AzzamanJuly 14, 2008. As the real American strategic interests in Iraq are laid bare, anger at the U.S. and Iraqi government is fueling the resistance.
Nir Rosen, The National, Abu Dhabi. June 14, 2008. As the U.S. tries to secure its "security agreement" in Iraq, the Mahdi Army remains the only genuine mass movement in Iraq.
Anna Badkhen, Truthdig. May 20, 2008. "Under Saddam Hussein that's what they used to tell us too," says a woman who lives in a town that gets only four hours of power a day. "And nothing."
Ali Gharib, IPS News. May 6, 2008. Two new ICG reports show that, at best, the "surge" was a temporary solution and that, in Iraq, "underlying issues will again come to the fore."
Juan Cole, Informed Comment. January 14, 2008. The passage of the new law will be hailed by the War party as a major achievement. But as usual they're misreading what really happened.
Robert Dreyfuss, Tomdispatch.com. November 12, 2007. Who, exactly, are we fighting in Iraq? Why are we there? Nearly five years later, there are still no answers to the most basic questions about the Iraq occupation.
Sam Dagher, Christian Science Monitor. November 8, 2007. The administration talks a lot about support from Sunni tribal leaders; here's the rest of the story.
Tom Hayden, Huffington Post. January 9, 2007. How the escalation in Iraq is both a campaign move and a way to force Sunnis out of Baghdad and into second-class status.
