War in Iraq

Iraq War Casualties

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2003 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:

War detainees mock Wisconsin troops in Iraq over Favre

City Pages - The Blotter (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Packer backers fighting the war in Iraq have an extra load of grief to endure these days.

Iraq war and nation-building have been expensive

Iraqi Mojo (Free subscription) | yesterday

The war has been huge for Iraqis, especially in terms of lives lost and forever changed by violence. For America the war in Iraq has also been very expensive. America's increased debt as a result of the war will only help China and other US creditors , whose US treasury bonds will no doubt be repaid with interest by our (Americans') kids and grandkids. The deaths of 4,365 American soldiers and tens...

Nanny Statement

Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Some conservative Christian denominations have issued a proclamation: we're sniveling busybodies and we're ready to prove it. Conservative Christian leaders unveiled a declaration Friday calling on Christians not to comply with rules and laws forcing them to accept abortion, same-sex marriage and other ideals that go against their religious doctrines. The declaration urges Christians to practice civil...

Debate Shifts to Afghan Exit Plan

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

By PETER SPIEGEL and YOCHI J. DREAZEN WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have turned the focus of Afghan war planning toward an exit strategy, publicly declaring that the U.S. and its allies can't send additional troops without a plan for getting them out. The shift has unnerved some U.S. and foreign officials, who say that planning a pullout now -- with or...

• Planning for defeat in Afghanistan - PrairiePundit

The path to war will come under new scrutiny

Times Online (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Events before and after the Iraq war are to be examined in microscopic detail when the long-awaited public inquiry begins hearing evidence next week.

Dancing To Our Israeli Masters

FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | yesterday

Today's Ancient Warfare: Facts vs. Beliefs By Jeff Gates November 9, 2009 Courtesy Of Haitham Sabbah's Blog In unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war by way of deception, false beliefs are an oft-deployed weapon. Recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda? Iraqi mobile biological weapons laboratories? Iraqi meetings...

Europe job was too small for Tony Blair

The Cult of the Dead Fish (Free subscription) | yesterday

Faced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would scarcely stop two mothers with strollers outside his own country. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who was in charge of the election process, gave the game away when he said that Van Rompuy was a man whose...

Motion Picture About 'One Of Those Quiet Heroes' - "Tears in the Desert"

A Catholic Mom in Hawaii (Free subscription) | yesterday

P R E S S R E L E A S E Motion Picture About 'One Of Those Quiet Heroes' Navy Chaplain Father Ron Moses Camarda's book / diary TEAR IN THE DESERT, about his journey into the harsh reality of the Iraq War in 2004, soon to be a motion picture. November 2009, Grafton, WI / Atlantic Beach , FL Film & TV Producer Christian Peschken recently obtained the exclusive film rights of Fr. Ron Moses Camarda's...

Democrats Begin Afghan Surrender– Pelosi Calls Karzai “Unworthy”

Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | yesterday

Having failed in their efforts to lose the War in Iraq democrats are not focusing on Afghanistan. Speaker Pelosi lashed out at the brave Afghan leader, who has survived several assassination attempts, as an “unworthy partner” today. Karzai was inaugurated yesterday. Having failed in Iraq, democrats hope to have better luck surrendering in Afghanistan. Reuters reported: Afghan President...

Movie review: 'The Messenger' (Grade: A)

The M.O. (Free subscription) | yesterday

You don’t need to witness battles on the screen to understand the horrors and complexities of war, as evidenced by screenwriter Oren Moverman’s incredible directorial debut, “The Messenger.” Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) has returned from the war in Iraq a decorated hero, but, with multiple injuries, he must serve out the final three months of his tour stateside. Relegated to...

Ashton underlines EU's significant moment | John Palmer

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Pay no attention to the Eurosceptics. Cathy Ashton's posting as EU 'foreign secretary' is a major post-Lisbon development The chorus of ill-informed and patronising calls of "Who?" that have greeted the appointments of the Belgian prime minister, Herman Van Rompuy , as the new long-term president (really chairman) of the European Council, and Baroness Cathy Ashton, as the new EU foreign...

News Roundup & Open Thread for Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | yesterday

Message Man Frank Pallone, profiled. On equality, and on the fierce urgency of now Newark Councilman Ron Rice has some words for Sen. Steve Sweeney. Home rule still rules and other realities of the Christiezoic Period Chris Christie ran on the promise of lower taxes, and few specifics. He's counting on shared services and consolidation , but both are still hard sells in NJ. Not exactly what you said...

Election funny #1 - Regime Change 2010

Jess The Dog (Free subscription) | yesterday

I have a vision...a set of 52 playing cards with Labour targets, including seats and majorities, like the US prepared for the Iraq War and the amusing response from the Stop The War Coalition. Cards 2-10 will be marginal target seats, and the JKQA will be ministers etc....often these will be marginal as well! The Joker will be Mandelson...

Let's say Rupert Murdoch is completely benign

The enemies of reason (Free subscription) | yesterday

No, let's. You might be thinking: How can you possibly say that? But wait. It's important to get our prejudices out of the way first. We may well have views about Murdoch and his children, about what they stand for and the way they do business; but these aren't important when considering whether it's right that he should get everything he wants from our elected (and probably soon-to-be elected) representatives....

Author Naomi Klein addresses global financial ills

kellya | 19/02/2009

Naomi Klein doesn't believe in calling the Bush administration incompetent for its widely unpopular policies on the war in Iraq. Instead, she argues that the Iraq model of reconstruction has been "incredibly profitable." "They're only incompetent if you believe that their goal is to better the lives of everyone on Earth," the journalist and international bestselling author told a crowd of about 150