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Iraqis Bid Good Riddance to U.S. Troops Leaving Their Neighborhoods
(www.alternet.org)
The pullout revealed mixed emotions: anger over the occupiers' violence, and a few fonder recollections of encounters with individual soldiers.
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US ambassador escapes Iraq bomb attack | AlterNet
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A small roadside bomb narrowly missed a vehicle carrying the US ambassador to Iraq in the south of the country, the US embassy in Baghdad said on Monday.
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Top US commander visits Iraq | AlterNet
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Top US commander Admiral Mike Mullen made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Monday, visiting the ethnically divided northern oil city of Kirkuk for the second time in a year.
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US Military, Private Contractors Trampled Babylon, Says Report | Mother Jones
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Attention has shifted to Afghanistan, but the results of the (yes, still ongoing) American presence in Iraq continue to reveal themselves. Among them is a report (PDF) released Thursday by UNESCO,... More
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Video: The US Withdrawal: Rebranding the Occupation or Changing the Game?
(bravenewfilms.org)
The US media have reported on the withdrawal of American troops from Iraqi cities. But 130,000 troops remain in Iraq and many argue that the occupation will continue only under a different guise. Have... More
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So This Is What Victory Looks Like?
(www.truthdig.com)
Fireworks lit up the Baghdad sky on the evening of June 30th, signaling the advent of “National Sovereignty Day.” Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared the new holiday to commemorate the... More
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Video: Moving Chess Pieces: The Illusion of Withdrawal in Iraq
(bravenewfilms.org)
Today, all U.S. troops must be withdrawn from Iraqi cities, including U.S. bases in Baghdad, according to the Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the U.S. and Iraq. The Iraqi government will... More
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Joe Biden Is Literally in Iraq
(washingtonindependent.com)
Vice President Biden has arrived in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and to meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Speaker of the Council of... More
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Video: Long War Needs Long Peace Movement
(bravenewfilms.org)
The simultaneous conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and beyond are all connected to the Pentagon strategy of “the Long War” projected to last fifty years in “the arc of crisis” that just... More
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Iraq: What We Leave as We Withdraw
(us.oneworld.net)
WASHINGTON, Jul 1 (OneWorld.net) - Iraq is "devastated" and its people are angry, explains a peace activist detailing a visit to Baghdad after six years of U.S. occupation. The United States "has not... More
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