Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. November 22, 2008. A new book by the award-winning photojournalist Nina Berman probes how the U.S. homeland security apparatus stokes fantasies about war.
Saadoun al-Jaberi, Azzaman AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 21, 2008. Iraq's oil exports are decreasing by nearly 100,000 barrels a day every month, according to the former oil minister.
Middle East OnlineNovember 21, 2008. Under the Status of Forces Agreement awaiting passage, private military contractors would be subject to Iraqi criminal and civil law.
Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. November 21, 2008. Wherever we go, our "stuff" goes with us -- in such large quantities that removing it could prove more daunting than invading in the first place.
T.J. Buonomo, AlterNet. November 18, 2008. In the wake of Obama's victory, the antiwar movement must be ready to identify new pressure points or it risks losing credibility and relevance.
Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. November 17, 2008. Obama's presidential victory softened Iran's opposition to the security deal -- an important sign that Tehran may be willing to work with the U.S.
Gary Brecher, eXiled Online. November 17, 2008. Only a fool like Bush could pick an anti-American Arab country, add an invading army, and expect a nice fluffy democracy souffle.
Anne Penketh, Independent UK. November 16, 2008. The pact, months in the making, dictates that the U.S. will pull out troops in 2011. The Iraqi parliament is expected to ratify it Monday.
Jennifer Utz, AlterNet. November 15, 2008. From 2007 to 2008, I spent five months in Syria with Mohamed, an Iraqi refugee. Now, we are roommates in New York City.
Jeremy Scahill, TheNation.com. November 15, 2008. Critics still fear reckless behavior by the 140,000 private corporate contractors in Iraq will continue.
Basel Abdulmajeed, Azzaman. November 14, 2008. With a new minister for tribal affairs, the Iraqi government is increasingly relying on different tribes to maintain law and order.
Naseer Al-Ily, Asharq Al-Awsat. November 13, 2008. As safety returns to some Baghdad universities, political and religious influences are still pervasive.
Nora Eisenberg, The Guardian. November 11, 2008. Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are in danger from toxic chemicals, yet most don't know what they've been exposed to or where to get help.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 11, 2008. The powerful film chronicles the life of paralyzed veteran Tomas Young following his return from Iraq.
Kelly Dougherty, Iraq Veterans Against the War AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 11, 2008. It is fitting that our nation reserves a day to honor the sacrifice of our soldiers, but we have fallen short of caring for our veterans.
Jonathan Steele, The Guardian. November 10, 2008. If Obama truly believes in diplomacy, he will use it to forge new, individual relationships with Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Middle East OnlineNovember 9, 2008. In a taped message yet to be verified, insurgents called "unjust" wars the "principal cause of the collapse of the economic giant."
Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 9, 2008. Everyone has an opinion on how Obama should respond to Ahmadinejad's post-election overture.
Adam Morrow, Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, IPS News. November 7, 2008. "Many Iraqis ... see it as little more than a U.S. attempt to legitimize the occupation and bolster Arab support for the unpopular government."
Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. November 7, 2008. John Pilger, Mahmood Mamdani, Raed Jarrar, Tariq Ali, Laura Carlsen, and more on Obama's troubling foreign policy ideas.
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