Someone Tell Bush That Iraq Wasn’t Responsible for 9/11 Before another War Breaks Out
For President Bush to say publicly that the United States attacked Iraq because of 9/11 is not only an outright lie but it’s a disservice to the 1,700 men and women that died in combat in Iraq and thousands of other soldiers who were maimed believing they were fighting a war predicated on finding weapons of mass destruction.
Bush Claims September 11th as Basis for Attacking Iraq
In remarks during his radio address yesterday, Bush seemed to backtrack on his rationale for war by stating that the reason the US went to war in Iraq was because the US was attacked on September 11th.
Momentum to End Occupation of Iraq Grows
On June 16, Representatives Abercrombie (D-HI) and Jones (R-NC) introduced a resolution calling for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq called 'Homeward Bound.'
Napalm and Downing Street: We Were Right
Last March, this website reported that official and media sources had uncovered the use of napalm by US military forces in Iraq.
Troop Withdrawal Efforts Gain Momentum in Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced plans to introduce a resolution calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq beginning in October 2006. The effort follows a failed Democratic amendment to a spending package requiring the Bush administration to provide an exit plan within 30 days. The Democrats’ amendment was killed by Republicans in committee.
In Defense of the American People
There is a lot of talk about the American Empire. Indeed the name empire is correct, but it’s necessary to clarify one point well: the empire is not the American people, but the empire of the American capitalism.
Iraqi Workers Continue to Struggle for Peace and Justice
Recent reports by two large trade union federations praised Iraqi workers for rebuilding their labor movement after the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime, in the face of war and terrorism, and in the face of anti-worker policies imposed by the occupying authorities and the governing coalition.
Iraqi Unionists Rebuilding Devastated Union Movement
“Our fundamental goal is a progressive, modern, civilized labor law that guarantees workers’ rights,” says Falah Alwan, president of the Federation of Workers’ Councils and Unions of Iraq. “We have an incredible opportunity to build a progressive, independent labor movement that could be a model for the entire Middle East.”
Bush and the Downing Street Memo
An internal memo from British Prime Minister Tony Blair foreign policy aide Matthew Rycroft detailing a meeting between Prime Minister Tony Blair, his top security advisors, and his Attorney General was leaked in early May and published in the British press.
Iraqi Trade Unionists to Tour the US
US Labor Against the War has organized an unprecedented national tour of Iraqi trade unionists from June 10-26, touring two dozen cities, and providing opportunities for thousands of US trade unionists to meet and talk with representatives of Iraq’s labor movement who are fighting for a progressive, secular and democratic future.
