Iraq

Parliament Demands Say in Extension of US Mandate Bombing Kills over 2 Dozen in Amiriya Al-Maliki said to be Isolated, Ineffective The Iraqi parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday demanding that parliament be consulted before the al-Maliki government asks the UN to extend the US military mandate in Iraq. That issue will arise at the […]

3/4s of Baghdad out of Control Priest Killed Sad Graduation for Iraqi College Students A bleak internal US military assessment of the progress of the Bush/Kagan “surge” in Baghdad, revealed by the NYT on Monday, has been followed up on by CNN.. Here is what the Pentagon correspondent is saying: ‘ A top U.S. commander […]

Helman Guest Op-Ed: Even Plan B Doesn’t Look Promising in Failed State of Iraq Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: There are continuing reports, seemingly based upon authoritative backgrounding out of Baghdad and Washington, suggesting that variations on a “Plan B” are being developed. While support continues to be voiced for the current “surge”, doubt is […]

Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 US Troops Killed over Weekend The Democratic Party candidates for president debated on Sunday evening. Iraq dominated the first half of the debate. Shorter versions: Biden: We can’t get out of Iraq because we don’t have the votes to end the war in the Senate. Since Congress cannot force Bush […]

Gore on Bush Propaganda US Bombs Shiite Sadr City It is no surprise that Al Gore is attacking Bush in his new book, of course. Nor is it a surprise that Gore accuses Bush of ignoring all reasonable evidence in both making the decision to invade Iraq and in deciding to do nothing about global […]

Major Bridge in Kurdistan Destroyed Guerrillas Kill 4 US Troops Amiriya Clashes The US military death toll in Iraq for May was actually 127. On Saturday morning, guerrillas blew up a major bridge linking the northern cities of Kirkuk and Irbil. Irbil is the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the seat of power for Massoud […]

70 Dead in Attacks; Bombing in Fallujah; Sadrists Warn US Military on Diwaniya; US Seeks Dialogue with Sadrists 122 US troops died in Iraq in May, the worst total since late 2004. A radical Salafi group in Baghdad claimed to have killed two US embassy employees, a husband and a wife, after robbing them of […]

On the False Analogy Between Iraq and South Korea Bush is now talking about a “South Korea” model for Iraq. He likely got this nonsense from John Gaddis at Yale, who I heard talking it last November at the Chicago Humanities Fair. So what confuses me is the terms of the comparison. Who is playing […]

Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny US Bases to be Opened in Kurdistan Region The USG Open Source Center translates the following newspaper article from Kurdish: ‘ Iraqi Kurdish Officials Deny US Bases To Be Opened in Kurdistan Region Unattribtued report: “Opening three US military bases and transfer of Incirlik base to Kurdistan”HawlatiWednesday, May 30, 2007 Although […]