Iraq
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…We were told we were fighting terrorists. The real terrorist was me and the real terrorism is this occupation…
A SPEECH BY WAR VETERAN [An Repentant War Criminal] http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/ExternalVideo.915959 more about “AMAZING SPEECH BY WAR VETERAN“, posted with vodpod “…I tried hard to be proud of my “service”, but all I could feel was shame. Racism can no longer mask the reality of the occupation. These were people. These were human beings. I since… Continue reading
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Media Lens Alert: Chilcot Inquiry – the establishment goes to work – part 2
The Iraqi “threat” was a fantasy invented by the immensely powerful, nuclear-armed bullies of the West. This is why former British ambassador to Washington, Christopher Meyer, was able to observe last month that prior to the attacks on September 11, 2001, Iraq was merely “a grumbling appendix”. Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: CHILCOT INQUIRY – THE ESTABLISHMENT GOES TO WORK – PART 1
The use of military and economic force to control and exploit the world is non-negotiable for these interests. We are free to vote for the Labour party to attack ‘threatening’, but in fact defenceless, Third World countries, or we can vote for the Conservative party to do the same. We can buy the Guardian that… Continue reading
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Veterans Group Calls on Soldiers to Refuse Orders to Deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq By Dahr Jamail
In response to President Barack Obama’s announcement on December 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of Afghanistan, the organization March Forward!, with comprising both veterans and active-duty members of the US military, has called on all soldiers to refuse their orders to deploy. Continue reading
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The Peace Prize goes to the commander-in-chief of invading armies in Afghanistan and Iraq BY MOZHGAN SAVABIEASFAHANI
No doubt Palestinian, Lebanese, and Afghan mothers have similar sentiments about this peculiar word that is on the lips of every invading army and colonialist power. But those who live under the brutal occupations of the U.S. and Israel, or those of us still unoccupied (Iranians, Pakistanis, etc) still suffer the political and economic brutality… Continue reading
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The Psychological Implosion of Our Soldiers By Dahr Jamail
US Army Specialist Lateef Al-Saraji, a decorated combat veteran, came back from the occupation of Iraq with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Saraji joined the military because he wanted to serve his country. He served well as a linguist and translator working under secret clearance with military intelligence, according to a letter of recommendation written… Continue reading
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Smoking gun evidence that Blair knew Iraq war was illegal By Simon Walters
The Mail on Sunday has disclosed that Attorney General Lord Goldsmith wrote the letter to Mr Blair in July 2002 – a full eight months before the war – telling him that deposing Saddam Hussein was a blatant breach of international law. It was intended to make Mr Blair call off the invasion, but he… Continue reading
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Iraq inquiry: Blair deal on regime change?
UK former ambassador to Washington tells Iraq inquiry he was excluded from Blair and Bush talks in 2002 Continue reading
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Iraq inquiry hears regime change claim
British Iraq inquiry hears Bush admin. discussed toppling Saddam two years before the 2003 Iraq invasion Continue reading
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Long-awaited UK Iraq war inquiry to start – 24 Nov 09
A long-awaited inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war will begin in London on Tuesday Military chiefs, diplomats and government ministers are all expected to testify. Proceedings are expected to culminate with Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister, taking the stand. The inquiry’s chairman has said he is confident of producing a “full… Continue reading
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Iraq Inquiry: The First Big Lie By Craig Murray
Sir John Chilcot was just ten minutes in to the first public session of the Iraq Inquiry when he told the first big lie – and a lie which, when examined, exposes the entire charade. Continue reading
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The Iraq Inquiry: The who, what and why of Gordon Brown’s hand-picked ‘independent’ panel By Kevin Blowe
One of the pursuits that three of the five Inquiry members share is involvement in the Ditchley Foundation, an organisation that promotes Anglo-American relations and whose Director is Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in the approach to the Iraq war and a likely witness at the Inquiry. Continue reading
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Blair War Crimes Foundation calls on U.K. Attorney General to indict Tony Blair for war crimes in Iraq
It is necessary to make leaders hesitate before indulging in “the paramount war crime” to quote the judges of Nuremberg, of “unprovoked aggression against a defenceless country”. Unless leaders fear that they might be tried for their war crimes, we will live in an increasingly violent world, where The Geneva Conventions are treated as a… Continue reading
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Video: The children of Falluja
Video: Doctors are dealing with an increase in chronic deformities in infants in Falluja, where heavy munitions were used in 2004 Continue reading
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Did Big Oil Win the War in Iraq? By Antonia Juhasz
As U.S. and British oil companies sign contracts with the Iraqi government, is it time to declare Big Oil the “victor” in the bloody venture? Continue reading
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UK scholars linked to ‘stolen’ bowls of Babylon: Suppressed report reveals archaeological treasures were dug up after Gulf war By Vanessa Thorpe and James Doeser
A secret report on the chequered history of priceless Aramaic bowls loaned to a leading university has exposed an apparent attempt to cover up UK academic connections to a potentially deadly trade in stolen Iraqi antiquities. Continue reading
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BLAIR PRESIDENT OF EUROPE? NO, A WAR CRIMINAL
Noam Chomsky, Bruce Kent, Baroness Jenny Tonge, Naji Haraj , John Pilger, Haifa Zangana and 3,346 other citizens have today on Thursday 22 October 2009 asked the United Nations General Assembly to uphold the United Nations Charter, The Geneva and Hague Conventions, and The Rome Statute of International Criminal Court and to charge Anthony Charles… Continue reading
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Iraq: The Road to Tyrannicide By Felicity Arbuthnot
As the U.K. Enquiry by Sir John Chilcot into the Iraq invasion seeks testimony from those affected, Iraq Solidarity Campaign founder, Hussein Al-Alak, writer on Middle East issues, veteran campaigner, gives a revealing glimpse into some of the enormous duplicity which led to the 2003 and subsequent tyrannicide. Continue reading
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US Military Fuel Use for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
we don’t know the real amount and cost of fuel consumed during the Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. What we more or less know is the amount and cost of fuel consumed in Iraq and Afghanistan by the US military forces. And my guess is that what we know is only the tip… Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Iraq Fallout: The Poisonous Legacy of War Pt 1
15 October, 2009 — Real News Network Author Abdulhaq Al-Ani on Uranium in Iraq from US military equipment and the dire effects on Iraqis Iraqis living to the south of Baghdad have blamed depleted uranium from US military equipment for causing a rise in the number of cancer cases. These cancer cases have spread fears… Continue reading
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