War in Iraq

Al Qaeda’s Last Stand in Iraq

Never Yet Melted (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The London Times reports that the US has essentially won the war in Iraq. American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. After being forced from its strongholds in the [...]

Veterans group plans ad campaign touting Iraq war (AP)

Get Mash (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

AP - Republican John McCain, who has made support for President Bush’s troop buildup in Iraq the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, is getting from help from a veterans group that’s launching a national TV ad campaign next week. Read the full story

HBO battles apathy toward Iraq war with 'Generation Kill'

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Network battles U.S. audience's apathy toward Iraq war America may be very much at war, but in the nation's pop culture trenches, telling stories about Iraq is a losing battle.

Obama's war of words over Iraq

NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Barack Obama says he doesn't think he said what the media thought he said about the Iraq war. Instead, Obama suggested the media might have overanalyzed what he was trying to say about his phased timetable for getting U.S. forces out of Iraq.

Barnes: War in Iraq is ’so much more important’ than war in the ‘middle of nowhere’ Afghanistan.

Think Progress (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

On Fox News Sunday, Fred Barnes argued that war in Iraq is “so much more important” than the war in Afghanistan. Iraq is a “country in the heart of the Middle East, one of the most important countries there, an oil-producing country.” He added, “Compare that with there’s a Taliban offensive in southeastern Afghanistan. You [...]

Erasing the Remnants of al-Qaeda in Iraq

Environmental Republican (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

When military historians digest the events of the War in Iraq and the greater Global War on Terror, they will undoubtedly rewrite the books that show how to beat an urban insurgency. For the last year and a half, US forces have changed to tactics that first flushed AQI out and then supplanted them with US and Iraqi troops who won the hearts and minds of the locals. Many battles were bloody and

Barack Obama Says He is “PUZZLED” Over Iraq War Flip Flop

FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Barack Obama’s shifting or “REFINED” Iraq War Policy Why is Barack Obama puzzled? He flip-flopped on his Iraq War policy. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might “refine” his timetable for [...]

Aljazeera: 'Obama's Muslim Identity Can End the Iraq War'

Latest Posts (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Republicans have plenty of legitimate ammunition to make a case against a President Barack Obama. His enthusiastic support for Planned Parenthood, which is committing genocide in black communities, his Marxist ideology and poor judgment regarding long-term political and spiritual relationships coupled with a complete lack of experience or record he can point to showing how he has improved his own state...

Privatizing War in Iraq

Law Librarian Blog (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Fred Smoler reviews recent books on private military forces, listed below, in Dissent. Hat tip to Frank Pasquale (Seton Hall) Concurring Opinions. [JH] Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army Jeremy Scahill Nation Books, 2007 464 pp...

Redacted -- A movie about the war in Iraq

World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Redacted a movie by Brian De Palma (http://www.redactedmovie.com/) I can't finish watching this movie. I don't know why. Maybe a beautiful flower being teared apart piece by piece, by hypocrites is too much for me.

The Iraq War Was About Oil, All Along

Alternet (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and simplistic, they said. It's about terror and al-Qaeda and toppling a dictator.

"Halt deportation orders against Iraq War resisters," July 4, 2008. (World Report)

Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | yesterday

Efforts intensifying across Canada to call for halt to deportation orders against Iraq War resisters TORONTO/CNW - With only six days remaining until the federal government's deportation order against war resister (James) Corey Glass takes effect, supporters across the country are intensifying efforts to protect Glass and others seeking refuge in Canada. Rallies, lobbying and initiatives

• The War Resisters Support Campaign: Efforts Intensifying Across Canada to Call for Halt to Deportation Orders Against Iraq War Resisters - Market Wire - Professional Services
• Efforts Intensifying Across Canada to Call for Halt to Deportation Orders Against Iraq War Resisters - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

Obama says his plan to end Iraq war hasn't changed

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday

Barack Obama said he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq and denied that he intends to anything but end the war if elected.

Obama "Puzzled" by Frenzy Over Iraq War Plan Comments

Political Radar (Free subscription) | yesterday

ABC News’ Sunlen Miller reports: Sen. Barack Obama told reporters he was “puzzled” by the press coverage he received on Thursday when he held two separate press conferences to explain his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. On Thursday...

Veterans group plans ad campaign touting Iraq war

Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday

Republican John McCain, who has made support for President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, is getting from help from veterans that's launching a national TV ad campaign next week.