Iraq Slaughter: 55 Killed, 288 Wounded
• antiwar.comIraq’s, so far, deadliest day of 2013 left at least 55 Iraqis killed and 288 more wounded.
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Iraq
Ray McGovern: My Take
Post-Iraq-War US Intel Chief Praised
Ray McGovernGiving the Fingar to Intelligence Fraud
Iraq Closes Border With Jordan, Citing ‘Security’
• antiwar.comProtesters Accuse Regime of Moving to Retaliate Against Sunni West
Syrian conflict threatens to fracture Iraq
• Christian Science MonitorSemi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan and the central Iraqi government are on a collision course as the Kurds increasingly side with the Syrian opposition and Baghdad stands by the Assad regime.
U.K. pays Iraqi torture victims millions in compensation
• The GuardianThe Ministry of Defence has paid out £14m in compensation and costs to hundreds of Iraqis who complained that they were illegally detained and tortured by British forces during the five-year occupation of the south-east of the country. Hundreds mo
Wave of Bombings Batters Iraq in Deadliest Attacks in Months
• antiwar.comAt Least 92 Killed on Eve of US Pullout Anniversary
US-Iraq ties still evolving a year after war's end
• Associated PressA year after the last American troops rumbled out of Iraq, the two countries are still trying to get comfortable with a looser, more nuanced relationship as the young democracy struggles to cope with political upheaval and the legacy of war.
Iraq abuse inquiry was a cover-up, whistleblower tells court
• The GuardianA former investigator into allegations that British troops abused Iraqi prisoners resigned because she did not want to be implicated in “a cover-up”, the high court has heard. Louise Thomas, 45, left the Iraq Historic Allegations Team because she tho
Iraqi Insurgents Once Mounted Rockets On Their Heads
• Wired.comIraq’s insurgents made all sorts of homemade weapons in their seven-year tangle with the U.S. military.
Carnage Across Iraq: 42 Killed, 191 Wounded
• antiwar.comRelatively peaceful Ashoura observances over the weekend were followed a spate of violence today.
Peshmerga Commander Warns Battle Could Erupt With Iraqi Troops ‘Any Minute’
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzVows to Prevent Iraqi Military From Moving Against Kurdistan
Is It Time to Bomb Iraq Again? - by Jacob G. Hornberger
• Future of Freedom FoundationUh, oh! The time might be approaching when the US government will need to invade and bomb Iraq again, with the intent of, once again, achieving regime change and installing a regime that is obedient, submissive, and loyal to the US Empire.
American bombing of Iraq left legacy of deformed babies: Siddiqui
• http://www.thestar.com, By Haroon SiddiquiRemember Falluja? That city in central Iraq was the scene of two furious attacks in 2004 by American Marines.
American Energy Companies Have Been Almost Completely Shut Out Of Iraq's Oil Fields
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob WileAccording to a new report from the International Energy Agency, U.S. oil firms can count just one Iraqi oil field to their name.
The Arab Spring Becomes a Western Winter by Andrew P. Napolitano
• www.lewrockwell.com/Andrew P. NapolitanoThe revised stated purpose behind President George W. Bush’s invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq was to build a new world order by forcing democracy on populations to whom it was truly alien.
Iraq Carnage: 107 Killed, 484 Wounded As VP Condemned to Death
• http://original.antiwar.com, Margaret GriffisSunday: 107 Killed, 484 Wounded; Hashemi Condemned to Death
Iraqi leader to Obama: ‘Why did you leave Iraq to Iran?’
• The Daily CallerPresident Obama is expected to tout the end of American military involvement in Iraq, but a prominent tribal leader who helped end the Iraq War is now asking Obama, “Why did you leave Iraq to Iran?”
Iraq to Receive First Batch of F-16s in 2014
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserWashington is desperately supporting the Iraqi dictatorship in a bid to maintain its influence
Iraqi death toll rises to 89 in the worst wave of attacks this year
• http://www.rt.comA series of blasts and shootings has brought the single-day death toll for brutal attacks across Iraq to 89 victims, including 13 Iraqi soldiers.
Fixing Iraq, Winning the War
Mike RenzulliSince pragmatism and compromise is used for foreign relations and has been an unmitigated disaster, the best strategy to reassert the U.S.'s role in Iraq and a long term strategy to win the War on Terrorism can be drawn from a lesson from the past.
US gone, Iraq starts to improve economically
• New York TimesOne has a designated prayer room. Another frisks patrons at the entrance, requiring them to check their pistols, like coats in a fancy restaurant. They are good places to escape the desert heat, and in a conservative Islamic culture, they are one of
Turkey hits Kurdish rebels deep inside Iraq
• APTurkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts deep inside northern Iraq, and Kurdish rebels killed one policeman and wounded three others in a roadside bomb attack inside Turkey on Sunday, authorities said. The military said on its website
Iraqi press crackdown: Police to close media agencies
• http://www.rt.comIraqi police are under orders to shut down a number of foreign and local media outlets across the country, reports Iraqi journalist rights group.
Iraq PM warns of 'wars' over Exxon deal with Kurds
• AFPPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki believes a contract between US oil giant ExxonMobil and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region is dangerous and could lead to "wars," his spokesman told AFP. ExxonMobil signed an oil exploration deal with the Kurdistan regi
U.S. warns Iran dissidents they must close Iraq camp
• ReutersThe United States warned an Iranian dissident group on Monday to follow through on plans to close a base in Iraq founded under Saddam Hussein, saying it was "gravely mistaken" to believe there was any other option. The State Department urged the g
Former aide says Tony Blair was pressured by Murdoch not to delay Iraq invasion
• RawstoryMedia mogul Rupert Murdoch telephoned then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair on March 11, 2003 — 8 days before the U.S. invasion of Iraq — and urged him not to do anything that could delay the start of the conflict.
Car bombs kill 26 on last day of Iraq pilgrimage
• http://www.usatoday.com,Two car bombs in Iraq's capital killed at least 26 people Saturday on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit by multiple bombings.
U.S. asks Iraq to extradite Hezbollah suspect
• ReutersThe fate of Ali Mussa Daqduq has been vexing American officials since last December, when the United States was forced to hand him over to Baghdad after failing to secure a custody deal ahead of the U.S. military's withdrawal from the country.
Finally, an American Is Jailed for Actions Toward Iraq
• Lew Rockwell blogBut not an actual criminal. Presidents Reagan and H. W. Bush gave $ billions to prop up the corrupt Hussein dictatorship. Clinton imposed crippling sanctions, killing thousands — probably tens of thousands — of civilians. W. Bush tried to bomb Baghda
Iraqi military to buy unmanned US drones to monitor oil fields
• The HillAmerican military drones are returning to the skies above Iraq more than five months after U.S. troops withdrew from the country. But this time, the drones will be operated by members of the Iraqi navy and will provide overwatch for the country's
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