Saad Abdul-Kadir (AP) reports an Amirl home bombing which claimed the life of a police officer, "his mother and one other resident" while Samarra saw the discovery of 2 corpses (police officers) today. Reuters adds 1 woman was shot dead in a Mosul butcher shop, a Baghdad sticky bombing which claimed the life of 1 soldier, a Sulaiman Pek home bombing which claimed the life of "a landlord and his wife," 1 suspect killed in Baghdad by security forces, a Mosul roadside bombing injured two people, and, dropping back to Friday, a Baghdad roadside bombing injured nine people, 1 police officer shot dead in Mosul and 1 police official shot dead in Sadr City.
In other news of violence today, Alya Jean Yackley, Shamal Agrawi and Myra MacDonald (Reuters) report the Turkish military bombed northern Iraq and they state they killed 5 PKK rebels.
Thursday, Hussain al-Shahristani, Minister of Oil, declared there would be a September 1st auction on licenses to gas fields. The same day, while longing for more billions, the Oil Minister (the Oil Minister?) declared that Iraq could not continue to make financial reparations to Iraq. AFP reports he claims the the $41.8 billion the UN ordered Iraq to pay for their assault on Kuwait.
In the US, Military Families Speak Out issued the following:
May Action Alert
Dear Members and Supporters of Military Families Speak Out,
May is a very important month this year! This is an opportunity in the year when the general public and the media are "open" to hear your voices and understand our goal - bring our troops home now and take care of them when they return.
The emotional and physical impacts of these wars have left indelible marks on all of your lives - the financial costs staggering. Your stories will move others to join us and speak out.
We must not lose this opportunity to share with the American public - who are so removed from the war experiences - a reality check. Please speak out. Your voices are critical.
This email contains information about several important opportunities to raise our voices against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Your participation is vital!
As we all know, Sunday May 9th is Mothers Day - what many people don't know is that Mothers Day originated as a way to speak out against the casualties and violence of the Civil War. It reminds people that there are currently two senseless wars going on! It provides an opportunity for public discussion and education about the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Please consider:
♦ Write a letter to the editor of your local paper. See an MFSO Gold Star mother, Celeste Zappala's letter to the editor and draw from it as an inspiration and example!
♦ Find local activities to bring the anti-war message to. Lots of local groups host events for mothers day, and you can bring the anti-war message to them.
♦ Reach out to other MFSO members. One of the most important functions of MFSO is the support we give each other - during deployments, after our loved ones have returned, and in the tragic circumstances of casualties and injuries. If you would like to be in touch with other MFSO members to offer or receive support, please contact MFSO Organizer Nikki Morse at nikki@mfso.org.
CALL IN WEEK, MAY 10TH - 14TH
In coalition with several National organizations, we call on our legislators to take two vital actions that are a strong start to bringing our troops home and defunding of the wars that are risking our truest national treasure.
Please call you Congressman and Senators to cosponsor the Feingold/McGovern Bills (Senate Bill S. 3197 and House Bill H.R. 50150 calling for troop withdrawal. To see if your Rep is a sponsor and read the text of the bill, go here.
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Tell your Senators and Representatives to vote against the upcoming $33 billion supplemental and fully fund the swift and safe removal of all of our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
It is very important that both messages get across - the McGovern bill is an important step forward, but Congress must also vote against funding that continues the wars and occupation, and instead support the swift and safe removal of all our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Call today! Congressional Hotline is 202-224-3121
To identify your Congressmen and Senator go to http://www.
Your message to Congress:
"As your constituent and military family member (or as a military family supporter) I urge you to vote against the $33 billion supplementary spending bill to pay for the escalation of troops in Afghanistan and the continuation of this war and occupation!
I also want you to co-sponsor McGovern's H.R. 5015 and Feingold's S 3197 that is an enforceable start to withdrawal from Afghanistan. I want you to do everything you can to insist that President Obama develop a rapid, real and complete plan to bring our troops home now."
Next steps:
♦ Please email mfso@mfso.org and let us know you made your calls.
♦ Connect with us on Facebook.
♦ For more ideas and ways to participate, contact MFSO Organizer Nikki Morse at nikki@mfso.org.
We are looking for ways to make these connections - if you are interested in being part of the planning, please contact MFSO Organizer Nikki Morse at nikki@mfso.org
For more information about Military Families Speak Out, please visit: http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=319287087&u=3586587; for more information about Gold Star Families Speak Out, please see http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=319287087&u=3586588
The e-mail address for this site is common_ills@yahoo.com.
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