Category Archives: Iraq

Colin Powell: Grotesque Atrocities and the New Liberal Conscience – BY RICHARD FALK – DANIEL FALCONE

Posted on October 23, 2021 by kf1

Colin Powell died on Monday at the age of 84. Born in New York City in 1937, he attended City College where he studied geology. Over the course of his high-ranking military and government career he formulated the Powell Doctrine … Continue reading →

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What Trump is Doing in the Middle East While You are Distracted by COVID-19 by ROBERT FISK

Posted on March 29, 2020 by kf1

And still the virus shrouds�Donald Trump�s mischief in the�Middle East. First it was his sly retreat from�Iraq; now it�s his cosy military exercises with the�United Arab Emirates�� famous in song and legend as a former Saudi ally in the bloody … Continue reading →

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End Times for the Caliphate? by PATRICK COCKBURN

Posted on February 28, 2016 by kf1

The war in Syria and Iraq has produced two new de facto states in the last five years and enabled a third quasi-state greatly to expand its territory and power. The two new states, though unrecognised internationally, are stronger militarily and … Continue reading →

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Wars for Resources? by JOHN FOSTER

Posted on March 3, 2015 by kf1

Recent conflicts in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine have ostensibly been about “bad guys” who threatened peace with weapons of one kind or another, or stifled freedom and democracy. Whatever the accusation, concerns about petroleum — oil and gas — … Continue reading →

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Iraq on the Brink of a Ferocious Religious War by PATRICK COCKBURN

Posted on July 8, 2014 by kf1

The meltdown of American and British policy in Iraq and Syria attracts surprisingly little criticism at home. Their aim for the past three years has been get rid of Bashar al-Assad as ruler of Syria and stabilise Iraq under the … Continue reading →

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Who is the Jihadi Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? – Patrick Cockburn

Posted on June 12, 2014 by kf1

In the space of a year he has become the most powerful jihadi leader in the world, and on Monday night his forces captured Mosul, the northern capital of Iraq. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, also known as Abu Dua, the leader … Continue reading →

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Iraq: the Biggest Petroleum Heist in History? – Mike Whitney

Posted on May 25, 2014 by kf1

“Prior to the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq, US and other western oil companies were all but completely shut out of Iraq’s oil market. But thanks to the invasion and occupation, the companies are now back inside Iraq and … Continue reading →

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American Hypocrisy on International Law – Curtis Doebbler

Posted on March 7, 2014 by kf1

The threat of Russian intervention in Ukraine has caused American lawyers and diplomats to raise their voices about the legality of Russian military action in Ukraine. These complaints, however, are based more on political rhetoric and posturing than on an … Continue reading →

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U.S. Strategy in the Muslim World After 9/11 – RAND Corp.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by kf1

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The Myth of the Surge – Mike Whitney

Posted on March 14, 2013 by kf1

How Bush Used PR to Conceal Massive Ethnic Cleansing in Baghdad “I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated. It’s succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.” – President Barack Obama One of the enduring myths of the … Continue reading →

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