Tag: Iraq
New Study Documents Depleted Uranium Impacts on Ch...
Posted by David Swanson | Sep 21, 2019 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US | 11 |
The Assange/Manning Cases Discredit Humanity
Posted by Paul Craig Roberts | May 22, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints | 2 |
The Moral Travesty of Israel Seeking Arab, Iranian...
Posted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 15, 2019 | Middle East, Palestine, Politics, Viewpoints | 1 |
Iraqi Kurdistan PM Keen to Repair Relations with I...
Posted by Suliman Mulhem | Dec 9, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics | 0 |
The Unraveling of American-Russian Relations
Posted by Paul Craig Roberts | Oct 19, 2017 | News & Analysis, Politics, US | 1 |
Attacks on Iran, Past and Present: The Assassination of General Qasem Soleimani
by John Avery | Jan 14, 2020 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
The US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is the latest in a long history of attacks against Iran and could escalate into war.
The ‘Great Game’ is Afoot: Killing Soleimani Reflects US Desperation in the Middle East
by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 8, 2020 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
Judging by past experiences, it is likely that Washington will regret assassinating the Iranian general for many years to come.
Kurdish Tribes Stealing Assyrian Christian Lands
by Taiyo "Siraj" Davis | Dec 4, 2019 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
There has been an ongoing occupation in Northern Iraq of Assyrian Christian indigenous lands, largely ignored by the mainstream media, which requires a solution soon.
Who Will Tell the Truth About the So-Called ‘Free Press’?
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Dec 4, 2019 | Featured, News & Analysis, Politics, Science, US
The US corporate media dangerously accuse alternative sources of propagating “fake news” to maintain their own dominance as purveyors of misinformation.
Why War Deaths Increase After Wars
by David Swanson | Nov 18, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
It would be more difficult for the US government to continually wage senseless wars if the estimated millions of dead received more attention.
New Study Documents Depleted Uranium Impacts on Children in Iraq
by David Swanson | Sep 21, 2019 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US
A new study shows an association between depleted uranium, used by the US during the Iraq war, and the risk of birth defects in Iraqi children.
Join the CIA: Travel the World Passing Out Nuclear Blueprints
by David Swanson | Jul 11, 2019 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Why would the CIA hand out blueprints for nuclear bombs?
The Obama Wars
by David Swanson | Jul 11, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
Obama’s legacy of warmaking has largely been maintained, advanced, and imitated by bipartisan consensus and by Donald Trump.
Official Secrets: Best Movie So Far This Year
by David Swanson | Jul 10, 2019 | Europe, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Official Secrets dramatizes the story of how British whistleblower Katharine Gun tried to expose the false pretenses used to justify the war on Iraq.
Ten Questions About the Gulf War Monument Planned for Washington
by David Swanson | May 31, 2019 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Evidently, there aren’t enough war monuments in Washington yet because now they’re planning one to memorialize the Gulf War.
The Assange/Manning Cases Discredit Humanity
by Paul Craig Roberts | May 22, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The rule of law has given way to law as a weapon in the hands of government.
Closing Military Bases, Opening a New World
by David Swanson | May 3, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The US has built an empire of military bases around the globe, but the good news is that popular activism can get bases shut down.
The Moral Travesty of Israel Seeking Arab, Iranian Money for its Alleged Nakba
by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 15, 2019 | Middle East, Palestine, Politics, Viewpoints
If Israel wants to correct historical injustices, it should start by accepting responsibility for the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
Corrupt Spineless Iraqi Legislators Are Right
by David Swanson | Dec 28, 2018 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
The US has been helping Iraq into ever-worsening catastrophe for longer than almost anyone can remember, and just leaving would be a positive step.
From Central America to Syria: The Conspiracy against Refugees
by Ramzy Baroud | Dec 6, 2018 | Americas, Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Refugees escaping to the US or Europe are perceived as the invaders, rather than the US and its allies who’ve helped cause the reasons for their flight.
University of Virginia’s Miller Center Loves Killers
by David Swanson | Sep 6, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The University of Virginia’s Miller Center has appointed mass murderer John Negroponte as a “distinguished professor”. Shouldn’t morality matter?
Should Al Qaeda Be Made the 51st State?
by David Swanson | Aug 9, 2018 | Middle East, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Bringing back the Russian menace is not working. Al Qaeda is the answer. If there were no Al Qaeda, the US government would have to invent one.
Baghdad Yet To Lift Sanctions on Iraqi Kurdistan or Provide 2018 Budget
by Suliman Mulhem | Feb 15, 2018 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
Despite the efforts by the leadership of Iraqi Kurdistan to maintain peaceful relations with the government of Iraq, Iraq continues to punish the Kurds for desiring to exercise their right to self-determination.
Iraqi Kurdistan PM Keen to Repair Relations with Iraq and Neighbors
by Suliman Mulhem | Dec 9, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics
With economic sanctions burdening Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) is working hard to resolve the crisis with all stakeholders.
The Unraveling of American-Russian Relations
by Paul Craig Roberts | Oct 19, 2017 | News & Analysis, Politics, US
What are the forces driving Washington’s provocation of Russia? There are three, and they comprise a vast conspiracy against life on earth.