Tutti i temi: Iraq

31.12.2007 Christian Salmon considers how George Bush's wartime administration used a magician, Hollywood designers, and Karl Rove telling 1,001 stories to sell the invasion of Iraq.
From: Le Monde

27.12.2007 BAQUBA, Dec 27 (IPS) - The Iraqi government announcement that monthly food rations will be cut by half has left many Iraqis asking how they can survive.

20.12.2007 Congress' approval Wednesday of $70 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan mean the twin conflicts are now more costly to American taxpayers than the war in Vietnam.

20.12.2007 A recent report demonstrates the dismal choices of Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in neighboring countries.
From: Human Rights Watch

18.12.2007 The UN Refugee Agency is appealing to the British public to help displaced Iraqis following the displacement of people in northern Iraq as a result of shelling by Turkey.

14.12.2007 Michael T. Klare explains why he feels the Iraq War is so closely tied to the United States' failure to effectively address climate change.

14.12.2007 The parliament of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq has approved a press bill described by an international media watchdog as "restrictive."

11.12.2007 "Both the American and Iraqi people would benefit by ending the US military presence in Iraq," write Walter Cronkite and David Krieger.

07.12.2007 "Although improved security in parts of Iraq is encouraging some displaced Iraqis to return home, people are primarily returning because they have exhausted their resources and can no longer afford to live in refuge countries," says an organization working with refugees.

04.12.2007 New evidence shows a growing tide of human rights abuses perpetrated by private armies in Iraq as the UK government spends millions of pounds on unregulated mercenaries.