is clean…
2006 “Stolenwealth” Games to confront Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
Friday, March 3, 2006 The possibility of large-scale protests in the face of the 3,000 journalists covering the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, has event organisers and the Government worried. The group “Black GST” – which represents Indigenous Genocide, Sovereignty and Treaty – are planning demonstrations at prominent Games events unless the Government agrees to a range of demands including an end to Aboriginal genocide, Aboriginal Sovereignty and the signing of a treaty. The Black GST say they hope the focus of the world’s media will draw attention to the plight of indigenous Australians during the Games. Organisers say supporters are converging from across Australia and from overseas. Organisers say up to 20,000 people may take part in talks, rallies, colourful protests and many cultural festivities designed to pressure the Federal Government on Indigeneous rights issues. They want the Government to provide a temporary campsite for the supporters, saying “organised chaos…
NASA calls end to Mars Phoenix mission
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 NASA officials have decided to call an end to the Mars Phoenix Mission, after winter took hold of the red planet. NASA calls the mission a total success. “Phoenix has given us some surprises, and I’m confident we will be pulling more gems from this trove of data for years to come,” said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in a statement on NASA’s website. The Phoenix lander last sent a signal to Earth on November 2. NASA says that colder temperatures, lack of sunlight and increased dust particles on the lander’s solar arrays has stopped its on board batteries from charging, causing the instruments to fail. Despite the news, Phoenix had operated two months longer than scheduled. The lander had been operating for over five months. Phoenix was responsible for several discoveries on Mars, including the confirmation of…
The Deadliest Fall
18 December 2004 http://www.ideaexplore.net/news/041116/flu.jpg Emergency hospital during 1918 influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas (source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, AFIP). A bout of the flu can be mild. In young, healthy adults, many infections pass unnoticed. But sometimes the influenza virus evolves into a strain that decimates its victims. The worst known strain swept the world in the Fall of 1918, infecting 500-1000 million and killing 40-100 million, about 2-5% of people. There are several theories about where the pandemic began, but the likeliest origin was in Haskell County, Kansas, in the United States. People in the sparsely populated county, where farmers raised pigs, poultry, cattle, and grain, began suffering from influenza in late January 1918. Unusually for flu, it was young, healthy adults who were hardest hit. Victims fell ill suddenly, many progressing to pneumonia and dying, often within days. Within weeks, however, the epidemic ended. The natural…
Maximize Tax Benefits With Income Tax Preparation In New York City
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