Iraq
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Someone’s Already Fighting ISIS: The Syrian Arab Army By Tony Cartalucci
Since 2011, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has waged a relentless war within Syrian territory against what it has said from the very beginning was an invasion of heavily armed, foreign-backed sectarian extremists. In retrospect, the transparently ludicrous nature of articles like the Guardian’s “Syria’s rebels unite to oust Assad and push for democracy” is… Continue reading
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Who is Behind the Islamic State (ISIL) Beheadings? Probing the SITE Intelligence Group By James F. Tracy
Since mid-August 2014 major news organizations have conveyed videos allegedly found online by the SITE Intelligence Group. Unsurprisingly the same media have failed to closely interrogate what the private company actually is and whether the material it promotes should be accepted as genuine. Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 16-17 July 2014
17 July 2014 12:48:01 — williambowles.info Cheney reaction: Interview blackout as protester waves handcuffs at ‘war criminal’ (RT) The imperialist debacle in Iraq and the struggle against war (WSWS) Buildup of Saudi Troops on Iraq Border as ISIS Threat Looms (antiwar.com) Continue reading
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Iraq News LInks 15-16 July 2014
16 July 2014 11:55:57 — williambowles.info Morocco: Morocco Braces for Islamic State Threat (allafrica.com) Iraq conflict: Military unable to retake Tikrit after renewed offensive (CBC) BRICS: A New and Much Different Future Not Only for the Latin America But Also for Other Developing Nations (4th Media) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 14-15 July 2014
15 July 2014 11:56:40 — williambowles.info Iraq forces advance into militant-held Tikrit (The Sun Daily) Iraq’s Sunni Clerics Suffer Under Insurgent Rule (NDTV) Initial review of Iraq forces done; no decisions (AP) Continue reading
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Iraq News LInks 13-14 July 2014
14 July 2014 10:26:15 — williambowles.info Iraq Shia militia ‘murdered prisoners’ for fear they would join Islamic State (Telegraph) Indian Shias on Mission Iraq: Over 6000 seek visas for war-torn country (IDRW.org) Before Unleashing Gaza-Like Airstrikes on Iraq, Congress Must Vote (Huffington Post) Continue reading
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ISIS role in destruction of Iraq by transnational elite
In an orgy of disorientation by the entire transnational elite, mainly based in the G7 countries, the real significance of the events in Iraq is buried under tons of untrue claims, or half-truths. Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 12-13 July 2014
13 July 2014 22:16:14 — williambowles.info Security forces continue battles with insurgent groups in Iraq (SCF) NEO – Ahmad Chalabi: Return of the Bad Penny (Veternas Today) Al Qaeda-Linked Syria Group Enjoying USAID? You’ve Got to See This to Believe It (Global Research) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 11-12 July 2014
12 July 2014 12:08:13 — williambowles.info Prince Bandar Back in the Driver’s Seat in Riyadh (4th Media) Twin sisters who fled UK to join ISIS could be imprisoned if return home (Voice of Russia) Relations collapse between Iraqi government and Kurdish region (WSWS) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 10-11 July 2014
11 July 2014 15:48:36 — williambowles.info Maliki slams Erbil for hosting Islamic Emirate headquarters (Voltaire Net) Where was God in the Warsaw Ghetto? Or in Gaza? (Mondoweiss) Baghdad accuses Kurdish militia of seizing oil deposits in north Iraq (ITAR-TASS) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 9-10 July 2014
10 July 2014 14:14:02 — williambowles.info Iraq Rattles Bondholders as Dana Gas to Taqa Yields Rise (Bloomberg) US responsible for terrorists taking over Iraqi chemical weapons (Voice of Russia) Iraq’s Kurds say will boycott Cabinet meetings (CNS News) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 8-9 July 2014
9 July 2014 11:23:15 — williambowles.info Iraqi forces find bodies of 53 executed men south of Baghdad (RT) Bowe Bergdahl and the Voice of War (Dissident Voice) Tougher new anti-jihadist laws for France amid growing Middle East crisis (RT) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 7-8 July 2014
8 July 2014 19:11:02 — williambowles.info Viral: Anti-ISIS Syria rebel commander delivers speech with ‘Hello Kitty’ notebook (RT) China’s ‘Deep Panda’ crew targets Middle East policy wonks – report (The Register) Analyzing The Finances Of Al Qaeda In Iraq Interview With RAND’s Patrick Johnston (Musings on Iraq) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 6-7 July 2014
7 July 2014 21:38:15 — williambowles.info Kerry glides while Iraq slides: Sec. John Kerry so concerned about Iraq he’s kiteboarding on … (Glenn Beck) Governments from Around the World – Including Western, Islamic, Asian and African Nations – ADMIT They Carry Out False Flag Terror (WashingtonsBlog) Maliki has uprooted democracy in Iraq says Kurdistan Alliance MP (The Iraqi Dinar) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 5-6 July 2014
6 July 2014 17:14:20 — williambowles.info Iraq threatens to cut US ties (The Australian) ISIL militants storm church, kidnap priests in Iraqi Mosul (Voice of Russia) Is Iraq’s Sunni-Shiite Fight Really About Religion? (NBC News) Continue reading
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US supplying militants in Iraq with software – Iranian TV
US government is supplying the radical Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria with software they use to plan terrorist attacks, Iranian Press TV channel reported on Saturday citing local sources. Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 4-5 July 2014
5 July 2014 15:33:23 — williambowles.info US supplying militants in Iraq with software – Iranian TV (Voice of Russia) Netanyahu says will cooperate with Saudi despite its support of ISIS – expert (Voice of Russia) Video: Is Reconciliation in Iraq Possible? (Iraq Business News) Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 3-4 July 2014
4 July 2014 18:28:10 — williambowles.info Iraq’s PM vows fight for third term (BBC) Iraq crisis ‘made in Israel’ (Veterans Today) The Evil That Was Phoenix (Dissident Voice) Continue reading
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The Islamic State, the “Caliphate Project” and the “Global War on Terrorism” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
In the post 9/11 era, the terrorist threat from Al Qaeda constitutes the building block of US-NATO military doctrine. It justifies –under a humanitarian mandate– the conduct of “counter-terrorism operations” Worldwide. Continue reading
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The Islamic State, the “Caliphate Project” and the “Global War on Terrorism” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
In the post 9/11 era, the terrorist threat from Al Qaeda constitutes the building block of US-NATO military doctrine. It justifies –under a humanitarian mandate– the conduct of “counter-terrorism operations” Worldwide. Continue reading