GI SPECIAL
7C4:
The Iraqi Resistance Responds to President Obama:
“It Is Time That People In Washington Understand
That There Are No Shared Interest Between An Occupying Tyrant And An Oppressed
Victim Of Occupation”
“The People Of Iraq Whom You Addressed, In
All Their Sects Colours And Religions, Refuse Your Occupation”
“We Promised To Pin Down Your Troops In Iraq
And Drain Your Economy Until You Admit Defeat And Withdraw Your Troops”
“Remember, That Hiding Behind And Holding
Castles Is No Longer Sustainable In Modern Warfare!”
[Thanks to Sandy Kelson & Mark Shapiro,
The Military Project & Ward Reilly, Veterans For Peace, who sent this
in. The political formulations are
consistent with past positions of nationalist, secular tendencies within the
Baath Party. T]
“While
you were preparing your new strategy in leaving the streets and highways of
Iraq to your collaborators, and hiding your troops behind the walls of the
castles and green zones you have prepared for your minimized long term
presence, we have been preparing to address your new tactics and will deal with
them in the proper manner.”
March 02, 2009 Release No: 57, Official
English Transcript
Radfidan
The Political Committee - Baghdad – The
Republic of Iraq
The 3rd of Rabi’ Awwal 1430 H
The 28th of February 2009 M
In Respect to the remarks of President Barak
Hussain Obama, The president of the United States of America.
The Political Committee of a number of
factions in the Iraqi Resistance, mainly the factions present in our front,
respond with our point of view on the contents of his speech.
Over the last four months, as the battle of
our people continues to free Iraq of all foreign occupation, we have been
studying the movements on the ground as well as analyzing the intelligence in
order to assess the next strategy that the US administration will take under
the leadership of the new presidency.
We have inherited a foreign occupation,
endless counts of innocent dead, injured, and handicapped, millions of
refugees, in essence, Mr. President, the complete and planned disintegration of
our nation and people.
We believe that the funds wasted in this war
would have been more useful if it were spent on research to develop alternative
energy, which no doubt would have reduced energy conflicts, cures for cancer,
agricultural solutions to prevent worldwide poverty, advancements to develop
Africa, where people still die of starvation and intentional neglect.
Endless causes, all in need of immediate
attention.
By the will of God almighty, the resilience
of our men, and the patience of our humble people, we have so far managed to
halt and render useless all imperialist agendas set for Iraq and the region in
whole. Simply by choosing to resist
occupation, a right guaranteed by God first and then by international
conventions to all men.
A right your country’s policies
continue to disrespect and dishonor, in clear example of state sponsored
Terrorism.
You have spoken to our people in part of your
speech, and we thank you for these words, you have displayed a far better
understanding our nation, than your predecessor, who preferred to dive deep
into the oceans of illiteracy and ignorance.
Despite the fact that you did not mention the
Iraqi resistance in your speech, and chose to label us as terrorists along with
those who arrived with your troops, we will set that aside for now, and mention
a few facts for the record.
(1) The people of Iraq whom you
addressed, in all their sects colours and religions, refuse your occupation,
and those who accept it, are those who benefit from it.
(2) The Iraqis you addressed,
as we truly hope, are not the ones who bathe in the riches of treason, behind
your walls of the green zone, nor are they the likes of Ahmed Al Chalabi, whom
your previous government conspired with and his likes from the dark alleys of 5
star hotels in the US and Europe prior to your occupation.
(3) The Iraqi people you talked
to are those who never invited your occupation, and were trying their best to
survive on what was possible, under the criminal sanctions that went on for 13
years only to be crowned with a foreign occupation, unmatched in criminal acts,
in today’s modern world.
We the Iraqi People and their resistance
demand the following:
1) The fulfilment of all the conditions
presented to your government through the mediators you sent in 2006.
2) The hand over of all the traitors &
Collaborators in the green zone to the Iraqi people where they will be dealt
with as any nation would do with in cases of high treason.
3) The full & just compensation for our
people for the losses they have suffered.
4) The halting of all compensations paid to
those who fall under your umbrella in the region from the resources of our
people.
5) The return of all land stolen from our
country.
6) The departure of all foreign corporations
mainly in the sectors of energy, communication, and infrastructure rebuilding,
specifically those linked to Neocon interests. Our people are more than
qualified to rebuild and operate our institutions.
7) The hand over of all mercenaries accused
of killing innocent civilians mainly security contractors in Black Water and
their CEO to be tried for murder.
8) All foreign advisors are to leave Iraq
with your troops.
9) The dismantling of all militias equipped
by your country and Iran together to shift the nature of battle towards the
sectarian nature in order to allow your troops to concentrate on the major
resistance activities in the central region of Iraq.
10) The halting of all support to the
sectarian government elected in the orchestrated elections in the green zone.
11) The reduction of the influence of your
Persian allies in Iraq which your previous government worked with in close
conjunction and who continue to fund Al Qaeda on behalf of your intelligence
agency’s behalf.
12) The return to the old constitution of a
unified Iraq. And the Upholding of new elections within 6 months of the
resistance taking power of the nation, this will be supervised, by must be
conducted in the presence of a number of credible international monitors.
Not the ones sponsored by the CIA.
13) Cities and provinces are to be handed
over one by one starting with the four main cities and airports of Baghdad,
Basra, then Mosul and Kirkuk in the same order.
The rest will fall immediately in our hands. The borders will have other arrangements.
You must search further for the honest Iraqis
and from the ranks of our people and not those of your collaborators to achieve
a just solution. You can also recognize
the right for the Iraqi people to resist and publicly ask for our advice and
representation.
The Iraqi people intend to be masters of
their own house as they always have, and by following the plan you have
declared, you have not yet fully understood Iraq well.
The Iraqi Resistance will not accept any
short term or long term energy contracts with the US until we ensure that the
rights of our people are properly addressed.
And within the parameters of relations based on mutual respect first and
mutual interests second.
President Obama, It is time that people in
Washington understand that there are no shared interest between an occupying
tyrant and an oppressed victim of occupation.
After three wars and over a decade of
sanctions, there were enough honest men to defeat the world’s most powerful
army and play a major role in destroying the most imperialistic Globalized
economy ever developed by expansionary capitalism.
These are the type of people you are speaking
to Mr. Obama.
And if you were not presented with this
reality throughout the briefings that occurred, and understood the true scale
of the economic disaster with all the social and geopolitical implications of
your military defeat in Iraq, then please allow us to mention a few of the
major achievements that the Iraqi Resistance have promised it’s people
and the free people of the world and has delivered:
1) We promised to pin down your
troops in Iraq and drain your economy until you admit defeat and withdraw your
troops.
And this we fulfilled.
2) We promised to halt the US plan
for Middle East in full, and prevent the loss of other innocent lives in other
neighboring countries, and that we fulfilled.
3) We embraced the war and continue the fight
on behalf of all the oppressed world, which not only stood still and watched the
massacre of our people and the illegal occupation of our nation, but many of
its leaders participated and continue in harming our people inside and outside
Iraq and assist in the theft of our resources.
This, apart from the support of honest people
all around the world,
4) Including citizens of your country, who
marched day and night to support the cause of Iraq’s right to resist,
marches that defied the weather, and weathered criminal defiance and ignorance
of world politicians.
Marches that we will ever be indebt to, and
in gratitude & in appreciation for.
May god bless those people wherever they
are. And this we fulfilled and continue
to do so.
5) We have understood the nature of
international balances of power and most importantly predicted the primitive
mind of the occupation and played a major role in forcing the US to increase
oil prices in clear desperation for cash.
And use that to allow other powers to recover. And the numbers never lied, this we also
fulfilled.
6) The Iraqi People wrote a new
chapter in Urban warfare, and invented the art of remote combat, and in turn
gave the world lessons and set a new standard in how to defeat the
world’s most powerful army.
In this, the most dangerous achievement that
threatens US global influence is that all the oppressed people who suffer from
negative US influence, can use this experience to free themselves as well.
This also has been delivered.
7) The Resistance has already drafted its 2,
5 and 10 year plan to engage Iraq in rebuilding programs that will set a new
standard for development in the Region and restore Iraq to its rightfully
earned place in world politics and positive human development. This while maintaining Iraq’s isolation
from harmful neighboring countries at the same time, these plans was prepared
and drafted in the early months of 2007 and are ready to implement once we see
the end of your occupation.
8 ) The resistance created a new battle field
and utilized every tool available to break free of the corporate media and tell,
inform, and educate the world of the true nature of the struggle, and present
every curious man and woman daily reports and videos of your military’s
defeat and in every language possible.
People from all over the world, chose out of
their own free will and time, people of different religions and backgrounds
chose to be soldiers of the cyber wars and translated all what we had to tell,
asking nothing in return but the truth.
The true casualties of your war are yet to be
declared. (We refer to the green card soldiers)
9) The resistance has sparked not only the
collapse of the US economy, but also caused the domino effect and the
destruction of your fine tuned and delicate Globalized economy, and forced the
return to national economic protection, and the rights of local and regional
economies to grow and ensure a decent life and practice their right to develop
as well.
All your efforts to restore the globalized
economy will deliver nothing of value, and puppet governments that maintain
your oversight of world resources will eventually fall, one after the other, as
their faults will be more evident to their average citizens, and that is why
you are now receiving daily reports, from the CIA about the world economy.
ALL THE ABOVE, AND YOU STILL CHOOSE TO IGNORE
THE RESISTANCE OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE AND THE RESISTANCE OF THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF
THE FREE, WHICH WE INTEND TO PROPOSE TO THE WORLD AS THE NEXT STAGE OF FREEING
THE PLANET FROM YOUR DOMINANCE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
ALL THIS SAID, AND THE GLOBAL
MEDIA WHICH YOU STILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER STILL LABELS FREE PEOPLE AS
TERRORISTS AND EQUALS THE RESISTANCE OF OCCUPATION WITH CRIMINAL ACTS OF
STRIKING CIVILIANS IN BUILDING AND TERRORIZING THE LIVES OF THE INNOCENT.
TRULY IRONIC!!!
We in the Iraqi resistance, renew our pledge
to our people and to our brothers and sisters in the global family, to continue
the fight and struggle to free Iraq and give our allies the chance to follow
suite.
While you were preparing your
new strategy in leaving the streets and highways of Iraq to your collaborators,
and hiding your troops behind the walls of the castles and green zones you have
prepared for your minimized long term presence, we have been preparing to
address your new tactics and will deal with them in the proper manner.
Remember, that hiding behind
and holding castles is no longer sustainable in modern warfare!
Good Luck President Obama!
IF YOU
DON’T LIKE THE RESISTANCE
END THE
OCCUPATIONS
IRAQ WAR REPORTS
Hoosier Soldier Killed In Iraq
Private
First Class Zachary Nordmeyer
Feb 24, 2009 Sandra Chapman, Eyewitness News
Indianapolis - A graduate of Ben Davis High
School was killed in Iraq Monday. Zachary Nordmeyer and his combat unit came
under fire while searching for insurgents hiding out northeast of Baghdad in
Balad.
Outside the Nordmeyer home, a lone star
stands watch for a grandson's return. Inside,
a broken-hearted grandfather fighting back tears as he recounts Zachary
Nordmeyer's last battle. "He died
doing what he wanted to do. He was very
proud of his country, his uniform, his unit," said Paul Nordmeyer.
The 21-year-old Ben Davis High School
graduate was part of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. On Monday his unit raided a village of
insurgent Al Qaeda in Balad, Iraq. Commanders
tell the family Zachary fought to the end as armed men opened fire from behind
a door.
"Zachary was hit in the arm, went down,
retrieved his weapon, returned fire, took another round in the leg, got up,
returned fire, took a shot to the chest. He never made it to the hospital. But
he fought for his life just like he fought for our country," said Paul
Nordmeyer.
"It's a great loss to our community, to
Ben Davis, to our country it's a great loss," said Cheri O'Day, Wayne
Township Schools.
Zachary's career with the armed forces began
at Ben Davis with three years in the ROTC. He graduated in 2007. Now his name
becomes the 18th added to a permanent school memorial in honor of former
students who made the ultimate sacrifice.
"When his family is ready, we will add
his name to that, unfortunately, a growing list. I just think it's important
that we never forget," said O'Day.
For Paul Nordmeyer, a former 1960s veteran,
the pride of Zachary's service helps cut through the pain. It was just last
August the family gathered to welcome Zachary home, celebrate his birthday and
wish him well for his stint in Iraq. Upon word of his death, they gathered once
more.
"We just kind of reminisced at the
legion. We sat at the same table where we had that party. Yeah, it was
something. It's rough," said Paul Nordmeyer.
Zachary Nordmeyer was scheduled to come home
in October and get married. He leaves behind a fiance, two brothers who attend
Ben Davis and his father Michael. Funeral services are pending.
Ben Davis will salute Zachary and other
soldiers at the first football game this fall.
Zach was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort
Wainwright, Alaska. Also killed in the fight were Cpl. Michael L. Mayne, 21, of
Burlington Flats, New York and Spc. Michael B. Alleman, 31, of Logan, Utah.
AFGHANISTAN WAR REPORTS
Kewanee Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
February 25, 2009 Pam Cunningham, Reporter, WQAD-TV
KEWANEE, Illi. - People in the town of
Kewanee are still learning that one of their own was killed in combat in
Afghanistan. Schuyler Patch and three
other National Guard soldiers were killed Tuesday when their humvee was hit by
a roadside bomb.
Its news no one wants to hear and the family
learned Tuesday afternoon.
In Kewanee, the flags are flying at half
staff in honor of soldier Schuyler Patch.
Connie Stiles a family friend says,
"With the Patch family they're not only Kewanee residents, they're not
only customers, they're our family, they're our friends. We put the flags up in honor of them and our
sign as well."
At the Shell gas station is reads, "In
our prayers Patch Family."
Many people are praying for his family,
including his father who owns John's Glass shop in town, his step-mom, Amy, his
mother and his sister.
Stiles says, "I talked to Amber
(Schuyler's sister) this morning it still hasn't sunk in quite yet."
Before that roadside bomb struck his humvee
taking Patch's life in Kandahar, Afghanistan, he wasn't just a National Guard
member--he was a good friend.
Beverly Stoner's son grew up with Patch.
"Ryan went over there yesterday with his parents and sister and spent time
with them last night."
Stoner's son Ryan was so close to Schuyler,
he like the Patch's declined to talk right now.
"He was crying really hard, he doesn't
cry a lot…and he was always at out house all the time, he was like a
second son, they looked a lot alike even."
Schuyler will be remembered for his laughter.
Stoner says his aunt put it best.
"She says well he was ornery then snot
you know but I loved him to death and I said me too."
He's gone. And it will take a long time for everyone to
come to terms with it.
Stoner says, "If I sit and think about
something that we did I'll cry a little bit, but that's okay you have to have
the tears and you have to have the grief, but we'll remember the good
times."
Schuyler Patch had a My Space page. And many
of his friends are leaving messages of condolence there. In his about me
section he wrote, "I am about to do another tour overseas and I just want
to say that I appreciate all of you who have supported me and believe in me! I
feel like I can face the world head on now and am confident in pretty much
everything I do.
Schuyler Patch was a member of the Kewanee
National Guard unit.
Another local soldier Aaron Carlson is a
member of the Galva National Guard unit is receiving treatment after being
struck by car bomb in Afghanistan in January.
According to the Department of
Defense, 27 Illinois soldiers have died in Afghanistan and 120 have been
injured.
TROOP NEWS
FUTILE
EXERCISE:
ONLY
174,973 MORE HAYSTACKS TO GO:
ALL HOME NOW!
U.S. soldiers from 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Pennsylvania Army National Guard dig through hay in search of weapon caches in
Baghdad's Adhamiya district February 13, 2009.
REUTERS/U.S. Army/Spc. Colton
Allred/Handout
The Darryl Dumbfuck Award For 2009 So Far Goes To:
The Genius Who Named This Task Force For Exactly
What It Really Is
From: BartolucciR@aol.com
To: BartolucciR@aol.com
Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 2:53 pm
Subject: KVN-Official message from LtCol
Rollins (3-2-09)
Families and Friends,
Greetings from Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Well, we are now in the home stretch. March has finally arrived. I am sure all of you are anxiously awaiting the
arrival of your Marines and Sailors.
We all continue to be very busy as we
continue our day to day operations, plan our turnovers with our replacements,
and coordinate our retrograde home.
Since the beginning of the New Year and the
establishment of the new security agreement our operational tempo has changed
directions but by no means has is slowed down.
We continue to engage our Iraqi partners and
continue to foster relationships that will inhibit the insurgents from coming
between the coalition forces and the people of Iraq.
Now, with regards to our retrograde, our
demobilization, our deactivation, and our return to the reserve centers, let me
make a few comments that will hopefully dispel any rumors.
We will be in the States in about a month, we
will conduct our demobilization tasks in California, this will take about a
week to accomplish. We will then return
to our reserve centers for deactivation.
Specific dates and times have not been published yet nor have our flight
schedules, so anything you have heard up to this point is pure
speculation. As I receive more
information I will pass to my Company Commanders and to the Key Volunteer
Coordinators from each of the 5 companies.
I have been through this process several
times and as we get closer and closer the rumors get bigger and bigger. Please wait for the official word which will
ALWAYS originate from me. If you have
any questions please use your Key Volunteers, that is what they are here for.
On behalf of the Marines and
Sailors of Task Force Empire I want to thank you for your continued support and
we look forward to seeing you all upon our return.
Semper Fi,
GRR
LtCol G.R. Rollins
CO, TF Empire, 2D Bn, 25th Marines, RCT-8
Camp Korean Village,20Iraq
DSN: 3415-071
SVOIP: 696-7417
Free Tax Assistance For Members Of The Military
[Thnks to Sandy
Kelson, Military Project, who sent this in.]
February 27, 2009 IRS Tax Tips
If you or your spouse are a member of the
military, you may be eligible to receive free tax return preparation
assistance.
The U.S. Armed Forces participates in the
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and provides free tax advice, tax
preparation, return filing and other tax assistance to military members and
their families.
The Armed Forces Tax Council oversees the
operation of the military tax programs worldwide, conducting outreach with the
IRS to military personnel and their families. The AFTC consists of tax program
coordinators for the Marine Corps, Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard.
Volunteer assistors at Military-based VITA
sites are trained to address military-specific tax issues, such as combat zone
tax benefits and the new Earned Income Tax Credit guidelines.
To receive this free assistance, you should
bring the following records to your military VITA site:
Valid photo identification
Social Security cards for you, your spouse
and dependents or a social security number verification letter issued by the
Social Security Administration
Birth dates for you, your spouse and
dependents
Current year’s tax package, if you
received one
Wage and earning statement(s) -- Form W-2,
W-2G, 1099-R
Interest and dividend statements (Forms 1099)
A copy of last year’s federal and state
tax returns, if available
Checkbook (to get routing number and account
number for direct deposit)
Total amount paid for day care and day care
provider’s identifying number
Other relevant information about income and
expenses
If your filing status is Married Filing
Jointly and you wish to file your tax return electronically, both you and your
spouse should be present to sign the required forms. If it isn’t possible
for both to be present, a valid power of attorney that allows tax preparation
can be used to sign and file the return.
There is a special exception to using a power
of attorney for spouses in combat zones that permits the filing spouse to
e-file a joint return with only a written statement setting forth that the
other spouse is in a combat zone and is unable to sign.
For more information, review IRS Publication
3, Armed Forces’ Tax Guide, available on the IRS Web site at IRS.gov or
order a free copy by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).
IRAQ RESISTANCE ROUNDUP
Resistance Action
(Graphic:
London Financial Times)
March 5 (Reuters)
A parked car bomb wounded a policeman when it
struck a police patrol in southern Mosul, in the north of Iraq, police said.
A car bomber wounded a soldier near an army
patrol in northern Mosul, police said.
A roadside bomb wounded Muhsin Taha
al-Mismar, the head of the education office of Salahuddin Province, in a town
near the city of Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. Mismar's driver was also wounded in the
blast.
Insurgents in a car shot and wounded police
Brigadier- General Salam Salman while he was heading to work in central
Baghdad, police said.
FORWARD OBSERVATIONS
“At a time like this,
scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh had I the ability, and could reach the
nation’s ear, I would, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule,
blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke.
“For it is not light that
is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder.
“We need the storm, the
whirlwind, and the earthquake.”
Frederick Douglas, 1852
“What
country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to
time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.” Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith,
1787.
"The
mighty are only mighty because we are on our knees. Let us rise!"
-- Camille
Desmoulins
"When
someone says my son died fighting for his country, I say, "No, the suicide
bomber who killed my son died fighting for his country."
-- Father
of American Soldier Chase Beattie, KIA in Iraq
One day
while I was in a bunker in Vietnam, a sniper round went over my head. The person who fired that weapon was not a
terrorist, a rebel, an extremist, or a so-called insurgent. The Vietnamese individual who tried to kill me
was a citizen of Vietnam, who did not want me in his country. This truth escapes millions.
Mike
Hastie
U.S. Army
Medic
Vietnam
1970-71
December
13, 2004
The Gravedigger
By Dennis Serdel, Vietnam 1967-68 (one tour) Light Infantry, Americal
Div. 11th Brigade, purple heart, Veterans For Peace 50 Michigan, Vietnam
Veterans Against The War, United Auto Workers GM Retiree, in Perry, Michigan
From Peace Speaks
>From The Mirror
***********************************************
It’s cold in the morning
and he shivers,
he kicks up the furnace
he turns down at night
these heating bills are killer
he puts some coffee on
trying to remember
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