Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraq has an incredibly rich and unique history. Istanbul, Rome, Paris, New York, Tokyo—centers of culture rise and fall, but there’s only one Cradle of Civilization, and that’s what we today call Iraq. A long time ago, back before this region was carved into suspiciously straight lines, Iraq was a bastion of culture and innovation. When Alexander the Great conquered the …

  Is an Israeli military strike on Iran imminent to destroy its nuclear processing facilities? One after the other, under one pretext or the other, the United States whose foreign policy is shaped and molded by powerful Jewish lobbies, backed by United Kingdom and Europe, invaded countries in the Middle East and turned the region into a virtual graveyard.  First …

  The U.S. assured Iraq Monday that it would sell Iraq a second shipment of 18 F-16 fighter jets. Iraq has indicated it will need a total of 96 F-16s   As the United States withdraws the last of its 50,000 troops after a nearly nine-year military occupation of Iraq, visiting Iraqi President Nuri al-Maliki had one final request: billions of …

 Iraqis burned American flags, brandished banners and thronged the streets of the western city of Falluja to celebrate the withdrawal of US troops. Some 3,000 people flooded the mainly Sunni city carrying Iraqi flags, banners with "Falluja: The City of Resistance" printed on them, and photos of Falluja residents killed by US forces after the 2003 US-led invasion. Part of the crowd …

Bush out, Obama in and Iraq forgotten. On March 20, the sixth anniversary of the US occupation of Iraq, which was once a sovereign nation, came and went but there was little media hype. Probably, Iraq is no longer an issue for the Americans, since President Barack Obama who won the race for the White House on his anti-war credentials, …