30 April, 2003
Anger Mounts After U.S. Troops Kill 13 Iraqi Protesters
By Edmund BlairU.S. soldiers killed at least 13 Iraqi civilians who marched on a school west of Baghdad to demand the troops leave the building and get out of Iraq
29 April, 2003
Robbing Iraq Of Its History
By Dr Mubarak AliThis is a common phenomenon of history that imperial powers, after defeating their adversaries militarily, make systematic efforts to root out their historical heritage and thus reduce them to a state of intellectual and cultural powerlessness.
Fighting Is Over But the Deaths Go On
By Michael HowardGuardian investigation reveals mines have killed up to 80 civilians since the conflict ended
After Costly War, Iraqis Quickly Organize
By Wade Hudson and Scott HarrisAn Interview With Wade Hudson of The Iraqi Peace Team
28 April, 2003
Rise of Political Islam in Iraq?
By Dr Iftikhar H. MalikSeeing multitudes of impassioned, chest beating yet totally orderly Shia pilgrims converging in Karbala so soon after the demise of Saddam Hussein's regime have sent shivering messages to different sections of global populace.
Missing: A Vase, a Book, a Bird and
10,000 Years of History
By Adam GoodheartScholars reacts like mourners struggling with an overwhelming loss at the theft and destruction of Baghdad museum
27 April, 2003
Anger MountsAfter Iraqi Arms Dump Carnage
By Peter Ford
Residents blame the US military for the deadly barrage that rained on their village.
American to Oversee Iraqi Oil Industry
By David TeatherThe administration is planning to structure the potentially vast Iraqi oil industry like a US corporation
26 April, 2003
Journalism?
by John PilgerThere is something deeply corrupt about journalism. It is not a recent phenomenon. What makes the difference today is the technology that produces an avalanche of repetitive information
Obscuring The Reality
By Kalpana SharmaA full two weeks after the so-called "victory" of the "coalition" forces in Iraq, we have yet to hear about the numbers of Iraqi civilians or soldiers killed or injured.
25 April, 2003
Pilgrims Threaten Jihad Against American Forces
By Kim Sengupta in KarbalaThe Shia pilgrimage to Karbala, took on a strident political and martial note with demands for the establishment of an Islamic state and threats of a jihad against the "American occupiers".
Baptising In Troubled Waters
By Andrew GumbelEvangelical Crusaders Prepare to Fight Islam with Aid and a Bible
24 April, 2003
Prosecute US Corporate Media Whores For War Crimes
By Davi WalshUS corporate media should be prosecuted for presentating the illegal invasion of a foreign country as a preventive war
Shia Clerics To Foment Civil War
By David WarrenOnce ruled by a minority, Shiites now want their own 'Islamic democracy
U.S. Planners Surprised by Strength of Iraqi Shiites
By Glenn Kessler and Dana PriestAs Iraqi Shiite demands for a dominant role in Iraq's future mount, Bush administration officials say they underestimated the Shiites' organizational strength and are unprepared to prevent the rise of an anti-American, Islamic fundamentalist government in the country.
23 April, 2003
Many Faces of Donald Rumsfeld
By Linda DiebelYesterday's Pentagon briefing was, even by the surreal standards of the Iraqi war, a high-water mark for "Rummy" watchers, truly an out-of-body experience.
22 April, 2003
Where is Democracy?
By Hamsa Mohammed in BaghdadA Baghdad resident recounts her experiences of living in an occupied city
The US Must Leave - and Fast
By Jonathan SteeleThe gratitude for removing Saddam Hussein on which Washington mistakenly expected to bank for years is almost exhausted.
21 April, 2003
Do not forget the horror
By John Pilger
The saving of one little boy must not be a cover for the crime of this war
CIA Brought Bathists To Power
By David MorganCIA offers no comment on Iraq coup allegations
20 April, 2003
The New Dark Age
By Ben OkriThe looting and burning of Iraq's museums and libraries has left us all losers
Anti-Colonial War
By Robert FiskAmerica's war of "liberation" is over. Iraq's war of liberation from the Americans is about to begin.
17 April, 2003
The Deal
By Walid RabahThe deal includes, granting American citizenship and residency in the United States to some of the first echelon commanders (Republican Guards) and their families, depending on their wishes.
The Shia of Najaf fear the yoke of US occupation
By Phil Reeves in NajafThe Shias will not accept an Iraqi government run by anyone they see as a stooge of the occupying Americans.
16 April, 2003
Final Chapter: Burning Books
By Robert FiskLibrary Books, Letters and Priceless Documents are Set Ablaze in Final Chapter of the Sacking of Baghdad
US Troops Kill 10 Injure 100 As they fire on protesters
Agence France-PresseUS troops opened fire on a crowd hostile to the new pro-US governor in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul , killing at least 10 people and injuring as many as 100
Deadly fruits of Baghdad
By Peter Ford and Scott PetersonHundreds of unexploded cluster bombs lie scattered in Baghdad, threatening the lives of its citizens
Baghdad Did Not Fall - It Was Handed Over
By Jalal GhaziArabic media are speculating that a secret deal was arranged between the United States and the Baath regime to hand over Baghdad.
Iraqis Say Lynch Raid Faced No Resistance
By Keith B. Richburg
Gizzy and other doctors said no Iraqi soldiers or militiamen were at the Saddam Hospital in Nassariya that night, April 1, when the U.S. Special Operations forces came in helicopters to carry out the midnight rescue.
15 April, 2003
Why Syria Is in America’s Gunsights
By Robert FiskSyria, Israel’s second most powerful enemy is now in America’s gunsights
US' New Found Syria-fixation Draws Ire
By Chidanand RajghattaWashington's new-found Syria-fixation amid its military swagger in Iraq is drawing sharp criticism both in the US and abroad
"US Forces Encourage Looting"
By Ole RothenborgAn eye witness says, he saw american soldiers encouraging people in Baghdad to loot
RSS Supports Americas War on Iraq
By Ram PuniyaniRSS chief Sudarhan is embarrassing the BJP Government by defending the US aggression on Iraq
14 April, 2003
Noam Chomsky Interviewed
By Noam Chomsky and MIchael AlbertNoam Chomsky talks about the invasion and occupation of Iraq
Americans Knew What to Defend
By Robert Fisk in BaghdadIf the Americans looked on as looters plundered and vandalized Baghdad musuem, tanks and armoured personnel carriers were positioned to defend the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Oil
The Rape of Mesopotamia
By Paul StreetAmerican soldiers encouraged the looters to vandalize Baghdad museum.
13 April, 2003
Vandalization of Iraq's History
By Robert Fisk, In Baghdad
In Baghdad's most important museum, something truly terrible has taken place, while the occupation looked on
The Realignment of the World
By Stanley KoberAs USA goes ahead with its programme of Empire building other nations around the world are building coalitions to confront the empire
12 April, 2003
Image-Making, Lies and the "Liberation" of Iraq
By Patrick MartinThe Images of the toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was stage managed to give the false impression that the vast majority of the Iraqi people are joyfully welcoming the invasion and occupation of their country by US and British troops.
Here are the photographs from Information Clearing House
'Embedded Dancers?' Was That Another PR Masterpiece?
Cathy Breen, Iraq Peace TeamIs it true that the revelers who danced to welcome the occupation forces 'embedded dancers' the American military brought with them to Baghdad?
11 April, 2003
Spoils of War
By Bob HerbertThe Pentagon and its allies are close to achieving what they wanted all along, control of the nation of Iraq and its bounty, which is the wealth and myriad forms of power that flow from control of the world's second-largest oil reserves.
Crime Against Humanity
By John PilgerNothing Bush and Blair, their cluster-bombing boys and their media court do now will change the truth of their great crime in Iraq.
Israel Eyes Iraqi Pipeline Project
By Atul AnejaAs the Anglo-American forces consolidate the occupation of Iraq Israel is exploring the possibility of revivvin the oil pipeline from Mosul in northern Iraq to the Israeli Mediterranean port of Haifa
10 April, 2003
Iraq Liberated? The Real Story Begins Now
By Robert Fisk in Baghdad
Winning a war is one thing. Succeeding in the ideological and economic project that lies behind this whole war is quite another. The "real" story for America's mastery over the Arab world starts now.
Possible Scenarios in Mideast After Iraq War
By Bill Straub
With the campaign in Iraq all but wrapped up, the US army is training their gun on Iran and Syria
My Oscar "Backlash": "Stupid White Men" Back At #1,
"Bowling" Breaks New Records
By Michael MooreMichael Moore's criticism of president Bush in the Oscar night increased his popularity.
9 April, 2003
Does The US Military Want To Kill Journalists
By Robert FiskWas it possible to believe this was an accident? Or was it possible that the right word for these killings was murder?
Reporters or Snipers? Journalists Murdered in Baghdad
By Robert FiskAs the American invaders are on a killing spree in Baghdad, even the journalists reporting the war are being targeted. Three journalists lose their life on day 20.
The Outline Of the Beast
By Arundhati Roy and Anthony ArnoveAn Interview With Arundhati Roy
Morality, Religion And an Illegitimate War
By Konrad Raiser"It can be disastrous to translate moral imperatives into political action without submitting them to critical judgment as to the possible consequences of such action."
A Letter to America
By Margaret Atwood"This is a difficult letter to write, because I'm no longer sure who you are."
"Exciting times" for "embedded" journalists
By Peter MacklerThe Head of the Agence France-Presse office in Kuwait, describes daily life for journalists "embedded" in US military units and raises some questions.
Grozny And Baghdad: Disturbing Parallels
By Tristan EwinsAs Baghdad is threatened by the possibility of a protracted urban warfare Tristan Ewins draws a parallel between Grozny and Baghdad
Chemical Hypocrites
By George Monbiot
As It Struggles to Justify Its Invasion, The US is Getting Ready to Use Banned Weapons in Iraq
8 April, 2003
Amid Allied jubilation, a Child Lies in Agony,
Clothes Soaked in Blood
By Robert Fisk in BaghdadThe innocent are bleeding and screaming with pain to bring us our exciting television pictures
American Thrust Into Baghdad Had Neither
Humility nor Honour
By Robert Fisk in Baghdad
It seemed as if Baghdad would fall within hours. But the day was characterised by crazed normality, high farce and death
The U.S. Betrays Its Core Values
By Gunter Grass
"we are witnessing the moral decline of the world's only superpower"
Iraq's Bread Basket Stands to Be Ruined by War
By The Environment News ServiceThe war in Iraq could be devastating for the country's rural economy with consequences on farmers' capacity to produce food
7 April, 2003
The Allied Grip Tightens on Baghdad
By Robert Fisk in Baghdad
On the streets, grim evidence of a bloody battle
Army Chaplain Offers Baptisms, Baths
By Meg LaughlinBaptism in the times of war. An offensive story from Iraq.
TheTwisted Language of War
That is Used to Justify the Unjustifiable
By Robert FiskWhy do we aid and abet the lies and propaganda of this filthy war?
A morally hollow victory
By Mary RiddellNo amount of PR will disguise the fact that this war is an outrage against humanity.
This Is Not The Time To Ask Questions
CNN's Aaron Brown on the network's coverage of the anti-war movement, the media's sanitization of the invasion of Iraq and why he believes this is an inappropriate time for reporters to ask questions about war
6 April, 2003
The Battle of Baghdad
By Robert Fisk in Baghdad'Ever so slowly, the suburbs were turned into battlefields'
Bush Aide Says US, not UN, Will Rebuild Iraq
By David E Sanger with John TagliabuetPresident Bush's national security adviser Condoleezza Rice declare that the UN would have a secondary role in reconstructing Iraq
We See Too Much, We Know Too Much.
That's Our Best Defense
By John Pilger"a deep and unconscious racism imbues every aspect of Western policy towards Iraq."
5 April, 2003
The War's Economic Motives Are Obvious
By Joseph E. MulliganStudying world history helps us to suspect that the current military intervention in Iraq, dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom, is powered by the long-standing U.S. policy of enhancing the freedom of large U.S.-based multinational corporations and banks to do unrestricted business at will.
Turf War Rages in Washington Over Who Will Rule Iraq
By Rupert CornwellAs the Anglo-American forces are making their final push towards Baghdad, a war is raging in Washington over dividing up the booty.
Doublespeak: Islam and the media
By Fuad NahdiA western news agenda dominated by hostile, careless coverage of Islam distorts reality and destroys trust. This makes a dynamic, relevant, and professional Muslim media all the more necessary.
4 April, 2003
An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Embed With The Military
By David MillerEmbedded journalists are the greatest PR coup of this war.They are almost completely controlled by the military
3 April, 2003
Wailing Children, the Wounded, the Dead: Victims of the Day Cluster Combs Rained on Babylon
By Robert Fisk, in BaghdadThey fell like "small grapefruit". But they exploded and took many lives with it. The day that Cluster bombs rain down on Babylon.
Mesopotamia. Babylon. The Tigris and Euphrates
By Arundhati RoyHow many children, in how many classrooms, over how many centuries, have hang-glided through the past, transported on the wings of these words? And now the bombs are falling, incinerating and humiliating that ancient civilisation
Detecting Disinformation, Without Radar
By Gregory SinaiskyThe war in Iraq provides us plenty of interesting samples for a study of disinformation techniques. Here is one such example
US Marines Turn Fire on Civilians
at the Bridge of Death
By Mark FranchettiHorror stories from Iraq. How war turns men into beast
2 April, 2003
Is Bush Nuts?
By William ThomasPresident George W Bush, a reformed alcoholic, could be suffering from personality disorders.A Psychiatric assessment of GWB
Cows and Armed Guards on a College Campus.
Where is the Truth Amid All This Subterfuge?
By Robert Fisk in BaghdadAre we getting all the truth from Baghdad?
No Way Out
By George MonbiotEvery likely outcome of this war is a disaster. Monbiot explores ways to get out of this war and save the world from disaster
Emperor George
By Jonathan Freedland
What has become of American values and idealism? All swept away in this thoroughly un-American war
“Don’t Mess With My Soldiers.They Are Trained Like Dogs to Kill. And They Will kill You...”U.S. military detains, beats and threatens to kill four foreign journalists in Iraq. A Democracy Now! interview with Israeli reporter Dan Scemama
1 April, 2003
The Monster of Baghdad is Now the Hero of Arabia
By Robert Fisk in Baghdad
This is now a nationalist war against the most obvious kind of imperial power
Forging Their Way to War
By Seymour M.HershVeteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reports that the intelligence report that Iraq had bought five hundred tons of uranium oxide from Niger, which helped the US government to obtain a congressional mandate for a military assault on Iraq, were based on forged documents.
The Cheney Connection
By Ruben Navarrette JrDid the vice president of the United States use his influence to help make his wealthy friends at his old company wealthier?