iraq

Iraq is a Middle East country bordered by Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria that was the home of many ancient civilisations including the Sumerians, who invented writing. It achieved its modern  independence in 1930, having been a British colony since 1920, before which it was ruled by the Ottoman Turks.

Bloggers may well be using the tag to refer to the Iraq war, which started in 2003 when America and its allies invaded the country to otherthrow the dictator Saddam Hussein.

The war and its aftemath has proved highly controversial and has inspired playwrights, novelists, and many bloggers within the theater of war, both soldiers and civilians.

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• Susan West Friedman; Tireless Activist was Passionate About Righting Social Injustices (CommonDreams.org)

  
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  by Blanca Gonzalez Whether she was marching for civil rights in the 1960s, demonstrating against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan or advocating for marriage equality, Susan West Friedman was never content to wait for others to make the changes that she believed necessary. Friends and fellow activists said she had a ...
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• Audio: Scott Horton Interviews David Swanson

  
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• Response to Robert Wrights NYT Op-Ed, "Who Created Major Hasan"

  
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  Below is an e-mail that I sent to Mr. Robert Wright in response to his op-ed entitled "Who Created Major Hasan", which appears in todays New York Times : Dear Mr. Wright, I was the CEO of a company that specialized, inter alia, in anti-terrorist strategies. Today, I am the CEO of a boutique business advisory ...
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• Not sure if this sort of thing is covered under the Geneva convention

  
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  Awesome. Favre smack . It seems that the Brett Favre-Green Bay Packers saga is such a worldwide phenomenon that its being used by detainees in American military camps. According to a military official, detainees at a Wisconsin National Guard camp in Iraq are using Brett Favre as a manner of getting at the guard ...
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• Why do Americans who live near Niagra falls have flat foreheads and big ears? Every morning they wake up “F**k – what’s that noise – Oooh slap Niagra Falls.”

  
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  WASHINGTON – Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, nearly one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn’t locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi.Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 fared even worse with foreign locations: six in 10 ...
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• Suspicious package and note found at Ft Benning

  
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  There’s a link on Drudge to a short article on Breitbart about a suspicious note and a package that were discovered at Fort Benning yesterday. Bob Purtiman says a soldier found the note and package Thursday morning in an outdoor gazebo. The soldier immediately told a supervisor, who called 911.Purtiman would not ...
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• The Iraq war files report - Telegraph

  
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  The Iraq war files On the eve of the Chilcot inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the 2003 invasion and its aftermath, The Sunday Telegraph has obtained hundreds of pages of secret Government reports on “lessons learnt” which shed new light on “significant shortcomings” at all levels. They include full ...
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• Barack, You’re Likeable Enough…

  
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  The first time we’ve ever quoted Maureen Dowd! If we could see a Reduced Shakespeare summary of Obama’s presidency so far, it would read:Dither, dither, speech. Foreign trip, bow, reassure. Seminar, summit. Shoot a jump shot with the guys, throw out the first pitch in mom jeans. Compromise, concede, close the ...
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• Video: Shooting the messenger – the media under fire

  
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  Shooting the Messenger, Al Jazeeras documentary on the deliberate killing and intimidation of journalists in conflict zones, has been nominated for a presitigious Emmy award.
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• The Iraq war files

  
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  The appalling errors that contributed to Britains failure in Iraq are disclosed in detailed and damning leaked goverment reports.
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• Jewish friends of radical settlers must stick together

  
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  Jerusalem Post columnist Caroline Glick dislikes anybody who doesn’t love everything about Israel (especially the settlers and the occupation). Her latest piece argues that a growing number of American Jews are allegedly turning against the Jewish state: Some of Israel’s most high-profile supporters in ...
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• Iraq could join WTO by end of 2011-US official

  
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  Source: Reuters * Iraqi ministries eye WTO membership for higher tariffs * WTO entry seen as encouraging foreign investment, trade BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iraq could get membership in the World Trade ...
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• Iraq War Veteran on a Mental-Health Mission By Dahr Jamail

  
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  Chuck Luther, who served 12 years in the military, is a veteran of two deployments to Iraq, where he was a reconnaissance scout in the 1st Cavalry Division. The former sergeant was based at Fort Hood, Texas, where he lives today.“I see the ugly,” Luther told Truthout. “I see soldiers beating their wives and ...
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• FACTBOX-How countries have coped with the oil "curse"

  
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  Source: Reuters Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iraq is poised to strike deals with international oil companies that could vault it into third place in the table of oil producing nations. Emerging from years of sectarian ...
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• RPT-Is Iraqs looming oil boom a blessing or curse?

  
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  Source: Reuters (Repeats to send to additional subscribers) * Iraqis hope oil output boost ushers in era of prosperity * Kirkuk row, corruption highlight "resource curse" risk * Oil money influx ...
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• Arrival of Imam Mahdi and Rise of Islam

  
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  By Sajjad ShaikhThe coming of the Mahdi is one of the major signs of Judgement Day. Unlike the minor signs his appearance will signal that the Final Hour is near and that believers must ensure that they are ready to endure its trials and tribulations (fitan).The Mahdi will come at a time when Muslims will [...]
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• U.S. Fears Iraqis Will Not Keep Up Rebuilt Projects

  
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  In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan, the United States government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, building tens of thousands of hospitals, water treatment plants, electricity substations, schools and bridges. But there are growing concerns ...
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• FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Nov 22

  
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  Source: Reuters Nov 22 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 0800 GMT on Sunday. BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded six people in central Baghdad on Saturday, police said. MOSUL - Gunmen shot ...
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• How Blair’s lie led to ‘failed’ British mission in Iraq

  
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  London, Nov. 22 (ANI): The British mission in Iraq faced “critical failure” because former Prime Minister Tony Blair misled the nation by claiming that Britain’s objective was “disarmament, not regime change” and that concealment constrained the planning process for the military action, according to secret ...
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