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  • Syrias Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

    Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to bring down the government, not only in Damascus, but also in Baghdad. Iraqis are witnessing the worst violence to rock their country in five years. ...

  • High Court Government didnt handle Iraq abuse case adequately

    The British government's handling of allegations that British troops abused and killed Iraqi civilians was inadequate, a court ruled. Britain's High Court ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, an investigative team set up by the Ministry of Defense, did not fulfill the United Kingdom's human rights obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, the BBC ...

  • Court British investigation into Iraqi abuses falls short

    A British government investigation into claims that Iraqi civilians were abused by British forces fell short of expectations, a court said. The British Defense Ministry established a panel to investigate claims that British forces mistreated Iraqi civilians. One of the claims involved the death of Baha Housa, 26, who died while in British military custody in 2003. British forces were accused ...

  • The Conscientious Objector and Inside Iraq the Untold Stories Launched on Portico

    Net2TV Corporation (www.net2television.com) is offering two award-winning movies on its Portico connected-TV service through Friday, June 7. The feature-length films -- "The Conscientious Objector" and "Inside Iraq: the Untold Stories" -- are critically acclaimed and have won awards at CINEQUEST Film ...

  • UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war

    judgment that could have an impact on how the British military is able to conduct operations among civilians in the future, the court ruled on Friday that up to 161 deaths should be the subject of hearings modelled upon coroners' inquests.In practice, a series of hearings - possibly amounting to more than 100 - are likely to be held as a result of the judgment, which follows a three-year ...

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The Last House on the Left (2009)

The Last House on the Left (2009)

Of all the horror films from the 70s and 80s that have been remade in the last five or six years--and there have been oh-so-many--the only one that has offered a real opportunity for improvement is Wes Cravens The Last House on the Left (1972), a notorio ... ...

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  • Poor response to Iraq abuse claims

    The British government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq was inadequate, the High Court has ruled. Lawyers representing 180 Iraqi civilians had called for a full public inquiry in Britain. The court stopped short of ordering such an inquiry, but said there should be a series of further investigations into the allegations. It said ...

  • Research and Markets Iraq Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020

    "Iraq Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. Iraq oil refining industry research work from OGAnalysis is a compulsory report for all analysts involved in the Iraq refining sector. It provides all the key trends and analyzes the drivers and restraints of investing ...

  • High court orders new approach to Iraq abuse inquiry

    The high court has called for a new approach to an inquiry into allegations that British troops committed "terrifying acts of brutality" following the invasion ...

  • Oil field test from Iraq yields results

    Norwegian oil and gas company DNO International said tests from a field in the Kurdish region of Iraq yielded an average flow rate of more than 100,000 bpd. DNO has a majority stake in the Tawke field in the Kurdish region of Iraq alongside Turkish energy company Genel Energy and the Kurdistan Regional Government. DNO said a 72-hour test of from the Tawke field averaged more than 100,000 ...

  • UK soldier killed in London in reprisal for Afghanistan and Iraq wars

    The killing of drummer Lee Rigby, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, near London's Woolwich army barracks on Wednesday was a horrific act. Rigby was first run down by two men in a car, who then set about him with knives and a cleaver.One of the men who carried out the killing was identified as Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old British citizen of Nigerian descent. The other has only ...

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