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Revealed: U.S. Military Allies in Iraq Asked Red Cross to Investigate Fallujah Birth Defects

Robert Verkaik, Independent UK. May 6, 2010.

Britain was so concerned about reports of an alarming increase in the number of babies being born with deformities that ministers asked the Red Cross to investigate.

My Life as an Insurgent, And Why I Quit

Anonymous, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 23, 2010.

A former Iraqi member of al-Qaeda in Anbar province discusses why he chose to fight the U.S. occupation and why he eventually left.

Report: British Soldiers Using Models of Mosques for Target Practice

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 8, 2010.

While a military spokesman denied the structures were meant to be mosques, he defended the use of props 'that replicate the environment [soldiers] will be deployed to.'

Why Did Iraqis in Fallujah Vote For the Man Who Let the U.S. Destroy Their City?

Uthman al-Mukhtar, Fadhil al-Badrani, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. March 31, 2010.

Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi provided the green light to the U.S. military to lay bloody siege to Fallujah, yet today, many residents see him as their best bet.

In Iraq, Journalists Who Cover Corruption Are Buying Guns to Protect Themselves

Uthman al-Mukhtar, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. June 15, 2009.

Journalists in Anbar no longer fear al-Qaeda and its affiliates but instead believe they are being targeted by political factions.

There's a New Kind of War On In Iraq -- And It's Spreading

Dahr Jamail, TruthOut.org. April 21, 2009.

Tit-for-tat killings, roadside bombs and suicide strikes are rising -- and no sign of reconciliation between Sunni militias and the Iraqi government.

Did Nouri al-Maliki's Government Disappear an Iraqi MP for Exposing Human Rights Abuses?

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. March 20, 2009.

Authorities say Mohamed al-Dainy planned a deadly suicide bombing. His allies say he's a fighter for human rights. But nobody knows where he is.

Iraq From an Armored BMW: Where U.S. 'Reconstruction' Funds Are Really Going

Dahr Jamail, TomDispatch.com. February 14, 2009.

Fallujah remains devastated, even as the U.S. military delivers shrink-wrapped bricks of $100 bills to the sheiks in charge.

Maliki Leads in Iraqi Election: Voters See Party as 'Most Expedient Way to End the Occupation'

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 3, 2009.

The U.S. likes to cast elections as proof of the legitimacy of the occupation, but many Iraqis saw their votes as a way to end it.

Why Didn't War Mom Deborah Johns Jump Down Neil Cavuto's Throat for Falsely Claiming Her Son Died in Iraq?

Staff, Brave New Films. December 2, 2008.

FOX forced to issue rare apology.

Is Posse Comitatus Dead?

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 8, 2008.

Why are there active duty soldiers stationed on U.S. streets?

U.S. Forces to Hand Over Anbar Province to Iraqis

Middle East OnlineAugust 30, 2008.

Citing stronger domestic security forces and a need for troops in Afghanistan, a U.S. general says control will be handed over in "just a few days."

Two U.S. Marines Held in Contempt in Fallujah Killings Civil Trial

Steve Czajkowski, Jurist Legal News and Research. August 24, 2008.

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.

As Fallujah Security Falters, Iraqi Police Find Bombs Planted on Roofs

Ali Al-Fadhily, Dahr Jamail, IPS News. August 4, 2008.

"It seems that we Iraqis will all kill each other as long as this U.S. occupation is paying our leaders to widen the gap between us."

In Iraq, NGOs Eyed with Mistrust

Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. July 24, 2008.

Initially looking towards NGOs to provide relief, most Iraqis now seem to think that NGOs are working mainly for money and personal gain.

Iraq Update: Missed Deadlines; Sadrists in the Streets; "Security Agreement" Watered Down

Juan Cole, Informed Comment. July 24, 2008.

John McCain thinks that Iraq borders Pakistan while the troop agreement misses deadline and Mosul, Diyala, and Fallujah experience violence.

The Third Siege of Fallujah

Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. July 21, 2008.

The two sieges of Fallujah in 2004 destroyed 75 percent of the city. Now, amid crumbling security, the U.S. is poised to do it again.

Life Under Muqtada: Inside Baghdad's Shiite Slums

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.

Iraqis Angered After a Marine is Seen Handing Out Pro-Christian Coins in Fallujah

Middle East OnlineMay 31, 2008.

"The Americans should concentrate on maintaining security and not doing missionary work."

Food Crisis Hits Fallujah

Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. May 14, 2008.

Sharp increases in food prices have generated a new wave of anti-occupation and anti-U.S. sentiment in Fallujah.

Five Years Later, Fallujah is Still in Tatters

Ali Al-Fadhily, Dahr Jamail, IPS News. April 16, 2008.

The city remains sealed. Many residents refer to it as a big jail.

21st Century Guernica: Fallujah Now Under a Different Kind of Siege

Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. November 22, 2007.

The city that was routed in November 2004 is still suffering the worst humanitarian conditions.

Fallujah, Pummelled Into Submission, Now a Potemkin Village

Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. September 5, 2007.

You can't pretty up Fallujah.