20 Years Later, Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Get Their Day In Court
Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams Two decades after they were tortured by U.S. military contractors at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad,…
Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams Two decades after they were tortured by U.S. military contractors at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad,…
By Dave DeCamp It’s unclear if the deployment of 1,500 troops is part of a regular troop rotation or a reinforcement. The New Jersey National…
By Matt Agorist For decades, the US and its Western allies have been violently and frequently meddling in the Middle East. Beginning with the clandestine…
Op-Ed by Annelle Sheline Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and President Biden announced last week that Washington will end its combat mission in Iraq by…
By Craig Murray Support for the rule of international law, and for the institutions which uphold it, is one of the principles of this blog….
By Tyler Durden According to the latest IMF forecasts, Iraq’s GDP will contract 12% this year, more than that of any other OPEC member under…
Op-Ed by Robert Inlakesh The International Criminal Court (ICC) decided, on December 9, to abandon its inquiry into war crimes committed by British forces during…
By Caitlin Johnstone In an important new interview with The Grayzone‘s Aaron Maté, the first Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons…
By Alan Macleod Less than a week after millions of Iraqis took to the streets demanding the U.S. military leave for good, the United States…
By John Vibes Iraq’s parliament voted last month to expel the U.S. troops who have been occupying the country for nearly twenty years. However, the…
By Jason Ditz After repeated threats from President Trump to sanction Iraq, to seize its primary bank account, and cut all military aid, Iraqi PM…
By Jason Ditz Last week, Iraq’s parliament voted to expel US troops from the country. The US claims they’ve not heard of that. Iraqi PM…
By The Last American Vagabond Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we…
By Jake Johnson After Iran’s retaliation for the killing of Gen. Qasem Soleimani intensified fears of another catastrophic Middle East war, a coalition of progressive advocacy groups…