The posh enablers of America’s empire have always required that the grunts do the maiming and murdering in pursuit of their disastrous geopolitical adventures. The corollary to this, of course, is the …
FBI agent on pardons for Iraq massacre: ‘I thought President Trump had more character’ | Raleigh News & Observer
John Patarini investigated the killings of Iraqi civilians by Blackwater guards in 2007. He now lives near Charlotte and is condemning the decision to free the men he helped put in prison.
Iran is playing war games in Iraq
Hadath TV on Christmas Eve, Zafer al-Aani, a senior member of the Iraqi Parliament, blamed the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad squarely on Iran.
COVID Death Toll Among Vets Surpasses Fatalities in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
The VA’s COVID death toll equates to 23 per day, a greater number than the suicide rate of veterans, which is 17 per day.
VA’s coronavirus deaths have now surpassed totals from Iraq, Afghanistan wars
The coronavirus pandemic has been deadlier for American veterans than the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars combined. On Monday morning, Department of Veterans Affairs officials reported 6,772 patient deaths …
Iraq, Struggling to Pay Debts and Salaries, Plunges Into Economic Crisis
Oil-rich Iraq, its economy hobbled by neglect and corruption, has devalued its currency and had its imported electricity cut off for nonpayment.
Iraq boosts coffers by $2bn in Chinese prepaid oil deal
Iraq is set for a $2bn boost from a Chinese oil company paying upfront for a year’s supply of the fuel, Iraq’s state-owned oil marketer said this weekend. Opec’s second-biggest exporter is desperate …
Chanting anti-US slogans, Iraq militia supporters mark year since Soleimani’s killing
Tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups chanted anti-American slogans in central Baghdad on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the U.S. killing of Iranian general …
Thousands in Iraq mark year since Soleimani’s killing
Thousands of militia supporters gathered in Baghdad chanting anti-American slogans on the anniversary of the killing of top Iranian commander Qassam Soleimani and an Iraqi militia commander. David …
Rally in Baghdad marks 1 year since Iran general’s killing
Thousands of Iraqis are converging on a landmark Baghdad square on the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and a top Iraqi militia leader in a U.S. drone strike.