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Znet Article Lucker: IVAW's Latest Winter Soldier Gets "general discharge under honorable conditions"

Znet Article, April, 22 2009 Andy Lucker
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Yesterday, Sgt. Mathis Chiroux proclaimed in court that he refused to deploy to Iraq, because of the Iraq War's illegality, grotesqueness, and dishonesty. In the end, he received a “general discharge under honorable conditions”. This sets an...

Commentary Landau: Iraqi dead join us optimists to extol success of surge

Commentary, April, 21 2009 Saul Landau
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Instead of focusing attention on the devastation caused by an unjust, imperial war, the US media deliberate on the success of 'surge' and cheer for the troops.

Znet Article Jamail: Attacks Commence

Znet Article, April, 21 2009 Dahr Jamail
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Everyone knows the analogy of the beehive. When it is goaded, countless bees emerge, attacking the tormentor. Right now in Iraq, the formerly US-backed al-Sahwa (Sons of Iraq) Sunni militia, ripe with broken promises from both the occupiers of the...

Znet Article Ireland: Iraqi Gay Murders Surge; World Finally Takes Note

Znet Article, April, 18 2009 Doug Ireland
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As organized killings of Iraqi gays have escalated in recent months amid a homophobic campaign in that nation's media, openly gay Democratic Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado has asked the US State Department to investigate.

Znet Article Jamail: Iraq in Fragments

Znet Article, April, 16 2009 Dahr Jamail
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On Wednesday, March 25, Major General David Perkins of the U.S. military, referring to how often the U.S. military was being attacked in Iraq, told reporters in Baghdad, "Attacks are at their lowest since August 2003." Perkins added, "There were 1...

Znet Article Jamail: No Coincidences in Iraq

Znet Article, April, 13 2009 Dahr Jamail
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Following George W. Bush’s example of keeping war funding off the books, President Barack Obama is seeking $83.4 billion in additional “emergency” funding for the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which, if approved, would bring the 200...

Znet Article Edwards: Children Of Darkness - Killing 'Them' - Parts 1 & 2

Znet Article, April, 11 2009 David Edwards
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Killing 'Them' - Parts 1 & 2

Znet Article Jamail: The Growing Storm

Znet Article, April, 04 2009 Dahr Jamail
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Last weekend, the Iraqi government arrested an Awakening Group leader of a Baghdad neighborhood, then moved into the area. With the help of US occupation forces, they disarmed the militiamen under his control, but only after fighting broke out bet...

Zmag Article Berkowitz: U.S. Evangelical Christians' Kurdish Crusade

Zmag Article, April, 01 2009 Bill Berkowitz
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An interview with Mike Reynolds on a global "Kingdom Now" movement

Znet Article Wasfi: Not an anniversary to celebrate: Dahlia Wasfi on six years of the Iraq War

Znet Article, March, 28 2009 Dahlia Wasfi
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If Americans knew the truth about U.S. monies to Israel, as well as the connection between that "special" relationship and the U.S. occupation of Iraq (namely, the deposing of Saddam Hussein for Israeli national security) there would be outrage. T...

Znet Article Hart: The Short, Happy Iraq War of Howard Kurtz

Znet Article, March, 20 2009 Peter Hart
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As the world marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, corporate media's most prominent journalism critic is wondering if Barack Obama's Iraq policy isn't being sufficiently scrutinized. As Washington Post media reporter Howard...

Znet Article Chalabi: Views on the Prospects of Iraq's Oil and Gas Resources

Znet Article, March, 20 2009 Munir Chalabi
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An analysis of the competing forces aiming to control Iraq's oil and gas industry.

Znet Article Smith: Hidden Wounds of Occupation

Znet Article, March, 18 2009 Ashley Smith
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Ashley Smith reports on the effects of the U.S. war and occupation on the civilian population of Iraq.

Znet Article Scahill: President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February?

Znet Article, March, 18 2009 Jeremy Scahill
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For those already outraged at the AIG bonus scandal, here is a fact that should add more fuel to the fire: The Obama administration has paid the mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater nearly $70 million to operate in Iraq and, according to Th...

Znet Article Susskind: After Six Years, Some US troops Will Leave Iraq. But Where Are We Leaving Iraqi Women?

Znet Article, March, 17 2009 Yifat Susskind
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If you haven't thought about the Iraq War as a story of US allies systematically torturing and executing women, you're not alone. Likewise, if you were under the impression that Iraqi women were somehow better off under their new, US-sponsored gov...

Znet Article Cole: Engaging the Muslim World

Znet Article, March, 17 2009 Juan Cole
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Juan Cole, a longtime analyst of US-Mideast affairs and a professor of history at the University of Michigan, takes an in-depth look at US foreign policy under the Obama administration, from the plan for withdrawal from Iraq, to the escalation of ...

Znet Article Billet: From Fallujah to County Antrim…

Znet Article, March, 16 2009 Alexander Billet
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It’s an inescapable truth on March 17th, inevitable as shamrocks and Guinness. Be you Irish or not, you are almost certain to hear the distinct lilt of the Emerald Isle’s music at one time or another this St. Patrick’s Day.

Commentary Shiva: Globalization And Its Fall Out

Commentary, March, 16 2009 Vandana2 Shiva
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Globalization was imposed on the world with a promise of peace and prosperity. Instead we are faced with war and economic crisis. Not only has prosperity proved elusive, the minimal economic securities of people and countries are fast disappearing.

Znet Article Ssoldz: New Doubts Regarding the Lancet Iraq Mortality Study

Znet Article, March, 15 2009 Stephen Ssoldz
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New doubts have arisen about the reliability of the estimates in a study of Iraqi mortality published in the Lancet

Znet Article Jamail: The Ongoing Occupation of Iraqi Artists

Znet Article, March, 15 2009 Dahr Jamail
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For centuries, artists, writers, and intellectuals have been meeting in Baghdad's teahouses over tulip-shaped glasses of sweet lemon tea, cigarettes, and shisha pipes.

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