Robert Fisk, Independent UK. May 1, 2009. 179,000 dead Iraqis? Or closer to a million? The British never cared about the Iraqis. That's why we don't know the figure. That's why we left Basra.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. March 11, 2009. The suicide bombing comes three days after a similar attack killed 28 people near the police academy in east Baghdad.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 5, 2009. Iraqi voters have rebuffed religious parties and cemented the power of the country's Prime Minister.
Zaineb Naji, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. January 24, 2009. As the January 31 elections approach, provincial councils are reserving seats for female leaders.
Middle East Online AlterNet: War on IraqSeptember 29, 2008. The Iraqi government is providing weapons permit to doctors and pledges not to detain them during security operations.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. September 3, 2008. With an eye on the presidential election, the White House is working to create the impression that the war is ripe for U.S. victory.
Nir Rosen, The National, Abu Dhabi. June 14, 2008. As the U.S. tries to secure its "security agreement" in Iraq, the Mahdi Army remains the only genuine mass movement in Iraq.
Sami Moubayed, Asia Times. May 5, 2008. While U.S. casualties continue to mount -- and many Iraqi troops lay down their arms -- the Mahdi Army is waging a war of survival.
Ramzy Baroud, Middle East Online. April 12, 2008. Muqtada al-Sadr reflects the views of most Iraqis; October's elections could position him as a new nationalist leader, and a unifying force.
Gareth Porter, IPS News. April 8, 2008. The effort is an indication that the operation was viewed as a major embarrassment just as Gen. David Petraeus is about to testify before Congress.
Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. April 3, 2008. The "Surge" will go down in history as one of the greatest strategic failures in military history.
AzzamanApril 1, 2008. Analysts: those sacked will have no choice but to join the ranks of Mahdi Army with their weapons, boosting the militia's strength and standing.
Gareth Porter, IPS News. March 30, 2008. The signs that the Madhi Army will no longer be passive mark a major defeat for the U.S. military command's strategy.
Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post. March 29, 2008. The so-called Iraqi Army fighting in the south right now is mainly the Badr Corps, a rival Shiite militia to Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.
Attaturk, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 26, 2008. Ah, the latest battles in the never-ending nightmare that is Iraq. The only question ever being, slow disaster or fast disaster?
Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK. March 26, 2008. Muqtada al-Sadr called for a campaign of civil disobedience in which shops, businesses, schools and universities would close down.
