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 Ruthless
Saddam Hussein Hanged at Age 69
Within days of taking power, Saddam Hussein summoned about 400
top officials and announced he had uncovered a plot against
the ruling party. The conspirators, he said, were in that very
room. As the 42-year-old Saddam coolly puffed on a cigar,
names of the supposed plotters were read out. As each name was
called, secret police led them away.
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 Iran
vows support against insurgents
The News
International: TEHRAN: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani wrapped
up a landmark visit to neighbouring Iran on Wednesday, saying
he had won promises of support for his government’s battle
with insurgents. Although Ta... |
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 Report
drops Fallujah bombshell
NZ Herald: By
Peter Pop ham and Anne Penketh ROME: The controversy over the
American use of white phosphorus as a weapon of war in
Fallujah deepened yesterday when it was revealed that ... |
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 Saddam
lawyer pleads for security
The
Australian: A JORDANIAN member of Saddam Hussein's defence
team said overnight that his lawyers would "never abandon" the
deposed Iraqi leader and will defend him in court at the risk
of their lives. "We will n... |
 Iraqi
insurgents urged to join political process
Iraqi
President Jalal Talabani says he is willing to talk to violent
opponents of his Government if they wanted to contact him. "If
those who call themselves the Iraqi resistance desired to
contact... |
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 Jobs
for crooks in Iraq
San
Francisco Chronicle: PROSECUTION of a former official of the
U.S. occupation in Iraq is a welcome sign that federal
enforcement is catching up with corruption in the postwar
reconstruction. But the real shocker in the c... |
 Arab
League Chief Calls for Iraq Aid
The
Guardian: CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Iraqi leaders assembled in Cairo
on Saturday in an effort to patch over ethnic and religious
fault lines, with the chief of the Arab League warning ... |
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 Bush
Hails Mongolia for Backing Iraq War
The
Guardian: ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) - In the wake of
congressional unrest over his war policies, President Bush
thanked Mongolia on Monday for standing with him in Iraq and
compared the struggle against Islam... |
 Bush
vows to "stay in the fight" in Iraq
The
Star: By Steve Holland OSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - U.S.
President George W. Bush vowed on Saturday "we will stay in
the fight" until victory in Iraq, rejected critics' calls for
a troop pullout timetable... |
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Scots Historian
James Anderson is born on the 5th August 1728. A lawyer by
profession, Anderson writes some of the earliest books on
Scottish history including works on Mary Queen of Scots and
Scotland's relationship with England. For more famous Scots
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21st August sees the anniversary of the Battle of Dunkeld. An army of Jacobite highlanders, flush from their recent victory at Killiecrankie, came up against the newly-formed Cameronian regiment recruited from lowland Covenanters. The Cameronians took up positions near the cathedral and, when their ammunition ran out, took lead from the roof to use for bullets. The Cameronians then burned virtually every house in the city, while the highlanders fled.
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Two explosions
killed four people and injured more than 50 in the southern
English town of Guildford on the 5th October in 1974. The
bombs were planted by the IRA and four men, including Gerry
Conlon, were arrested, tried and imprisoned in 1975. The
'Guildford Four' were released in 1989 after the Court of
Appeal found serious flaws in the police investigation. To
find out more about current events in Northern Ireland
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Today in 1996 the Stone of Destiny was finally returned to Scotland. This stone was traditionally used to crown new kings of Scotland in Scone Abby, Perth. John Balliol was the last Scottish king to use it as his coronation seat before it was moved to Westminster in 1296. For more information on Balliol and the Stone of Destiny click here |
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On this day in 1768, Scottish adventurer James Bruce reportedly discovered the source of the Nile in north-west Ethiopia. At a time when little was known in Europe about Africa, Bruce's descriptions and reports, illustrated with pictures from his portable camera, have since proven largely accurate - although he turned out to be mistaken about the source of the Nile. To read more about Great Scots click here
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