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So This Is What Victory Looks Like?
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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
Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
U.S. Troops Leave Iraqi Cities, but Unsettled Issues Remain
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If all goes correctly, when this column is read American troops will be gone from the cities of Iraq. Then the calculation must begin as to whether the loss of some half-million to million lives and... More
Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
We’ll Always Have Baghdad
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The Iraqi capital threw a party Monday as U.S. troops began pulling out of Iraqi cities. It’s the first step in the military’s withdrawal plan, which promises to bring U.S. forces home by 2011.... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Iraq Has Another One of Its Famous Turning Points
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As the media trumpets sound for the pullback of American troops from urban areas in Iraq, the essential lesson of our involvement must be recalled: Nothing about our entanglement in Iraq has ever been... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
One If by Land, Two If by Flee
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Six years after the disastrous invasion of Iraq, Britain’s armed forces have formally ended their combat mission in the war-torn country. Believing that their role is finished, U.K. government... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Clinton Signals Support for Iraq During Baghdad Visit
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Arriving soon after the deadliest suicide bombings in the last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first visit to Iraq in her new position, assuring Iraqis in Baghdad
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Will Obama Stay the Course?
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Gates also dared challenge the military-industrial complex over egregious military spending on projects such as the $65 billion F-22 stealth fighter plane that was designed to penetrate Soviet air... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Turkey Bombs Northern Iraq
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The Turkish military launched an airstrike aimed at Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Sunday. It was the latest in a series of cross-border attacks authorized by the Turkish parliament in response to... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |
Over 30 Killed in Baghdad Bombings
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A spate of bombings around Baghdad on Sunday killed 34 people, including at least four Iraqi policemen, three soldiers and several civilians shopping in local markets and preparing to break their... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |
'The Middle East Is Not A Complex Place'
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The acclaimed journalist stopped by our offices this week, where he told Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer that the Middle East is a lot less puzzling than it’s made out to be:
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
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