Tag Archives: Iraq Occupation

War in Iraq? What War in Iraq?

For the people in Iraq, the war is full time. A woman wept as the body of a relative was borne to burial in Najaf. Photo by Alaa Al-Marjani/APReporters Say Networks Put War on Back BurnerBy Brian Stelter / June … Continue reading

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William Broyles : Mission Impossible in Iraq

Last updated June 27, 2008 Screenwriter and former Texas Monthly editor William Broyles. William Broyles was the founding editor of Texas Monthly – back when this magazine about and for Texas was actually edited by a Texan. Broyles produced an … Continue reading

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The Return of the Neocons

Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith, an architect of the neocon philosophy. Illustration by Paul Giambarba / Courtesy truthout. Bush Hawks Aggressively Working to Rewrite Accepted Iraq War History By James Risen / June 19, 2008 Ever since … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden : Obama’s Core Constituency is Progressive

Journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger.With All Respect, John Pilger Is Wrong By Tom Hayden John Pilger’s “Continuing the Tradition – Obama is a Hawk” was recently published in the British Economist and circulated widely. (See Pilger’s article on The … Continue reading

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Seeking a Permanent Presence in Iraq

‘Legalizing’ the U.S. Occupation by Phyllis Bennis / June 16, 2008 In recent weeks, the Bush administration has intensified its longstanding effort to make the U.S. occupation of Iraq permanent. Its first choice is to coerce the U.S.-backed Iraqi government … Continue reading

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