“ One of the biggest proponents of the Iraq War was Bill O’Reilly. Nearly every day leading up to the invasion of Iraq, O’Reilly used his pedestal on Fox so-called News to pitch the pro-war lies of the Bush Administration. In March of 2003, prior to the invasion of Iraq, O’Reilly interviewed actress and political…
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Rania Khalek In March 2004, President George W. Bush gave a speech to an audience of 250 women from around the world to commemorate International Women’s Day. His speech focused on the women of Iraq and Afghanistan who he proudly proclaimed were “learning the blessings of freedom” thanks to the…
Ten years of carnage in Iraq, and now the threat of all out civil and regional war By Sami Ramadani Stop the War Coalition 14 March 2013 There is nothing that angers most Iraqis more than listening to Tony Blair justifying the killing of more than a million of its people by war and 13…
After admitting guilt in 10 of 22 charges, soldier reveals how he came to share classified documents with WikiLeaks and talks of ‘bloodlust’ of US helicopter crew http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/28/bradley-manning-trial-plea-statement Bradley Manning, the solider accused of the biggest unauthorised disclosure of state secrets in US history, has admitted for the first time to being the source of the…
Blackwater is notorious. A private mercenary army, it first came to public attention in 2003 two years after it was founded after the US government contracted it to provide military support for the war in Iraq. Innumerable scandals followed. And now the Greek Government has enlisted its services for domestic duties. The first time Blackwater…
On the road to hell, Greece hires `BLACKWATER` the American private military firm infamous for its activities in Iraq, to keep peace on the streets. Greece: “A promise from the army has been obtained to not intervene against a civil uprising” It is always enlightening to hear the frank assessment of a diplomat upon leaving…
By Peter Van Buren [Source] If you look backward you see a nightmare. If you look forward you become the nightmare. There’s one particular nightmare that citizens of the United States need to face: in the first decade of the 21st century we tortured people as national policy. One day, we’re going to have to…
MKO Ringleader’s Translator Confirms Group’s Key Role in Suppressing Iraqis TEHRAN (FNA)- The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO also known as the MEK, PMOI and NCR) acted in full subordination to Iraq’s security services during the era of former dictator Saddam Hussein and played a key role in the massacre of Shiites and Kurds during Iraq’s…
Private Military and Security Companies are profiting from war and insecurity. Hired by governments and companies to perform operations previously carried out by national military forces, private military and security companies are the modern equivalent of mercenaries: armed civilians operating for profit in conflict zones. War on Want is campaigning to hold them to account.…
Iraqi Shiites Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Hossein (PBUH) TEHRAN (FNA)- Shiite Muslims rallied at Iraq’s holy cities, Karbala in particular, for the annual religious ritual of Ashoura on Sunday. Shiite pilgrims of Iraq and other countries, including Iran, flocked into Karbala, some 100 km South of Baghdad, and into Kadhmiyah in Northern Baghdad to…
November 17, 2005 The US military on Wednesday acknowledged it might have killed civilians in the Iraqi city of Falluja with white phosphorus munitions during the battle against insurgents a year ago. The Pentagon insisted civilians had not been targeted, however, and that it had avoided unnecessary casualties by evacuating the city before the offensive.…
West Conjures Fake “Syrian” Government Tony Cartalucci, Contributor Activist Post Predictably, the Western arranged confab in Doha, Qatar has seen the selection and approval by the US and its allies of a “new opposition coalition” to serve as the face of militants fighting inside Syria. This was in response to overwhelming international condemnation to…
Published on Nov 5, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews Press TV’s documentary program “International War Criminals” looks at the legal bases of the US and UK led invasion of Iraq in 2003 through an interview with the renowned international criminal law expert, Francis Boyle. Related articles US President George W. Bush UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Convicted…
UK court rejects legal challenge by US-held Pakistani by Staff Writers London (AFP) File image: Bagram jail. Yunus Rahmatullah, 30, was captured in Iraq in 2004 by British forces which then handed him to US authorities. He was later transferred to Afghanistan’s Bagram jail where he has been held without charge ever since. The…
rerun Iraq genocide …. 😦 SOURCE A prominent political analyst says the US-led sanctions against the Islamic Republic are “jeopardizing the lives of millions of patients” in Iran by trying to achieve the “grand delusion” of installing a pro-West regime in the country. “The US-led sanctions against the Islamic Republic which directly and painfully target…
16 October 2012 ( SHAFAAQ.com ) A source in the Ministry of the Environment revealed on Monday that the rate of lead in the atmosphere of Iraq reached ten times of the more than permitted normal limit, stressing that the rate will continue to rise due to the use of lead in improving gasoline as…
Read Story Here just got to say, what say you pro lifers ? where are you on the bombing of children and use of DU???
Implications of the Chevron KRG deal In reaction to Chevron’s purchase of two oil blocks in the Kurdish region of Iraq, the central government’s Oil Ministry has disqualified the US supermajor from future contracts in the rest of the country. “In accordance with Oil Ministry policy based on the constitution, the Oil Ministry announces the…
23 August 2012 Published (with an intro by Tom Engelhardt) on TomDispatch In 2011, after nearly nine years of war and occupation, U.S. troops finally left Iraq. In their place, Big Oil is now present in force and the country’s oil output, crippled for decades, is growing again. Iraq recently reclaimed the number two…
source Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (file photo) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned Turkey and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against military intervention in Syria. The premier made the remarks during his ongoing visit to Russia on Wednesday. Al-Maliki accused Ankara of trying to draw the Western military alliance into the conflict…
Presented below is a mere taster of the foul world of Halliburton and is by no means a comprehensive overview of the company’s corporate crimes. The company has been accused of a wealth of misdemeanours, including racial discrimination, not allowing its employees to file discrimination suits and of being viciously anti-union. ‘Brown & Root…
Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, Mubadala Development Co. and TX Oil Limited, chaired by Neil Bush, brother of former U.S. President George W. Bush, may gain rights to explore in Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea blocks. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov told the government to make a choice on bids from those companies for blocks 9 and 20 in the…
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