Iraq War

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Wikileaks for dummies: exposing the Iraq war crimes files

Mamoon Alabbasi views some of the disinformation and spin propagated by the mainstream media regarding the leaking of the US’s secret Iraq war files by the whistleblower website Wikileaks.

The Secret Iraq Files: The Human Cost

How a secret order given by the Pentagon could have led to the death of a detainee who the US knew was being tortured.

Iraq war logs: Apache Crew Killed Insurgents Who Tried to Surrender

US military legal adviser told helicopter crew that Iraqi men were valid targets as they could not surrender to aircraft.

Civilians in the Crossfire

680 civilians, including pregnant women and the mentally ill, killed for coming too close to checkpoints and patrols.

Death at a Checkpoint

The tragic story of Nabiha Jassim, a pregnant woman who was killed by US troops as she rushed to hospital to give birth.

Michael Moore: If Only NPR Had Fired Juan Williams for the Right Reasons

Moore asks Williams, 'What do you think when you see rich, middle-aged white men talking on TV about how they get nervous around African Americans on the street?'

Iraq War Logs: Secret Files Show How US Ignored Torture

A grim picture of the US and Britain's legacy in Iraq has been revealed in a massive leak of American military documents that detail torture, summary executions and war crimes.

Tony Blair and the great Islamic threat

People often wind up believing their own cover story. Former British prime minister Tony Blair, for example, is trapped forever in the rationalizations he used in 2003 to explain why

Pentagon author exposes Zelikow’s key role in 9/11 cover-up

Maidhc ? Cathail views recent evidence provided by a former US intelligence official indicating that Philip Zelikov, executive director of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States,

Al-Qaeda’s suspect humanitarianism

Is bin Laden’s concern for flood victims a ruse to destabilize Pakistan?