Tag: Iraq

A Yazidi politician broke down in tears during a parliament session as she urged the government and the international community to save her community from(self labeled) “Islamic State” fighters who have overrun the region. Read More

Soldiers who were in Mosul say they were ordered to leave the city, shortly before extremists took control. The question is why? And who ultimately gave that order? Read More

This is painfully hard for Americans to accept, but sometimes you can’t just send in the Marines. Iraq may not have been Vietnam 2.0, but there was certainly one similarity: military success against an insurgent force has a chance of succeeding only if we’re partnered with a stable, competent, popular, legitimate national government. Read More

The (Re)Making of a Petro-State Read More

The devastating effects of the U.S. war and occupation on the civilian population of Iraq. Read More

“We only want a normal life,” says Um Qasim, sitting in a bombed out building in Baghdad. She and others around have been saying that for years. Read More

The peace movement is locked into an exclusive “out now” framework that subordinates police and prison issues to the margins. The Pentagon therefore succeeds in fabricating a new mirage in the desert to replace the discredited one. As our combat troops are replaced by low-visibility advisers, amnesia could take over completely, while shame and hatred beget a new generation of insurgents. Read More

Even if Washington prefers to ignore Iraqi realities, .. the country’s state of disrepair, and an inability to deal with it in any reasonably prompt way, leaves a population in steaming discontent. At any moment, this could explode in further sectarian violence or yet another violent effort to expel the U.S. forces from the country. Read More

When a renowned British aid worker was kidnapped in Iraq, the world was horrified. Her body was never recovered, but her execution was captured on video and sent to Al Jazeera, the Arab satellite channel. Robert Fisk watched it and reveals why it has never been broadcast Read More

Home Truths You’ll Never Read in the Press Read More