61. A Corrupted Culture (washingtonpost.com) But in the chaos of iraq, there was no firm policy; for US soldiers on warned of butultimately dismissed the undermining of US military culture came to http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41341-2004May19.html

thisNode = 'world/mideast/gulf/iraq/editorial'; commercialNode =''; var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; PRINT EDITION Subscribe to NEWS OPINION ... REAL ESTATE SEARCH: Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com World Middle East ... Editorials A Corrupted Culture Thursday, May 20, 2004; Page A28 SENIOR U.S. COMMANDERS in Iraq insist that they never approved harsh interrogation techniques for Iraqi prisoners. Yet those same commanders now acknowledge that abusive practices were employed against detainees all over Iraq not just at Abu Ghraib prison and in Afghanistan. The International Red Cross has reported scores of incidents, and Gen. John P. Abizaid, the head of U.S. Central Command, said in a Senate hearing yesterday that 75 abuse cases have been investigated, as well as a number of deaths. Some of the methods that the commanders say were never sanctioned in Iraq and that, most experts believe, violate the Geneva Conventions were nevertheless listed on a sign posted at Abu Ghraib under the heading "Interrogation Rules of Engagement." How could this massive breakdown of order and discipline have occurred? The Bush administration still tries to blame a few low-ranking reservists who served at Abu Ghraib. But a more convincing answer can be found in a memo submitted to President Bush by White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales in January 2002. In the memo, which was first disclosed by Newsweek magazine, Mr. Gonzales explained why he believed Mr. Bush should ignore State Department objections to his decision to exclude Afghanistan detainees from the Geneva Conventions. The presidential counsel derided the conventions as "quaint" and "obsolete" and claimed that setting them aside would, among other things, make it harder for prosecutors to charge Americans under U.S. law for alleged crimes against prisoners something he presented as a "positive." Such contempt for the rule of law pervaded his argument and was endorsed by Mr. Bush.

62. Kulturministeriet - Frontpage Mr Brian Mikkelsen meets with iraq’s Minister for culture During the unofficialvisit of Mr Mufid M. AlJazairi to Denmark, the Danish Minister for culture http://www.kum.dk/sw1356.asp

The Danish Ministry of Culture Nybrogade 2 Post Box 2140 DK-1015 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel.: 33 92 33 70 E-mail: kum@kum.dk CURRENT TOPICS Mr Brian Mikkelsen meets with Iraq’s Minister for Culture During the unofficial visit of Mr Mufid M. Al-Jazairi to Denmark, the Danish Minister for Culture, Mr Brian Mikkelsen met with his Iraqi colleague on 17. February 2004. The Iraqi Minster for Culture was attending a conference, organized by United Exhibits Group (UEG), about the reconstruction of the national heritage of Iraq. UEG is planning an exhibition on Iraq’s cultural heritage,’The Nimrud Gold’ which will be shown in museums worldwide. The project can be seen in connection with UNESCO’s efforts to preserve the national heritage of Iraq. Mr Brian Mikkelsen expressed the commitment of the Danish government to the recontruction of Iraq, also in regard to the national heritage, which is particularly threatened by the ongoing events in Iraq. – We will support the efforts of UNESCO and follow the work on an international exhibition of Iraq’s national heritage’, said the Danish Minster for Culture. Read more...

63. Culture Clash In Iraq :: Iraq Net :: Iraq's Online News Resource culture clash in iraq. Posted by Editor on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 0100 PM. SocialBaghdad - American troops fired into the air http://www.iraq.net/News-article-sid-242-mode-thread.html

@import url("themes/IraqNet/style/style.css"); Iraq Net www.iraq.net Advertise on IraqNet User ID: Password: Register Forgot Password? Wednesday, June 09, 2004, 07:58 PM Culture clash in Iraq Posted by: Editor on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 01:00 PM Baghdad - American troops fired into the air outside the oil ministry on Tuesday to disperse protesters whose complaint focused on a dog, a woman, a holy book and the cultural chasm that divides the United States occupation from ordinary Iraqis. At one point, fists and rifle butts flew between US soldiers and ministry employees infuriated over what happened to Amal Karim, but no serious injuries were immediately reported. The confrontation began when the 28-year-old woman showed up for work on Tuesday morning and faced a routine search at the ministry entrance by US soldiers, who have tightly guarded the building since the end of the invasion last April. When the Americans told her to submit her bag to a sniff-search by a dog, she refused, saying the bag held a copy of the Quran, Iraqi witnesses later reported. 'We don't want the Americans to search us' Devout Iraqis often carry Islam's holy book with them, and Muslims consider dogs to be dirty, disease-spreading animals.

64. BBC NEWS | Middle East | Decoding Iraq's Symbols Of Celebration The imagery is strong shoes are a symbol of dirt and degradation in theArab world, says Professor Faleh Jabar, a writer on Iraqi culture. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2934011.stm

News Sport Weather World Service ... Programmes LANGUAGES Last Updated: Thursday, 10 April, 2003, 10:16 GMT 11:16 UK Email this to a friend Printable version Decoding Iraq's symbols of celebration There was rich symbolism in the way Iraqis celebrated the fall of Baghdad - some hurled shoes while others brandished small clay discs. What do these actions and symbols represent? Hitting with shoes The shoe equates the person with the dirt people step on The whereabouts of the man himself may be a mystery, but locals vented their anger at Saddam Hussein by attacking effigies of the man - with their shoes. The imagery is strong - shoes are a symbol of "dirt and degradation" in the Arab world, says Professor Faleh Jabar, a writer on Iraqi culture. "Going into someone's house or a mosque, you would always take your shoes off first. Shoes are used to beat servants, thieves, prostitutes; it indicates servility. Were you to beat your children, this would be done with a stick or the hand, but never shoes." Clay discs The turba: Clay from the soil of Najaf Some of the most fervent celebrants were Baghdad's Shia Muslims, who had been oppressed by Saddam Hussein's regime. The clay discs they were brandishing are called "turbas" and are made from the sacred soil of Najaf, where Imam Ali, one of the most important figures in the Shia movement, is buried.

65. Iraq Prison Abuses Reflection Of U.S. Prison Culture - The Triangle - Ed-Op iraq prison abuses reflection of US prison culture, , The Triangle, a newspaperof Drexel University. iraq prison abuses reflection of US prison culture. http://www.thetriangle.org/news/2004/05/14/EdOp/Iraq-Prison.Abuses.Reflection.Of

document.write(''+''); Datebook Letter Submission Forums Contact Us ... Register Welcome to The Triangle online Currently Viewing document.write(currentissuemonthname.slice(0,3) + ' ' + currentissueday + ', ' + currentissueyear); Classifieds What do you think of the current graduating class getting less tickets to Commencement than those of previous years? Drexel should cut down on enrollment so that each graduating student will get six tickets for Commencement. Four tickets per student are fine, but that number should not go down further. Until we can get a larger facility than the Daskalaskis Athletic Center for events such as Commencement, enrollment should not be increased any further. It's an unfortunate side effect of the University's increasing popularity and prosperity. We don't need families to come for Commencement. The only one who needs to be there is the graduating senior and no one else. Increase enrollment until we "Pac the DAC" with only seniors on the day of Commencement. Home Ed-Op Iraq prison abuses reflection of U.S. prison culture By Timothy Jones Published: Friday, May 14, 2004

66. Iraq Daily image of a society living by a code of honour steeped in Islamic tenet (photo US Marines) Canoe culture iraq Photos Terror US. http://www.iraqdaily.com/

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67. Asian American Net: Iraq Focuses on iraq s culture, people and art. ArabNet iraq. Center for Applied Linguistics,The Refugee Service Center. iraqi Kurds Their History and culture. http://www.asianamerican.net/iraq_main.html

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68. Design Observer: Writings About Design & Culture: Better Nation Building Through of this magnitude; we are visually representing and influencing a culture! shouldclaim indifference to the countries and political opinions surrounding iraq. http://www.designobserver.com/archives/000140.html

Michael Bierut Better Nation Building Through Design New Iraqi flag, Rifat al-Jadirji, 2004 When a new CEO takes charge, often at the top of the agenda is a new logo. What better way to project the enterprise’s newly redirected mission, not to mention the authority of the new regime? Someone must have been thinking along those lines in Iraq, where the beleaguered interim Governing Council this week unveiled a new flag design. And a handsome design it is: a pure white field representing the freshly reborn nation, a blue crescent standing for Islam, twin blue bands for the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and a yellow stripe for the Kurdish population. Iraqis, however, don’t seem to be buying it. “When I saw it in the newspaper, I felt very sad,” said Baghdad supermarket owner Muthana Khalil on MSNBC . “The flags of other Arab countries are red and green and black. Why did they put these colors that are the same as Israel? Why was the public opinion not consulted?” Other Iraqis objected to the deletion of the phrase “God is great,” which had been added to the old flag in an admittedly cynical move to shore up religious support for Saddam Hussein. The design, by Rifat al-Jadirji, was selected out of “more than 30 proposals” according to

69. UNDP-POGAR: Iraq Portal - Culture iraq Information Portal culture. 2003 iraq War Archaeology Impacton archaeological and historical sites, monuments and artefacts. http://iraq.pogar.org/culture.asp

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70. Nation's Special: Iraq Crisis NGOs urged for iraq Apr 23 Govt ready to assist in iraq Apr 22 - Thai firms ‘setto get work in iraq’ War in iraq Apr 21 - A question of culture Apr 20 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/specials/WarOnIraq/index_apr21.php

Baghdad Seized May 01 - 'No red carpet' for Thaksin Apr 30 - PM calls AWSJ report 'nonsense' Apr 29 - US might punish Thailand Apr 25 - NGOs urged for Iraq Apr 23 - Govt ready to assist in Iraq Apr 22 War in Iraq Apr 21 - A question of culture Apr 20 - Anti-war protesters target McDonald' Apr 19 - 'Nation' correspondent resurfaces Apr 18 - Thai-American marine confirmed dead Apr 16 - Marine's family refuses to give up hope Apr 10 - Uncertainty over Thai role Apr 09 - Thailand vows to help Japan reconstruct Iraq Apr 08 - Buddhists chant for world peace Apr 07 - Graduating from a war zone Apr 02 Apr 01 - Thai troops won't join war March News Mar 31, 2003 Mar 30, 2003 Mar 29, 2003 Mar 28, 2003 Mar 27, 2003 Mar 26, 2003 Mar 25, 2003 Mar 24, 2003 Mar 23, 2003 Mar 22, 2003 Mar 21, 2003 48-hour Deadline Mar 20 - 11 Iraqis to be expelled Mar 19 - Wait and See Mar 18 - Thai Reaction Pre-UN Second Resolution Mar 16 - War fears keep kids home Mar 15 - Envoys bring debate to Bangkok Mar 12 - Envoys pull out of Iraq A question of culture 21 Apr 2003 Although he did not get a chance to set his foot in the Iraq Museum when visiting Baghdad three years ago, Sonyote Waeohonsa learnt about the priceless historical artefacts in the museum from "Treasures of the Iraq Museum", published by the Ministry of Information in 1976.

71. Concerned Women For America - Iraq Scandal Is ‘Perfect Storm’ Of American Cult iraq Scandal is ‘Perfect Storm’ of American culture 5/12/2004By Robert Knight. The shameful behavior at Abu Ghraib is due to http://www.cwfa.org/articledisplay.asp?id=5663&department=CWA&categoryid=misc

72. SojoNet: Faith, Politics, And Culture iraq A conversation with a concerned soldier. by Art Gish He said, The situationis a mess in iraq, and the American military is making it worse. http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=news.display_archives&mode=current_opinion&

73. PINR - Iraq's Political Culture And Its Discontents 26 August, 2003 iraq s Political culture and its Discontents .n the absence of defined leadership, often the greatest threat http://pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=81&language_id=1

74. Wired News: Iraq Blog: Hubbub Over A Headlock Advertisement. iraq Blog Hubbub Over a Headlock. 24, 2003. Device ArabicIn, English Out Mar. 22, 2003. Gussied Up Patriots Debut in iraq Mar. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,58206,00.html

Welcome to Wired News. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content Search: Wired News Animations Wired Magazine HotBot (the Web) Iraq Blog: Hubbub Over a Headlock By Michelle Delio Also by this reporter Page 1 of 2 next 02:00 AM Mar. 26, 2003 PT Thousands of people from around the world who are anxious to understand what life is like for ordinary Iraqis in wartime turn daily to an online diary that purports to describe one man's view of life in Baghdad. But on Monday night and Tuesday morning, site visitors saw a faked shot of President George W. Bush holding Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in a playful headlock, instead of the authentic photos of Baghdad that normally appear on the Dear Raed weblog. Wireless Hot Spot Directory Search for Wi-Fi hot spots near you: Story Tools See also Reporter Takes His Weblog to War War Worms Inch Across Internet On the Web, Everyone's a Pollster U.S. Tries E-Mail to Charm Iraqis Discover more Net Culture U.S. vs. Them : Fresh Perspectives Today's Top 5 Stories Website Analysis Isn't a Game TiVo Breaks Into Home Networks Embryos Yield New Stem Cell Lines Apple Touts Super-Cooled G5s ... Wired News RSS Feeds Breaking News Capitol, Supreme Court Evacuated in Air Scare

75. Araboo.com > Arab Directory > Iraq > Society And Culture HOME Arab Directory iraq Society and culture, Suggest a Site under thisCategory. Society and culture, Matches Summary Categories Web Sites. http://www.araboo.com/dir/category.asp?cat=11422000000

76. Sacbee.com 24-Hour News World News Beheading Underscores Beheading underscores culture of revenge in iraq. By SCOTT PETERSON, The ChristianScience Monitor Last Updated 520 pm PDT Wednesday, May 12, 2004. http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/world/story/1364439p-8581527c.html

77. Sacbee.com -- Iraq -- Beheading Underscores Culture Of Revenge In Iraq Beheading underscores culture of revenge in iraq. By SCOTT PETERSON, The ChristianScience Monitor Last Updated 635 pm PDT Wednesday, May 12, 2004. http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/special_reports/iraq/story/1364399p-8581527c.html

Some features on this site require that JavaScript be turned on. Sacbee.com The Sacramento Bee News Sports Business Politics ... Shopping Sacbee: 24-Hour News / Occupation of Iraq Powered by: accessBee Internet for just $13.95 Sections: 24-HOUR NEWS Breaking News Casualties, MIAs, POWs BEE COVERAGE Iraq-Related News Desert Storm MULTIMEDIA Audio Reports Bee Photos Slide Show Wire Photos Slide Show Weather/Info Map Beheading underscores culture of revenge in Iraq By SCOTT PETERSON, The Christian Science Monitor BAGHDAD (CSM) - Speaking through masks, the militants in Iraq made their purpose clear. One reason they would behead American captive Nick Berg - an act that appeared Tuesday on an Al Qaida-linked website - was revenge for the torture and "Satanic degradation" of Iraqis by U.S. troops at Abu Ghraib prison. They promised "coffin after coffin, slaughtered in this way." Questions persist about Berg's presence in Iraq, his detention by Iraqi police, and three visits during that time by FBI investigators who apparently cleared him of involvement in terror activities, U.S. officials said Wednesday in Baghdad. Berg was released from custody on April 6, after being told to depart the country, and disappeared April 9. His body was found Saturday in Baghdad.

78. [ T E C H N O \ C U L T U R E ] techno \ culture Karlin Lillington s I want into southern iraq on Friday havingheard all the reports that the Pentagon and the MoD UK ministry of defense http://radio.weblogs.com/0103966/2003/03/24.html

Karlin Lillington's weblog on whatever comes to mind... 24 March 2003 Excerpts from the interview with London Times war correspondent Christina Lamb on Irish radio today [she is a so-called 'unilateral' journalist rather than an 'embedded' journalist]: Pat Kenny: Why do you analyse that this is the case, because we know that the Shia rose up after Gulf War 1, and of course their rising up was rewarded by indifference by the international community and Saddam was able to crush them. Is it that feeling or is it the sense that they perceive the motivation for coming into Iraq this time to be different? CL: I think it's a mixture; I think they did feel betrayed before but I think they don't like seeing Americans to come in to occupy or what seems like to occupy the country particularly knowing that an American general would be administrator once Saddam has fallen. A lot of these people we saw and this general sort of lawlessness and people going around shooting, the military are telling us that they are Iraqi militia dressed in civilian clothing, which may well be the case. It's very difficult for us to know that. PK: What about the city of Basra, we know they haven't gone in deliberately, they don't want to get involved with house to house and street to street fighting, but what is the situation there?

79. Spare Iraq And The Atmosphere, Avoid Oil Shock - Culture Change E-letter culture Change eLetter 3. Spare iraq and the atmosphere, avoid oilshock. The impending attack on iraq does make sense for pumping http://www.culturechange.org/e-letter-3cont.html

Culture Change A project of the Sustainable Energy Institute - Promoting eco-democracy since 1988 Home About SEI Donate Culture Change Letter ... feedback Culture Change print magazine issues: index Pedal Power solutions to petroleum dependence and polluting vehicles: Arcata Library Bikes Pedal Power Produce , and more! CAOE - Committee Against Oil Exploration - stop offshore oil drilling to protect sensitive habitats and cut petroleum dependence. Culture Change through music! The Depavers eco-rock! Take our Pledge for Climate Protection and learn about the Global Warming Crisis Council SEI hometown action! Arcata city council's proclamation against war on Iraq and Kyoto Protocol proclamation Overpopulation has become a reality. Overpopulation Resources and News Tidbits Sail Transport Network Fact Sheets Interviews ... Long Distance Culture Change e-Letter Spare Iraq and the atmosphere, avoid oil shock

80. Culture Change - A Project Of The Sustainable Energy Institute, Which Offers The oil culture will collapse and die The coming global catastrophe — and ways topreempt it Overshadowing global warming s pressure cooker Putting iraq, oil http://www.culturechange.org/

Culture Change Home Page A project of the Sustainable Energy Institute - Promoting eco-democracy since 1988 Home About SEI Donate Culture Change Letter ... feedback Culture Change print magazine issues: index Pedal Power solutions to petroleum dependence and polluting vehicles: Arcata Library Bikes Pedal Power Produce , and more! CAOE - Committee Against Oil Exploration - stop offshore oil drilling to protect sensitive habitats and cut petroleum dependence. Culture Change through music! The Depavers eco-rock! Take our Pledge for Climate Protection and learn about the Global Warming Crisis Council SEI hometown action! Arcata city council's proclamation against war on Iraq and Kyoto Protocol proclamation Overpopulation has become a reality. Overpopulation Resources and News Tidbits Sail Transport Network Fact Sheets Interviews ... Long Distance New: Rebelling against extinction — As surely as the red sun rises by Jan Lundberg New Plastic Oceans: unimaginable pollution New: Bike Warrior's BLOG Bicycle safety and advocacy The Cycle of Life: Pedaling the Soft Path by Jim Doherty Why have prices of crude oil gone up?

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