Surge Against the Occupation
General Petraeus painted a rosy picture when he went back to Congress in early April requesting more cash and presenting a plan to extend the occupation. Petraeus recommended a “pause” in the withdrawal of “surge” troops mandated for this year, despite claims of “success.”
Japan: Bush Admin. Tried to Pressure High Court on Iraq Ruling
Declassified U.S. documents show that 50 years ago the U.S. ambassador to Japan pressed the Japanese Supreme Court chief justice to overturn the Tokyo District Court ruling that the U.S. forces' presence in Japan under the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty violates Article 9 of the Constitution.
New NSA Whistleblower Tells of Faulty WMD Evidence
David Murfee Faulk was a translator in the Navy, working in Arabic and Iraqi dialect. In April 2004 he began working for the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Gordon outside Augusta, Georgia.
Antiwar Movement Applauds House Vote Against Additional War Funding
New York, NY -- In an amazing turn of events, the House of Representatives May 15 voted AGAINST the supplemental funding for the war in Iraq.
51,000 Iraqis Behind Bars, Most Illegally
The U.S. is holding more Iraqis in prison than ever before – 24,700 – and is expanding its facilities to accommodate another 10,000, according to a new report.
Take U.S. Forces out of Iraq to Achieve Peace
The U.S. Bush administration is taking steps toward perpetuating the stationing of U.S. forces in Iraq ostensibly to forge cooperation with Iraq at Iraq’s “request.”
Bush and Blackwater: Is this the a new stage of 'Repressive Tolerance'
The State Department has renewed Blackwater's contract to 'protect' its diplomats in Baghdad. Why is this significant? It means that all of the U.S. and international press exposés have had no meaning whatsoever.
Blackwater Makes Comeback: More tax money for Murder Inc.
This news, as reported on the front page of the NYT for 5-10-08, should not be a big surprise. This one article encapsulates the whole insanity of Bush's adventure in Iraq. It also exposes the sharade of a 'sovereign' Iraqi government.
Book Review: Muqtada
An excellent work, Muqtada ends off right where current events pick up with the recent Iraqi army attacks ordered by Nuri al-Maliki in southern Iraq, Basra in particular.
Remembering the Iraq War's Pollyanna pundits
Weeks after the invasion of Iraq began, Fox News Channel host Brit Hume delivered a scathing speech critiquing the media's supposedly pessimistic assessment of the Iraq War.
