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On the Legality Question of the Iraq War
Since the BBC is one of my primary sources for world news, I have been following with mild interest (which seems to be significantly more than that of American media) the proceedings of an inquiry into the initiation of the “Bush War” in...
Shoe-throwing Journalist Released From Iraqi Jail
The journalist, who was jailed after he threw his shoes at then-U.S. president George Bush last December, was released from prison on Tuesday, CNN reported. Muntazer al-Zaidi, 30, an Iraqi correspondent for the Cairo-based Al-Baghdadiya TV channel, hurled...
Army Major General Richard Nash Says Iraqi Forces have been Taking the Lead on Urban Security
It has been a month since U.S. military forces withdrew from Iraqi cities and handed over security responsibilities to their Iraqi counterparts. Since then, U.S. military commanders in Iraq say U.S. troops have worked to support Iraqi forces by providing...
U.S. to Deploy Missile Defense System in Poland By the End of 2009
Poland’s deputy defense minister has said that U.S. Patriot air defense missiles and over 100 U.S. personnel will be deployed in Poland by the end of this year despite Russia’s objections. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in...
UC Davis Historian Catalogs U.S. Government’s Secrets, Lies And Conspiracies
45-year-long decline in America’s trust in its leaders fueled by the government’s own secrets, lies and conspiracies a University of California, Davis, history professor argues in a new book.
Economic Bullets Aimed At the U.S. – Political Opinion
If a hostile nation were trying to infiltrate America and destroy it from the inside out, well, they would be hard-pressed to do a better job than our current and former leaders have done. America and its policymakers have been asleep at the wheel for...
Iraq Army is Ready to Keep Order When U.S. Troops Pull Out
“In the event of U.S. troops pulling out of Iraq, the army is ready to take responsibility for providing security in the country,” Abd al-Qadir has said in an interview with Russia’s RIA Novosti.
Kazakhstan Military Withdraws From Iraq
The Kazakhstan military withdrew on Tuesday its 29 sappers and engineers from Iraq, where they had been stationed as part of the Multi-National Force, the country’s Defense Ministry said.
