The Independent is reporting that the 36th battalion, composed of Iraqi Arab and Kurdish peshmerga militia , has mutinied. The battalion has been fighting alongside the Marines in the siege of Fallujah. The Independent reports that the Marines separated out those who...
International Blog Roundup I thought it might be interesting to some AntiWar readers if I put together a post of links to some good blogs written from interesting places that you might not have discovered yet. These are all active blogs that are worth checking daily....
Al Jazeera reports that the "Islamic resistance in Iraq" is offering a bounty for Rumsfeld, Sanchez and Kimmitt. This flyer is reported to have been distributed in Fallujah: It says 15 000 000 $ as a reward who bring one of these three heads. It doesn't say anything...
Pocket of Resistance "Our military commanders will take whatever actions necessary to secure Falluja," Bush said as U.S. Marines launched a fresh air and ground assault in the city. Bush said there were "pockets of resistance" in the Iraqi city, but insisted that...
Ted Koppel intends to read aloud the list of 530 troops killed in action in Iraq, while showing a photo of each captioned with their hometown and age on Nightline. Koppel claims the inspiration for the program is the famous Life magazine June 1969 issue, which...
Atrios links the Washington Post story everyone's talking about today about the horrific injuries that the military hospitals in Iraq are dealing with and the trauma it is causing for the doctors and surgical teams. Atrios says: This stuff is just so horrible. I...
Will Fallujah and Najaf be the Americans' Jenin? The similarities are eery. This writer also uses the comparison: U.S. weighs tactics: NATO carrot or Israeli stick BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military, coping with powder kegs in two very different cities in Iraq, is reviewing...
Here's the ugly flag the Iraqi Puppet Council today agreed should replace the current Iraqi flag. .. . . Somehow, I don't think the transplant will take. For one thing, it looks like the hated Israeli flag. "When I saw it in the newspaper, I felt very sad," said...
Raed gets it right An explosion happened while US soldiers accompanied with WMD inspectors were trying to break into a chemical store. WMD inspectors?! freedom democracy freedom democracy WMD whooaaaaaaaaaaWMD. You gotta love their persistence.
Marcus Epstein calls our attention to the latest Ilana Mercer word salad. In addition to the point Marcus makes about the way Mercer excuses all neocons and Jews for the war, it seems to me she should be taken to task for her own anti-semitic views. Mercer: President...
