Media Freedom in Iraq Continues to Worsen
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzMore Arbitrary Arrests, Security Forces Attacking Media Workers
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Iraq Carnage: 69 Killed, 176 Wounded
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Margaret GriffisIraq suffered significant bomb attacks in multiple cities today, leaving at least 69 dead and 176 more wounded.
Iraq parliament tells cabinet not to meddle in central bank policy
• ReutersIraq's parliament sent a letter to the cabinet telling it not to interfere in monetary policy, in a skirmish over central bank independence that reflects concerns over the extent of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's influence.
IRAQ. MASSACRE OF A COUNTRY. "A War on Terror" when you are the Terrorist
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Felicity Arbuthno“How can you make a war on terror when you are actually the terrorist?” (Unknown.)
Obama proposes ex-Bush official as envoy to Iraq
• AFPBefore 2005, McGurk was a legal advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority — the US-led transitional government led Paul Bremer that took over soon after Saddam’s ouster — and to the US embassy in Baghdad. Obama nominated Jeffrey in June 2010,
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq attacks
• http://www.dailystar.comAl-Qaeda’s front group in Iraq claimed responsibility Wednesday for a wave of attacks that killed 46 people across the country this week.
Dozens killed as terror blasts hit 10 Iraqi cities (VIDEO)
• http://rt.comAt least 39 people have been killed in a string of explosions targeting police in a number of Iraqi cities, government and hospital sources told Reuters news agency.
Iraq: 29 Kurds Found in Mass Grave; 17 Killed in Fresh Attacks
• by Margaret Griffis,original.antiwar.comThe Ministry of Human Rights announced the discovery of several mass graves containing Kurdish victims of the Anfal genocide campaign in the 1980s. So far 29 bodies have been unearthed, but several graves have yet to be opened.
Iraq militia stone youths to death for "emo" style
• ReutersAt least 14 youths have been stoned to death in Baghdad in the past three weeks in what appears to be a campaign by Shi'ite militants against youths wearing Western-style "emo" clothes and haircuts, security and hospital sources say. Militants in
Dozens Of Iraqi Police Killed In Shooting Spree
• by The Associated PressA gang of gunmen wearing military-style uniforms killed 25 police Monday in a carefully planned early morning shooting spree in western Iraq, officials said.
Attacks Kill At Least 50, Wound 200 in Iraq
• VOA NewsIraqi officials say a wave of attacks across the country has killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 others in one of the deadliest days this year.
U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
• www.nytimes.comA month after the last American troops left Iraq, the State Department is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones here to help protect the United States Embassy and consulates, as well as American personnel.
U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
• New York TimesA month after the last American troops left Iraq, the State Dept. is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones to help protect the US Embassy and consulates, as well as American personnel. Senior Iraqi officials expressed outrage at the program,
Haditha Massacre ‘Sentence’ Riles Iraqis, Seen as ‘Insult’
• antiwar.comStaff Sergeant Faces Pay Cut Over Butchering of Civilians
Human Rights Watch Warns of Iraq’s ‘Budding Police State’
• antiwar.comDespite the Obama Administration’s claims that the US had transformed Iraq into a free society by way of its eight and a half year occupation, a new report today from Human Rights Watch warns of an unsettling move toward authoritarianism.
How can we help the Iraqis who risked their lives to help us?
• Philadelphia InquirerI've received a slew of e-mail from Iraqi interpreters who are in hiding because Shiite militias have pledged to kill the "traitors" who aided the Americans. I've also received e-mail from U.S. military officers desperately trying to get their "terps
Marine said ‘shoot first, ask later’ in Iraq civilian slayings
• AFPA US Marine ordered his men to “shoot first and ask questions later,” triggering one of the Iraq war’s most controversial episodes which killed 24 civilians in 2005, a court heard. Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich overreacted in orders he gave his sq
Perry Outdoes Opponents and Appears To Suggest the Re-Invasion of Iraq
• www.jonathanturley.orgEven with Ron Paul shredding Newt Gingrich as a “chickenhawk,” Rick Perry outdid a field of candidates who appear to be running on promises to invade or bomb other countries. However Perry is the only guy who is not only eager to start another war bu
Targeting Journalists in Iraq
Stephen LendmanIraq still a war zone
Iraq ‘unraveling’ puts U.S. civilians at risk
• The RawStory.comA leading Republican senator warned Sunday that Iraq was “unraveling” in the wake of the withdrawal of US troops, putting at risk the thousands of American civilians in the country.
Maliki declares ‘Iraq Day’ to mark U.S. pullout
• www.rawstory.comPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki declared “Iraq Day” on Saturday to mark the end of a pact allowing US forces to stay in the country, two weeks after they left and with Iraq mired in a political row.
US Drones Used in Turkey Airstrikes; 5 Killed in Other Iraq Violence
• www.antiwar.comU.S. Drones mistook civilians for rebels at the border between Turkey and Iraq. The subsequent attack, which may have taken place inside Iraqi territory left 35 Turkish Kurds dead and wounded 15 more who were apparently smuggling fuel.
Was It Worth It?
• www.lewrockwell.com/Laurence VanceWould you sacrifice your firstborn son to establish a democracy in country that had a dictatorship? How about giving up your son to effect a regime change? What about exchanging your son to end the oppression of minorities?
Weapons Sales to Iraq Move Ahead Despite U.S. Worries
• New York TimesThe Obama administration is moving ahead with the sale of nearly $11 billion worth of arms and training for the Iraqi military despite concerns Prime Minister al-Maliki is consolidating authority, create a one-party Shiite-dominated state and abandon
Baghdad explosions kill at least 63 in first major violence since U.S. departure
• Washington PostMore than a dozen explosions in Baghdad over a two-hour period Thursday morning killed at least 63 people--the first major violence in Iraq since the U.S. completed its troop pullout last week and a political crisis broke out. At least 185 people wer
Vice President of Iraq Voices Sunnis’ Anger as He Denies Ordering Killings
• New York TimesAs Iraq’s Sunni vice president on Tuesday angrily rebutted the government’s accusations that he had been running death squads, many people in Iraq’s Sunni minority dismissed the charges as politically motivated, underscoring how deeply alienated they
Tension rise as Iraq seeks Sunni VP arrest
• ReutersIraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi on Monday for suspected ties to assassinations and bombings, a decision likely to fuel sectarian tensions after the U.S. troop withdrawal. The move risks u
Gear galore left in Iraq as last troops pull out
• washingtontimes.comU.S. command says it’s not worth hauling back
Strains on Display: No Iraqi Leaders Attend U.S. End-of-War Ceremony in Baghdad
• cnsnews.comFox News Correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports that only a handful of Iraqis were on hand Thursday as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and U.S. military leaders formally ended the Iraq war with a subdued ceremony in Baghdad.
Panetta formally shuts down US war in Iraq
• APAfter nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq—a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq
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