Tag: Iraq war

The New ‘Forgotten’ War

by Dahr Jamail, March 15, 2010 Iraq occupation falls into media shadows The Western world that slaughtered Iraq and Iraqis, through 13 years of sanctions and seven years of occupation, is now turning its back on the victims. What has…

Fallujah’s birth defects

By AlJazeeraEnglish, March 11, 2010 On this episode of the Riz Khan show we ask if US weapons are behind the sharp rise in birth defects in Falluja. Residents of the Iraqi city blame the surge in chronic deformities on…

Civilian deaths anger Iraqis

Al Jazeera English, February 13, 2010 US and Iraqi troops have been accused of killing several civilians during a military operation in Iraq’s Maysan province, on the border with Iran. The troops say they were raiding Iranian-backed fighters and weapons…

9/11 Truth: the Challenge to the Peace Movement

On September 13, 2009, Dr. Graeme MacQueen, a retired professor of religious studies from McMaster University, presented a speech entitled 9/11 Truth: the Challenge to the Peace Movement, at the conference, “We Demand Transparency! For Peace, Truth, and a New…

Iraq “regime change” plan predated 9/11

Plan to oust Saddam drawn up two years before the invasion Secret document signalled support for Iraqi dissidents and promised aid, oil and trade deals in return for regime change By Michael Savage, Political Correspondent, The Independent, Feb. 1, 2010…

War poisoned Iraq

Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds • Greater rates of cancer and birth defects near sites • Depleted uranium among poisons revealed in report By Martin Chulov, The Guardian, Jan. 22, 2010 Map: Toxic…

Blackwater down (or at least outed)

The US security firm formerly known as Blackwater is facing damaging new allegations about its behaviour in Iraq. Two former employees have filed testimony claiming their bosses encouraged the murder of Iraqis. The company has denied any wrongdoing, but allegations…