Iraq

A Foretaste of the Horror of Biological Warfare

Eric S. MARGOLIS
The world is getting sick from the spreading COVID-19 virus. North Americans and Europeans are now as horrified as Chinese by the invisible killer that has put their hospitals under siege.
They are also getting a grim foretaste of what biological warfare would be like. Those not cowering in terror in their homes would likely be amazed to learn that some of their governments are still churning out highly toxic chemical and biological agents in hidden factories.
But surely our lily white democracies don’t stoop to making poison gas and germs?

Foreign Correspondent: U.S. Beats War Drums in Middle East-- Leaders In Washington And Tehran Say They Don’t Want A Full-Scale War, But They Are Playing A Dangerous Game

U.S. soldiers are increasingly disliked in Iraq. Photo: Reese Erlich-by Reese Erlich,Author, The Iran Agenda TodayWhile the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic, tensions between the U.S. and Iran are heating up.The two countries are engaging in tit-for-tat military attacks that threaten a wider war.

Pompeo and Netanyahu paved a path to war with Iran, and they’re pushing Trump again

By Gareth Porter | The Grayzone | March 20, 2020

Though it narrowly averted war with Iran this January, the Trump administration is still pushing for all-out military conflict. The architects of the drive to war, Mike Pompeo and Benjamin Netanyahu, have relied on a series of cynical provocations to force Trump’s hand.

U.S. Forces Withdraw From Key Base Near Syrian Border. More Rocket Attacks On U.S. Targets In Iraq

South Front | March 18, 2020

Late on March 17, at least three rockets struck the area near the US embassy in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone. This was the fourth such attack in the span of a week. A day earlier, a pair of rockets struck the Besmaya base south of Baghdad. This military facility is the second largest military base operated by the US-led coalition in Iraq after Camp Taji.