World-News

Stephen Zunes, Truthout: 'In any case, of critical importance at this juncture is that we not allow the narratives on the war to understate its tragic consequences or those responsible for the war, both Republicans and Democrats -to escape their responsibility. The US invasion and occupation of Iraq has resulted in the deaths of up to half a million Iraqis, the vast majority of whom are civilians, leaving over 600,000 orphans.'

http://www.truth-out.org/iraq-remember-those-responsible/1325433300

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While Iraq is being partitioned

Iraq will be divided into three parts.
http://bit.ly/vhDJ8e


From Information Clearing House

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162,000 Civilan Deaths in Iraq Since 2003 Invasion
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/02-1



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By Jack Random

The lies of war are forgotten as easily and readily as the wrappings of Christmas or the resolutions of a new year. Like a child still in diapers, the lessons of war must be learned again and again until finally they are taken to heart.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30115.htm



How Many U.S. Soldiers Were Wounded in Iraq? Guess Again

By Dan Froomkin

The true number of military personnel injured over the course of our nine-year-long fiasco in Iraq is in the hundreds of thousands, maybe even more than half a million.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30120.htm



Toy Soldiers

By Mumia Abu-Jamal

According to recent news accounts, shattered and shredded body parts and remains of U.S. servicemen were found in a landfill.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30119.htm



Long Distance Revolutionary

Video

There is no doubt in my mind, my heart, and my soul that Mumia Abu-Jamal is an innocent man.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33729.htm



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The Obama administration is moving ahead with the sale of nearly $11 billion worth of arms and training for the Iraqi military despite concerns that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is seeking to consolidate authority, create a one-party Shiite-dominated state and abandon the American-backed power-sharing government.

http://on.msnbc.com/tSQESJ


From Information Clearing House

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Was It Worth It?
http://lewrockwell.com/vance/vance272.html

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Embellishing the Iraq war

Toward Freedom
by Ramzy Baroud

12/26/11

Someone ought to let mainstream news producers know that the nearly 4,500 US soldiers killed in the Iraq war were not the only victims. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have also been killed...

http://bit.ly/uz61df


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Rivals Say Maliki Leading Iraq to 'Civil War'

Dahr Jamail, Al Jazeera: 'Less than 24 hours after the US military withdrew the last of its occupation forces from Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an arrest warrant for Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi on terrorism charges. Maliki, a Shia, leveled the charges against the highest ranking Sunni in the government, a move that threatens to drag the country back into sectarian bloodshed such as what occurred in 2006-2007 and led to tens of thousands of Iraqis being killed.'

http://www.truth-out.org/rivals-say-maliki-leading-iraq-civil-war/1325185878



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By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez

For most Americans, the end of this illegal and immoral war and occupation hardly registers a ripple. The reason: the continued belief in American exceptionalism.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30081.htm



Exit America

By Vijay Prashad

Eight years after the war, no justifications remain. It was a dumb war, and it remains so.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30096.htm



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/27-8



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Centcom will die Daten auch nach dem offiziellen Kriegsende behalten.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151093



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David E. Hickman, R.I.P.
http://lewrockwell.com/vance/vance271.html

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More Campaign Spin-Ending the War in Iraq
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-iraq-war/why-wont-the-government-tell-us-the-truth-about-iraq.html

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Behind the Iraqi political crisis lies the struggle over oil
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10776/

Harper s summarizes history of Iraq war
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10781/



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That is Still Being Borne by the Iraqi People

By Gary Younge

Every effort must be made to thwart those who seek to embellish and distort America s lamentable legacy in Iraq.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30029.htm



War Without End

By Chris Floyd

This is the reality of what actually happened in Iraq: aggression, slaughter, atrocity, ruin. It is the only reality.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30038.htm



Killing Without Consequences

By Katie Drummond

A cutting-edge, controversial realm of treatment. One that d see military personnel popping a pill to wipe away the fear they associate with traumatic memories.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30036.htm



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Gerade hat die US-Regierung das Ende des Einsatzes verkündet, verstärken sich auch schon die Rivalitäten zwischen Schiiten und Sunniten.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151060



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By Justin Elliott

Thousands of armed U.S. private contractors will be based in the country, and the potential for violence is real.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30020.htm



From The Archives:

Blair: Iraq Linked To Al-Qaida

By ROBERT BARR

Iraq has links with the al-Qaida terrorist network, but the 'exact extent' of their cooperation is unknown, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1102.htm

and

US Plans 'Shock And Awe' Blitzkrieg In Iraq

By Henry Michaels

The war being prepared by the White House and Pentagon on the people of Iraq will be characterized by barbarism on a scale not seen since the horrors of the 1930s and 1940s. The level of brutality will recall scenes seared into the collective consciousness of previous generations, such as the bombing of Guernica and the Nazi blitzkrieg against Poland.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1114.htm



New Pictures of Iraq Atrocity, With Documents and Video

By David Swanson

The Iraqi was detained and questioned then with his hands tied behind his back, SGT Rogers skinned his face.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30034.htm

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US troops leave Iraq amid 'the unmentionable odor of death'
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10764/

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Iraq War Officially Ends, Leaving Thousands Dead, Millions Displaced, Strong Contractor Presence

Iraq War Officially Ends But Drones, Contractors Remain
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/18-1

Do Private Military Contractors Have Impunity to Torture
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/21-2

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New Documents Released of 2007 Iraq Atrocity by Troops

David Swanson, War Is A Crime: 'My name is John Needham.... I deployed with my unit to Iraq from October 2006 until October 2007 when I was medically evacuated for physical and mental injuries that I suffered during my deployment. The purpose of my letter is to report what I believe to be war crimes and violation of the laws of armed conflict that I personally witnesses while deployed in Iraq.'

http://www.truth-out.org/new-documents-released-2007-iraq-atrocity-troops/1324191717



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