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ARTS-US: Iraq War Vets Transforming Trauma
By using the written word and art, veterans of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are transforming their trauma into a message of both healing and resistance to the failed U.S. adventure.
BOOKS-IRAQ: "We Blew Her to Pieces"
Aside from the Iraqi people, nobody knows what the U.S. military is doing in Iraq better than the soldiers themselves. A new book gives readers vivid and detailed accounts of the devastation the U.S. occupation has brought to Iraq, in the soldiers' own words.IRAQ: Kidnappings Now Become ‘Unofficial’
Residents of Baquba deny police claims that kidnappings are now a matter of the past.IRAQ: Sectarian Clashes Flare Up Again
A military operation said to target al-Qaeda has ended up targeting Sunni Muslims instead, creating new sectarian tensions.IRAQ: ‘Provincial Saddam’ Goes, Finally
The surprise removal of the Diyala police chief has brought new hope of a more secure future.IRAQ: U.S. Blamed for Increasing Iranian Influence
Haider returned from Iran recently, with enough money to pay for his wedding and a new car. He was trained to join Badr, the armed wing of the Dawa Party of U.S.-backed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.IRAQ: Students Fail, Like So Much Else
Living from one crisis to another, without electricity or freedom to move under a collapse of security, massive numbers of Iraqi students are failing their exams.IRAQ: Iran Gains From Power Cuts
The crisis over electricity failure grows as summer temperatures climb and a drought plagues Iraq. It is a crisis Iran is using to help Iraqis where the U.S. has failed.IRAQ: New Operation Gets Surprise Support
A massive military operation in Diyala province has underscored the military and political gains by the Sahwa militia, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's earlier attempts to thwart them. Maliki has now apparently come around to involving the Sahwa rather than opposing them.IRAQ: Police Bombings Raise New Fears
A tense security situation in this volatile city has worsened after some policemen found bombs planted on the roofs of their houses.IRAQ: Most NGOs Losing Face
Welcomed at first after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, most NGOs have run into scepticism and mistrust. Few remain to help.IRAQ: Fallujah Braces for Another Assault
U.S. and Iraqi forces are preparing another siege of Fallujah under the pretext of combating "terror", residents and officials say.IRAQ: Unrest Surfaces in Fallujah Again
Security has collapsed again in Fallujah, despite U.S. military claims.
IRAQ: Journalist Charges Censorship by U.S. Military in Fallujah
U.S. journalist Zoriah Miller says he was censored by the U.S. military in the Iraqi city of Fallujah after photographing Marines who died in a suicide bombing.IRAQ: Whoever Wins, They Lose
Iraqis seem divided on who they would like to see as the next U.S. president, but few believe that either will end the occupation.IRAQ: Home to Too Many Widows
Just about everyone in Iraq is a loser as a result of the occupation, but none more than women. One of the more obvious signs of that is the very large number of widows.IRAQ: ‘Special Weapons’ Have a Fallout on Babies
Babies born in Fallujah are showing illnesses and deformities on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say.IRAQ: Animals Too Struggle for Survival
Amidst the huge and growing death toll, it has been easy to forget that animals, in their own way, are finding it hard to survive in Iraq.
POLITICS-US: Winter Soldiers Hit the Streets
In a clear change of strategy to energise public anti-war sentiment, Iraq veterans led a determined demonstration of hundreds through the streets of downtown Seattle last Saturday, following regional Winter Soldier hearings at the Seattle Town Hall.
US/IRAQ: "Enough Is Enough, It's Time to Get Out"
Dozens of veterans from the U.S. occupation of Iraq converged in this west coast city over the weekend to share stories of atrocities being committed daily in Iraq, in a continuation of the "Winter Soldier" hearings held in Silver Spring, Maryland in March.IRAQ: Death Toll 'Above Highest Estimates'
The real number of the dead is far higher than even the highest declared in death tolls, many Iraqis say.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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