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27.09.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 27 (OneWorld) - The fate of a U.S. Army medic who went AWOL rather than return for a second tour in Iraq is unclear today after he turned himself in to military authorities.

27.09.2006 Over 16,000 have already pledged not to vote for any candidate "who does not make a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war of aggression, a public position in his or her campaign." Are you onboard?

27.09.2006 Various international agreements, tribunals, and charters prohibit war "as an instrument of politics," yet Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer to refuse deployment to Iraq, is the one on trial. Paul Rockwell reports.

25.09.2006 Yhdysvaltain hallitus on kuukausia valittanut, että Iranin sekaantuminen Irakin asioihin uhkaa maan vakautta ja amerikkalaisjoukkoja siellä. Tosiasiassa Iran saattaa pidätellä Irakin shiioja hyökkäämästä täydellä voimalla amerikkalaisten kimppuun. Presidentti George W. Bushin hallitus ei näytä täysin oivaltaneen, että Yhdysvaltain miehityksen jatkuminen Irakissa riippuu nyt Iranin ja sen irakilaisten shiia-liittolaisten sietokyvystä.

23.09.2006 NEW YORK, Sep 22 (OneWorld) - A nationwide civil disobedience campaign aiming to force the administration of President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress to end the military occupation of Iraq is now in full swing.

22.09.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 22 (OneWorld) - The number of people making asylum claims in the United States, Japan, Australia, and Europe continues to decline, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported this week, but that doesn't mean fewer people are fleeing their homes as refugees.

19.09.2006 Iraq and Darfur are the hot-button issues bringing regular people onto the streets and into the headlines this week while a renewed effort to "Make Poverty History" is gearing up to demand governments attack the root causes of strife and deprivation around the world.

19.09.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - When President George W. Bush makes his way for his speech to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, he will likely be greeted with angry slogans by anti-war protesters.

16.09.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 16 (OneWorld) - Fresh allegations of brutality are being reported from inside the walls of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, which was transferred from U.S. military to Iraqi government control on September 1st.

12.09.2006 From supporting gender apartheid abroad to sacrificing feeding programs for U.S. women and children so that ExxonMobil can get a tax break, U.S. priorities are consistent: oil wins over women's rights hands down, says Martha Burk.

12.09.2006 In coordination with the release of the new documentary Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, a consortium of progressive media outlets are covering the issues and individuals impacted by privatization in Iraq.

05.09.2006 A recent poll showed 76% of Iraqis think the U.S. invaded their country to gain control over their oil industries. An analysis of U.S. diplomatic efforts to ensure oil industry executives are "advising" Iraqis every step of the way makes one wonder if that isn't the case.