Man whose WMD lies led to 100,000 deaths confesses all
• http://www.independent.co.uk, Jonathan OwenDefector tells how US officials 'sexed up' his fictions to make the case for 2003 invasion
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Iraq
A Gruesome Hate Murder and No One Cares
• Lew Rockwell blogShaima Al Awada, an Iraqi mother of five and a devout Muslim, was brutally beaten to death with a tire iron in her own California home, her body left beside a note telling her to "Go back to your country, you terrorist."
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.
Conservative Responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan
• http://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. HornbergerAmong the favorite mantras of conservatives is “With freedom comes responsibility.”
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.
"Iraqi civilians were being killed all the time"
• Lew Rockwell blog"Troops, traumatized by the rising violence and feeling constantly under siege, grew increasingly twitchy, killing more and more civilians in accidental encounters. Others became so desensitized and inured to the killing that they fired on Iraqi civi
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
Before attacking Iran, Israel should learn from its 1981 strike on Iraq
• By Colin H. KahlOn June 7, 1981, eight Israeli F-16 fighter jets, protected by six F-15 escorts, dropped 16 2,000-pound bombs on the nearly completed Osirak nuclear reactor at the Tuwaitha complex in Iraq.
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.
Rapid attacks across Iraq kill 50 people
• By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMEER N. YACOUBA rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed at least 50 people on Thursday, targeting mostly security forces in what appeared to be another strike by al-Qaida militants bent on destabilizing the country.
RAF helicopter death revelation leads to secret Iraq detention camp
• www.guardian.co.ukDeath in RAF helicopter and secret prison camp in Iraq desert raises questions about legality of British and US operations
CIA's role in Iraq, Afghanistan likely to stay extensive
• Washington PostThe CIA is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and Afghanistan long after the departure of conventional U.S. troops as part of a plan by the Obama administration to rely on a spies and Special Operations forces to protect U.S. i
Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
• RawstoryIraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and detentions. This mistrust stems from perceived arrogant behaviour by empl
U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Half
• New York TimesLess than two months after American troops left, the State Department is preparing to slash by as much as half the enormous diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq, a sharp sign of declining American influence in the country.
Anonymous says it will leak giant cache of Iraq war e-mails
• www.washingtonpost.comEarly Friday, the FBI said that hackers from the well-known collective had intercepted and released a confidential conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard.
The Pseudo-Courage of Chris Kyle
• by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)That kind of courage, which is conspicuous in danger and enterprise, if devoid of justice, is absolutely undeserving of the name of valor. It should rather be considered as a brutal fierceness outraging every principle of humanity. – Cicero, The
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Ron Paul House Floor Speech on Iraq (October 8, 2002)
• Magazine Article Donna Hancock"This is not a resolution to declare war. We know that. This is a resolution that does something much different. This resolution transfers the responsibility, the authority, and the power of the Congress to the President so he can declare war when an
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
Last Marine to face prosecution in killings of 24 Iraqi civilians won’t serve any jail time
• Washington PostMilitary judge Lt. Col. David Jones initially recommended the maximum sentence of 3 months for Wuterich, saying: “It’s difficult for the court to fathom negligent dereliction of duty worse than the facts in this case.” But after opening an envelope
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.
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