Challenges ahead facing Iraq at crucial crossroad point
'The Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group was established nine months ago and its general proposals were not unexpected, having been widely leaked over previous weeks,' Salam Ali says. 'What gave it political prominence was the defeat of the Bush administration in the recent US Congress elections...
The New Year and the Call for Peace
We look back at these past 12 months with mixed emotions. An awful situation in Iraq has become even worse. The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health concluded that approximately 600,000 Iraqis had been killed since the U.S. invasion in March 2003.
Killing Saddam: Irrelevant legal farce
The White House portrays the impending execution of Saddam Hussein as a milestone in Iraq's transition to a democracy, which speaks volumes for Washington's understanding of both justice and democracy.
Iraq: Stress of violence leads to more suicides
The number of suicides in war-ravaged Iraq is increasing due to psychological stress caused by relentless violence, medical experts said.
Iraqi Trade Unions Unite to Oppose Undemocratic Oil Law
Leaders of Iraq's labour movement today criticised government plans to 'hand control' over the country's oil production to multinational companies.
Vets, military families: Time to say it’s over
Veterans and military families are planning dramatic actions in the nation’s capital in late January to appeal to ordinary Americans to speak out for an end to the Iraq war.
The Iraq Study Group Report: A Flawed Approach
Now that we can see that the much ballyhooed ISGR prepared by James Baker and Lee Hamilton has fallen still born from the press, we must ask ourselves why. Two reasons come to mind.
U.S. must admit its error and withdraw from Iraq
In a report submitted to the U.S. president and the Congress, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group admitted that in Iraq the situation is 'grave and deteriorating' and 'there is no path that can guarantee success.' The Bush administration's Iraq policy has clearly reached a dead end.
Will U.S. get out of Iraq? Debate over Iraq options unfolds
When the bipartisan Iraq Study Group released its recommendations Dec. 6, they were widely seen as an effort to identify the “least bad” options for U.S. ruling circles that would, to the extent possible, salvage their interests in Iraq and the region.
Iraqi Workers Form Unions Despite Violence, Obstacles
This week (Dec. 6), the Iraq Study Group issued a bipartisan report calling the situation in Iraq “grave and deteriorating,” with civilians killed daily and electricity, water and other basic infrastructure lacking.
