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The Afghan Surge: Proof the U.S. Has Not Learned From Its Debacle in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 27, 2009.

More U.S. troops in Afghanistan will spark a backlash in which religion combines with nationalism to oppose foreign intervention.

Sectarian Clashes Flaring Up as U.S.-Backed Operations Target Sunnis

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

A military operation that was said to target al-Qaeda has instead targeted Sunni Muslims, creating new sectarian tensions.

Muqtada, the Future of Iraq

Robert S. Eshelman, In These Times. July 29, 2008.

Veteran Iraq reporter Patrick Cockburn presents a historical portrait of the man leading the only true mass political movement in Iraq.

Iraq's Police Refuse to Support Attacks on Insurgent Army

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. March 31, 2008.

The recent explosion of violence is making a mockery of Bush's claim that America had turned the corner in Iraq.

Iraqi Women Hit Hard by Occupation

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. March 11, 2008.

Iraqi women once had more rights and freedom than most others in the Arab world.