It is uncontroversial that the invasion and occupation of Iraq involved the following errors: the misinterpretation of intelligence; the underestimation of the number of troops requisite for law and order; the disbanding of the Iraqi army; and indiscriminate debaathification of the civil service. ...
in the midst of the Iraq war, he titled his acceptance speech “Art, Truth and Politics,” and used it to shine a light on this diabolical aspect of U.S. war-making.
Chapter 1. geography, people and language. Think and talk. Do you know the full name of Britain? Do you know the geographical features of this country? Do you know its major cities, London, Ed…
Monday marks 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq. After the fall of Saddam Hussein, the rise of ISIS, and more, what does the country look like today? Charlie D'Agata, who has covered the region for decades, reports from Baghdad.Mar 18, 2023 ...
and topple the U.S.-led world order than Iran. On virtually every contemporary American national security concern — including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chinese threats against Taiwan, nuclear proliferation, and cyberwarfare — Tehran defines its own interests in opposition to the United ...
What are those black cables that are occasionally stretched across the roads of New York? There are several different theories as to what these tubes represent and what their function is. Many think that they can track your speed and if you are over the limit you will get a ticket in the...
Exclusive:As the U.S. observes the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, a key question remains: Why was there almost no accountability for journalists and pundits who went along with George W. Bush’s deceptions. The answer can be found in the cover-ups of the Reagan-Bush-41 era, wri...
United for Peace and Justice, the huge antiwar coalition that formed in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, is calling on its membership to join in mass nonviolent direct action. Labor is mobilizing, and expressing support for direct action as well as for a massive march. The broad range of...
"They wanted to see him overthrown and then install a new, pro-Western government. However, this strategy has failed. The result is the fueling of the war," he said. An official inquiry into Britain joining the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was published Wednesday after seven years...
The U.S is going to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions—bombs or shells that release a hail of mini-bombs over a large area. Here's why that's controversial.