Iraq

US defenseless to stop Turkish ground invasion in Syria

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator “It’s the end of the road for those who believe they can stall Turkey by pun games, by changing names of terrorist organizations, by sharing pictures showing their soldiers next to terrorists,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan was directly referring to the US and their support of […]

Turkey’s Erdogan Threatens Ground Invasion Of Syria After Unclaimed Attack In Istanbul

After firing a series of strikes against Kurdish armed groups in both Syria and Iraq, Turkish President, Recep Tayip Erdogan, has threatened a ground invasion into north-eastern Syria. The strikes have been painted as a response to a terrorist attack in central Istanbul, but what else factors into this decision? On Sunday, the Turkish military Read More...

Any Republican in Congress who votes for Biden’s war in Ukraine is a traitor.

Eric Zuesse Why do congressional Republicans vote for the Democrats’ war in Ukraine? That war didn’t start on 24 February 2022 like the fake ’news’ media claim, but instead in February 2014 when the Barack Obama Administration — including V.P. Biden — perpetrated there a barbaric and bloody coup, which hired racist-fascist — nazi — […]

Made in Britain: How London handpicks Iraqi leaders

An investigation into how the British government groomed young, impressionable Iraqis to serve as their political agents. By Kit Klarenberg | The Cradle | November 15, 2022 Throughout the 20th century, it was frequently said by residents of West Asia, “lift up a mullah’s beard, and you’ll see the words ‘Made in England’ written underneath it.” Such […]

Drone Strikes Hit Fuel Tankers Along Syria-Iraq Border, What Really Happened?

Drone strikes were launched against a convoy of trucks, carrying fuel, along the Syria-Iraq border this Wednesday morning, reportedly causing up to 25 deaths. Despite the possible implications of the attack, it has gone largely underreported in Western media. A fuel convoy, consisting of around 22 trucks, came under attack from Israeli drone strikes this Read More...

Arab League priorities clash with the Israeli election outcome

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The Arab League met in Algeria for the first time in two years, and their final declaration called for freedom for the Palestinian people who have suffered under a brutal Israeli military occupation for almost six decades.  The meeting of nearly 22 nations across the Middle East and North […]

The Trajectory of US Foreign Policy

I refer you to one of the first articles I ever posted on my personal website: You Don’t Use A Microscope To Find The Cow That’s Left The Barn. To quote myself . . . You can magnify a single bacteria a thousand times but it will not tell you that your entire herd is […]
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Iraq: A glimmer of light at the end of the political tunnel

Iraq has taken the first steps toward forming a new government, but whether it can achieve lasting peace in the country remains questionable. Mohammed Shia’ Sabbar Al-Sudani, a former minister who has unexpectedly emerged as the new leader of the Shiites, is poised to take power as prime minister after forming a new coalition government […]

Wicked Leaks, Part 2: How the Media Quarantined Evidence on BP and Cancer in Iraq

In Part 1, we described how state-corporate media non-reporting of evidence relating to the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines on September 26 was an example of how the truth on key issues is increasingly being quarantined from public awareness by ‘mainstream’ media. At first sight, our second example might appear to contradict […]