Prospects for Iraq’s Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead
National Intellgence Estimate 2007[PDF doc] Executive summary: Read it for yourself.
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WAR: About that War
Cost of troop surge already higher
• McClatchy NewsPresident Bush's dispatch of 21,500 more troops to Iraq will cost as much as $10 billion this year, triple the administration's price tag, with the price tag reaching $49 billion if the added forces remain in Iraq for two years, according to
Wednesday: 273 Iraqis, 5 GIs Killed; 72 Iraqis Injured
• AntiWar.comAt least 273 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead today; this includes 210 suspected militants killed by the Iraqi Army over the last two days. Another 72 Iraqis were injured in violent attacks throughout the country. Also five U.S. service memb
Official Lies Over Najaf Battle Exposed
• by Dahr Jamail & Ali al-Fadhily (AntiWar)Tribal members from both believe the attack was launched by the central government of Baghdad to stifle growing Shi'ite-Sunni unity in the area.
Militias on rise in Iraq
• Boston GlobeThe messianic Soldiers of Heaven militia that fought US and Iraqi troops in one of the fiercest battles of the war Sunday is among the more than two dozen extremist militias operating across Iraq that are fast becoming a powerful, and hidden, new ene
Journalist Sy Hersh has harsh words for Bush
• Tufts DailyThe New Yorker's Seymour Hersh closed out last week's symposium "The 'War on Terrorism': Where Do We Stand" with a scathing critique of President George W. Bush and his foreign policy in the Middle East. "The fact of
US army uniforms found in warehouse east of Baghdad
• KUNAJoint Iraqi and US troops found uniforms identical to those worn by the US marines in a warehouse east of the capital, enough to supply a whole army battalion.
Fascist Nation
Why Bush is in a hurry to start a war with Iran and Syria?
Powell Gammill
Bush to request hefty Iraq war funds
• ReutersPresident George W. Bush will request slightly more than $100 billion to cover war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of this year and an even larger amount for fiscal 2008 that begins on October 1, congressional sources said on Thursday
Necessary Evil
Déjà vu All Over Again
Dave GallagherBush, the Neocons and the Israeli Likud are getting you ready for war ... again. And your congress will likely bless it ... again. Fool me once ... you can't get fooled again.
Bush intelligence pick stresses domestic security
• ReutersPresident George W. Bush's nominee for intelligence chief said on Thursday he would focus on terrorism threats inside U.S. borders and confront U.S. intelligence shortcomings in Iraq.
Two Senior Iraqi Generals Eyed in Brazen Attack on U.S. Soldiers
• FOX NewsSeveral Iraqis have been detained for questioning in the ongoing investigation of at least two senior Iraqi generals suspected of involvement in an insurgent attack that killed five American soldiers on Jan. 20.
Bush's Iraq 'surge' could swell to 48,000 US troops
• AFPUS President George W. Bush's plan to add 21,500 troops in Iraq could actually result in an increased US military force of up to 48,000, a congressional report concluded today.
US 'victory' against cult leader was 'massacre'
• The IndependentThere are growing suspicions in Iraq that the official story of the battle outside Najaf between a messianic Iraqi cult and the Iraqi security forces supported by the US, in which 263 people were killed and 210 wounded, is a fabrication.
"We Probably Gave Powell the Wrong Speech"
• der SpiegelFormer chief of the CIA's Europe division, Tyler Drumheller, discusses the US foreign intelligence service's cooperation with Germany, the covert kidnapping of suspected terrorists and a Bush adminstration that ignored CIA advice and u
Insurgency May Be Back on Its Heels, but It's No Setback
• by William S. Lind (AntiWar)The Mahdi Army and other Shi'ite groupings makes sense to avoid a confrontation with the U.S. military if they can. From the Shi'ite perspective, American forces are in Iraq to fight the Sunnis for them. Our troops are unpaid Hessians.
Missteps by Iraqi Forces in Battle Raise Questions
• NY TimesIraqi forces were surprised and nearly overwhelmed by the ferocity of an obscure renegade militia in a weekend battle near the holy city of Najaf and needed far more help from American forces than previously disclosed, American and Iraqi officials sa
Tuesday: 128 Iraqis, 2 GIs Killed; 270 Iraqis Wounded
• AntiWar.comDuring the final day of the holy festival of Ashura, 128 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 270 wounded in violent attacks, many directed at pilgrims. Also, two American service members were reported killed in separate incidents.
Army drops 2 charges against war-resisting officer
• By The Associated PressThe government has agreed to drop two allegations of conduct unbecoming an officer from its case against an Army lieutenant who called the Iraq war illegal and refused to deploy but still faces a maximum of four years' imprisonment.
Iraq halts flights to and from Syria
• APIraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an air
The Presidential Tap Dance
• by Jacob Sullum (Reason)After violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by eavesdropping on Americans without warrants for 5 years, the administration somehow found a way to obey the law without sacrificing our safety.
Sunday: 452 Iraqis, 5 GIs Killed; 182 Iraqis Injured; US Helicopter Shot Down
• AntiWarIn Iraq, at least 452 Iraqis were killed today and another 182 were injured in various attacks during the festival of Ashura. 3 more American service members were killed in separate incidents, and a U.S. helicopter was shot down, killing 2 more soldi
US injury count in Iraq disputed
• Plain DealerOfficially, 23,000 troops have been wounded in combat in Iraq. But more than double that number have fallen ill or been injured in what the Pentagon considers "nonhostile" action, a way of counting that hides the war's full toll.
Doubt cast on Dire exit scenarios
• San Francisco ChronicleThe case for adding troops in Iraq -- and keeping them there -- rests on one basic assumption: As bad as things are now, they would become catastrophic if the United States leaves.
Experts warn US air raids in Somalia may be inefficient, harmful
• AFPUS air raids in Somalia to flush out suspect Al-Qaeda operatives may be ineffective in fighting terrorism and risk making the country's Muslim population more radical, regional experts warn.
Iraq cultivates ties to Democrats
• LA TimesIraqi leaders studied the possibility of a Democratic takeover months before the vote. Concluding even the most staunchly antiwar Democrats would not abandon Iraq. It was President Clinton who funded the opposition movements now in power.
U.S. to try Dutch citizen on Iraq terror charges
• CNNIraqi native Wesam al-Delaema, 33, arrived on a Dutch plane and is the first suspect to face criminal charges in a U.S. court for alleged terrorist involvement in the violent Iraqi insurgency, Justice Ministry spokesman Ivo Hommes said.
Bush's portrayal of Iraq edges closer to critics'
• AFPBefore the elections, President Bush promised never to put US troops "in the crossfire" of Iraq's warring sectarian groups. Last week, he made clear that his new strategy would do just that.
Turkey mulls 'invading' Iraq
• APTurkey's parliament went into secret session this week to debate sending troops to invade and occupy northern Iraq for security purposes.
In perspective, we're overreacting to 9/11
• LA TimesHas the American reaction to the attacks in fact been a massive overreaction? Is the widespread belief that 9/11 plunged us into one of the deadliest struggles of our time simply wrong? If we did overreact, why did we do so? Does history provide any
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