I recently received this letter from an Iraqi friend who lives in Baghdad. It is written as an open letter to Mr. Bush. -DJ While there is deep concern about the possibility of civil war, the common talk between all groups now in Iraq is the poor infrastructure, poor electricity, deficiency of fuels, bad drinking
The Truth is Out: 7.5 Minutes with Dahr Jamail
Dahr Jamail’s talk at CIIS in San Francisco is recorded and edited by Truthout.org to make a hard hitting 7.5 minute video VIDEO SPECIAL | Dahr Jamail: Reporting on Iraq A Film By Sari Gelzer Dahr Jamail shares the stories of Iraqi civilians he interviewed while spending 8 months in occupied-Iraq as an independent journalist.
“Pacified” Fallujah
Lies cost lives in Iraq. Remember the reasons given by the US military and puppet interim Iraqi government for Operation Phantom Fury against Fallujah? Just prior to the November, 2004 assault on that city, the primary reasons given for the massacre in Fallujah were: to provide “security and stability” for the upcoming January 30 “elections”
Triumph of the Beast
by Zen Toro The torture of Iraqi detainees by US military forces is undeniable. We now know the Bush administration condoned torture even before Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom was launched upon Afghanistan and Iraq, in this post-9/11 hysteria of terrorist infiltration on American soil. —– EXTENDED BODY: Congressman Marty Meehan (D-MA), a
Yosfiya: The 21st Century Nazis Are Here
Those who follow the American occupation of Iraq news may be familiar with a term used in media almost two years ago: The Triangle of Death, an area south of Baghdad, which constitutes three relatively small towns; Yosfiya, Mahmoodiya and Latifiya. Of course it has nothing to do with death; on the contrary it is
Saul Landau interviews Dahr Jamail on “Hot Talk”
November 11, 2005 – Saul Landau interviews Dahr Jamail on “Hot Talk” On the last days of a presentation tour throughout the East and West Coasts of the US, Dahr Jamail speaks with Saul Landau about the true nature of the situation in Iraq. In this 1/2 hour video, the two discuss a wide range
The Advocate
by Andrew Stromotich On September 29, 2005, shortly after 8 p.m., Amal Kadhum Swadi, and her youngest son Safa were arrested by U.S. forces in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad on suspicion of planting an improvised explosive device. —– EXTENDED BODY: They were just leaving their Baghdad home with other family members, and had opened
Operation “Steel Curtain”
There is a huge US military operation once again targeting the Al-Qa’im area of Iraq, this one named “Steel Curtain.” As tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the beginning of the massacre in Fallujah, the US military pushes on with house to house fighting in the small down of Husaybah, near Al-Qa’im. According to
Caught in the Crossfire – The Untold Story of Falluja
A film by Conception Media Caught in the Crossfire was shot from November 2004 to April 2005 inside the city of Falluja, Iraq. The film details the conditions experienced by the civilians of Falluja as they endured the violent clashes and consequences of Operation Phantom Fury and became refugees outside the eyes and care of
Mr. “Bring ‘em on”
Yesterday while speaking to a group of military wives in Washington, Mr. Bush said, “This war will require more sacrifice, more time and more resolve.” Of course this speech of pre-emptive consolation to the news of the 2,000th death was not in vain, as the announcement came but a few hours after his speech at