Iraq
US pushes for renewed military presence in Iraq
By Peter Symonds, February 2, 2012
Iraq’s refusal to allow a permanent US military presence was a setback for the Obama administration as it prepared for a confrontation with Iran.
Turkey threatens intervention into Iraq
By James Cogan, January 26, 2012
The Turkish stance toward Maliki is inseparable from the broader US-backed drive to shatter the regional influence of Iran.
Bombings in Iraq intensify sectarian tensions
By Peter Symonds, January 7, 2012
At least 72 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in sectarian bombings in Iraq on Thursday.
Military trial begins for Marine charged in Iraq massacre
By Bill Van Auken, January 5, 2012
Today’s opening of the trial of a US Marine in connection with the 2005 massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha casts a spotlight on the criminal character of the nine-year war and occupation carried out under the Bush and Obama administrations.
Iraq Veterans Against the War director speaks on Haditha massacre
By Bill Van Auken, January 5, 2012
Jose Vasquez, a US Army veteran and executive director of Iraq Veterans Against the War, spoke with the WSWS Wednesday on the Haditha massacre.
Call for US intervention into Iraqi crisis
By James Cogan, December 29, 2011
The New York Times has published an appeal by prominent Sunni leaders denouncing the Iraqi prime minister and calling for a redistribution of power.
Iraq’s tragic encounter with US imperialism
By James Cogan, December 27, 2011
The US occupation of the country has amounted to a conscious policy of sociocide—the destruction of the very fabric of a society.
Bombings heighten sectarian tensions in Iraq
By Joseph Kishore and James Cogan, December 23, 2011
The attacks took place amid intensifying sectarian tensions, as rival factions of the Iraqi elite battle for power in the wake of the departure of US combat troops.
Iraq lurches toward sectarian warfare
By James Cogan, December 22, 2011
The so-called national unity government, formed under US pressure in December 2010, has effectively collapsed.
The reality of the Iraq War
By Joseph Kishore, December 21, 2011
While the official withdrawal of all combat troops from Iraq does not mark an end to the US intervention in the country, it offers an opportunity to take the measure of one of the greatest crimes of the modern period.
The Iraq withdrawal and the continuing eruption of US militarism
By Bill Van Auken, December 14, 2011
While the overwhelming majority of the American people support the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, this tactical shift cannot conceal the dangers posed by Washington’s expanding global military operations.
Obama and Maliki discuss continued US operations in Iraq
By Bill Van Auken, December 13, 2011
President Obama sought to use Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s visit to the White House to boost his campaign for re-election, even as the two discussed the means of continuing US operations in Iraq.
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