Baghdad Urged to Tackle Water Shortage Crisis
Region: IraqUN report found that 100,000 Iraqis have fled their homes since 2005 due to water shortages. By Saleem al-Hasani, Basim al-Shara Iraqis are calling on their incoming government to devote more energy... more
Views: 4109Iraqi Fishermen in Basra See Bleak Future
Region: Iraq
Lifelong fisherman Mohammad Mishlat was born in a reed house on the bank of the Karma river just before it splits from the Shatt al-Arab and bends its course through the ancient city of Basra. Now 70 years old, Mishlat ... more
Views: 1551Same Old, Same Old: Globalism, Politics and the BP Disaster
Region: United StatesIt seems according to the ongoing news reports (over a month now) of the BP disaster that the solution the federal government has come up with in order to hold BP accountable for the latest contamination of U.S. waters and... more
Views: 2184PKK leader Karayilan: EU responsible for stalemate in Kurdish issue
Region: Turkey
Also published on Turkish Diary The Qandil Mountains, in Iraqi Kurdistan. We arrived here expecting training camps and PKK fighters all over the place. We find houses, children playing, women who greet us - all we can say... more
Views: 2011(VIDEO) British Troops Brutally Beat Iraqi Children
Region: IraqThis Is Why They Hate Us Another beating snuff video shames coalition of the killing, You Tube censors it Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Originally posted on November 17, 2006. Re-... more
Views: 3187AP Confirms WikiLeaks 'Collateral Murder' Video Showing Death of 2 Reuters Employees
Region: Iraq
The Associated Press has confirmed the authenticity of a violent video depicting the combat death of two Reuters employees caused by American soldiers in New Baghdad, Iraq. The video was released this morning by WikiLeaks... more
Views: 5170Tight Election Race Emerging in Iraq
Region: Iraq
State of Law and Iraqiya blocs appear neck-and-neck as initial elections results released. By Ali Kareem and Ali Abu Iraq in Baghdad and Basra (ICR No. 328, 17-Mar-10) Preliminary results from Iraq's national elections i... more
Views: 1317Obama Administration Now Blaming Al Qaeda For Christmas Day Incident?
Region: United StatesIt appears now the "top story" that has gained media attention once again in order to deflect the Christmas Eve passage of the Senate of the largest unconstitutional tax on the American people during a time of economic rec... more
Views: 1477Kurdish Town Swept by Day of Rioting
Region: IraqHundreds take to the streets in violent protest against poor standard of public services. By Charles McDermid and Tiare Rath in Pirmagrun (ICR No. 317, 23-Dec-09) Hundreds of Kurdish government police and soldiers storme... more
Views: 1012Iraq Troop Withdrawals Another Spin? Say It Isn't So
Region: United StatesSince it 'tis the season, there has been many, many articles lately on the Iraq troops and their holiday plans, with many still now eight years after 9-11 separated from their loved ones during this holiday season. People... more
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