Clinton's Plan for the Iraq War
In a major speech on Mar. 17, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton laid out her plan for changing course in Iraq and to bring US troops home.
Media ignore contractors killed in Iraq
It is inevitable that in the next few days the Pentagon will announce the 4,000th U.S. military death in Iraq. But as the Iraq War begins its sixth year, a significant number of deaths connected to the invasion have remained off the books, uncounted by the U.S. military and seldom noticed by the media.
On 5th Anniversary, Presidential Candidates Debate Iraq War
While thousands of people in big cities and small communities around the country staged protests on the 5th anniversary of the launch of the Iraq war, the presidential candidates attempted to present distinctions among their various positions on the war.
Iraq Moratorium, Good Friday coincide
The convergence of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19 and the monthly Iraq Moratorium observance on March 21 has sparked hundreds of antiwar actions across the country this week.
Cheney's Victorious Trip?
The cable agencies were quick to get the news out, news which, though not exactly laughable, is indeed ironic. Everyone said their share. There was competition, that is to say, they competed with one another.
What the Iraq War has Cost
By the end of 2009, the US government will have authorized about $750 billion to be spent on the war. Prominent economists Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz estimate that the war will cost taxpayers and the next generation of taxpayers more than $3 trillion, a conservative estimate.
New Report: MPs Talk of Atrocities at Abu Ghraib
Muslim prisoners held in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison were submerged in water-filled garbage cans with ice or put naked under cold showers in near-freezing rooms until they went into shock, Sgt. Javal Davis, who served with the 372nd Military Police Company there, has told a national magazine.
Baghdad Residents’ Health at Risk for Lack of Water, Sewage Systems
Lack of security, corruption, neglect and insurgent attacks have left Iraq's public services in tatters. Limited electricity, a shortage of safe drinking water and rundown sanitation and sewage systems are causing diseases and frustration.
Five Years of Slaughter, a British View
Despite the continued efforts by the police authorities to denigrate and underestimate the size of the anti-war movement in Britain, it has become clear that somewhere between 40,000 and 50,000 people turned out at the weekend to oppose Britain's continued involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan
Winter Soldier: Military Command Failures at War, Deserting Vets at Home
More than 100 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, many family members of veterans, and experts gathered this weekend, Mar. 13 - Mar. 16, to testify about their experiences of the wars.
