Citing an anonymous "intelligence source," Newsday and assorted other media outlets claim that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most-wanted militant leader in Iraq, has been urged by Osama bin Laden’s top aide to organize attacks in the US. "It was a… Read moreZarqawi urged to hit U.S.?
A judge in the tribunal created to try Saddam Hussein was assassinated by unkown gunmen along with his son outside their home in north Baghdad, two days after the tribunal ruled that a first group defendants from the Saddam regime… Read moreSaddam tribunal judge assassinated
Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, the top US military commander, said Feb. 25 that the country must be prepared for a decade of war in Iraq, judging by the examples of history. "This is not the kind of business that… Read moreIraq: generals see long war
The US military claims it has taken into custody Sabawi Ibrahim Hassan, half-brother of Saddam Hussein and a supposed key figure in the insurgency. Iraqi officials told the AP that Hassan had been captured by Syrian authorities in the northeast… Read moreIraq: Saddam half-brother captured
On Feb. 24, Baghdad’s al-Iraqiya TV—the US-funded government station—broadcast a "confession" by a supposed Syrian intelligence officer that his country’s secret service had been assisting the Iraqi rebels. ”My name is Anas Ahmed al-Essa. I live in Halab. I am… Read moreSyria behind Iraq rebels?
Conscientious Objector Sgt. Camilo Mejia has been released from military prison after serving a nine-month sentence for refusing to return to fight in Iraq. The 28-year sergeant applied for objector status after witnessing the killing of civilians and the abuse… Read moreIraq war conscientious objector released
In the words of female Iraqi National Alliance legislator Jenan al-Ubaedy, what women can expect from the implementation of Sharia law: "[The husband] can beat his wife but not in a forceful way, leaving no mark. If he should leave… Read moreIraqi women face sharia regime
An Army hearing officer has recommended a court-martial for a soldier charged with desertion after he refused to deploy to Iraq. In a Feb. 16 report, Lt. Col. Linda Taylor recommended that Sgt. Kevin Benderman face a general court-martial, the… Read moreConscientious objector to face court martial?
After a five-week court martial, British solider Lance-Cpl. Mark Cooley, 25, was convicted of feigning punches to a bound prisoner and of tying up another man and hoisting him on a forklift. Cpl. Daniel Kenyon was convicted of aiding and… Read moreTwo Brits convicted of Iraq abuse
Bahrain’s Gulf Daily News provides a more detailed report on the deadly Jan. 31 firefight in Kuwait than was deemed worthwhile by most US media. The battle raged for nine hours in al-Qurain, just south of Kuwait City, leaving five… Read moreDeadly shoot-out in Kuwait
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter argues in a Jan. 25 piece for al-Jazeera that the so-called "Salvador Option" for Iraq has already been used. He writes that in the months after Paul Bremer took over the Coalition Provisional Authority… Read moreRitter on the “Salvador Option”: already in place?
Bahrain’s Gulf Daily News reports that Iraq’s elections are taking place under a "climate of fear," with at least 30 killed Jan 27 alone in roadside ambushes, twin suicide attacks in Samarra and fighting on Baghdad’s Haifa Street, which seems… Read more“Climate of fear” for Iraq elections
