Month: July 2007

Total 13 Posts

Football Succeeds Where Politics Fails

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi football victory seems to have united Iraqis across the country where politicians only divide it. The Iraqi football team defeated South Korea 4-3 in Malaysia Wednesday to gain entrance into the finals of the Asian Cup. That set off a wave of celebrations across the capital and most of the country.

Baquba Denied the Healing Touch

BAQUBA — Diyala General Hospital in the provincial capital Baquba has been hit by severe lack of supplies amid ongoing attacks by militants. Located 50km northeast of Baghdad, the city of Baquba has become known now for both the huge U.S. military operations and the presence of al-Qaeda.

NY Times Responds Again on Fallujah

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) http://www.fair.org NY Times Responds Again on Fallujah Public editor’s second response contains factual errors To paraphrase Clark Hoyt, if you’re going to defend the performance of a news organization, you at a minimum need to get your facts right. In his second response to FAIR regarding the New York

Living Becomes Hard in a Dead City

BAQUBA — Life in the violence-plagued capital city of Iraq’s Diyala province has become a struggle for day-to-day survival. Heavy U.S military operations, sectarian death squads and al-Qaeda militants have combined to make normal life in Baquba, 50 km northeast of Baghdad, all but impossible.

Mass Graves Dug to Deal With Death Toll

BAQUBA — The largest morgue in Diyala province is overflowing daily. Officials told IPS they have had to dig mass graves to dispose of bodies. More and more bodies of victims of the ongoing violence are being found every day in Baquba, capital city of the province, 50km northeast of Baghdad.

Partition Fears Begin to Rise

BAGHDAD — Many Iraqis are now beginning to see the rising sectarian violence as part of a larger plan to partition the country. “Americans want to alter the shape of our cities, dividing Iraqis into ethnic and sectarian groups living separately from each other,” Khali Sadiq, a researcher in statistics at Baghdad University told IPS.

Al-Qaeda Escapes U.S. Assault

BAQUBA — Air strikes have destroyed civilian homes rather than al-Qaeda targets under the U.S. military operation in Baquba, residents say. But signs have emerged of an al-Qaeda presence here earlier, and some residents speak of relief that al-Qaeda has been driven out of the city by U.S. forces.