Last US Marine faces trial over 2005 Iraq killings
• The RawStory.comAfter years of appeals and delays, the last US Marine charged over the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha faces a court martial on Thursday in California.
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US veteran questions rationale of Iraq war
• www.youtube.comSome of those who fought for the US are now questioning whether the war was worth it.
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?
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?
Rockets hit Iran dissident camp in Iraq
• RawStory.comMultiple rockets over the past 24 hours hit a camp in Iraq housing Iranian exiles, officials and the group based there said on Wednesday, after Iraq and the UN signed a pact to resettle residents.
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
81 Iraqis Killed As Maliki Targets Next Political Victim
• www.antiwar.comA coordinated series of bombings shattered the peace in Baghdad, shortly after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ratcheted up tensions between his government and Sunni politicians.
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
No Success in Iraq -- Unless You're a War Profiteer
• Robert Greenwald and Derrick CroweIt becomes terribly clear that the only people for whom this nightmare was a success are the super-rich CEOs of war industry corporations who made a killing during the wars we launched since 2001.
Gear galore left in Iraq as last troops pull out
• washingtontimes.comU.S. command says it’s not worth hauling back
U.S. to leave Iraqi airspace clear for strategic Israeli route to Iran
• washingtontimes.comThe U.S. military’s fast-approaching Dec. 31 exit from Iraq, which has no way to defend its airspace, puts Israel in a better place strategically to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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
Military Dumps Secret Accounts of Iraq Massacre in Trash
• New York TimesOne by one, the Marines sat down, swore to tell the truth and began to give secret interviews discussing one of the most horrific episodes of America’s time in Iraq: the 2005 massacre by Marines of Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha.
Cheney Urges Attack on Iran to Destroy Lost Drone
• antiwar.comjSpeaking today on CNN, former Vice President Dick Cheney lashed President Barack Obama over the loss of a surveillance drone in Iran, saying that he should’ve doubled down on being caught spying with an overt attack on Iran.
Hundreds in Fallujah burn U.S. flag to celebrate troops pulling out of Iraq
• news.naturalpost.comHundreds of Iraqis set alight U.S. and Israeli flags on Wednesday as they celebrated the impending pullout of American forces from the country in the former insurgent bastion of Fallujah.
Syria conflict threatens Iraq consensus
• Washington PostAs the Syrian conflict takes on increasingly sectarian dimensions, the crisscrossing rivalries that had been held somewhat in check in recent years among Iraq’s Shiite majority and its Kurdish and Sunni minorities also risk being inflamed. Syria’s se
Mixed Messages on Whether U.S. Troops Will Re-Occupy Iraq
• antiwar.comObama administration officials and Congress have been contradictory over whether future forces will return after December pullout
VP Biden says Iraq ready to survive on its own
• news.yahoo.comVice President Joe Biden said Thursday "we're not claiming victory" in Iraq, but he believes the emerging government in Baghdad is capable of defending itself.
U.S. to spend more than $6 billion in Iraq next year
• AFPThe US iwill spend more than $6 billion in Iraq in 2012 even though its forces are to withdraw from the country by the end of this year, US ambassador Jeffrey said. President Obama announced the last troops would leave by year’s end, but
Bush, Blair found guilty of war crimes by International tribunal
• PressTVA War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia has found former US President [sic] George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair guilty of war crimes for their roles in the Iraq war, Press TV reports
Who Won the Iraq War?
• theamericanconservative.comI observed, “A war that fails to achieve clear political objectives is merely an exercise in violence and futility.” Having covered 14 conflicts as a war correspondent, I’ve seen a lot of violence and futility.
U.S.military presence will continue in Iraq
• washingtonpost.comThe Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), operating under the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, will have several hundred military personnel, and at least an equal number or more U.S. contractors, who will work with Iraqi security forces. Ongoing negotiations
What’s Choking U.S. Troops?
• arcleinBut burn pits aren’t the only suspect: With dust storms a common occurrence, soldiers spent plenty of time choking on cloudy air in Iraq and Afghanistan, which the report notes might be enough to cause “long-term health effects.” Not to mention that
Navel Gazers of the World, Unite!
• Lew RockwellWay back when, after 9-11, Charles Krauthammer objected to calls for a national debate and, if necessary, a Declaration of War before invading Iraq. "Navel Gazers," he called the patriots who supported the Constitution.
Leaving Iraq? - by Ron Paul
Powell GammillIt is not too often I am pleased by the foreign policy announcements from this administration, but last week's announcement that the war in Iraq was in its final stage and all the troops may be home for Christmas did sound promising.
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