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Putative Death of Al Masri

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War | Terrorism — by Will Kirkland 05/1/2007 @ 7:40:47 PM

The reported death of Abu Ayub al-Masri, Zarqawi’s successor as top dog in Al Qaeda In Iraq, has been treated cautiously almost across the board. As of this evening … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Too Little Too Late

Filed under: Iraq | Critical Voices | FrontPage | Bush Administration — by Bob Zuber 05/1/2007 @ 2:30:44 AM

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has essentially given up hope that Bush can find a way out of this mess: “Astonishingly, after four years, even Condoleezza Rice has figured out that … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Time for the Democrats

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | Democrats — by Bob Zuber 04/30/2007 @ 3:08:26 AM

Writing in the Guardian, Gary Younge believes this is the moment that the democrats must step up and rescue the president from himself: “That is where leadership comes in: the … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Disrespecting the Troops

Filed under: Iraq | Critical Voices | FrontPage | Bush Administration — by Bob Zuber 04/29/2007 @ 4:44:09 AM

The Des Moines Register tells the story of a soldier mom killed in Iraq leaving her Iowa family struggling to cope and unable to make ends meet: “When soldiers make … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: War Day April 28

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War — by Will Kirkland 04/28/2007 @ 11:44:21 AM

* BAGHDAD - Seventeen bodies were found across Baghdad in the past 24 hours, police said.

* KERBALA - A suicide car bomber killed 60 people and wounded 170 near one … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Funding Standoff

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | Democrats | Bush Administration — by Bob Zuber 04/27/2007 @ 2:55:10 AM

The BBC’s Jamie Coomarasamy provides analysis of the next stages of confrontation between democrats and Bush over Iraq: “But, deliberate or not, this particular skirmish - in what is … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Dangerous Puppet

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | Bush Administration — by Bob Zuber 04/26/2007 @ 2:21:01 AM

Writing in the Guardian, Andrew Cockburn chronicles the role of the man who may have had more to do with the lies and carnage of Iraq than any other: “Blame … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: War Day April 25

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War — by Will Kirkland 04/25/2007 @ 7:43:41 AM

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed two people and wounded eight when it blew up near a petrol station in northern Baghdad’s mainly Shi’ite Shaab district, police said.

BAGHDAD - A … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Major Losses

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage — by Bob Zuber 04/24/2007 @ 3:03:09 AM

The BBC chronicles the latest US casualties in Iraq: “American troops in the province come under frequent mortar and small arms attack, but a frontal assault like this on a … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Spiking Homicides

Filed under: Iraq | Critical Voices | FrontPage — by Bob Zuber 04/24/2007 @ 2:48:14 AM

Writing in the Detroit Free Press, Ron Dzwonkowski helps draw parallels between the daily violence of Iraq and the rise in homicides: “Elliot Leyton closed his final lecture before retiring … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Holding Firm

Filed under: Iraq | Critical Voices | FrontPage | Democrats | Bush Administration — by Bob Zuber 04/24/2007 @ 2:41:27 AM

The Toledo Blade encourages Congress to hold fast against the president’s war: “How Mr. Bush and his cohorts can maintain that there is still work for brave American forces to … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq War Day April 23

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War — by Will Kirkland 04/23/2007 @ 1:10:23 PM

* RAMADI - Three suicide car bombers killed 20 people and wounded 35 others in the Iraqi insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, 110 km (70 miles) west of Baghdad, police said. … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Out on a Limb

Filed under: Iraq | Critical Voices | FrontPage | Democrats — by Bob Zuber 04/22/2007 @ 3:37:17 AM

Writing in the Las Vegas Sun, Lisa Mascaro describes Harry Reid’s path towards clarity on Iraq and the potential implications of his ‘the war is lost’ message: “By declaring that … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Corporate Warriors

Filed under: Iraq | Critical Voices | FrontPage — by Bob Zuber 04/22/2007 @ 3:32:26 AM

The Charleston (WVA) Gazette is asking Congress to examine the explosive growth of non-accountable, private armies in Iraq: “Private contractors prepare meals, pave roads, construct buildings and engage in actual … [Keep reading >>]

The Media & The War

Filed under: Iraq | Media | FrontPage | War | Reporters — by Will Kirkland 04/21/2007 @ 7:55:16 AM

Set your recording devices for Wednesday’s PBS broadcast of Bill Moyer’s “Buying the War.” You’ll want to have it available next time promises of a cake-walk war appear in the … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Balkanization

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage — by Bob Zuber 04/20/2007 @ 2:57:08 AM

The Guardian’s Mark Tran gathers reaction to US efforts to build a 3 mile wall between Sunni and Shia neighborhoods in a section of Baghdad: “The project, which began on … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Policy Chaos

Filed under: Iraq | Critical Voices | FrontPage | Bush Administration — by Bob Zuber 04/19/2007 @ 3:25:07 AM

The Toledo Blade weighs in on Bush’s efforts to find a ‘war czar’ to manage the growing chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan: “The idea that control of Iraq can be … [Keep reading >>]

Bagdhad: 157 in One Day

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War — by Will Kirkland 04/18/2007 @ 9:52:53 AM

157 Dead. Baghdad. One Day.

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Iraq War Day April 18

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War — by Will Kirkland 04/18/2007 @ 7:23:42 AM

April 18 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1000 GMT on Wednesday:

* denotes new or updated item.

* BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed 10 people and … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq War Day April 17

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War — by Will Kirkland 04/17/2007 @ 7:10:03 AM

* HAWIJA - A car bomb targeting a police patrol killed three people, including one policeman, and wounded four others near a petrol station in the town of Hawija, north … [Keep reading >>]

You have to keep digging, keep asking questions, because otherwise you’ll be seduced or brainwashed into the idea that it’s somehow a great privilege, an honor, to report the lies they’ve been feeding you.

David Halberstam
Reporter
(1934 - 2007)