War in Iraq destroying the wetlands of Mesopotamia
Defenders of the environment throughout the world are full of concern because the expansion of the war in Iraq is destroying the little that remains of the wetlands of Mesopotamia, where it is believed that the biblical Garden of Eden was situated.
Iraq: Sectarian violence shows no mercy to children
The United Nations and NGOs have strongly condemned the continued apparent targeting of children in Iraq’s bloody sectarian violence.
Never Again to Antiwar Battle Fatigue
An explanation of writer’s block may not be a good way to begin a political essay or to preface an exhortation to protest the infamy of the war on its fourth bloody anniversary. But the truth is the Iraq catastrophe has many of us peace activists despairing, almost to silence. The war, criminal from its inception, has gone on far too long and is increasingly painful and frustrating to write and talk about.
No more war
In a strongly worded statement issued this week, the left-wing Tudeh Party of Iran has reasserted its opposition to a new military adventure in the Middle East. Any intensification of military or political conflict in the region will be against the interests of the people of Iran, the Middle East region and global peace, it argues.
Back to the Future? The Exploitation of Iraq's Oil
A British newspaper is reporting that Iraq's government is set to enact legislation which will give transnational oil companies the “right” through “exploration contracts” to exploit Iraq's oil, the second largest reserves of all on earth, for the next 30 years.
