The long-anticipated Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War released Wednesday contains stinging indictments of Britain’s role in the U.S.-led invasion, detailing failures starting with the … International Criminal Court Investigates Human Rights Abuses by British Forces in IraqRead more
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U.K. Iraq Inquiry Confirms the War Was Based on a Lie
In Iraq, the death toll from Saturday’s car bombing in Baghdad has topped 250, making it the deadliest car bombing in that country since the … U.K. Iraq Inquiry Confirms the War Was Based on a LieRead more
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Tony Blair must be prosecuted
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger writes about the “paramount war crime” defined by the Nuremberg judges in 1946 and its … Tony Blair must be prosecutedRead more
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Fallujah: A symbol of US war crimes
No city in Iraq is more symbolic of the criminal consequences of the US invasion of Iraq than Fallujah. Prior to 2003, the 300,000-strong, prosperous, … Fallujah: A symbol of US war crimesRead more
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‘Latin American-style’ Death Squads in Iraq Revealed Through Chilcot
According to top British SAS officers, US commander Stanley McChrystal’s counter-insurgency “black-ops” featured a program of relentless violence designed to ‘speed up’ the process of … ‘Latin American-style’ Death Squads in Iraq Revealed Through ChilcotRead more
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How the NSA Pushed Iraq Invasion
Charlie Savage in the New York Times writes Tuesday: “On Monday, the news website The Intercept said it would publish the entire archive of the … How the NSA Pushed Iraq InvasionRead more
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The Fall of Ramadi and the Criminality of US Imperialism
Nearly a year after the debacle suffered by US imperialism and the regime it imposed during more than eight bloody years of war and occupation … The Fall of Ramadi and the Criminality of US ImperialismRead more
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Christians in Iraq baffled at how U.S. can find water on mars but not ISIS in the desert
A Chaldean priest who oversees hundreds of Iraqi Christian refugees displaced by the Islamic State says Iraqi Christians blame the United States government for not … Christians in Iraq baffled at how U.S. can find water on mars but not ISIS in the desertRead more
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The political trial of a caring man and the end of justice in America
8 November 2012 In 1999, I travelled to Iraq with Denis Halliday who had resigned as assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations rather than enforce … The political trial of a caring man and the end of justice in AmericaRead more