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I Was An Innocent Prisoner at Guantanamo Bay

Hussein Latif, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. June 11, 2010.

An Iraqi's tale of an odyssey through war zones, trying to reach the West but ending up in Guantanamo.

Sentenced to Death Four Times, "Chemical Ali" Executed in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. January 26, 2010.

The only surprise about the hanging of Saddam's former henchman, who was convicted for the massacre of 5,000 Kurds, is that it took so long to happen.

Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. November 4, 2009.

Researchers looking at beliefs about al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein have made some surprising discoveries about why peopl

Iraqi General Election Set For January 30, 2010

Agence France PresseMay 18, 2009.

The general election is expected to be a key test of popular support for the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Was Tortured CIA "Ghost Prisoner" Murdered?

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 13, 2009.

The suspicious death of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was tortured into lying about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection, raises a series of troubling questions.

Prosecute This: Torture Was Used to Try to Link Saddam with 9/11

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. May 1, 2009.

Obama's intent to immunize those who broke the law violates his constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."

One of Iraq's Few Successes Since the U.S. Invasion Was Saving Its Ancient Marshes: Now They're In Peril Again

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. April 30, 2009.

A unique civilization that has existed in Iraq for thousands of years, the marsh Arabs survived Saddam but now are losing a battle against nature.

In Baghdad, Many Iraqis Consider Going Out at Night a Simple Act of Defiance

Basim al-Shara, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 29, 2009.

As security has improved and curfews have eased, Baghdad's once-famous nightlife is slowly re-emerging.

Journalists Made Fun of Tom Hurndall: In the End, He Was More Principled Than Any of Them Could Dream to Be

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. April 2, 2009.

Tom Hurndall was a "human shield," the kind we journalists made fun of in Iraq. Instead of mocking him we should have listened to him.

From the Dept of Poor Taste: Saddam Hussein's Palace Bedroom to be Rented to Newlyweds

Jassem Dakhil, Asharq Al-Awsat. March 13, 2009.

The bedroom is available for rent to newlyweds for 200,000 Iraqi Dinars, which is equivalent to $180 dollars, per night.

The Myth of U.S. Military Dominance in the Middle East

Gareth Porter, IPS News. March 9, 2009.

The notion that U.S. military presence has definitively shaped the region has been thoroughly discredited.

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.

For Many Iraqi Women and Girls, 'Internally Displaced' Means Homeless

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. February 24, 2009.

"We have no water, no money, and no work," says Ahmed Hussein, 15. "How can a human live in this misery?"

In Iraq, Combating Oil Corruption, Staving Off Fears of a Kurdish-Arab War

Iraq Oil ReportFebruary 22, 2009.

A round-up of the most important news out of Iraq.

Why a Defense Contractor's Seemingly Mundane Decision Has Iraqi Interpreters Fearing for Their Lives

Carol Burke, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.

U.S. contractors want to hand over their Iraqi translators' personal data to Iraqi officials. The results could be deadly.

Our $700 Million Embassy in Iraq is a Monument to a Failed War and an Unwanted Occupation

Antiwar.comJanuary 12, 2009.

Nearly the size of Vatican City, the new U.S. compound sends a stark message: Washington expects to be Iraq's boss, not its friend.

What Iraq and Gaza Have in Common

Fatih Abdulsalam, Azzaman. January 7, 2009.

Those with the power to stop the atrocities look on as women, children, and innocents die.

Obama's CIA Pick Leon Panetta Strongly Against Torture

Digby, Hullabaloo. January 5, 2009.

'I've had my problems with Panetta over the years, but he's a much better pick for this job than I might have hoped for.'

Iraq Court Starts New Trial for 'Chemical Ali'

Jaclyn Belczyk, Jurist Legal News and Research. December 22, 2008.

The Saddam-era official accused in a 1998 gas attack that killed 5,000 Kurds has been sentenced to death twice.

Would You "Shoot an Iraqi" in Cyberspace?

Gabriel Thompson, The Brooklyn Rail. December 2, 2008.

For a month Wafaa Bilal lived in a cell with a paintball gun pointed at him, controlled by an internet audience who could shoot at him 24 hours a day.

Iraqis Pour into Street to Protest U.S. Security "Agreement"

Middle East OnlineNovember 21, 2008.

"The security agreement is shameful and humiliating."

Report: Notorious Palestinian Mercenary Was Hired by U.S. to Find Link Between Saddam and Al-Qaeda

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. October 25, 2008.

Iraqi papers obtained by The Independent state that Abu Nidal was "colluding" with the U.S.

Revealed: "Secret" Executions Being Carried Out in Saddam's Old Intelligence Headquarters

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.

At Least Saddam Protected the Rights of Religious Minorities

Fatih Abdulsalam, Azzaman. October 6, 2008.

There are no "credible counts" for anything in Iraq. But as the recent change to the Constitution shows, only the powerless pay for it.

Sarah Palin Links Iraq to 9/11

John Nichols, The Nation. September 12, 2008.

Palin has repeated the long discredited claim that the invasion of Iraq was a necessary response to the September 11th attacks.