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Iraq« Previous EntriesBreaking Iraq and Blaming IranTuesday, July 22nd, 2008By Andrew G. Marshall | In September of 2005, the southern Iraqi oil city of Basra, under British occupation since the 2003 invasion, was the scene of an extraordinarily controversial incident, which has since exposed the anatomy of the Anglo-American “dirty war” in Iraq, and in fact, the relevance to the wider “War on Terror”. On September 19, 2005, two white men, dressed as Arabs, obviously suspicious to the British-trained Iraqi ... tagged Iran and IraqUS forces kill son of top Iraqi officialTuesday, July 22nd, 2008US forces have killed the 17-year-old son of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province. In a raid on Sunday, the forces shot the boy and another of the governor’s relatives. Governor Hamad al-Qaisi's family have claimed the Americans stormed the family house in the town of Beiji, where the governor's son Hussam and his cousin were staying. They say the soldiers shot dead Hussam in a "barbaric" action that was without cause. A ... tagged IraqIraq eyes U.S. pullout by 2010 amid Obama visitTuesday, July 22nd, 2008Xinhua | The Iraqi government said Monday that it hopes the U.S. combat troops would leave by 2010, raising a clear vision of time line after the two countries have agreed on a vague "time horizon." Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh made the remarks as U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is here on a fact-finding tour. After Obama's meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Dabbagh said Iraq did ... tagged IraqUS soldier who deserted over Iraq is deportedWednesday, July 16th, 2008guardian.co.uk | Canada yesterday deported to the US the first American army deserter fleeing the Iraq war across the US-Canadian border. Robin Long, 25, faces a possible court martial and jail, and even redeployment to Iraq. He joined the army in 2003, after the invasion of Iraq, but became troubled by the war. In 2005 he fled to Canada and applied for refugee status, because the US army wanted him ... tagged IraqMilitary commander rules out cutting UK’s force in IraqMonday, July 14th, 2008By IAN BRUCE and MICHAEL SETTLE | The prospect of Britain's 4100-strong force in Iraq being cut this year was yesterday ruled out by the nation's top military commander but he made clear numbers look set to be reduced in 2009. Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, said that the numbers of British military personnel in Iraq should come down to a "more sustainable operational tempo" over ... tagged IraqTroops accused of Iraq boy abuseSunday, July 13th, 2008Just days after the MoD has to pay out millions to the father of a man UK soldiers beat to death, fresh claims of abuse emerge By Andrew Johnson British soldiers forced a boy of 14 to carry out an act of oral sex on a fellow male prisoner in Iraq, according to shocking new allegations made about the behaviour of British troops. The Ministry of ... tagged IraqMarine Describes Killing Prisoners In IraqSaturday, July 12th, 2008Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, in a tape-recorded interview, says he and a fellow sergeant were ordered to kill the prisoners during a sweep through a Fallouja neighborhood in 2004. By Tony Perry CAMP PENDLETON -- A graphic, vulgarity-laced interview in which a Marine described how he and two other Marines killed four unarmed prisoners in Iraq was played today during a preliminary hearing in the case. Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, in a tape-recorded interview with ... tagged IraqSecurity firms lose immunity in Iraq dealThursday, July 10th, 2008By Patrick Cockburn in Baghdad | The Iraqi armed services are likely to target widely-hated American security contractors when they lose their immunity to Iraqi law under a new agreement between the US and the Iraq. The main American concession, during prolonged and rancorous negotiations over a Status of Forces Agreement (Sofa) that would determine the future military relationship between the US and Iraq, has been to agree to ... tagged IraqIraq toughens stance on U.S. troop withdrawalThursday, July 10th, 2008chinaview.cn | Iraq's stance in negotiations with the U.S. over the country's security has been getting tougher, a trend obviously seen when a Iraqi security officer demanded a definite deadline of U.S. troops' withdrawal. Iraq will reject any security pact with the United States unless a specific date for withdrawal of U.S.-led troops is set, Iraqi national security advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaie said in Najaf ... tagged IraqIraq insists on U.S. withdrawal timetable: officialWednesday, July 9th, 2008By Ahmed Rasheed and Mohammed Abbas | Iraq will not accept any security agreement with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of foreign forces, the government's national security adviser said on Tuesday. The comments by Mowaffaq al-Rubaie underscore the U.S.-backed government's hardening stance toward a deal with Washington that will provide a legal basis for U.S. troops to operate when a U.N. mandate expires at the end ... tagged IraqU.S. exports to Iran shot up even as Bush talked tough on sanctionsTuesday, July 8th, 2008Associated Press | U.S. exports to Iran grew more than tenfold during President George W. Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran under Bush - at least $158 million worth - than any other products. Other surprising shipments to Iran during the Bush administration: brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics, fur clothing, sculptures, perfume, musical instruments. Top states ... tagged Iraq and USA-NewsIraqi torture victims slam UK ‘contempt’Monday, July 7th, 2008The Observer | Iraqi civilians who were tortured by British soldiers say the government is treating them with 'contempt' ahead of a potential multi-million-pound payout for the abuse they suffered. The eight Iraqis arrived in London yesterday for this week's long-awaited mediation into how much compensation the government is willing to pay to civilians who were tortured while held in British custody. The eight accused the Ministry ... tagged Iraq13 Americans have been electrocuted in IraqThursday, July 3rd, 2008By Ramesh Santanam | Contractor ordered to do barracks inspections Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, says 13 Americans have died of accidental electrocution there since September 2003 and a contractor has been ordered to inspect facilities for electrical safety hazards, a Pennsylvania senator said. The military has acknowledged that 12 Americans died in Iraq from accidental electrocution. Sen. Bob Casey said he learned last week from ... tagged IraqCACI Denies Use of Torture in IraqThursday, July 3rd, 2008CACI International, an Arlington-based provider of interrogators to the U.S. military in Iraq, said it "rejects and denies" allegations from four Iraqi men who said they were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison. The "unfounded" claims filed in lawsuits are a "rehash of the previous slanderous lawsuits," CACI said in a statement. Similar lawsuits filed in the past four years await trial.... tagged Iraq and TortureU.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil DealsMonday, June 30th, 2008By ANDREW E. KRAMER | A group of American advisers led by a small State Department team played an integral part in drawing up contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to develop some of the largest fields in Iraq, American officials say. The disclosure, coming on the eve of the contracts' announcement, is the first confirmation of direct involvement by the Bush administration in ... tagged Iraq and Oil« Previous Entries |
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