Iraq Update
US discussed Iraq regime change a month after Bush took office, senior British officials say
The chairman of the British Joint Intelligence Committee in 2001 told investigators Monday that elements of the Bush Administration were pushing for regime change in Iraq in early 2001, months before the 9/11 attacks and two years before President George W. Bush formally announced the Iraq war.
Gen. Wesley Clark's Advice: Get Out of Afghanistan
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark has some advice for Congress: Start planning an exit strategy from Afghanistan.
Speaking to the House Armed Services subcommittee on oversight and investigations, Gen. Clark said, "figure out where you’re going. How do we get out of here? Because our presence long term there is not a good thing. We’re playing into the hands of people who don’t like foreigners in a country that’s not tolerant of diversity. And that’s not going to change.”
Obama Admits Delay On Guantanamo
President Barack Obama admitted for the first time on Wednesday that the United States would miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the "war on terror" prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The US leader also said Americans should not be "fearful" of the prospect that five men accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks will go on trial in New York City, a notion that has sparked vocal domestic opposition.
"Guantanamo -- we had a specific deadline that was missed," Obama told US-based NBC television, in one of a flurry of interviews he gave in Beijing as his Asia tour winds down.
US officer: We have until May to reconsider Iraq drawdown
General Ray Odierno told reporters in Baghdad that although all American combat troops are due to pull out by August 2010, the plan could change between now and May if the security situation deteriorates.
Blair to face Iraq war inquiry
He will be among senior Labour figures to be publicly grilled just months ahead of an expected general election.
Mr Blair and the others may be quizzed again in more detail, but that will not happen until after the election, which must take place by June.
Inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot has said his report will be published at the end of next year, or even 2011.
Fallujah's infants suffer from sharp rise in birth defects
The war-ravaged population center has seen an increase of up to 15 times as many chronic deformities in infants since pre-war levels, according to a report by the UK's Guardian. Documented statistics for birth defects in Fallujah have only emerged in recent months, but the rate of abormalities, including early-life cancers, is high enough to cause alarm at Fallujah's General Hospital.
Gates signs order barring release of torture photos
In order to withhold the photos, Gates simply had to certify, as he did in the court filing, that 'public disclosure of these photographs would endanger citizens of the United States, members of the United States Armed Forces, or employees of the United States Government deployed outside the United States.
Carnage and Corruption in Iraq
It is tragic that Iraq hits the headlines only if there is a major explosion with hundreds killed and injured. Yesterday's carnage in Baghdad is the second of its kind in two months, and yet another horrific reminder that the Iraqi people are still paying with their blood for the US-led invasion and occupation of their country.
Iraq bombings show that the war isn't over
October has been a terrible month for Iraq. The country has been savagely attacked by a string of bombings, leaving scores dead and hundreds injured and maimed.
The bombings include:
- October 25: A pair of car bombs destroyed government buildings in Baghdad, killing 155.
- October 21: A roadside bomb near Kirkuk killed 2 journalists.
- October 20: A bombing in al-Hamiya killed a police officer.
- October 19: A roadside bomb exploded in Nineveh province, killing an American soldier.
- October 16: A Sunni mosque in Talafer, near Mosul was bombed, killing 14.
- October 13: A suicide bombing in a coffee house in Buhruz, near Baquba killed 8.
- October 11: A trio of bombings in Ramadi left 26 dead.
- October 7: A roadside bomb near Jalula killed 3 Iraqi police officers.
- October 6: A truck bomb exploded in front of restaurant in Amiriya, near Fallujah, killing 9.
- October 5: A suicide bomber at a funeral in Haditha killed 6.
Pentagon Pursuing New Investigation Into Bush Propaganda Program
The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General is conducting a new investigation into a covert Bush administration Defense Department program that used retired military analysts to produce positive wartime news coverage.
12 killed as US soldier goes on rampage at Texas army base
A US Army officer, Major Malik Nadal Hasan, has gone on on a shooting spree at a military base in Texas, killing 12 people and wounding more than 30 others before he was shot dead by police.
Record 134 US Soldiers Commit Suicide
The October suicide figures mean that at least 134 active-duty soldiers have taken their own lives so far this year, putting the Army on pace to break last year's record of 140 active-duty suicides. The number of Army suicides has risen 37% since 2006, and last year, the suicide rate surpassed that of the U.S. population for the first time.
US deactivates army engineering arm in Iraq
Regional News for Iraq
Pentagon Used Psychological Operation on US Public: docs
A months-long review of documents and interviews with Pentagon personnel has revealed that the Bush Administration's military analyst program -- aimed at selling the Iraq war to the American people -- operated through a secretive collaboration between the Defense Department's press and community relations offices.
Raw Story has also uncovered evidence that directly ties the activities undertaken in the military analyst program to an official US military document’s definition of psychological operations -- propaganda that is only supposed to be directed toward foreign audiences.
At Least 85,000 Iraqis Killed From 2004 To 2008, Says Gov't
What remains unanswered is how many died in the 2003 U.S. invasion and in the months of chaos that followed it.
Iraq Index - Brookings Institution
The Iraq Index is a statistical compilation of economic, public opinion, and security data. This resource will provide updated information on various criteria, including crime, telephone and water service, troop fatalities, unemployment, Iraqi security forces, oil production, and coalition troop strength.
The index is designed to quantify the rebuilding efforts and offer an objective set of criteria for benchmarking performance. It is the first in-depth, non-partisan assessment of American efforts in Iraq, and is based primarily on U.S. government information. Although measurements of progress in any nation-building effort can never be reduced to purely quantitative data, a comprehensive compilation of such information can provide a clearer picture and contribute to a healthier and better informed debate.
Iraq Troops' PTSD Rate As High As 35% Analysis Finds
The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35 percent, according to a new analysis.
US soldier gets life for Iraqi girl's rape, murders
U.S. Admits It Has No Case Against Teen Held At Guantanamo
The Justice Department conceded Friday that it lacks the evidence to hold a teenage Guantanamo detainee as an enemy combatant after a federal judge last week ruled that his confession was inadmissible. The Afghan government said Mohammed Jawad was 12 years old when he was seized by U.S. troops.
52% US Iraq/Afghan GIs Have Severe Brain Trauma
Some 52 percent of soldiers severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan who have come to the U.S. Army's largest hospital for treatment have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), an internal study has found.
Cheney Wanted to Illegally Deploy US Troops in US Cities
Ex-CIA Agent McGovern: Could Dick Cheney Go to Prison?
Active duty Army suicide rate on record-setting pace
Govt. using torture confessions
Iraq celebrates US withdrawal
US Military: Gays not welcome; White supremacists 'OK'?
U.S. forces already out of Iraqi cities
How The FBI Broke Saddam - Without Using Torture
AP: Toxic chemical link to Iraq illnesses
Iraq braces for US troop withdrawals
Iraq opens fields; Exxon, Shell seek foothold
Bombs Kill More Than 30 Across Baghdad Ahead Of US Pullout
PETRAEUS: US VIOLATED GENEVA CONVENTIONS
Iraq War Inquiry Could Disclose More Lies, Secrets
Bush, Blair plotted Iraq 'provocation'
TOP US GENERAL: WE MAY HAVE TO IGNORE IRAQ DEADLINE
The activities of al-Qaeda in two of Iraq’s most troubled cities could keep US combat troops engaged beyond the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal, the top US commander in the country has warned.
Iraqi Oil Chief Accused In Mother Of All Sell-Outs
Accused 9/11 Mastermind Says He Lied To CIA Under Torture
US Army suicides more than doubled in May!
Five US contractors arrested in Iraq for murder of colleague
Sixth anniversary of Baghdad’s fall marked by huge anti-American protests.
KBR Was Paid $83 Million in Bonuses for Work That Electrocuted US Soldiers
Iraqi Police Prepare for New Security Responsibilities
Yoo Admits He Fixed Law Around Bush's Torture Policy
Guantanamo Breakthrough: Europe Expects To Take 'Several Dozen' Detainees
UN expert: Rumsfeld to 'face difficulties'
General: Bush 'abandoned' troops
Cheney Led Briefings of Lawmakers to Defend Interrogation Techniques
Grim Milestone: 5,000 GIs Dead in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
Cheney: No Link Between Saddam Hussein, 9/11
Top CIA officer in Pakistan under Reagan rebukes Cheney on torture, 'plots'
MULLEN: ARMY SUICIDES to hit record.
Obama reversed on abuse pics after Iraqi PM 'went ballistic'
New Legal Battle In Guantanamo As War Crimes Court Meets
US deaths in Iraq rise sharply
US Army base shuts down after rise in suicides
Children raped at Abu Ghraib: U.S. General confirms
US War Crime Probes Inadequate: UN Expert
Iraq to arrest 1,000 'corrupt' officials
US prepared for 10 more years in Iraq
Baghdad Bomb Kills US Soldier, Making May Deadliest In 8 Months
US journo held in Iraq w/no charges
US Withdrawal From Iraq 'On Track' Despite Violence: Mullen
Iraqi resistance preps for battle
US: Iraq attacks down 50% in May
Car bomb in Baghdad kills at least 34 people
Ex-CIA Official: Agency Brass Lied to Congress About Interrogations
Tribunals To Return, Detainees To Have More Rights
Thug Squad Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo
Army suicides on track for record in '09
GI Kills Five Fellow Soldiers on Baghdad Base
CIA 'Terror' Suspects Kept Awake 11 Days
Iraqi PM tells Pelosi: US troops not needed in our cities
Some US Troops To Stay In Iraq Past Deadline
Record High Army Suicides Prompt Action
Iraq Update - April 2009
570 Dead, 1192 Wounded in Iraq in April 2009
Thursday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 25 Wounded - April 30th, 2009
Wednesday: 73 Iraqis Killed, 116 Wounded
Tuesday: 1 Iraqi Killed
Monday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded
Sunday: 17 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 22 Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 93 Others Killed; 163 Wounded in Iraq
Thursday: 1 US Marine, 96 Killed; 157 Wounded in Iraq
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 30 Wounded
Tuesday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded
Monday: 19 Iraqis Killed, 11 Wounded
Sunday: 14 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
Saturday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 7 Wounded
Friday: 1 US Marine, 8 Iraqis Killed; 19 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 61 Wounded
Wednesday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 27 Wounded
Tuesday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 10 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 5 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 6 Iraqis Killed; 12 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 35 Wounded
Friday: 5 US Soldiers, 10 Iraqis Killed; 84 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Wednesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 27 Wounded
Tuesday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 45 Iraqis Killed; 176 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Marine, 2 Iraqis Killed; 8 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 17 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 22 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 25 Iraqis Wounded - April 1st, 2009
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
4 Soldiers Involved In Iraqi Rape, Murder Escape The Spotlight
Gonzales: US should be open to torturing again
Britain Was 'Dragged' Into Iraq War, Says Former Spy Chief
Iraq will not extend US withdrawal date
Iraq Fears Return To Sectarian Warfare Of 2006
'Scapegoats': Jailed GIs plan appeal after Bush memos
OBAMA MAY REVIVE MILITARY COMMISSIONS
50-100 Gitmo Inmates 'Can't Be Tried or Freed'
Surge in violence won't delay U.S. withdrawal from Iraq
UK ends Iraq combat ops
'Waterboarding was torture': Obama
DEMS SEEK PROSECUTOR ON TORTURE
Truth Commission moves forward
Iraq Bombings Kills More Than 40
Iraq PM: US 'breached' security pact
Torture Supporters Are The Ones Politicizing The Debate
FBI Interrogator Of Al Qaida Breaks Silence, Condemns Torture Tactics
Foreign Policy: The Torture Timeline
CIA never seriously assessed torture methods: report
Army Trying to Stem Increases in Soldier Suicides
U.S. Soldier Killed Herself -- After Refusing to Take Part in Torture
CIA Ignored Warnings From Soldiers That Torture Would Not Work
US to Keep Troops in Iraq if Violence Escalates
Brits Tortured, Killed 20 Iraqis And Covered It Up
Suicide Bombers Kill 150 In 24 Hrs In Iraq
General Who Probed Abu Ghraib Says Bush Officials Committed War Crimes
UN Torture Envoy: US Must Prosecute Bush Lawyers
Baghdad Bombings: Is Iraq Unraveling Again?
Dozens of CIA 'Ghost Prisoners' Missing
Pentagon to Release Up to 2,000 Photographs of Prisoner Abuse
Appeals Court Rules Gitmo Detainees Are Not 'Persons'
AP: Iraqi death toll more than 87K since '05
Jordan’s King Abdullah says U.S. tortured.
Military agency warned Bush administration in 2002 that its interrogation program was ‘torture.’
CIA Official: No Proof Harsh Techniques Stopped Terror Attacks
Bush Admin. Ignored Military's Strong Opposition to Torture Program
European Nations May Investigate Bush Officials Over Prisoner Abuse
Document: Cheney, Rice Signed Off on Interrogation Techniques
Torture pushed to find Iraq, Qaeda tie
SUICIDE BLASTS CLAIM at least 70...
No License, but Blackwater Is Still in Iraq
13 SOLDIER SUICIDES in March...
Report: Iraq air raids disproportionally kill women, children
Iraq: Executions lead cause of death
Desperate vets turn to suicide
Iraqi VP: Some US-backed militias are planning attacks
US troops could stay in Mosul past June 30
Iraq Government Claims Media Is Stoking Violence
Soldiers out of major Iraq cities by June 30
Army pressured docs to downgrade PTSD
Cost of Iraq War Will Surpass Vietnam's by Year's End.
Another suicide blast in Iraq; this one claims 9 lives
5 US Soldiers Killed In Mosul, Iraq Truck Bombing
Obama seeks $83.4 billion more for Iraq, Afghan wars
Multiple Car Bombs Kill Over 40 People
Report: Iraqi children for sale
Iraqis execute six gay men in past 10 days.
Brain injured troops may reach 360,000
Estimate represents 20% of US troops who served in Iraq, Afghanistan.
Iraqi Leaders Applaud US Troop Withdrawal Plan
Iraqi Leaders Applaud US Troop Withdrawal Plan
February 28, 2009
CNN
Iraqi leaders are applauding President Obama's plan to withdraw most U.S. troops from the country by August 2010.Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's office released a statement Saturday saying he received a call from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informing him of Obama's announcement of the withdrawal.
"Mr. al-Hashimi welcomed the American administration's commitment to withdrawing its troops from Iraq according to the agreed-on schedule and stressed that every possible effort should be exerted to increase the readiness of Iraqi security forces and improve their performance," the statement said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Obama called him to tell him about the plan Friday.
PM: US dominance over Iraq at end
PM: US dominance over Iraq at end
February 10, 2009
AFP
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday that the era of US dominance in Iraq was over, in a broadside to Washington almost six years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.
The Shiite premier, boosted by the strong showing of his allies in provincial elections, said Iraq was now taking charge of its own destiny and was making good progress towards rebuilding the war-torn country.
His remarks were a pointed rebuke to US Vice President Joe Biden, who last week said Washington would have to be "more aggressive" in pushing Baghdad towards faster political reform.
"The time for putting pressure on Iraq is over," Maliki told reporters when asked about Biden's comments.
Army Official - Suicides In January 'Terrifying'
Army Official - Suicides In January 'Terrifying'
February 5, 2009
CNN
Two dozen soldiers believed to have killed themselves in January, official says
The number of likely suicides more than those killed in combat last month
Army psychologist says long, cold months of winter might have contributed to spike
Army takes rare step of releasing figures for month rather than waiting till end of year
France Reportedly Drafts EU Plan for Guantanamo Inmates
France Reportedly Drafts EU Plan for Guantanamo Inmates
January 24, 2009
Deutsche Welle
France has drafted a plan for EU nations to take in 60 of 245 detainees remaining at the United States' Guantanamo Bay prison camp on Cuba, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Germany welcomed on Friday plans by US President Barack Obama to close the camp, but has not yet offered to accept detainees.
Spiegel said France had sent the plan to EU capitals and would discuss it when EU foreign ministers meet on Monday in Brussels.
EU nations are divided about whether to admit the detainees, described by US authorities as not dangerous. Portugal and France appear willing while Sweden and the Netherlands have said no.
Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison to reopen - with new name
Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison to reopen - with new name
January 24, 2009
Reuters
Iraq will reopen its notorious Abu Ghraib prison next month, but will change the name which became synonomous with abuse under both Saddam Hussein's rule and U.S. occupation, a senior official said on Saturday.
Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim told Reuters that the prison -- which earned global notoriety after U.S. jailkeepers filmed themselves tormenting and sexually humiliating inmates -- had been renovated to international standards.
Iraq assumes control of Green Zone
Iraq assumes control of Green Zone
January 1, 2009
AFP
The United States handed over security control of the Green Zone, a potent symbol of the American occupation, to Iraq on Thursday as a UN mandate for foreign troops ran out and bilateral military accords took effect.
In another step towards full sovereignty, Iraq was also handed control of Basra airport by British forces, who have been using the facility as their main base in southern Iraq since the 2003 invasion.
Iraq approves US security pact
Iraqi parliament approves landmark US military pact
November 27, 2008
AFP
Iraq's parliament on Thursday approved a landmark military pact that will see all US troops withdraw by the end of 2011, ending the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and plunged the country into chaos.
After 11 months of hard-nosed negotiations with Washington and a flurry of 11th hour horse-trading leading up to the vote, the pact was approved by 144 members of the 198 who attended the session of the 275-member assembly.
Iraq to hold referendum on US troops pact
Iraq to hold referendum on US troops pact
November 27, 2008
AFP
Iraq plans to hold a July referendum on a controversial military pact allowing US troops to remain for another three years that parliament is expected to adopt on Thursday in a delayed vote.
"If the Iraqi people reject the agreement in the referendum the government will have two choices, either to cancel it or renegotiate it."
Iraq can cancel the agreement at any time as long as it gives the United States one year's notice, so if the agreement is rejected in the referendum and then cancelled it would not come to an end until the summer of 2010.
It can also be amended by mutual consent, according to the official Arabic version of the pact.
Iraqi Official Threatens State of Emergency if Pact Rejected
Iraqi Official Threatens State of Emergency if Pact Rejected
November 23, 2008
Washington Post
Defense Minister Abdul Qadir Muhammed Jassim, a long-time supporter of the SOFA, has warned that the government will declare a “state of emergency” if parliament declines to approve the pact. He also cautioned about political parties that maintain their own armed militias, not mentioning any names but likely not intending to refer to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s own controversial Support Councils.
Iraq has imposed states of emergency on multiple occasions since the US invasion. Under the National Safety Law, the Prime Minister is empowered to impose curfews, restrict freedom of movement and assembly, and cordon off areas he deems “suspect.”
Iraq Dismisses Oversight Officials Despite Soaring Corruption
Iraq Dismisses Oversight Officials Despite Soaring Corruption
November 17, 2008
New York Times
The government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is systematically dismissing Iraqi oversight officials, who were installed to fight corruption in Iraqi ministries by order of the American occupation administration, which had hoped to bring Western standards of accountability to the notoriously opaque and graft-ridden bureaucracy here.
Iraqi approves U.S. troop agreement
Iraqi approves U.S. troop agreement
November 16, 2008
AFP
Iraq's cabinet defied fiery opposition from Shiite hardliners on Sunday and approved a wide-ranging military pact that includes a timetable for the withdrawal of all US troops by the end of 2011.
Baghdad and Washington have been scrambling for months to reach an agreement that will govern the status of more than 150,000 US soldiers stationed in some 400 bases across the country after their UN mandate expires on December 31.
The cabinet approved the agreement after a two and a half hour meeting, with 28 ministers out of 38 voting for it, including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a government official said.
Iraq's lead negotiator Muwafaq al-Rubaie told AFP on Friday he believed the draft agreement was a "very good text" and expected it to be approved by parliament as well.
"This text will secure the complete, full, irrevocable sovereignty of Iraq," he told AFP.
The White House, too, was upbeat on Friday, describing the text of the accord as a "good agreement" that suits both nations.
The draft agreement includes 31 articles and calls for US troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by June 2009 and from the entire country by the end of 2011.
Source: Iraqi PM Maliki Now Supports US "Withdrawal Agreement"
Source: Iraqi PM Maliki Now Supports US "Withdrawal Agreement"
November 14, 2008
McClatchy Newspapers
BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has informed Iraq's presidency council that he now supports a security agreement with the United States, a Shiite Muslim legislator who's close to the premier said Friday.
Lawmaker Sami al Askari said that Maliki had declared his backing for the controversial accord at a meeting last week with Iraq’s president and vice presidents. The only person who dissented was the Sunni vice president, Tariq al Hashimi.
Askari said Maliki planned to address the nation in coming days to ask for the people's support of the agreement, which Iraqi officials now call the "withdrawal agreement."
Obama Plans Guantanamo Closing
Obama Plans Guantanamo Closing
November 10, 2008
Associated Press
President-elect Obama's advisers are crafting plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terrorism suspects in the U.S., a plan that the Bush administration said Monday was easier said than done.
Under the plan being crafted inside Obama's camp, some detainees would be released and others would be charged in U.S. courts, where they would receive constitutional rights and open trials.
15 dead in Baghdad blasts, violence rising
15 dead in Baghdad blasts, violence rising
November 4, 2008
BAGHDAD — Bombs exploded at a bus station and a small market in Baghdad, killing 15 people Tuesday in an increase in bloodshed in the Iraqi capital after a week of relative calm, police and hospital officials said.
Maliki: Don’t call it a ‘security pact’; it’s ‘an agreement to withdraw’ U.S. troops.
Maliki: Don’t call it a ‘security pact’; it’s ‘an agreement to withdraw’ U.S. troops.
November 1, 2008
Today, the AP is reporting that according to a close aide to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi government “wants to eliminate any chance U.S. forces will stay” in Iraq “after 2011 under a proposed security pact.” But also yesterday, al-Maliki took issue with calling the agreement a “security pact”
Iraq to declare agreement void if US attacks Iraq neighbor
Iraq to declare agreement void if US attacks Iraq neighbor
October 29, 2008
Associated Press
Partly as a result of the U.S. raid into Syria last weekend, Iraqi government spokesman “said the Iraqis want the right to declare the agreement null and void if the U.S. unilaterally attacks one of Iraq’s neighbors.”
1 in 7 female vets violated: study
1 in 7 female vets violated: study
CBS News
October 28, 2008
For a soldier, the wounds of war can be felt long after a tour of duty ends, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports, and not all of them are inflicted by the enemy. Tuesday, researchers reported that an alarming number of female soldiers have sought treatment for sexual assault committed by fellow soldiers.
A Veterans Administration study found that one in seven female veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan seeking medical care from the VA suffered sexual trauma - everything from harassment to rape.
Iraq's Main Sunni Party Suspends Ties With US Over Raid
Iraq's Main Sunni Party Suspends Ties With US Over Raid
Associated Press
October 25, 2008
Iraq's largest Sunni party said Saturday that it has suspended official contacts with American military personnel and civilians after the killing of a man near Fallujah.
The Iraqi Islamic Party accused the raid of having a "hidden political motive" in an indication of rising tensions in Anbar province ahead of provincial elections, due to be held by the end of January.
A Puzzle Over Prisoners as Iraqis Take Control
A Puzzle Over Prisoners as Iraqis Take Control
New York Times
October 24, 2008
The latest draft of the security agreement between the nations, if passed, would make one change clear at least: in a drastic reduction of the United States military’s power to control security in Iraq, American soldiers, acting on their own, would no longer be able to arrest insurgent suspects after Dec. 31. Under the proposed new rules, the United States military would need Iraqi permission to make arrests and then would have to turn suspects over to the Iraqi authorities within 24 hours.
Less clear, however, is what will happen to those already in detention — about 17,000 people in all.
In theory, the United States would no longer have the right to continue to hold them. And with the United States seeking to slowly phase out its mission in Iraq, American commanders say they are eager to close down a system that has proved to be a drain on cash and, after the revelations of torture at Abu Ghraib, American credibility.
US Would Determine When GIs Have Immunity From Iraq Courts
US Would Determine When GIs Have Immunity From Iraq Courts
Fox News / Aswat al-Iraq
October 24, 2008
The most controversial article in the draft agreement is on troop immunity. While the U.S. gives up immunity for U.S. troops who are “off duty and off base” if they commit major or intentional crimes, the U.S. retains the authority to determine whether they were off duty.
Iraqi Prime Minister Won't Sign Completed US Troop Deal
Paper: Iraqi Prime Minister Won't Sign Completed US Troop Deal
McClatchy Newspapers
October 24, 2008
Fearing political division in the parliament and in his country, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki won't sign the just-completed agreement on the status of U.S. forces in Iraq, a leading lawmaker said Friday.
The new accord's demise would be a major setback for the Bush administration, which has been seeking to establish a legal basis for the extended presence of the 151,000 U.S. troops in country, and for Iraq, which won notable concessions in the draft accord reached a week ago.
Iraq Says It Won't Be Bullied Into Signing Pact
Iraq Says It Won't Be Bullied Into Signing Pact
AFP
October 22, 2008
Iraq warned on Wednesday it would not be bullied into signing a security pact with the United States despite US leaders warning of potentially dire consequences if it failed to approve the deal. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Washington had now agreed to listen to requested changes to the controversial deal, which aims to govern the long-term presence of US troops in Iraq beyond 2008.
To the apparent frustration of the Americans, the Iraqi cabinet decided on Tuesday to seek revisions to a deal that was originally supposed to have been sealed by the end of July.
But Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh lashed out at remarks by US military chief Michael Mullen who had said Baghdad risked significant security losses if an agreement is not concluded.
"It is not correct to force Iraqis into making a choice and it is not appropriate to talk with the Iraqis in this way," Dabbagh said.
Iraqis Top UN List Of Asylum Seekers Again
Iraqis Top UN List Of Asylum Seekers Again
UPI
October 22, 2008
The U.N. refugee agency said that despite a decline in the number of asylum-seekers from Iraq, the country continues to top the list. The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said in its most recent report that the number of asylum-seekers from Iraq dropped 18 points to 10 percent compared with 2007. Those numbers, however, still made up more than 12 percent of all asylum applications to industrialized nations, the report said.
Al-Qaeda Supporters Endorse McCain
Al-Qaeda Supporters Endorse McCain
Associated Press
October 21, 2008
Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iraq Seeks Security Pact Rewrites, Right To Try American Soldiers
Iraq Seeks Security Pact Rewrites, Right To Try American Soldiers
Reuters
October 21, 2008
Washington does not want to alter a draft security pact with Iraq, despite demands for change from Baghdad where the document failed to win support from Iraqi political leaders, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
Massive anti-occupation protest in Baghdad
Massive anti-occupation protest in Baghdad
AFP
October 18, 2008
Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged Iraqi lawmakers on Saturday to reject a planned US-Iraqi security deal as tens of thousands of his followers poured on to the streets of Baghdad in a massive anti-American protest.
"When the agreement is in your hands, the destiny of Iraq and its people is also in your hands," Sadr said in a statement, speaking to MPs, whose approval is necessary once the deal is signed by leaders of the two countries.
US-Iraq Withdrawal Plan Reached, Mirrors Obama's Plan
US-Iraq Withdrawal Plan Reached, Mirrors Obama's Plan
The Independent UK
October 16, 2008
Iraq and the United States have finally agreed on a security pact which would mean that US forces would withdraw from Iraq by 2011, American and Iraqi officials said yesterday.
The accord became a major test of strength between the Iraqi government and Washington since negotiations began in March with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, pictured below, demanding US concessions on the date of the troop withdrawal and immunity for US troops. The pact replaces the UN Security Council resolution enacted after the American invasion of 2003.
The agreement still needs to be approved by the council of Iraqi leaders, the cabinet and the Iraqi parliament. Mr Maliki saw the highly influential Shia religious leader, the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, last week and was assured that he would not stand in the way of the pact if approved by parliament.
White House Endorsed Waterboarding In Secret Memos
White House Endorsed Waterboarding In Secret Memos
Washington Post
October 15, 2008
The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency's use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects -- documents prompted by worries among intelligence officials about a possible backlash if details of the program became public.
This of course means President Bush lied when he said he knew nothing about it & that it was just a few bad apples.
Iraq: US troops to be out by end of 2011
Iraq: US troops to be out by end of 2011
Reuters
October 15, 2008
A draft agreement with the United States requires U.S. troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011 unless asked to stay, and gives Iraq the right to try them for felonies committed while off duty, Iraq said on Wednesday.
The long-awaited security deal between Washington and Baghdad is needed to provide a legal basis for U.S. troops to remain in Iraq after a U.N. Security Council resolution expires at the end of this year.
Iraq Update - March 2009
439 Dead, 837 Wounded in Iraq in March 2009
Tuesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 58 Wounded March 31, 2009
Monday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Sunday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 72 Wounded
Saturday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
Friday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 1 Wounded
Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 28 Iraqis Killed; 51 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 21 Wounded
Tuesday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 6 Wounded
Monday: 45 Iraqis Killed, 96 Wounded
Sunday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
Saturday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 11 Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 6 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 17 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded
Wednesday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 12 Wounded
Tuesday: 8 Iraqis Killed; UN Observes Halabja Anniversary
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed; 7 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 9 Iraqis, 4 PKK rebels Killed; 3 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded
Friday: 1 US Sailor, 6 Iraqis Killed; 8 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Wednesday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 42 Wounded
Tuesday: 1 Marine, 1 Pakistani, 37 Iraqis; 84 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Contractor, 61 Iraqis Killed; 84 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed; 20 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 4 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 73 Wounded
Wednesday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 40 Wounded
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 32 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
Iraq Update - February 2009
384 Dead, 665 Wounded in Iraq in February 2009
February 28, 2009
Saturday: 1 Marine, 3 Iraqis Killed; 19 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 4 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 21 Wounded
Wednesday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 15 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 3 US Soldiers, 11 Iraqis Killed; 23 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
Saturday: 2 U.S. Soldiers, 4 Iraqis Killed; 9 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded
Thursday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded
Wednesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 2 Wounded
Tuesday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded
Monday: 14 Iraqis Killed, 41 Wounded
Sunday: 2 US Soldiers, 25 Iraqis Killed; 35 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 5 Wounded; 40 Bodies in Mass Grave
Friday: 1 UK Soldier, 45 Iraqis; 91 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 22 Iraqis Killed; 53 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 31 Iraqis Killed, 94 Wounded
Tuesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 15 Wounded
Monday: 4 US Soldiers, 9 Iraqis Killed; 29 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 8 Iraqis Killed; 25 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 13 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 5 Wounded
Thursday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Wednesday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded
Tuesday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 15 Wounded
Monday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier Killed, 3 Iraqis Wounded February 1, 2009
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
Iraq Update - January 2009
327 Dead, 1259 Wounded in Iraq in January 2009
January 31, 2009
Saturday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
Thursday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 5 Wounded
Wednesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded
Tuesday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded
Monday: 4 US Soldiers, 4 Iraqis Killed; 25 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 2 Iraqis killed, 8 Wounded
Saturday: 2 US Soldiers, 12 Iraqis Killed; 33 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed; 3 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded
Wednesday: 33 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
Tuesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 35 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 21 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 35 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 6 Iraqis Killed; 6 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 16 Wounded
Thursday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 6 Wounded
Wednesday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 13 Wounded
Tuesday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
Monday: 2 GIs, 10 Iraqis Killed; 39 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 9 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 6 Wounded
Friday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 33 Wounded
Thursday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 15 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 1 Marine, 15 Iraqis Killed; 26 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 45 Wounded
Sunday: 27 Iraqis, 16 Iranians Killed in Iraq; 89 Wounded
Saturday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
Friday: 35 Iraqis Killed, 123 Wounded
Thursday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
Iraq Update - December 2008
546 Dead, 1075 Wounded in Iraq in December 2008
December 31, 2008
Wednesday: 2 US Soldiers, 14 Iraqis Killed; 70 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 7 Wounded
Monday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Sunday: 2 GIs, 10 Iraqis Killed; 36 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 26 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 47 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 4 GIs, 4 Iraqis Killed; 26 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 12 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 2 Iraqis Killed; 6 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 2 GIs, 7 Iraqis Killed; 4 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 5 iraqis Killed, 7 Wounded
Friday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 8 Wounded
Thursday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded
Wednesday: 35 Iraqis Killed, 70 Wounded
Tuesday: 19 Iraqis Killed, 50 Wounded
Monday: 24 Iraqis Killed, 36 Wounded
Sunday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 19 Wounded
Saturday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Friday: 1 British Soldier Killed
Thursday: 58 Iraqis Killed, 120 Wounded
Wednesday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 7 Wounded
Tuesday: 4 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 20 Iraqis Killed
Sunday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 65 Wounded
Saturday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 51 Wounded
Friday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Thursday: 2 GIs, 1 UK Soldier, 98 Iraqis Killed; 177 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 16 Wounded
Tuesday: 18 Iraqis Killed, 49 Wounded
Monday: 58 Iraqis Killed, 112 Wounded
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
Iraq Update - November 2008
599 Dead, 1139 Wounded in Iraq November 2008
November 30, 2008
Sunday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 2 Wounded
Saturday: 44 Iraqis, 3 Contractors Killed; 32 Iraqis, 14 Contractors Wounded
Friday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 58 Wounded
Thursday: 8 Iraqis Killed; 43 Wounded
Wednesday: 35 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded
Tuesday: 3 GIs, 6 Iraqis Killed; 10 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 34 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded
Sunday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 37 Wounded
Saturday: 12 Iraqis Killed, Mass Grave Found
Friday: 3 GIs, 3 Iraqis Killed; 20 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 14 Iraqis Killed, 39 Wounded
Wednesday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
Tuesday: 23 Iraqis Killed, 35 Wounded
Monday: 18 Iraqis Killed, 45 Wounded
Sunday: 37 Iraqis Killed, 30 Wounded
Saturday: 4 US GIs, 16 Iraqis Killed; 75 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 3 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: One US Soldier, 12 Iraqis Killed; 40 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 2 US Soldiers, 34 Iraqis Killed; 108 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 51 Wounded
Monday: 45 Iraqis Killed, 101 Wounded
Sunday: 18 Iraqis Killed, 63 Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 17 Iraqis Killed; 28 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 15 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 13 Iraqis Killed; 23 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 36 Iraqis Killed, 69 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 23 Iraqis Killed; 58 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 25 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded
Saturday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded November 1, 2008
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
Iraq Update - October 2008
636 Dead, 863 Wounded in Iraq October 2008
McCain 8/28: "Iraq is A Peaceful And Stable Country Now" - Time Magazine
636 Dead, 863 Wounded in Iraq October 2008
October 31, 2008
Friday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 12 Wounded - October 31, 2008
Thursday: 1 American Civilian, 7 Iraqis Killed; 20 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 20 Iraqis Killed; 73 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 36 Iraqis Killed, 63 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 20 Iraqis Killed; 29 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed; 17 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 2 Wounded
Thursday: 23 Iraqis Killed, 43 Wounded
Wednesday: 44 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded; Mass Grave Found
Tuesday: 27 Iraqis Killed, 56 Wounded
Monday: 1 Marine, 28 Iraqis Killed; 16 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 10 Iraqis Killed; 25 Wounded
Saturday: 25 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
Friday: 14 Iraqis Killed, 21 Wounded
Thursday: 2 US Soldiers, 12 Iraqis Killed; 24 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 41 Iraqis Killed; 60 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 6 Iraqis Killed; 12 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 2 Iraqis Killed; 12 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 25 Iraqis Killed, 46 Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 14 Iraqis Killed; 15 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 40 Iraqis Killed; 88 Wounded
Thursday: 26 Iraqis Killed; 35 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 19 Iraqis Killed; 34 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 2 US Soldiers, 14 Iraqis Killed; 20 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 1 Wounded
Sunday: 26 Iraqis Killed, 13 Wounded
Saturday: 7 Iraqis Killed; 2 Iraqis Wounded; 2 US Black Hawks Crash
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 3 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 39 Iraqis Killed, 65 Wounded
Wednesday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 37 Wounded - October 1, 2008
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
Iraq Update - September 2008
729 Dead, 1348 Wounded in September 2008
729 Dead, 1348 Wounded - Iraq September 2008
McCain 8/28: "Iraq is A Peaceful And Stable Country Now" - Time Magazine
September 30, 2008
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 3 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 39 Iraqis Killed, 65 Wounded
Wednesday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 37 Wounded
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 9 Iraqis Killed; 20 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 8 Iraqis Killed; 15 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 51 Iraqis Killed, 138 Wounded
Saturday: 1 U.S. Soldier, 13 Iraqis Killed; 29 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier,11 Iraqis Killed;13 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 24 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 43 Iraqis Killed: 35 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 19 Iraqis Killed; 27 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 40 Iraqis Killed; 18 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 114 Wounded
Saturday:16 Iraqs Killed, 41 Wounded
Friday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
Thursday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded
Wednesday: 10 US Soldiers, 18 Iraqis Killed; 79 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 46 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 38 Iraqis Killed; 68 More Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 17 Iraqis Killed; 24 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 28 Iraqis Killed, 49 Wounded
Friday: 44 Iraqis Killed, 99 Wounded
Thursday: 27 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
Wednesday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded
Tuesday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 33 Wounded
Monday: 26 Iraqis Killed, 52 Wounded
Sunday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 26 Wounded
Saturday: 25 Iraqis Killed, 60 Wounded
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 7 Iraqis Killed; 17 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 2 US Soldiers, 8 Iraqis Killed; 13 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 20 Iraqis Killed; 43 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 26 Iraqis Wounded
Data compiled from the US Military, the Iraqi Military, the Iraqi Government, morgues, & hospitals.
For more detailed information go to:
http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13483
FYI: The Department of Defense (aka DOD/Pentagon) has admitted that we (the USA) have accidentally murdered over 100,000 innocent civilians in Iraq. Keep in mind that all the "intel" to invade was falsified to fool the Congress, the UN, & the public, plus Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 which murdered 3,000 innocent civilians (as a comparison).
And the claim to bring democracy... well we (the USA) have supported the dictatorships of Pakistan (& did not support the recent elections), Kuwait, & Saudi Arabia to name a few in the region.
Before the Iraq invasion no oil contracts were allowed with Western oil companies, it was strictly nationalized. Since the invasion & occupation there are many Iraqi oil contracts with Western nations. Iraq has probably the second largest/cheapest oil supply in the world.
As leaked by a former Cheney aide, when VP Cheney held his secret energy policy meetings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Task_Force) with the heads of the major Western oil companies, a large detailed map was laid out of the Iraqi oil fields. This was previous to the invasion of Iraq. To this date, Cheney will not release any information on the meetings regarding our US energy policy or the White House records of who attended those meetings. But many sources have been able to verify that the heads of the Western world's oil companies did attend.
The latest estimates are that the Iraq war will cost over $3 trillion tax dollars. And of course more than 4,000 US soldiers (plus more contractors) have died, plus over 30,000 soldiers have been wounded. The cost of Iraqi lives is not measured by the US, but the Pentagon says probably over 100,000 civilians have been killed & estimates by legitimate humanitarian groups polling morgues & hospitals place a total of over 1,000,000 million deaths (combatants & civilians).
Iraq Update - August 2008
874 Dead, 1601 Wounded, 9 Kidnapped in August 2008
McCain 8/28/08: "Iraq is A Peaceful And Stable Country Now"
Time Magazine
874 Dead, 1601 Wounded, 9 Kidnapped - Iraq August 2008
Here is the peace & stability of Iraq as of August 30, 2008
Saturday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 4 Wounded; 3 Turks Wounded - 8/30/08
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 9 Iraqis Killed; 1 Iraqi Wounded
Thursday: 2 US Soldiers, 7 Iraqis Killed; 14 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 14 Iraqis Killed; 47 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 47 Iraqis Killed, 79 Wounded
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 16 Iraqis Killed; 14 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 49 Iraqis Killed, 90 Wounded
Saturday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded, 9 Kidnapped
Friday: 1 Marine, 6 Iraqis Killed; 8 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 Marine, 9 Iraqis Killed; 8 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 66 Iraqis Killed; 26 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 14 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded
Sunday: 19 Iraqis Killed, 40 Wounded
Saturday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 16 Wounded
Friday: 2 GIs, 22 Iraqis Killed; 68 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 40 Iraqis Killed, 111 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 12 Iraqis Killed; 43 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 1 Marine, 16 Iraqis Killed; 23 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 38 Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed; 113 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 2 U.S. Soldiers, 28 Iraqis Killed; 22 Iraq Wounded
Friday: 2 Marines, 27 Iraqis Killed; 81 Wounded
Thursday: 22 Iraqis Killed, 36 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 27 Iraqis Killed; 22 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 2 US Soldiers, 21 Iraqis Killed; 26 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 3 US Soldiers, 21 Iraqis Killed; 31 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 36 Iraqis Killed; 63 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
Friday: 1 American, 11 Iraqis Killed; 6 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 2 US Soldiers, 20 Iraqis Killed; 21 Iraqis Wounded
Wednesday: 1 US Marine, 8 Iraqis Killed; 12 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded
Monday: 87 Iraqis Killed, 288 Wounded
Sunday: 18 Iraqis Killed, 21 Wounded
Saturday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
Friday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 12 Wounded
Thursday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 39 Wounded
Wednesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 5 Wounded
Tuesday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 29 Wounded
Monday: 24 Iraqis Killed, 32 Wounded
Based on hospital & US records
http://www.antiwar.com/updates/
McCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful
And Stable Country Now’
874 Dead, 1601 Wounded, 9 Kidnapped - Iraq August 2008
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008
Time Magazine
Today, Time Magazine published an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that it conducted aboard McCain’s campaign airplane. Reporters James Carney and Michael Scherer described McCain as “prickly” and “at times, abrasive” during the course of the interview.
Carney and Scherer noted to McCain that the Iraqi government is calling for a deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq even though McCain’s previously stated definition of “victory” — “a peaceful, stable, prosperous democratic state” — has not been achieved. The Arizona senator dismissed their characterization of the situation, saying that Iraq is “a peaceful and stable country now”:
Q: Some members of the [Iraqi] government have made it clear in the last month or two that they might want to withdraw before complete stability, before totally secure borders, before some of the completeness of victory as you described. Is there any change, do you think there is some wiggle room there because what you described with Petraeus was an end point that was rather complete — a peaceful, stable country.
MCCAIN: Its a peaceful and stable country now.
Listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mesjvN42c&eurl=http://thinkprogress.org/
The War in Iraq Costs so far.. 8/30
$549,859,407,791
Consider the costs...
$4,681 per household.
$1,721 per person.
$341.4 million per day.
Two-thirds of US links McCain to Bush policies
USA Today - September 01, 2008
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/09/two-thirds-link.html?csp=34
Republicans Extend 9/11 National Emergency Yet Again
Global Research - September 4, 2008
320,000 Vets Have Brain Injuries
AP News - Apr 17, 2008
18 Vet Suicides Per Day?
CBS News - April 21, 2008
Journalist deaths total 171 for the year (of 2007)
guardian.co.uk - December 31 2007
The invasion of Iraq started March 20, 2003
Well over half a trillion tax dollars spent,
Zero WMDs, No connection to 9/11
“Information is the currency of democracy.”
Thomas Jefferson
Photos of Iraq
What is the difference between a terrorist, an insurgent, & a freedom/Democracy fighter?
Terrorism is a tactic used by all sides in a war, there is no difference. The question is who started the war? Who was the aggressor? And therefore who was in defense?
Often native people fight for their community against aggressors/invaders, occupation to their homeland/territory. Often invaders/occupiers use similar tactics, as US forces have been proven to use with the US invasion of Iraq, but also in many previous conflicts & wars as well.
Iraq ignored 18 UN resolutions (most based on false intel created & cherry-picked by our Republican administration), which was & is still the excuse for the invasion & ongoing war.
Yet Israel has ignored over 70 UN resolutions, yet we don't invade them. And they have WMDs, ICBMs, has never let the IAEA do ANY inspections (Iran did), did not sign the NPT (Iran did), & has always been consistently overly hostile & militaristic towards is neighbors.
Stop the hypocrisies, start the Democracies.
Jefferson quotes
“If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.”
Thomas Jefferson
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny”
Thomas Jefferson
“Information is the currency of democracy.”
Thomas Jefferson
"Law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.”
Thomas Jefferson
“To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education”
Thomas Jefferson
“Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.”
Thomas Jefferson
“When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
Thomas Jefferson
"Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear."
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Peter Carr, August 10, 1787
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"
Thomas Jefferson
"Democracy - two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner."
Thomas Jefferson