Monthly Archives: November 2004

As U.S. Forces Raided a Mosque

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: November 19, 2004

BAGHDAD — An eyewitness commentary to IPS through a U.S. raid on a Baghdad mosque Friday gives a vivid picture of what a ‘successful raid’ can be like. U.S. soldiers raided the Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad during Friday prayers, killing at least four and wounding up to 20 worshippers.

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Media Repression in ‘Liberated’ Land

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: November 18, 2004

BAGHDAD — Journalists are increasingly being detained and threatened by the U.S.-installed interim government in Iraq. Media have been stopped particularly from covering recent horrific events in Fallujah. The “100 Orders” penned by former U.S. administrator in Iraq L. Paul Bremer include Order 65 passed March 20 to establish an Iraqi communications and media commission. [...]

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The Iraqi Resistance Spreads

By Dahr Jamail | The Ester Republic | Published: November 16, 2004

While the US military says it now controls Fallujah and is simply “mopping up” what is left of the Iraqi resistance, over 400 soldiers wounded in the fighting have been flown out of Iraq to US air bases in Germany. As giant C-141 transport planes carrying wounded and maimed American soldiers roar over the Iraqi [...]

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800 Civilians Feared Dead in Fallujah

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: November 16, 2004

BAGHDAD — At least 800 civilians have been killed during the U.S. military siege of Fallujah, a Red Cross official estimates. Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of U.S. military reprisal, a high-ranking official with the Red Cross in Baghdad told IPS that ”at least 800 civilians” have been killed in Fallujah so far.

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