After the deadliest month of political fighting in five years, Iraq appears to be sliding rapidly into a new civil war that Original post on truthdig.com Comments on reddit.com
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Man angry over Boston bombings breaks jaw of `f*cking Muslim’ Iraq war veteran
Black Monday in Iraq: 55 killed, almost 300 injured in series of attacks
A string of bombings across Iraq has claimed at least 55 lives, injuring 300 more, on Monday. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Iraq deadly bombings hit Nasariyah, Kirkuk and Baghdad
Officials say at least 31 people have been killed and more than 200 others wounded in a series of early morning explosions across Iraq. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Azzam Alwash wins Goldman prize: ‘Saddam’s marsh drainage project was war by other means’ – Environment
Alwash is being honoured with the ‘green oscar’ for his part in restoring Iraq’s ecological gems to much of their former glory Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Marine won’t lend military the flag that covered Saddam Hussein statue’s face – The Lookout
From the blog The Lookout: The Marine whose flag was used to cover the face on the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square before it was toppled at the beginning of the war with Iraq, has refused to lend the memento to the Marines on the 10th anniversary—to the day—of that televised event. Former Lt. Tim McLaughlin told [...] Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Tomas Young: Dying veteran takes parting shot at Bush
An Iraq war veteran who has decided to end his life takes ex-President George W Bush to task for the suffering the Iraq War caused – including his own. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
BBC-Guardian Exposé Uses WikiLeaks to Link Iraq Torture Centers to U.S. Col. Steele – Gen. Petraeus
A shocking new report by The Guardian and BBC Arabic details how the United States armed and trained Iraqi death squads that ran torture centers. It is a story that stretches from the U.S.-backed death squads in Central America during the 1980s to the imprisoned Army whistleblower Bradley Manning. We play extended excerpts of Original post on democracynow.org Comments on reddit.com
Iraqi Birth Defects Worse than Hiroshima – Dispatches from the Underclass
AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF THE VOICELESS (by Rania Khalek) Original post on raniakhalek.com Comments on reddit.com
Why invading Iraq was a terrible mistake
On March 19, 2003, Iraq was invaded by an Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Iraq war costs U.S. more than $2 trillion: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans, expenses that could grow to more than $6 trillion over the next four decades Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
After firing soldier in 2000, USPS ordered to rehire him – and pay him $2 million
A heavily decorated Army Green Beret, fired by the U.S. Postal Service in 2000 for taking military leave, must be reinstated in his mail job and retroactively paid by the USPS for back wages, benefits and legal fees — an amount that may top $2 million, an administrative la … Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
The One World Futbol Promises a Lasting Source of Fun in Poor Countries
For children in impoverished countries, where soccer balls donated by relief agencies often rip and quickly deflate, Tim Jahnigen has developed a ball that can last for decades. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Obama is best choice for president
Americans have a clear choice between two presidential candidates with starkly different ideas for spurring the economy, providing for the health of our people, defending our interests abroad, educating our children and protecting our environment. We believe that President Barack Obama’s progress on these issues merits him a second term in the White House. Original post on journalnow.com Comments on reddit.com
Iraq records huge rise in birth defects – Health News – Health – Families
It played unwilling host to one of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war. Fallujah’s homes and businesses were left shattered; hundreds of Iraqi civilians were killed. Its residents changed the name of their Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Iraq police persecute, rape, murder homosexuals.
A BBC investigation has revealed that law enforcement agencies in Iraq are involved in the ongoing systematic persecution of homosexuals. These numbers are difficult to verify, but the United Nations confirmed it is extremely concerned about what it called a deadly anti-gay campaign. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Viewpoint: Iraqi gays in ‘hell on earth’
Iraqi gays are targeted for death by militias with the co-operation of the democratically elected government, an Iraqi gay rights activist writes. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
NY Times reporter: Bush White House didn’t listen to 9/11 warnings
Kurt Eichenwald: CIA told Bush White House everything they needed to know to go on full alert and they Original post on cbsnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Sweden, while publicly protesting, aided US invasion of Iraq – report
A Swedish intelligence agency gave crucial information to the US about targets for a bombing raid in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a Swedish newspaper reports, citing previously classified documents from the US military’s Central Command. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Desmond Tutu calls for Blair and Bush to be tried over Iraq
Tony Blair and George W Bush should be taken to the International Criminal Court over their role in the Iraq war, Archbishop Desmond Tutu says. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Desmond Tutu quits summit with Blair over invasion of Iraq – World Politics – World
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has pulled out of an international summit because he doesn’t want to share a platform with the Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Turkish troops kill 115 Kurdish rebels as offensive blocks escape routes to Iraq – World news – guardian.co.uk
Government sent 2,000 troops into Hakkari two weeks ago as it tries to stop PKK rebels using Syria as a base for attacks Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Iraq After The Americans
Nine years after his first visit to Baghdad, Al Jazeera reporter Sebastian Walker returns to Iraq to find out what future lies ahead for the country after the departure of U.S. troops. The United States is moving on, but where is Iraq headed? Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com
BBC News – Fijian-born soldier Isimeli Baleiwai fights to stay in UK
A Fijian man who served in the British Army for 13 years is fighting to stay in the UK after being told he must leave the country by 9 August. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Blair blocked Cabinet from hearing legal advice on Iraq – UK Politics – UK – The Independent
MPs demanded an emergency recall of the Chilcot inquiry last night after new revelations that Tony Blair blocked the Government’s most senior lawyer from explaining to Cabinet the legality of the war in Iraq. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on digg.com
My Way News – US plans significant military presence in Kuwait
US plans significant military presence in Kuwait Original post on myway.com Comments on digg.com
WikiLeaks cable: U.S. troops murdered Iraqi children, elderly, in raid – MadMikesAmerica
A diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks claims U.S. troops massacred an Iraqi family in the town of Ishaqi. Original post on madmikesamerica.com Comments on reddit.com
Tony Blair and George Bush’s phone conversation a week before Iraq invasion ‘must be released’ – UK, Local & National – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Words that Tony Blair spoke over the phone to George Bush on the eve of the Iraq war are to be made public, a tribunal has ordered. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Insinuation as War Propaganda – The Beacon
In 2002 and early 2003, the Bush administration made its case for war with Iraq. There were assertions given about Saddam’s maintenance of weapons of mass Original post on independent.org Comments on reddit.com