Justin Krebs, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. November 12, 2008. Unlike the Onion which pokes at the truth with absurd headlines, this clever parody wasn't so far-fetched.
Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 27, 2008. Whatever the U.S.-Iraqi "agreement" ends up looking like, it is unlikely to have much of an effect on the occupation.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 22, 2008. An interview with Iraq correspondent Patrick Cockburn and Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar on the Status of Forces Agreement.
Shawkat Al-Bayati, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. October 20, 2008. "Conditions for journalists and media workers were relatively good, but now we are seriously thinking of quitting our work."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 17, 2008. Months after the Pentagon pundits flap, the Department of Defense continues to hand down contracts for propaganda in Iraq and beyond.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. October 16, 2008. The Bush administration will present the pact as a sign of its success in Iraq, but in fact it is very different from what it intended.
Yaser Abbas, Azzaman AlterNet: PEEK. October 13, 2008. Police have started investigating some 49 files related to Iraqi journalists killed or kidnapped since the 2003 invasion.
Jareer Mohammed, Azzaman. October 13, 2008. Attacks on Christian minorities in the otherwise peaceful city of Mosul have led to an exodus of Iraqi Christians.
Zainab Mineeia, IPS News. October 10, 2008. The U.S. has "met its target" of letting in 12,000 Iraqi refugees in fiscal 2008 -- but there are 90,000 Iraqis seeking resettlement here.
Aaron Glantz, Haymarket Books. October 10, 2008. A powerful excerpt from 'Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan' lays bare the racism at the core of the Iraq occupation.
Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. October 8, 2008. Soldiers who decide to become conscientious objectors face a major struggle, but it can also be "the most liberating thing ever."
Robert Fisk, Independent UK. October 8, 2008. Hundreds of "insurgents" have been executed since 2003, victims of the same summary justice they mete out to their own captives.
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.
