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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Original Technorati articles tagged “iraq”

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  Bush Convicted of War Crimes
  The first conviction for war crimes against Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld passes and the mainstream press virtually ignores it.
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  On Syria, McCain Reminds Us Why We Voted for Obama
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “iraq”

 

• Getting to Yes with the Taliban - By John Arquilla

  
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  The case for negotiating withterrorists.
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• Metternich in Baghdad - By Ramzy Mardini

  
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  No, America hasnt "lost" Iraq. But a dangerous realpolitikis the new normal in Baghdad.
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• My son in Iraq

  
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  Yes, these pictures are my son in Iraq.  I have been looking and searching and by God Above, I found a whole bunch of them. God bless him and ALL the others that have been there in The Suck…for US… The Snooper Report. Join us as we Take Our Country Back. Sic vis pacem para bellum Fight Accordingly ...
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• Reasons to Be Hopeful a Decade After We Went Into Iraq

  
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  This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. Ten years ago, my part of the world was full of valiant opposition to the new wars being launched far away and at home—and of despair. And like despairing people everywhere, whether in a personal depression or a political tailspin, these activists ...
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• Reasons to Be Hopeful a Decade After We Went Into Iraq

  
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  This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. Ten years ago, my part of the world was full of valiant opposition to the new wars being launched far away and at home—and of despair. And like despairing people everywhere, whether in a personal depression or a political tailspin, these activists believed the ...
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• At War Blog: ROTC Returns to CUNY More Than Four Decades After Removal

  
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  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to attend a ceremony welcoming the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to the City University of New York.        
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• Where’s Adam?

  
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  Chief Tango sent us this video of Adam Kokesh’s arrest yesterday in Philadelphia at the pot rally. It appears that someone who is being arrested with Adam tries to stuff something in Adam’s clothes. Of course, the hippies say he’s a police spy. I think he’s just another hippie trying to get rid of his [...]
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• Iraq: 70 murdered in series of Sunni-Shiite jihad bomb attacks

  
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  "Theres still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that." - Condoleezza Rice, January 2007 . Six years later, Washington is even more clueless than it was then. "Dozens killed by car and suicide bombs in Iraqi cities," from the BBC , May 20 (thanks to ...
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• Lens Blog: Iraq and More — Pictures of the Day

  
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  Photos from Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Virginia.        
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• Will U.S. Designate Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators?

  
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  Update: The Secretary of State John Kerry, has announced that the U.S. will not designate countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam “countries of particular concern” (CPCs). As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on international religious ...
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• Iraq Veteran missing in Gainesville

  
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  Iraq veteran Larry Vantassel still missing in GainesvilleWUFT.comForrest SmithMay 20th, 2013 Gainesville Police DepartmentLarry Vantassell, 52Gainesville police say they still haven’t... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Op Ed article irresponsible on OEF and OIF VA Claims

  
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  Most of us can agree things are pretty terrible for veterans trying to have claims approved. More of us can agree there are irresponsible articles popping up and this is one of them.Nearly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• VIDEO: Wave of Attacks Kills Scores in Iraq

  
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  Post at TOBIASRENFROE.COM A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending some of the worst sectarian violence the country has seen. (May 20) ...
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• What Will Tighter Restrictions on Trade in Iran Do?

  
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  By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law By Thomas Hedges A bipartisan team of U.S. senators has introduced a bill that would expand sanctions against Iran by targeting an estimated $100 billion worth of the country’s foreign currency reserves that are parked in overseas accounts. ...
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• Bomb blasts kill more than 70 people across Iraq

  
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  More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi’ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011. The attacks increased the number killed in sectarian clashes in the past week to ...
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• Will U.S. Designate Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators?

  
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  CNSNews : As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on international religious freedom Monday, a key issue for many Americans concerned about religious persecution is whether it will blacklist a handful of particularly egregious violators – or, as in previous years, ignore the recommendations of ...
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• SCOTUS to Consider Hearing Imprisoned Army Officer’s Case

  
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  EDITOR’S NOTE:   I’ve been following the case of Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna since 2009.  I even wrote a book, Three Days In August , about Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart , another wrongfully-convicted man the lieutenant befriended while both served time behind the walls of the U.S. ...
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• Iraqi sectarian attacks kill at least 86

  
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  In Iraqs deadliest day for eight months, 10 car bombs explode in Baghdad and other attacks hit Shia Basra and Sunni Samarra A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shia and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of ...
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• Israel: Triumph of Resilience

  
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  Dr. Chaim Weizman, first President of the State of Israel Israel, having attained its 65 th anniversary, resists easy definition.  Sixty-five years ago, on May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion, its first prime minister, declared independence, to which American and Soviet recognition was forthcoming the next day, ...
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• Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians

  
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  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians. Here is the original post: Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians
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