More comments are being made on this topic, I just wish someone would say what is actually happening, millitary sourses are saying there is a plan, No 10 is saying no there’s not…. make your mind up guys, one of you has to be right, time for you to bang your heads together and come […]
The Times (UK) have reported on further details from Amnesty International regarding the detention of some 14,000 people by US and British Military Forces. As I said in an earlier post, it’s about time some independant international board was given the consent to investigate and visit these places without any red tape and report on […]
One of Murtha’s original arguments for wanting us to phase the troops out of Iraq was due to a poll that showed many Iraqi’s favored attacks aimed at our troops. Today a new poll has been released reaffirming that argument: A new poll found that nearly half of Iraqis approve of attacks on U.S.-led forces, […]
We always hear how the “liberal media” ignores the good going on in Iraq. How we have rebuilt so much of that country and all they report is bombings. To hear the administration and right wing pundits talk, you would think Iraq was a beautifully rebuilt town with all the services and only occasional attacks. […]
A clash occurred between Rumsfeld and the new top military dog Gen. Peter Pace yesterday. The clash happened before reporters and over torture: Via the AP from ABC15 News: Top U.S. military officer contradicts his civilian boss WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top military man, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, said American troops in Iraq have […]
Iraqis face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (£116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year. A report produced by American and British pressure groups warns Iraq will be caught in an […]
So what is Bush’s definition of “democracy in the Middle East”? Would it involve listening to the leaders of the country we now occupy? Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — Iraqi leaders, meeting at a reconciliation conference in Cairo, urged an end to violence in the country and demanded a timetable for the withdrawal of coalition troops […]
Visions of Ohio have come to Iraq as we start to hear about problems from the polling places. Ishaki, Iraq — Less than two hours after polling stations opened Saturday morning, potential voters in the Sunni town of Ishaki were convinced the Iraqi government had rigged the referendum in favor of Kurds, Shiites and Iran. […]
We get told constantly by the administration that we will leave Iraq once they have enough troops trained to take over their own security. But what if the troops are to scared to even leave their base? This is exactly what is happening in the war-torn country. From ABC news Australia: Iraqi soldiers fear leaving […]
Well this past week, we heard that Rumsfeld could be looking at pulling troops out starting as early as next spring, effectively setting a “timetable†which the President said would not be done. Rumsfeld also went to Iraq to push the Iraqi government to speed up their work on developing a democracy and securing their […]