BB FANS

Soldier Fined £1,000 And Officer Demoted For Abusing Afghan Civilians www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

This is how to deal with armed forces' brutality
A ruling on Iraqi deaths in British custody offers the chance for a brand new approach to troops' behaviour abroad
Phil Shiner www.guardian.co.uk

Afghans take nationwide security lead from Nato BBC

UK soldier and veteran suicides 'outstrip Afghan deaths' BBC

Ex-MI6 boss makes sensational threat to reveal secrets of Iraq dodgy dossier
Sir Richard Dearlove, 68 provided intelligence about Saddam Hussein's WMD
Had previously said he would keep his account of events leading up to Iraq War secret until after his death
By MARK NICOL DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT Mail

Iraqi Officials: Wave Of Bombings Kills Dozens Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr Holiday
By SAMEER Huffpost

WOMEN WHO KNOW THEIR PLACE


Barbara Walters, of 20/20, did a story on gender roles in Kabul,
Afghanistan, several years before the Afghan conflict.


She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands.


She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind
their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime,

the women now seem happy to maintain the old custom.


Ms Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, 'Why do you now
seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?'


The woman looked Ms Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation
said, “Land mines.”;


Moral of the story is (no matter what language you speak or where you go):
BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A SMART WOMAN

Iraq War Inquiry Not Subject To American 'Veto', Insists British Government Huffpost

Lord Owen calls for release of Blair and Bush Iraq evidence
Former foreign secretary critical of Whitehall's refusal to disclose records and describes Blair's stance on the material 'an affront'
Richard Norton-Taylor www.theguardian.com

Iraq Inquiry: 'No US veto' over Blair-Bush notes BBC

Extremist religion is at root of 21st-century wars, says Tony Blair
Former prime minister will reignite debate on Iraq as he calls on governments to switch tactics

Tony Blair: Religious difference will fuel this century's epic battles

Toby Helm, political editor www.theguardian.com

The bitter irony of Tony Blair's response to my citizen's arrest
Blair told me to be 'more concerned with Syria' – but the mess he made in Iraq has deterred people even from justifiable intervention

Twiggy Garcia www.theguardian.com

ROBERT FISK www.independent.co.uk


Confessions beaten out of ‘suspects’, executions by the hundreds... How different is justice in today’s Iraq from the era of Saddam?
The presumption of guilt is just one of Saddam's creation that has outlived the dictator

New Afghanistan law to silence victims of violence against women
Small change to criminal code has huge consequences in country where honour killings and forced marriage are rife

Emma Graham-Harrison www.theguardian.com