
15 Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country
• https://www.commondreams.org, by Sinan AntoonI never thought that Iraq could ever be worse than it was during Saddam's reign, but the 2003 US invasion changed that
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I never thought that Iraq could ever be worse than it was during Saddam's reign, but the 2003 US invasion changed that
Fifteen years ago today, the US launched its "shock and awe" attack against Iraq. The war was based on lies and propaganda, it cost trillions, and it left perhaps a million dead. To date no one has been punished for this disaster.
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This month marks the 15th anniversary of the US war on Iraq. The "shock and awe" attack was launched based on "stove-piped" intelligence fed from the CIA and Pentagon through an uncritical and compliant US mainstream media. The US media was a
A gathering of rich oil Arabs pledged $30 billion this week at a meeting in Kuwait to start rebuilding war-shattered Iraq. Sounds nice but these kinds of conclaves are notorious for offering big but delivering little.
A gathering of rich oil Arabs pledged $30 billion this week at a meeting in Kuwait to start rebuilding war-shattered Iraq. Sounds nice but these kinds of conclaves are notorious for offering big but delivering little.
Colin Powell delivered his presentation making the case for war with Iraq at the United Nations 15 years ago, on February 5, 2003.
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The case against Iraqing Iran includes the following points: Threatening war is a violation of the U.N. Charter. Waging war is a violation of the U.N. Charter and of the Kellogg-Briand Pact. Waging war without Congress is a violation of the U.S.
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Iraqi Kurds have voted overwhelmingly in favor of declaring independence from Iraq in a historic and controversial referendum that could have wide-ranging implications for the Middle East.
Iraqi Kurds voted "yes" in the referendum to start materializing the dream of the 30 million Kurds inhabiting Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Armenia - a dream which begins by establishing an independent state in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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