The Truth About ISIS With Syrian Girl
• infowars.comWho is backing ISIS? What is the agenda behind the group's takeover of Iraq and the Middle East?
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Iraq
If the invasion of Iraq was an innocent mistake, you got some explaining to do
• .Democrats lied about Iraq. Republicans lied about Iraq. Democrats continue to lie about Iraq. Republicans continue to lie about Iraq. Both of these parties make up the majority of our political process, and government as a whole.
Iraq VP to U.S.: Stay Out of Our Civil War
• thedailybeast.comThe world may be focused on the terrorist group ISIS, but inside Iraq the group is only one part of a larger revolt that has been years in the making.
Six US Presidents Have Destroyed Iraq
• Chris Ernesto, AntiWar.comIraq was better off with Saddam Hussein than it is today. It's not that Saddam was a great leader without blood on his hands. It's just that what 6 US presidents have done to Iraq has been much worse than anything Saddam ever did to the Iraqis.
Resolving Conflicts in Artificial States
Ivan ElandRecently, the world has focused on the fighting in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine, all of which seem to be falling apart. Although the first two countries are in the Middle East and the last one is in the eastern part of Europe, they have the common proble
Iraq: 'Terrorists' seize ex-chemical weapons site
• Associated PressThe Islamic State extremist group has taken control of a vast former chemical weapons facility northwest of Baghdad, where remnants of 2,500 degraded chemical rockets filled decades ago with the deadly nerve agent sarin are stored along with other ch
As ISIS Routs The Iraqi Army, Here's A Look At What The Jihadists Have In Their Arsenal
• Business InsiderThe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) recently declared the establishment of a caliphate and has changed its name to simply the Islamic State.
ISIS Is Taking Over Iraq Using Captured American Weapons
• theeconomiccollapseblog.comISIS is marching through city after city in Iraq, and they are doing it with American weapons.
Vice Navy Chief: US 'Needs to Be in Iraq'
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzInsists New War Not 'Discouraging'
ISIS Is About to Destroy Biblical History in Iraq
• thedailybeast.comIraqi antiquities officials are calling on the Obama administration to save Nineveh and other sites around jihadist-occupied Mosul. But are drone strikes really the answer?
ISIS allegedly issues 'caliphate' passport
• english.alarabiya.The "State of the Islamic Caliphate" appears to be inscribed at the top of the purported passport. At the bottom, it says: "The holder of the passport if harmed we will deploy armies for his service."
'You Have to Kill Them' Says Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
• defenseone.comFor months warnings have sounded over the rising threat posed by extremists operating unimpeded in Syria.
US opposes independence referendum for Iraqi Kurds
• AFPThe United States came out against a call by Iraq's Kurdish leader for an independence referendum, saying the country could only repel Islamic State radicals by staying united. Massud Barzani, leader of the autonomous region, earlier told parliame
Iraq chases Baghdad sleeper cells as 'Zero Hour' looms over capital
• ReutersIraqi insurgents are preparing for an assault on Baghdad, with sleeper cells planted inside the capital to rise up at "Zero Hour" and aid fighters pushing in from the outskirts, according to senior Iraqi and U.S. security officials.
Dempsey Says Iraq Can't Beat ISIL, Won't Rule Out More U.S. Troops
• http://www.defenseone.com, Stephanie Gaskell //The Iraqi Army won't be able to regain territory lost to extremist Islamic fighters without launching a "really broad" military campaign, and they're going to need a lot of help doing it, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said Thursday.
Former Blackwater guard testifies against friends
• Associated PressFormer Blackwater security guard Matthew Murphy and now-indicted ex-colleague Paul Slough were friends, having survived the war in Iraq together,...
Iraq to US: Bomb ISIS Or We'll Ask Iran
• antiwar.comEnvoy Warns Maliki Won't Wait Forever for US Intervention
Liz Cheney would eat Rand Paul for Lunch
• Daily Paul.comIraq: The Chickens Come Home to Roost -Tom Woods Show hosts Scott Horton on Iraq Rand Paul and Liz Cheney
U.S. troops in Baghdad to fly Apache helicopters, drones
• AFPThe nearly 500 American troops sent to Baghdad to bolster security for the US embassy are equipped with Apache attack helicopters and small unarmed surveillance drones, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
In Baghdad, we could see the fall of Saigon all over again
• Washington PostI know what it looks like when a city is captured. I was there.
For U.S. Vets, Iraq's Newest Conflict Awakens Complex Emotions
• NPR StaffA lot of veterans are struggling right now to understand their own feelings about the situation in Iraq — not just seeing cities they remember fall to insurgents, but also watching U.S. military advisers return to the country.
Records show how Iraqi extremists withstood U.S. anti-terror efforts
• mcclatchydc.comThe Islamic State of Iraq and Syria sprang from a largely self-funded, corporation-style prototype whose resilience to counterterrorism operations was proven by the time Abu Bakr al Baghdadi assumed command in 2010.
Fareed Zakaria: al-Sadr's Shiite Militia Is Like Iraq's "Own Tea Party"
• realclearpolitics.comNow for our "What in the World" segment. It seems that everyone, President Obama, John Kerry, NATO, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, even the Iranian government -- has the same advice for prime minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki.
Blackwater threatened to kill US investigator in Iraq
• AFPThe top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for probing the company's performance weeks before Blackwater guards shot and killed 17 civilians
Marine who disappeared in Iraq in 2004 back in US
• yahoo.comA Marine who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after disappearing in Iraq and then returning to the U.S. claiming he had been kidnapped, only to disappear again, is back in U.S. custody, officials said Sunday.
Blackwater Knocked Down Probe By Threatening to Kill Investigator
• talkingpointsmemo.comOver the course of the last decade, Blackwater became a notorious symbol of military contracting run amok, with price-gouging, reckless behavior and your occasional atrocity.
Marine who disappeared in Iraq in 2004 back in US
• APA Marine who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after disappearing in Iraq and then returning to the U.S. claiming he had been kidnapped, only to disappear again, is back in U.S. custody, officials said Sunday.
People who are making sense about Iraq
• http://www.csmonitor.com, By Dan MurphyIt's worth listening to those who've devoted their lives to studying war and the region.
Iraq receives Russian jets as it takes fight to militants
• AFPIraq received the first batch of Sukhoi warplanes from Russia as it pressed a counter-attack Sunday against Sunni militants whose offensive threatens to tear the country apart. The arrival of the fighter jets comes with Iraqi forces, backed by aerial
Russia will not sit idly by as jihadists press Iraq assault
• AFPRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in Damascus his country "will not remain passive" as jihadists push an offensive in Syria's neighbor Iraq. "Russia will not remain passive to the attempts by some groups to spread
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