Despite the fact that it’s absolutely beautiful here in Toronto today, this entry is going to be quite the opposite. First up on the agenda… Afghanistan According to the International Red Cross, some 250 Afghan civilians have been killed or wounded by coalition and insurgent attacks in the last six days alone. Not surprisingly, with regards to [...]

Nothing says prosperity to the people of a nation occupied, that have had intermittent power in some major areas since the 2003 invasion, suffered the decimation of much of the national medical infrastructure, civic infrastructure, and numerous other problems, than the arrival of big oil to make their futures seem brighter… “Four Western oil companies are [...]

First, McClatchy Newspapers has conducted an eight-month investigation of the US detention system created in the aftermath of 9/11. Guantanamo: Beyond the Law is an unprecedented examination of the detention system, one which every free thinking person should seriously examine. It is a five part series that will begin publication on the 15th of this [...]

There are two definitions of - getting out of Iraq. The first is the more obvious, that the United States should withdraw their forces from the country. The second is far less obvious, that by way of an accord currently being pushed by the Bush Administration the United States would establish a permanent presence in [...]

Over at Tom Dispatch, Tom Engelhardt runs through 12 Answers To Questions No One Is Bothering To Ask About Iraq… “1. Yes, the war has morphed into the U.S. military’s worst Iraq nightmare: Few now remember, but before George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, top administration and Pentagon officials had a single [...]

The US occupation of Iraq has been, from the beginning, an exercise in plugging holes, ones that continue to spring up in a variety of different areas only to be met with more corks, more excuses, and the ultimate reality that the United States is responsible for plunging a nation, and a region of the [...]

As expected, the testimony of both General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker today was predictable. First, Petraeus recommended that planned US troop withdrawals in July be postponed to ensure that ‘gains’ made are not jeopardized. He also claimed that security in Iraq is currently better than it was when he last testified before Congress in September [...]

Yesterday, the Iranian government conceded the fact that it played a role in mediating the ceasefire between Iraqi forces and Shi’ite militias, that has, given events yesterday, seemingly crumbled. Despite this, US General David Patraeus is expected to include in his upcoming testimony before Congress that Iranian forces were directly involved in the recent unrest [...]

I was asked last night for my opinion regarding how the United States will ultimately leave Iraq. My answer was straightforward – they will, in the end, simply go. There are many that will disagree with that prediction. There are those that still cling to the belief that the US, as an occupational buffer, will [...]

I would assume that many of you have been following what has been transpiring in Southern Iraq recently. Regarding the violence that has broken out, one of the most quintessential articles about it that is an absolute must read was recently penned by an acquaintance of mine, Raed Jarrar, and fellow author Joshua Holland entitled [...]