Half of Baghdad Lacks Drinking Water
28 Aug 2008
Amid soaring temperatures, Baghdad’s Water Authority says three million people in Baghdad have no access to running water.

Sectarian Clashes Flaring Up as U.S.-Backed Operations Target Sunnis
27 Aug 2008
A military operation that was said to target al-Qaeda has instead targeted Sunni Muslims, creating new sectarian tensions.

Maliki the Nationalist? Don’t Buy It.
26 Aug 2008
In his demands for a U.S. troop withdrawal, the Iraqi PM is hardly the tough negotiator the media makes him out to be.

Looking Back at Five Years of Bush’s Wreckage in Iraq
26 Aug 2008
Bush’s supporters see the global war on terrorism as a “clash of civilizations”—yet the civilization we are destroying in Iraq is part of our own.

Iraqi Refugees Spurn Government Call to Come Home
25 Aug 2008
“Iraq has turned into something like a no man’s land,” one refugee says. “It no longer belongs to its people.”

War Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison
25 Aug 2008
Long, an Iraq War resister deported from Canada last month, was sentenced to 15 months of prison and dishonorable discharge.

The Three Dumbest Neocon Predictions Since the Disaster in Iraq
25 Aug 2008
Nothing seems to keep the Neocons from losing respectability. Here are three contenders for the dumbest Neocon predictions post-Iraq.

U.S. Accused of Killing 76 Civilians in Afghanistan Airstrike
24 Aug 2008
Most of the casualties were women and children; the deaths sparked demonstrations and a condemnation by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Afghan President Pardons Men Convicted of Gang Rape
24 Aug 2008
President Hamid Karzai has pardoned three men who were found guilty of brutally raping a woman in the northern province of Samangan.

Joe Biden Is a Key Fighter in Dissolving Bush’s ‘Terror’ Myths
24 Aug 2008
Biden doesn’t have clean hands when it comes to Iraq, but he’s been a leader in re-establishing the rule-of-law in Bush’s terror war.

Biden’s Immoral Blueprint for Iraq
24 Aug 2008
Let’s call Joe Biden’s Senate plan to split Iraq in three pieces for what it is: a blueprint for ethnic cleansing and possibly a full-blown civil war.

Joe Biden’s War on Terror
24 Aug 2008
Biden doesn’t have clean hands when it comes to Iraq, but he’s been a leader in re-establishing the rule-of-law in Bush’s terror war.

Biden, Iraq and Obama’s Betrayal
24 Aug 2008
The choice of Biden calls into question whether Obama’s offering a “change we can believe in.”

U.S.-Iraqi “Security Agreement” a Distraction as Conflicts Continue to Simmer
22 Aug 2008
A debate over McCain’s claims of “victory in Iraq” is one Obama can win if he hits hard.

Robin Long, War Resister Deported from Canada, Faces Trial This Week
21 Aug 2008
The first war resister to be deported from Canada since the Vietnam War faces court-martial and three years in jail. Who is next?

Almost Half of Iraqi Adults Are Unemployed
20 Aug 2008
“If you don’t have money to pay bribes, you can’t get a job,” says one mechanical engineer. “I’d drive a garbage truck; I’d do anything,”

Up to Half of Iraqi Adults Unemployed
20 Aug 2008
“If you don’t have money to pay bribes, you can’t get a job,” says one mechanical engineer. “I’d drive a garbage truck; I’d do anything,”

How Many More Iraqis Can You Throw Behind Bars Without Trial?
19 Aug 2008
Among the U.S.’s most vociferous criticisms of Saddam’s regime was its practice of inhumane, summary arrests. Now it is guilty of the same.

How Close Are Iraq and the U.S. to Reaching a Forces Agreement?
18 Aug 2008
Iraqi and American officials are reportedly close to reaching an agreement on U.S. forces—but there are some contradictions in their statements.

U.S. Holding Thousands of Prisoners with Alleged Terror Ties in Iraq
15 Aug 2008
The U.S. has refused to provide any information about the prisoners or abide by an amnesty law issued by the Iraqi government.

How Much “Meddling” Is Iran Actually Doing in Iraq?
14 Aug 2008
As the U.S keeps accusing Iran of arming Shiite militias, Iraqi officials are ignoring its claims in favor of diplomacy with neighboring governments.

The Long War: How Many Iraqs and Afghanistans Lie Ahead?
14 Aug 2008
The Pentagonization of the United States shows no sign of slowing down.

Sadr Spokesman: Mahdi Army to Become a “Non-political” Cultural Organization
12 Aug 2008
The official spokesperson for the Al-Sadr Trend discusses Muqtada al-Sadr’s coming plans.

How to Crack the Pentagon Pundits’ Code
12 Aug 2008
You can help plough through the 8,000 pages of internal documents on the Pentagon’s covert pundit-propaganda program.

Iran Stepping in to Bring Electricity to Iraq
12 Aug 2008
With temperatures sky-high and drought on its way, Iraqis in need of electricity are looking to Iran for relief.