Huffington Post | Thirteen Years Later, GOP Voters Reject Iraq War, Interventionism Huffington Post Now, in recent days, we've found out that despite what he's been saying, Donald Trump didn't always oppose the war in Iraq, like he says he did. Just before the launch of the war, Trump, when asked by Howard Stern if he supported the invasion of Iraq, ... Donald Trump's explanation of his Iraq position is totally mind-boggling Trump on Iraq comments: 'Who knows what was in my head?' Trump on 2002 Iraq comments: 'Who knows what was in my head' |
USA TODAY | Radioactive material, lost in Iraq, is found USA TODAY Radioactive material reported missing from a storage bunker in southern Iraq has been found abandoned at an Iraqi gas station, authorities say. "We are pleased that the source has been located without incident," said the Texas-based firm Weatherford in ... Missing Radioactive Material Found Undamaged In South Iraq |
New York Times | Invitation to a Dialogue: Ways Iraq Could Break Up New York Times Iraq is experiencing de facto partition driven by violence, factionalism and eroding state authority. The United States cannot prevent this — only mitigate it — and buy time for key parties to adapt their policies to help Iraq have a managed breakup ... High Noon in Iraq's Wild West Iraq begins construction on Baghdad wall Iraq's Abadi keeps Iran at arm's length in war on ISIL |
NPR | Michael Hayden: Blame Intel Agencies, Not White House, For Getting Iraq Wrong NPR The former head of the National Security Agency, Gen. Michael Hayden, says U.S. intelligence agencies got it wrong when they concluded Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and they should take the blame for that, rather than the White House. "It was ... |
Rudaw | Is Mosul Dam the ultimate threat against Iraq? Rudaw In 2015 after repeated warnings from US army in the country, Iraq agreed to take a $200 million loan from the World Bank to address the threat, but the consulted Italian group which was assigned the task has not done much since because of security ... |
UN News Centre | Iraq: UN relief official calls for relocation of civilians to safer areas UN News Centre 22 February 2016 – The top United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq has said she is deeply worried about thousands of civilians who are trapped in Fallujah city and in Sinjar district and are unable to access aid, calling on Government officials to ... |
Washington Post (blog) | Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, February 22, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... Back to the Future: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya US targets ISIS with 19 strikes in Iraq, Syria Iraq and Libya are harder the second time |
Pravda | Iraq: US, UK Fabricated WMD Threat - Created the Reality Pravda Imad Khadduri, author of "Iraq's Nuclear Mirage", eminent Iraqi nuclear scientist is adamant that the nuclear programme was abandoned on the orders of Saddam Hussein after the 1991 war, with those involved directed to sign a commitment to that effect ... |
Iraq and Syria: Prospects for Accountability Just Security On February 10, 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission convened a congressional briefing devoted to the topic of advancing accountability for the commission of international crimes in Iraq and Syria. (Video here.) Formed in 2008 by unanimous ... |
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Theater review: 'Eye of the Lamb' explores Englishwoman's role in 1920s Iraq Minneapolis Star Tribune This thought-provoking piece explores not just the tangled origins of modern Iraq, but also the Western world's romanticized view of a foreign culture. An onstage Baghdad Café Band provides "oriental" entertainment, such as Irving Berlin's "Tonight I'm ... |