The Independent claims to have proof that the US military bombed a wedding and not a "smuggler safe house on a rat line:" Fresh allegations of American abuse of prisoners continue to appall the world. But now 'The Independent on Sunday' has uncovered proof of US...
Christopher Albritton is Back to Iraq and describes his return trip in "Greetings from Baghdad," along with comments about the raids on Ahmed Chalabi's house and INC offices, as well as the wedding deaths in "Chalabi to CPA." And Riverbend, the Iraqi girl blogger,...
Nikolai at Lenin's Tomb points out another American Cultural Ignorance faux pas committed in renaming their infamous Iraqi torture center: At the behest of the IGC, Abu Graibh prison has been renamed , Camp Redemption. I shit you not. Hmmm. Where can they have got...
No matter what horrors come of the neoconservative dream, they will blame us. They're already busy.
His truth is marching on.
Steve LaTulippe over at LewRockwell.com does an "autopsy" of the Mess in Potamia. Even though the specifics all relate to the Iraq war, the conclusion is applicable to all Imperial adventures: It was a geopolitical felony, committed with malice aforethought,...
Daniel Drezner has an interesting post up taking off on a TNR piece analyzing various conservative positions on Iraq. Drezner asks, "Who will the neo-neos go with -- Bush or Chalabi? My money is on Chalabi." Especially note this bit on the end:ANOTHER UPDATE: Just got...
Mick Hume on the fake photo scandal at the UK's Mirror tabloid:Does it matter whether or not the photographs are fakes or staged, if we believe that British troops have been abusing Iraqi detainees? That is the question now being asked by the UK Daily Mirror's...
We can take it, warbots. Come on, tell us what you think about the raid on Chalabi's home. Don't hold back. We're waiting. Surely this isn't the best bit of spin you've got. Yo, Hitch, what up? Hey, Andrew, I'm fixing for my Daily Dish! Lileks, my man, what am I to...
(Click to enlarge photos) These pictures are even being aired on American television. This is the Iraqi featured in this news article: When CIA officers brought the Iraqi detainee to Abu Ghraib prison, his head was covered with an empty sandbag and Army guards were...
