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Petraeus hints at Iraq troop cut Wednesday, September 5, 2007 : General suggests a reduction in US forces in Iraq could begin early next year....
Posted: Wed, Sep 5, 2007 7:48am PDT
Cholera outbreak in northern Iraq Wednesday, September 5, 2007 :Reports of a cholera outbreak in northern Iraq further highlight the social catastrophe facing millions in the country as a consequence of the US-led invasion and occupation. Ten people have died and some 5,000 people have contracted the deadly water-borne disease due to lack of clean drinking water and poor sanitation....
Posted: Wed, Sep 5, 2007 7:45am PDT
Sadrists Threaten Civil Disobedience. Da'wa Leader Slams Bush for Base Visit From a Wednesday, September 5, 2007 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Wed, Sep 5, 2007 7:44am PDT
The law applies to all, or only to some? Wednesday, September 5, 2007 : One thought went through my mind Monday when I watched television reports on President George W. Bush's bizarre little foray into Iraq at the same time that British troops were leaving the city of Basra in the south. As both countries start making moves to eventually withdraw from Iraq....
Posted: Wed, Sep 5, 2007 7:42am PDT
Iran War Rollout Starts: Link to Iraq Troop Reductions? From a Tuesday, September 4, 2007 entry on Informed Comment Global Affairs, a group blog run by Juan Cole, Manan Ahmed, Farideh Farhi, and Barnett R. Rubin...
Posted: Tue, Sep 4, 2007 8:33pm PDT
Who Disbanded Iraq Army? Bush Asks CAIRO — US President George W. Bush, Commander-in-Chief of the army, had a problem remembering how the Iraqi army was disbanded after the downfall of Baghdad in April 2003, The Independent reported on Tuesday, September 4....
Posted: Tue, Sep 4, 2007 8:11pm PDT
Pacifica Radio's KPFA launches multimedia project to brings the Iraq War home New web radio series highlights the hidden costs of the US occupation...
Posted: Tue, Sep 4, 2007 1:40pm PDT
Iraqi parliament faces US deadline Tuesday, September 4, 2007 : Parliament to consider division of oil and allowing Baath members back in power....
Posted: Tue, Sep 4, 2007 7:46am PDT
Tensions with the US sharpen as Britain begins handover of Basra Tuesday, September 4, 2007 :Britain’s has completed evacuating its 550 troops from Basra Palace and announced that Basra itself will be handed over to Iraqi control “in the autumn”. Basra is the last of five provinces in southern Iraq to be handed over to the Iraqis. It leaves Britain with just 5,000 troops located at Basra’s airport....
Posted: Tue, Sep 4, 2007 7:44am PDT
On How al-Anbar isn't that Safe and on How its "Calm" is Artificially Produced From a Tuesday, September 4, 2007 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Tue, Sep 4, 2007 7:42am PDT
Bush in surprise Iraq visit Monday, September 3, 2007 : President, who landed in western Iraq, is due to meet senior US and Iraqi officials....
Posted: Mon, Sep 3, 2007 1:56pm PDT
UK troops complete Basra pullback Monday, September 3, 2007 : Former palace in the centre of the southern city handed over to Iraq forces....
Posted: Mon, Sep 3, 2007 1:53pm PDT
Maliki: Don't Use Iraq as a Base to settle Scores. US Pressures Bagdad to stop visit of Iranian President From a Monday, September 3, 2007 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Mon, Sep 3, 2007 7:43am PDT
Snow Job in the Desert: PAUL KRUGMAN KRUGMAN: It appears that many influential people in this country have learned nothing from the last five years.
THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AND MORE...
Posted: Mon, Sep 3, 2007 5:45am PDT
Maliki breaks with, Jails Mahdi Army. 300 Arrested in Karbala From a Saturday, September 1, 2007 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Sat, Sep 1, 2007 9:59am PDT
The Nation: Corruption the Norm in Iraqi Gov't USG Reports Al-Maliki has Impeded investigations From a Thursday, August 30, 2007 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 7:04am PDT
Arguments over Night of the Living Dead in Iraq From a Friday, August 31, 2007 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 7:01am PDT
Iraqis condemn U.S. "colonialism" Friday, August 31, 2007 : President Bush plans to ask Congress for $50 billion this month to continue funding the Iraq war, the Washington Post reports. But meanwhile, Iraqi Communists charge, “The Americans are doing everything they can to prevent Iraqis from exercising their right to self-determination.” In an Aug. 28 phone interview, Iraqi Communist Party spokesperson Salam Ali said hints that Bush may be looking to oust Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and calls by some Democrats f...
Posted: Fri, Aug 31, 2007 7:00am PDT
The Shortwave Report 8/31/07 ¡Listen Globally! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 4:54pm PDT
US welcomes Mahdi army freeze Thursday, August 30, 2007 : Al-Sadr's Mahdi army ordered to suspend armed operations for six months....
Posted: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 7:41am PDT
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