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[03/22/2006] Bush Didn\'t Bungle Iraq, You Fools
Get off it. All the carping, belly-aching and complaining about George Bush\'s incompetence in Iraq, from both the Left and now the Right, is just dead wrong. » More
[03/16/2006] Iraqi PM \'prepared to step down\'
Iraq\'s Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari says he is willing to withdraw his nomination to lead the new government if the Iraqi people want him to do so.\n » More
[03/16/2006] Lasseter Reveals Iraq War\'s Dirty Little Secret: U.S. Stepping Up Bombing
The Pentagon announced this week that, far from pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq, it is rushing another few hundred there, as reinforcements. It still maintains that it hopes to \"draw down\" troops soon. But how can the U.S. pull some troops out of Iraq with an insurgency seemingly growing in strength, and yet maintain military pressure? » More
[03/15/2006] Iraq - A Permanent US Colony
Why does the Bush Administration refuse to discuss withdrawing occupation forces from Iraq? Why is Halliburton, who landed the no-bid contracts to construct and maintain US military bases in Iraq, posting higher profits than ever before in its 86-year history?\n » More
[03/13/2006] Death squads operated from inside Iraqi government, officials say
Senior Iraqi officials Sunday confirmed for the first time that death squads composed of government employees had operated illegally from inside two government ministries. » More
[03/06/2006] Army Ordered to Look Again at Pat Tillman Battle Death
In a rare rebuke of military investigators, the Defense Department inspector general has directed the Army to open a criminal inquiry into the shooting death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, the former professional football player whose enlistment as an Army Ranger drew national attention, Pentagon officials said on Saturday. » More
[03/06/2006] Another Iraq Trophy Video Exposes Coalition of the Killing
Following the popularity of Friday\'s piece, we decided to highlight another Coalition of the Killing \'trophy video\' that underscores the fact that US troops are not in Iraq to liberate Iraqis. A significant portion are there to imprison, enslave and randomly kill, and it\'s all by design. » More
[03/06/2006] Britain, US planning to withdraw troops from Iraq by early 2007: papers
The United States and Britain are considering pulling their troops out of Iraq by the spring of 2007, two British newspapers reported in their Sunday editions. » More
[03/03/2006] 1-in-10 US Iraq veterans have stress disorder: study
Nearly one in 10 American soldiers who served in Iraq were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, most after witnessing death or participating in combat, a study said on Tuesday. » More
[02/24/2006] Ten imams murdered in Iraq as sectarian killings intensify
Ten imams murdered in Iraq as sectarian killings intensify Iraqi soldiers inspect the scene after an explosion in Baqouba » More
[02/24/2006] Ten imams murdered in Iraq as sectarian killings intensify
Ten imams murdered in Iraq as sectarian killings intensify Iraqi soldiers inspect the scene after an explosion in Baqouba » More
[02/23/2006] Mosque Attack Pushes Iraq Toward Civil War
Insurgents posing as police destroyed the golden dome of one of Iraq\'s holiest Shiite shrines Wednesday, setting off an unprecendented spasm of sectarian violence. Angry crowds thronged the streets, militiamen attacked Sunni mosques, and at least 19 people were killed. » More
[02/23/2006] Iran: U.S., Israel Destroyed Iraqi Shrine
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the United States and Israel on Thursday for the destruction of a Shiite shrine\'s golden dome in Iraq, saying it was the work of \"defeated Zionists and occupiers.\" » More
[02/23/2006] Dozens die amid Iraqi shrine fury
More than 100 people have been killed in Iraq in the aftermath of a bomb attack on a key Shia Muslim shrine. » More
[02/23/2006] US military denies Iraq on brink of civil war
The US military rejected the idea of a brewing civil war in Iraq, saying the number of confirmed major attacks on mosques across the country were only seven. » More
[02/20/2006] US lags in propaganda war: Rumsfeld
The United States lags dangerously behind al Qaeda and other enemies in getting out information in the digital media age and must update its old-fashioned methods, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Friday. » More
[02/20/2006] Rumsfeld Wrong in Saying Press Propaganda Campaign Ended in Iraq?
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday that the controversial Pentagon-back program to plant propaganda in Iraqi newspapers had been completely shut down. This appears at odds with other statements recently, the Los Angeles Times reports, calling Rumsfeld\'s comments mistaken. » More
[02/13/2006] Man held over Iraq abuse claims
Military police have arrested a man after pictures allegedly showing UK troops abusing Iraqi civilians were published in a UK newspaper.\n » More
[02/13/2006] Army fears backlash over video showing soldiers beating Iraqis
British troops were braced for violent retaliation in Iraq last night after a video film allegedly showed soldiers assaulting defenceless Iraqi youths. » More
[12/02/2005] Military defends paying Iraqi newspapers
The White House on Thursday expressed concern about the U.S. military secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish pro-American articles, but the military said it was important to spread the truth while insurgents were \"lying to the Iraqi people.\" » More
[12/01/2005] Allawi says Iraq has death squads
President Jalal Talabani of Iraq Sunday rejected as \"nonsense\'\' allegations by former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi that his government has set up death squads and torture centers as brutal as those under Saddam Hussein\'s regime. » More
[12/01/2005] Murtha Says Army Is \'Broken, Worn Out\'
Most U.S. troops will leave Iraq within a year because the Army is \"broken, worn out\" and \"living hand to mouth,\" Rep. John Murtha told a civic group. Two weeks ago, Murtha created a storm of comment when he called for U.S. troops to leave Iraq now. » More
[11/30/2005] U.S. Paying Iraqi Newspapers, Report Says
The U.S. military secretly paid Iraqi newspapers to plant favorable stories about its efforts to rebuild the country, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. » More
[11/28/2005] Questions About Suicide of Colonel Who Investigated Contractors Corruption
Westhusing, 44, was no ordinary officer. He was one of the Army\'s leading scholars of military ethics, a full professor at West Point who volunteered to serve in Iraq to be able to better teach his students. He had a doctorate in philosophy; his dissertation was an extended meditation on the meaning of honor. » More
[11/22/2005] Cheney says no to Iraq withdrawal
Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday said that the quick withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq suggested by a senior Democratic lawmaker would undermine the fight against terrorism.\n » More
[11/22/2005] Bush aide says Iraq withdrawal bad for Israel
US President George W. Bush\'s national security adviser warned that a hasty US withdrawal from Iraq would embolden extremists who seek \"the eventual destruction of Israel.\" » More
[11/22/2005] U.S. forces shoot Iraqi civilians
U.S. occupation forces opened fire on a crowded minibus near the Iraqi city of Baquba on Monday, killing five members of an Iraqi family, including three children\n » More
[11/22/2005] CNN SENIOR MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF CHENEY \'X\'; CONTROL ROOM STAFFER \'LAUGHED\' WHEN X FLASHED
CNN management has launched an internal investigation into how a giant black \'X\' mark appeared over Vice President Dick Cheney\'s face -- as he delivered a speech from Washington on Monday! » More
[11/21/2005] Defense official: Rumsfeld given Iraq withdrawal plan
The top U.S. commander in Iraq has submitted a plan to the Pentagon for withdrawing troops in Iraq, according to a senior defense official. » More
[11/18/2005] Military Body Armor Recalled
The military is recalling more than 18,000 protective vests because they did not meet ballistic test standards when the body armor was made up to five years ago. » More
[11/16/2005] More than 13,000 being held by coalition in Iraqi prisons; Less than 2% have been convicted
A slide created by Detainee Operations at US Central Command (CENTCOM), provided to RAW STORY, reveals that 13,514 detainees are currently held inside coalition-run internment camps throughout Iraq. » More
[11/16/2005] Posturing: Clinton says Iraq invasion was a big mistake
If Clinton says now that the invasion of Iraq was wrong, then why did his reprobate wife and Chucky Schumer (as well as almost every leading Democrat including John Kerry) frothingly support the war -- including calling for invasions of Iran and Syria. This is all just political posturing. » More
[11/15/2005] UK troops out of Iraq \'next year\'
British troops could leave Iraq by the end of next year, the country\'s president Jalal Talabani has predicted. » More
[11/15/2005] Senate Republicans Pushing for a Plan on Ending the War in Iraq
In a sign of increasing unease among Congressional Republicans over the war in Iraq, the Senate is to consider on Tuesday a Republican proposal that calls for Iraqi forces to take the lead next year in securing the nation and for the Bush administration to lay out its strategy for ending the war. » More
[11/11/2005] Senate Asks Pentagon to Probe Feith Role on Iraq
The Pentagon\'s inspector general has been asked to investigate the prewar intelligence role of a planning office headed by former U.S. defense policy chief Douglas Feith, a main architect of the Iraq war, officials said on Tuesday. » More
[11/08/2005] Rumsfeld Taps 92,000 GIs for Iraq Rotation
The Pentagon announced Monday that more than 92,000 troops will be in the next rotation of U.S. forces in Iraq, and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said its exact size will not be decided until after the Dec. 15 election of a new Iraqi government. » More
[11/08/2005] US forces \'used chemical weapons\' during assault on city of Fallujah
Powerful new evidence emerged yesterday that the United States dropped massive quantities of white phosphorus on the Iraqi city of Fallujah during the attack on the city in November 2004, killing insurgents and civilians with the appalling burns that are the signature of this weapon. » More
[11/07/2005] US Relied on False Information Linking Iraq, Al-Qaida
A published report says a top al-Qaida operative in U.S. custody gave false information later used by the Bush administration to support its contention that Iraq trained al-Qaida militants to use illegal weapons. » More
[11/03/2005] Grim Statistics - Part One
There is a little-known report known as the National Security Index, put out periodically by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. It contains some truly grim statistics that are rarely reported by the mainstream media » More
[11/02/2005] Democrats Force Senate Into Closed Session Over Iraq Data
Democrats invoked a rarely used rule today that sent the Senate into a two-hour closed session, infuriating Republicans but producing an agreement for a bipartisan look at whether the Republican leadership was dragging its feet on a promised inquiry into the Bush administration\'s use of prewar intelligence on Iraq. » More
[11/01/2005] US toll in Iraq in October is fourth highest of the war
The US death toll for the war broke the 2,000 mark last week and now stands at 2,021, according to an AFP tally. The Pentagon acknowledges only 2,010 deaths since March 2003 » More
[11/01/2005] Former soldier wins landmark case over Gulf War Syndrome
He is one of 1,500 soldiers who made a claim for a disablement pension because of the syndrome, which, for the past 14 years, the MoD has said does not exist. » More
[10/31/2005] Women and Children Dead In US Iraq Air Strike
US officials insisted it was a precision strike designed to avoid civilian casualties. But doctors at a hospital in the nearby town of Qaim said there were more than 30 dead, including women and children. » More
[10/31/2005] I tried repeatedly to talk the US out of invading Iraq, says Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi, one of George Bush\'s closest allies, says he repeatedly tried to talk the US president out of invading Iraq, in comments to be broadcast today. » More
[10/26/2005] Mr. Galloway May Go to Washington, Again
Galloway, of course, never received a dime from Saddam, although he did launch the Mariam Appeal cancer charity to help a sick Iraqi girl (Mariam Hamza) and for medical aid to Iraqi children » More
[10/25/2005] Iraq war foes ready for 2,000th military death
Cindy Sheehan, the military mother who made her son\'s death in Iraq a rallying point for the anti-war movement, plans to tie herself to the White House fence to protest the milestone of 2,000 U.S. military deaths in Iraq. » More
[10/25/2005] Who’s behind “terror” in Iraq?
Bush’s war on Iraq, based on the rational of fighting \"terror\" seems unraveling. » More
[10/25/2005] General in charge of Abu Ghraib: Torture still going on, Iraq just the beginning
The General commanding troops in Iraq whose career was ruined in the Abu Ghraib torture scandal, Janis Karpinski, appeared on the Alex Jones Show and made some amazing revelations. » More
[10/24/2005] Colonel quits as fears grow for the safety of his men
A senior army officer serving in Iraq, who voiced concerns over a lack of armoured vehicles for his men, has resigned. Details of the resignation emerged just days after another of Lt Col Nick Henderson\'s soldiers was killed in a bomb attack in Basra. » More
[10/21/2005] Saddam Trial Defense Lawyer Found Dead
A defense lawyer in Saddam Hussein\'s mass murder trial has been found dead, his body dumped near a Baghdad mosque with two gunshots to the head » More
[10/20/2005] U.S. troops may stay in Iraq until 2015: Rice
They are two of the darkest scenarios Americans could imagine — their troops still fighting an Iraqi insurgency in 2015, with fighting spreading to Syria. » More
[10/17/2005] US troops \'starve Iraqi citizens\'
A senior United Nations official has accused US-led coalition troops of depriving Iraqi civilians of food and water in breach of humanitarian law. » More
[10/17/2005] Government censors \'kill off\' envoy\'s Iraq memoir
An insider account of the Iraq war by one of Britain\'s most senior diplomats has been watered down by the Foreign Office to such an extent it is uncertain if it will ever be published. » More
[10/17/2005] Bush told Blair of \'going beyond Iraq\'
George Bush told Tony Blair shortly before the invasion of Iraq that he intended to target other countries, including Saudi Arabia, which, he implied, planned to acquire weapons of mass destruction. » More
[10/17/2005] Senior military torture investigator found dead in Iraq
A senior British military police officer in Iraq involved in the investigation of alleged abuse of Iraqi civilians by soldiers has been found dead at a camp in Basra. » More
[10/16/2005] Revealed IRA bombs killed eight British soldiers in Iraq
Eight British soldiers killed during ambushes in Iraq were the victims of a highly sophisticated bomb first used by the IRA, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. » More
[10/15/2005] 24 sue over Danish invasion of Iraq
Twenty-four Danish citizens have brought suit challenging Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen\'s decision to go to war against Iraq. » More
[10/14/2005] Progress on constitution; attack kills 30
As an insurgent attack killed 30 Iraqis on Wednesday, a powerful Sunni Arab group and the nation\'s Kurdish-Shiite coalition reached an agreement that may aid passage of Iraq\'s first constitution, President Jalal Talabani said. » More
[10/13/2005] Iraq war now costing $6 billion a month
The Bush administration is spending about $7 billion a month to wage the war on terror, and costs could total $570 billion by the end of 2010, assuming troops are gradually brought home, a congressional report estimates. » More
[10/13/2005] Special Forces Suicides Raise Questions
Chief Warrant Officer William Howell was a 15-year Army Special Forces veteran who had seen combat duty all over the world. Sgt. 1st Class Andre McDaniel was a military accountant. Spc. Jeremy Wilson repaired electronics. » More
[07/31/2005] Cheney to Special Ops: \'Long War Ahead\'
Vice President Dick Cheney lauded and thanked international special operations soldiers for helping fight terrorism but warned them that their work is far from over. » More
[07/31/2005] Iraq war planned two years before 9/11
According to author and journalist Mickey Herskowitz, then presidential candidate George W. Bush was already talking privately about the political benefits of attacking Iraq two years before September 11 occurred. » More
[05/05/2005] Gen. Karpinski demoted in prison scandal
The Army will demote and issue a formal letter of reprimand to the only general punished in the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. » More
[06/09/2004] Daily life at Abu Ghraib: Filthy conditions, sexual misbehavior, bug-infested food, prisoner beatings and humiliations
U.S. News obtains all classified annexes to the Taguba report on Abu Ghraib \"My first reaction was, \'Wow, there [are] a lot of nude people here\'... I, myself, have never been in a prison... So I had no experience at all as far as a warden or that type of thing.\"\n » More
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