War on Iraq: Iraq Oil Grab Nears Completion: Big Oil Poised to Sign Lucrative Deals
6 Dec 2007
Big Oil’s big dreams are close to coming true as Iraq’s Oil Ministry prepares deals for the country’s largest oil fields.

War on Iraq: Iraqi Government Fragments Further
5 Dec 2007
Iraqi security forces backed by the U.S. have jailed an opposition leader who opposes the permanent presence of U.S. troops.

War on Iraq: Why U.S. Troops Aren’t Coming Home
4 Dec 2007
According to the Bush Administration, the worse things go in Iraq, the more our military is needed; and the better they go, the more our military is needed.

War on Iraq: Operation “Iraqi Freedom” Exposed: Bush Negotiates Permanent Presence in iraq
3 Dec 2007
With Bush’s November 26, 2007 announcement that the United States and Iraq were negotiating a permanent “security relationship,” his lies have been exposed.

War on Iraq: ‘Enduring’ Bases in Iraq: More Toys for the Pentagon’s Sandbox
3 Dec 2007
Vast stretches of Iraq have turned into construction sites run by the Pentagon, while Bush makes up claims that Iraqis support an “long-term relationship.”

War on Iraq: Intel Report Reveals Bush and Cheney’s Iran Warnings as Fraudulent
3 Dec 2007
A new intelligence assessment that Iran’s nuclear weapons program halted in 2003 utterly contradicts the dire claims made by the war-mongering White House.

War on Iraq: Rethinking U.S. Foreign Aid—Make Iraq a True “Green Zone”
2 Dec 2007
Rebuilding with solar electricity may alleviate Iraqis’ suffering—and the climate crisis.

War on Iraq: Human Rights Crusader Michael Ratner: We’ll Keep Going After Bush and Cheney When They Leave Office
2 Dec 2007
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear the next major challenge to Bush’s imperial power grab, AlterNet talks with Michael Ratner, who has been at the center of the battle over the administration’s human rights assault.

War on Iraq: Bill Clinton Pretends He Opposed Bush’s Iraq Invasion, Media Go Along for the Ride
30 Nov 2007
The New York Times and the Washington Post let Bill Clinton’s dishonesty about his support for the Iraq war slide.

War on Iraq: Key Sunni Parlaimentarian Accused of Terrorism; Son Detained
29 Nov 2007
MP, part of bloc opposed to occupation, says he’s being framed by PM Nouri al-Maliki’s governing coalition.

War on Iraq: Bush-Maliki Agreement Defies US Laws, Iraqi Parliament
29 Nov 2007
Considering the terms of Monday’s agreement, the US will likely retain about 50,000 troops in Iraq over the long term

War on Iraq: Does Our Energy Future Hinge on Iran?
29 Nov 2007
Oil is likely behind our saber-rattling with Iran. But can military action in the Middle East actually work to secure oil for U.S. interests?

War on Iraq: Australia’s PM-Elect Says Troops Out of Iraq by Mid-2008
29 Nov 2007
Aussies to Bush: buh-bye.

War on Iraq: McCarthyism Comes to Iraq: Dententions of Those Accused of “Iran Connection” on the Rise
29 Nov 2007
Locals claim the U.S. military had been using members of the Mehdi Army to carry out attacks on Sunnis in Baghdad.

War on Iraq: Military Recruitment Lie: Pentagon’s Education Pitch is a Scam
28 Nov 2007
Today’s GI Bill is a hollow recruiting tool, not a ticket to college.

War on Iraq: Iraq: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
28 Nov 2007
Truth, also, is a casualty when governments and generals cherry-pick figures to support a partisan purpose.

War on Iraq: How the Democrats Are Aligning Themselves with Bush’s Torture Policies
27 Nov 2007
Who is speaking for the Democrats these days? A retired General accused of authorizing torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners in Iraq.

War on Iraq: Military Slaughters Iraqi Civilians
26 Nov 2007
Mainstream media would have you believe the U.S. military has only killed Iraqi “militants,” “extremists” and “criminals”—even when the people gunned down are women and children.

War on Iraq: Disgraced General Who Pushed for Torture in Iraq Is Now a Spokesman for Democrats?
26 Nov 2007
Ricardo Sanchez was the Iraq commander during the Abu Ghraib atrocities, and last week he gave the Dems’ weekly radio address. Amy Goodman revisits how the torture policy began.

War on Iraq: Iraqi Kurds Defy Baghdad on Oil Deals
25 Nov 2007
Kurdish government vows to sign more contracts with international oil firms despite Baghdad’s opposition.

War on Iraq: Shia-Shia Conflict Fuels Instability
25 Nov 2007
While the commercial media continues to focus single-mindedly on “sectarian violence,” Iraq is being wrenched apart by political conflict.

War on Iraq: In Iraq, Executions of Former Regime Officials Lead to More Strife
25 Nov 2007
The executions of former regime officials are creating greater division, rather than reconciliation, among Iraqis.

War on Iraq: Iraqi Parlaiment to Debate Renewal of UN Mandate
25 Nov 2007
Attempt to do end-run around legislature has apparently failed.

War on Iraq: Key Shiite Leaders Reject Bill Allowing Former Baathists to Return to Posts
25 Nov 2007
Legislation considered key to reconciliation.

War on Iraq: 120 War Vets Commit Suicide Each Week
25 Nov 2007
The military refuses to come clean, insisting the high rates are due to “personal problems,” not experience in combat.