Iraq
Inquiry into the killing of Iraqi civilian begins in London
By Robert Stevens, July 23, 2009
A public inquiry into the killing of Iraqi civilian Baha Mousa by British soldiers in September 2003 opened in London on July 13.
Oil and the Iraq “withdrawal”
By James Cogan, June 30, 2009
It is fitting that today’s deadline for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq’s cities coincides with a meeting in Baghdad to auction off some of the country’s largest oil fields to companies su...
Memo confirms Bush and Blair knew claims Iraq had WMDs were lies
By Paul Bond, June 26, 2009
A confidential memo detailing a meeting between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair confirms their determination to press ahead with the invasion of Iraq in 2003 without any evidenc...
US opposes Iraqi popular vote on troop withdrawal
By Tom Eley, June 13, 2009
The US is working to block an Iraqi national referendum on its Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq. If voters reject the pact, according to Iraqi law the US military would have to withdraw much earli...
US Army chief sees Iraq, Afghanistan occupations continuing for a decade
By Bill Van Auken, May 29, 2009
Amid mounting violence in Iraq and preparations for a major escalation of the US war in Afghanistan, the chief of staff of the US Army said that the military is preparing to continue its interventions...
Democrats back US militarism
Senate approves $91 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
By Patrick Martin, May 25, 2009
By a margin of 86-3, the US Senate voted Thursday to approve a $91.3 billion supplemental funding bill to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through September 30. The bill brings the total expen...
Washington’s concerns grow amid Iraqi anger over US raid
By James Cogan, April 29, 2009
Protests in Iraq over a US special forces raid in the city of Kut on Sunday will add to the mounting concerns in the Obama administration and American military over the country’s ongoing instability...
Further evidence of huge Iraqi death toll
By James Cogan, April 28, 2009
A secret tally compiled by the Iraqi Health Ministry recorded 87,215 violent deaths in the country between early 2005 and February 28, 2009. However, the figure vastly underestimates the actual death ...
Millions of Iraqis displaced
By James Cogan, April 27, 2009
As many as two million Iraqi citizens are still refugees in neighbouring countries and at least 1.6 million are classified as internally displaced persons.
Hillary Clinton makes crisis visit to Iraq
By Bill Van Auken, April 27, 2009
In the wake of a series of deadly bombings that have called into question Washington’s plans to transfer American troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a crisis...
Iraq: the forgotten war
By James Cogan, April 20, 2009
To a large extent, the American ruling elite has been convinced by its own propaganda. From the Obama administration to the Republican opposition and the mass media, there is a consensus that the surg...
Unresolved status of Kirkuk heightens tensions in Iraq
By James Cogan, April 10, 2009
The long brewing confrontation over the “disputed territories”—the areas of northern Iraq claimed by the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government—is set to erupt this month with the release of a...
