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Tag: Iraq

Iraq

Iraq civil resistance responds to Cindy Sheehan

From the Iraq Freedom Congress (IFC), June 3: Cindy: Do not say good-bye The U.S. needs you, not the criminals and thieves Dear Sister Cindy Sheehan, Greetings… I have read your article (“Good-bye America… you are not the country that… Read moreIraq civil resistance responds to Cindy Sheehan

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Iraq: southern oil strike is on

From the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), June 4: At 6:30 AM this morning, 4 June 2007, oil workers struck the pipeline company in Basra, Iraq, bringing an immediate stop to the free flow… Read moreIraq: southern oil strike is on

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Iraq: Assyrian Christians fear genocide

Assyrian Christian leaders in Iraq say the future existence of the country’s dwindling Christian population hangs in the balance as violence continues unabated. According to a report by the Assyrian International News Agency, direct blame has been leveled at Iraqi… Read moreIraq: Assyrian Christians fear genocide

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Forced labor building US Baghdad embassy?

David Phinney writes for Iraq Slogger, May 31: Rumors of labor trafficking and abuse have plagued building contractor now completing the $592 million Baghdad embassy building project, but a State Department Inspector General investigation reported finding nothing untoward. Now an… Read moreForced labor building US Baghdad embassy?

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Iraq: “Awakening” movement resists al-Qaeda

The “Awakening in Anbar” movement, which was started in the conflicted province by local tribes and Sunni insurgents opposed to al-Qaeda’s attempts to impose its leadership, has now spread to all of the provinces bordering Baghdad and been officially renamed… Read moreIraq: “Awakening” movement resists al-Qaeda

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Cindy Sheehan resigns from anti-war movement

Cindy Sheehan writes in her public diary on Daily Kos, May 28: I have endured a lot of smear and hatred since Casey was killed and especially since I became the so-called “Face” of the American anti-war movement. Especially since… Read moreCindy Sheehan resigns from anti-war movement

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Who is behind relentless Baghdad terror?

From AP, May 28: A suicide car bomber struck a busy Baghdad commercial district Monday, killing at least 21 people, setting vehicles on fire and damaging a nearby Sunni shrine, police and hospital officials said. The blast went off at… Read moreWho is behind relentless Baghdad terror?

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Krugman: Bush squanders soldier’s lives

Well said. Fortunately the Iraqwarit blog has liberated this text from the New York Times‘ elitist pay-per-view policy. From Paul Krugman‘s column, Memorial Day, May 28: Trust and Betrayal “In this place where valor sleeps, we are reminded why America… Read moreKrugman: Bush squanders soldier’s lives

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ICRC still seeks access to Iraq’s prisons

Jakob Kellenberger, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said May 24 he was not optimistic about a breakthrough in talks with Iraqi officials to gain access to up to 20,000 held in the country’s prisons. “We are… Read moreICRC still seeks access to Iraq’s prisons

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Turkey deploys troops to Iraq border

In the wake of the May 22 bombing in Ankara, Turkey has ordered a convoy of tanks and armored vehicles from the southeastern city of Mardin to the Iraqi frontier. At the same time, the idea of a cross-border operation… Read moreTurkey deploys troops to Iraq border

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Iraq: funeral attack kills dozens

At least 27 people were killed and dozens wounded after a suicide car bomber drove into a crowd of mourners at a funeral in Falluja, in the Iraqi province of Anbar, May 24. The funeral was for Allawi al-Isawi, a… Read moreIraq: funeral attack kills dozens

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Dems blink, Bush lies, what else is new?

Talk about non-news. The Democratic majority, after all their hot air, agrees to drop a timetable for troop withdrawal from the war funding bill. The only real news here is how thoroughly the Republicans have set the terms for the… Read moreDems blink, Bush lies, what else is new?

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