Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/97791/bush%27s_white_house_spying_on_iraqi_prime_minister/ White House Press Secretary Dana Perino wants to make it clear, the White House IS NOT denying spying on Maliki. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:41:01 PDT Amanda http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/97555/u.s._troops_kill_six_iraqi_security_forces/ The military says it was a case of "mistaken fire." Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:07:01 PDT Staff http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/97540/abu_ghraib%27s_torture_museum_%3D_pure_propaganda_/ The Iraqi government's plan to reopen Abu Ghraib, including a museum of crimes committed under Saddam is revisionist history. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:30:01 PDT Fatih Abdulsalam http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/97328/baghdad_getting_only_half_of_needed_water_supplies%3B_iraq_approves_oil_deal_with_china/ First Saddam-era deal approved; UNICEF blasts Iraqi government for not investing in drinking water. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:45:01 PDT AlterNet Staff http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/97219/vets_for_peace_demonstrate_against_fellow_veteran_john_mccain/ On the eve of the Republican National Convention, Vietnam veterans protested the war in Iraq and spoke out against "war hero" John McCain. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jeremy Scahill http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/97278/dutch_intelligence%3A_u.s._strike_on_iran_likely_%27within_weeks%27/ Intelligence agency shared info on potential targets with the CIA. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:00:01 PDT Joshua Holland http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/96871/u.s._contractor_in_iraq%2C_kbr%2C_accused_of_slavery_/ A Washington law firm has filed a lawsuit against KBR alleging their involvement in human trafficking, forced labor and slavery. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:27:01 PDT Satyam http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/96759/in_wake_of_deadly_u.s._airstrike%2C_jeremy_scahill_questions_dems_on_obama%27s_afghanistan_policy/ As Democrats rally in support of candidates who want an escalation in Afghanistan, the 7-year old war is claiming more lives than ever. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:00:01 PDT Jeremy Scahill http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/96643/the_maliki_surge%3A_iraq%27s_pm%27s_power_is_growing/ It would be a tragedy if 4000 Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis died simply to establish another U.S.-enabled tyranny in the Middle East. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:13:01 PDT Staff http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/96484/obama%3A_tell_ivaw_%22yes_we_can%22/ While official rhetoric in Denver ignores the party's failure to end the war in Iraq, one group of vets is not backing down. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:00:01 PDT Liliana Segura http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/96339/iraq_veterans_against_the_war_call_on_obama_to_endorse_their_goals/ "A Presidential candidate dedicated to an anti-war platform should have no objections to the goals of our organization." Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:30:01 PDT IVAW Media http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/96212/two_u.s._marines_held_in_contempt_in_fallujah_killings_civil_trial_/ Sgt. Ryan Weemer and Sgt. Jermaine Nelson took the 5th and refused to testify against their former squad leader on the killing of Iragi prisoners. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:32:01 PDT Steve Czajkowski http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/95906/michael_moore_dares_to_ask%3A_what%27s_so_heroic_about_being_shot_down_while_bombing_innocent_civilians/ Like Iraq, Vietnam was not a noble cause. It's time we stopped letting politicians and the press perpetuate the McCain War Hero myth. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:35:01 PDT Liliana Segura http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/95896/bush_capitulates%2C_troop_withdrawal_in_2011_/ The left won the Iraq debate. Period. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:36:01 PDT Spencer Ackerman http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/95599/doj_preparing_to_charge_six_blackwater_guards_in_nisour_square_massacre/ Indictments for the killing of 17 Iraqis would likely be sought under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which would be unprecedented. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:46:01 PDT Nick Fiske