Category: Iraq
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Overview: ISIS, Syria, Iraq, the Sunni, Shia and the Kurds in 23 minutes
Photo credit: quapan via Visual hunt / CC BY Given that the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, ISIS) is a hot button issue in just about every country in the world, I thought a little introduction might be helpful for some. It is difficult to understand the validity of a politician or pundit’s position, without knowing…
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With Half A Million Iraqis Dead, Will the Hague Finally Get Serious About War Crimes Charges?
Former President George W. Bush and several of his key advisors began making the case for war with Iraq in early 2002. On March 20, 2003 the invasion began. It was justified by fraudulent claims of chemical weapons in the country and conducted without U.N. authorization. Now, more than 10 years later, the most comprehensive…
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Is a Lack of Empathy at the Root of America’s Problems?
It seems to me that one of the most basic problems with US foreign and domestic policy is a lack of basic empathy. A few days after the Newtown shootings, I asked some Americans if it made them more opposed to the US drone program which regularly takes the lives of children as ‘collateral damage’….
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Is a Lack of Empathy at the Root of America’s Problems?
It seems to me that one of the most basic problems with US foreign and domestic policy is a lack of basic empathy. A few days after the Newtown shootings, I asked some Americans if it made them more opposed to the US drone program which regularly takes the lives of children as ‘collateral damage’….
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More Evidence That the US and UK Knew Iraq Had No WMDs
Before the US launched it’s attack on Iraq, despite the largest international anti-war demonstration in history, most people suspected that there were no WMD’s (weapons of mass destruction) and that there was no connection to Al Queda. Now, 10 years after the war started we know a great deal more than we did. We know…
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More Evidence That the US and UK Knew Iraq Had No WMDs
Before the US launched it’s attack on Iraq, despite the largest international anti-war demonstration in history, most people suspected that there were no WMD’s (weapons of mass destruction) and that there was no connection to Al Queda. Now, 10 years after the war started we know a great deal more than we did. We know…
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Don’t Blink: Potential Pope and the Mafia, the CIA in Iraq and Babies are Bad People
Some stories that I thought were worth reading in the last few days: The front runner to become the new pope may have mafia ties. The CIA has apparently stepped up operations in Iraq. A new report in the UK says that rape investigations are hindered by the belief that false accusations are common. The Los Angeles…
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Don’t Blink: Potential Pope and the Mafia, the CIA in Iraq and Babies are Bad People
Some stories that I thought were worth reading in the last few days: The front runner to become the new pope may have mafia ties. The CIA has apparently stepped up operations in Iraq. A new report in the UK says that rape investigations are hindered by the belief that false accusations are common. The Los Angeles…
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Don’t Blink: Petraeus Linked to Torture, 1 Million Syrian Refugees, Childhoods End and Arctic Camels
Some things I thought were worth clicking on today: Embattled General David Petraeus has been linked to torture centers in Iraq. There are now more than a million Syrian refugees. At a UN meeting on global illegal arms trading, Stephen Harper only wanted to talk about the rights of gun owners. The UN is mad…
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Don’t Blink: Petraeus Linked to Torture, 1 Million Syrian Refugees, Childhoods End and Arctic Camels
Some things I thought were worth clicking on today: Embattled General David Petraeus has been linked to torture centers in Iraq. There are now more than a million Syrian refugees. At a UN meeting on global illegal arms trading, Stephen Harper only wanted to talk about the rights of gun owners. The UN is mad…