Monthly Archives: April 2009

Culture of Unpunished Sexual Assault in U.S. Military

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: April 30, 2009

Marfa, Texas — Sexual assault of women serving in the U.S. military, while brought to light in recent reports, has a long tradition in that institution. Women in America were first allowed into the military during the Revolutionary War in 1775, and their travails are as old. Maricela Guzman served in the Navy from 1998 [...]

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Interview: Major Upswing in Iraq Violence

By Dahr Jamail | Published: April 29, 2009

US soldiers have been dying in larger numbers, one per day for the past five days. There had been thirty five bombings in Baghdad alone during the month of April, by the time we phoned Jamail April 27th. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, hundreds more wounded, and there is no end in sight. Does [...]

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And So it Goes…

By Dahr Jamail | T r u t h o u t | Published: April 27, 2009

Last week found Iraq swimming in blood once again. Attacks last Thursday brought the worst violence Iraq has seen in over a year, with at least 96 Iraqis killed and 157 wounded in two massive suicide bombings. Over 35 bombings have rocked Baghdad this month alone. There appears to be no end in sight for [...]

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“… The Horrible Truth”

By Dahr Jamail | T r u t h o u t | Published: April 24, 2009

The US occupation of Iraq, which has become the full responsibility of President Barack Obama, is once again a bloodbath. Not that it had ceased to be violent, brutal and chaotic, for not one day has passed since the US invasion of Iraq was launched that hasn’t found several Iraqis being senselessly slaughtered. But rather [...]

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