Archive for the 'Iraq' Category
US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000
Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq
A sad and significant day for US forces in Iraq.
Four U.S. soldiers died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on Sunday, bringing the American toll in the 5-year-old war to the grim milestone of 4,000 deaths.
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Read More..>>The Iraq War: 5 Years Later
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under Bush, Iraq
On March 19, 2003, it began. “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger,” President George W. Bush said while announcing that the United States had declared war on Iraq.Today the Iraq War […]
Read More..>>Death Toll Climbs to 69 from Baghdad Attacks
Posted on March 7, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq
The death toll to the bombing attacks in Baghdad’s commercial center has climbed to 69. This makes it the most violent attack in Baghdad since last June.
Calling the act a, “heinous crime,” Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has vowed to capture those responsible. Unlike other blasts, this was not done by a suicide bomber.
“This […]
Ahmadinejad: “No One Likes Americans”
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under Iran, Iraq
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Iran’s President has made much more inflammatory comments than what he said earlier today. But he is causing a stir by telling reporters, ”No one likes them…We believe that the forces which crossed oceans and thousands of kilometers to come to this region should leave this region and hand over the affairs to the peoples and […]
‘Chemical Ali’ Execution Approved
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq
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Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as “Chemical Ali” will be executed for his role in the 1980’s campaign against Kurds.  Â
In those attacks, at least 100,000 Iraqi Kurds were killed, including a 1988 attack with poisonous gas and chemical agents that killed 5,000 people in the village of Halabja.
The approval by Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani and […]
Iraq & Afghanistan 2nd only in Cost to WWII
Posted on February 2, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq, war
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Christopher Helleman and Travis Sharp of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation have put the cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars into perspective. The only conflict that was more costly, in terms of dollars (all costs were adjusted for inflation and put into 2007 dollars) was World War II.
World War II
$3.2 trillion
Iraq and […]
Read More..>>‘Demonic’ Militants Sent Women to Bomb Markets in Iraq, 73 Killed
Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq, war
Baghdad can still be a dangerous place. Today, a stark reminder of that was served when two mentally disabled women were strapped with explosives Friday and sent into busy Baghdad markets, where they were blown up by remote control. The death toll is at least 73, with over 100 wounded.
The first struck at a popular […]
Saddam was Surprised U.S. Invaded
Posted on January 27, 2008 - Filed Under Iran, Iraq, conflict
60 Minutes aired a fascinating look at Saddam Hussein, who wanted the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction in order to intimidate Iran, a country he feared would attack him, rather than the US.
The FBI agent sent to interrogate Hussein, George Piro, went to greath lengths to make Hussein feel Piro reported […]
Messianic Shiite Cult Clash with Iraq security forces, 56 Killed
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq
Iraqi security forces had their first major challenge in the month since they got control of southern Iraq from US and coalition forces. It was a violent day in Basra but the most accounts thus far, the security forces handled the situation well.
“The Iraqi forces handled themselves extremely well and got the situation under […]
Citizen Journalist Killed in Iraq
Posted on December 16, 2007 - Filed Under Iraq, citizen journalism
History will probably not recall the life or death of Ali Shafeya Al-Moussaw, but it should. He was only 22 years old. He was shot 31 times. Ali was a citizen journalist for the blog, Alive in Baghdad. Some of the best reporting from Iraq, by traditional journalists or otherwise, comes from this […]
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