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.
Katrina Vanden Heuvel, The Nation AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 24, 2008. Obama is showing sound thinking on Iraq, so why does he continue to talk abou tescalating the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan?
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.
Chris Toensing, Caterwaul Quarterly. July 23, 2008. With neither a Democratic or Republican president likely to withdraw anytime soon, Iraq is poised to be a campaign issue four years from now.
Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. July 23, 2008. John McCain and the White House have been clearly dismayed and embarrassed by Iraqi govt. support for Obama's withdrawal plan.
Ahmad al-Taii, Azzaman. July 22, 2008. The provincial authorities in the relatively peaceful region have warned of "immediate measures" to avenge the killing.
Patrick Cockburn, The Nation. July 22, 2008. With Iraqis more concerned with electricity that the U.S. election, a timetable for withdrawal is the best Obama could give them.
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.
Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 20, 2008. Perhaps this will put an end to the idea that the private sector does everything better.?
Tom Hayden, Huffington Post. July 19, 2008. In a stunning breakthrough for Obama, Iraq's prime minister endorsed the Dem candidate's timeline for withdrawing combat troops from Iraq.
Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com. July 17, 2008. The current oil shock, the fourth in the past 30-plus years and the deadliest so far, shows every sign of continuing for a long, long stretch.
Tom Hayden, AlterNet. July 16, 2008. Obama is serious about a withdrawal plan for Iraq, but he's committed himself to expanding the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dumb Idea.
Rahmat Al-Salama, Iraq Updates. July 15, 2008. As the Status of Forces negotiations fall apart, a top Iraqi official says all U.S. and other forces should withdraw by 2011 at the latest.
