Kadhem Ali, Azzaman. September 15, 2008. Contaminated water is believed to be the main cause of the spread of the deadly disease, which is estimated to have killed up to 1,000 people.
Ahmed Ali, Dahr Jamail, IPS News. August 27, 2008. A military operation that was said to target al-Qaeda has instead targeted Sunni Muslims, creating new sectarian tensions.
Juan Cole, Informed Comment AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 24, 2008. John McCain thinks that Iraq borders Pakistan while the troop agreement misses deadline and Mosul, Diyala, and Fallujah experience violence.
Dahr Jamail, Ahmed Ali, IPS News. June 2, 2008. Iraqis who say they have seen dead bodies floating in rivers have good reason not to believe official figures of the war's death toll.