On AlterNet: iraqi civilians

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "iraqi civilians"

Iraq Vet: "How Many Nine-year Old Boys Have You Held in Your Arms, Crying for Their Father?"

Kristoffer Rehder, AlterNet. May 25, 2009.

How about a boy clinging to his lifeless father that you just killed?

U.S. Soldiers Kill Iraqi Governor's 17-Year Old Son

Ahmad al-Taii, Azzaman. July 22, 2008.

The provincial authorities in the relatively peaceful region have warned of "immediate measures" to avenge the killing.

Obama v. McCain: What Do Iraqis Think?

Ahmed Ali, Dahr Jamail, IPS News. June 27, 2008.

While some Iraqis cautiously look towards Obama, many believe neither candidate will withdraw from Iraq anytime soon.

Iraq's 80,000 Angry Men and the Collapse of the Surge [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Video. March 25, 2008.

It turns out Iraqis don’t like to be raided at gunpoint, detained and tortured, or withheld pay for risking their lives. Who knew!?

We Are Way Past 4,000 Dead in Iraq

Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. March 24, 2008.

We have become death, the destroyer of worlds. There is nothing we could ever do in Iraq that will be worth these costs.

New York Times Identifies Shooter in Blackwater Massacre

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. January 21, 2008.

Paul Slough was a member of a Blackwater convoy that killed 17 Iraqi civilians in Nissour Square on September 16, 2007.

Did An Iraqi Soldier Kill US Troops for Kicking a Pregnant Woman?

Siun, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. January 6, 2008.

"His blood rose and he asked the occupying soldiers to stop beating the woman. Their answer: 'We will do what we want.' So he opened fire."

Iraqis Forced to Sell Their Children

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: PEEK. January 5, 2008.

How bad does it has to get?

Bush: If I Were Iraqi, I'd Support My Endless, Illegal Occupation

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: Video. November 8, 2007.

Amanda Terkel: Bush can't figure out why Iraqis aren't jumping around rejoicing in their freedom. Maybe it's because they've all left the country.

Blackwater: The U.S.'s Trigger-Happy Guardians

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. October 3, 2007.

Why did the U.S. State Department tolerate -- and pay to conceal -- the wanton murder of Iraqis committed by Blackwater?