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Reports: Confronting the Terrorist Within

Ear to the Ground: Thousands Protest U.S. Pact

Reports: No End to the Savagery in Afghanistan

Reports: Virtual JFK: The 44th President’s Foreign Policy Challenge

Ear to the Ground: Thousands of Iraqis Protest U.S. Occupation

Ear to the Ground: Over 30 Killed in Baghdad Bombings

Ear to the Ground: Odierno Takes Petraeus’ Place in Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Rice Pops Up in Baghdad

A/V Booth: City of Walls

Reports: It’s the War, Stupid

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Blasts Kill Dozens

Ear to the Ground: Blackwater Plans to Back Away From Security Biz

Ear to the Ground: Petraeus Shows Obama the Sights

Ear to the Ground: Obama in Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Obama Commits to Afghanistan Escalation

Reports: Military Action Against Iran ‘Would Destabilize Iraq’

Reports: Snapshots of Life and Death in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Private Contractors in Iraq to Lose Immunity

Reports: The Illusion of Saving Nations From Themselves

Reports: The Unsung Victims of the Emerald City

Reports: A Better Iraq? That’s What Saddam Said

Reports: Truthdigger of the Week: Adrienne Kinne

Reports: Trading Spaces, Iraq Edition

Reports: Whistle-Blower Points to Target List in U.S. Attack on Hotel

Reports: Iraq’s Mosul a ‘Ghost City’

Reports: Baghdad’s Other Power Struggle

Ear to the Ground: Blackwater Bounces Back

Reports: Business Stirs in a Walled Neighborhood

Arts and Culture: Geoffrey Wheatcroft on ‘Muqtada’

Ear to the Ground: Preparations Made for Sadr City Assault

Ear to the Ground: Aziz Trial on Hold

Reports: Bloated in Baghdad

Reports: Sadr’s Dark Warning

Ear to the Ground: Maliki Asks for a Pass

Ear to the Ground: Sadr Warns of ‘Open War’

Ear to the Ground: The Imperial Palace of Iraq

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Builds Wall in Sadr City

Ear to the Ground: Sadr: U.S. Will Always Be Enemy

Reports: Semantics Can’t Mask Bush’s Chicanery

Ear to the Ground: No Exit (Yet)

Reports: Consider Iraq Defined

Ear to the Ground: Kidnappers Free Baghdad Security Spokesman

Ear to the Ground: Sadr Cuts a Deal

Ear to the Ground: Fighting Rages for Fifth Day in Iraq Offensive

Reports: Iraq Exploding as Shiite Fights Shiite

Ear to the Ground: War’s Harsh Echo

Reports: War Started With Lies, Continues With Lies

Reports: The Only Lesson We Ever Learn Is That We Never Learn

Reports: Dinner With Ahmed

Ear to the Ground: Inside a CIA Black Site

Ear to the Ground: Bomb Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Baghdad

Reports: ‘Great Satan’ Gets Struck Out

Reports: Visit Trumpets Iran’s Power in Iraq

Reports: The Calm Before the Conflagration

Reports: Iraq’s Tragic Future

Ear to the Ground: Iraqi Official: Suicide Bombers Had Down’s Syndrome

Ear to the Ground: Dual Bombings in Baghdad Kill 64

Ear to the Ground: Blackwater Gassed Baghdad Checkpoint in 2005

Ear to the Ground: Another Take on Death Toll Among Iraqis

Reports: The Five Iraqs

Ear to the Ground: Baghdad Bombers Target Familiar Market

Ear to the Ground: Circling the Wagons in Baghdad

A/V Booth: Rep. Poe:  Halliburton/KBR Gang Rape Not ‘Isolated Case’

Ear to the Ground: Gang-Rape Victim Accuses Halliburton/KBR of Cover-Up

Ear to the Ground: Tentative Security Gains in Baghdad?

Ear to the Ground: Violence in Basra Drops 90% After British Withdrawal

Ear to the Ground: FBI Blames Blackwater in 14 Civilian Deaths

Reports: Profiles in Courage: Women Journalists Speak Out

Ear to the Ground: State Dept. Gave Blackwater Shooters Immunity

Ear to the Ground: Front-Line View: Iraq Isn’t ‘Worth Another Soldier’s Life’

Ear to the Ground: Rice Takes a Licking in Congress

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Awards Iran Contracts, U.S. Sulks

Ear to the Ground: Security Guards Kill 2 Women in Baghdad

Reports: The State Dept.’s Murderous Guardians

A/V Booth: Iron Maiden Meets IEDs in ‘Heavy Metal in Baghdad’

Ear to the Ground: Iraqis Unite Against Splitting the Nation

Ear to the Ground: More Bad News for Blackwater

Ear to the Ground: Canadian Mag Calls Bush ‘The New Saddam’

Reports: Privatizing Murder

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Diplomats Confined to the Green Zone

Ear to the Ground: Whistleblowers Expose State Department Bushie

Reports: Checkbook Imperialism:  The Blackwater Fiasco

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Bans Blackwater, Launches Investigation

Reports: Help With Petraeus’ Testimony

Ear to the Ground: Security Crew in Deadly Baghdad Shootout

Reports: Coming Apart at the Seams

Reports: The Illusion of Progress in Iraq

Ear to the Ground: The Iraqi View: ‘Surge’ Has Failed

Ear to the Ground: Looking Beyond the ‘Surge’

Reports: Reporting From Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: GAO Report Gives Iraq Gov’t an ‘F’

Ear to the Ground: Got Debt?  Head to Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Congressmen’s Plane Dodges Fire in Iraq

A/V Booth: ‘Daily Show’ in Iraq: Just Like Home

Reports: Bye-Bye Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: U.N. to Expand Iraq Mission Despite Protest

Ear to the Ground: Baghdad Raid Kills 32, Sparks Protests

Ear to the Ground: Iraqis Celebrate Asian Cup Win

Ear to the Ground: The First Victims of America’s Mega-Embassy

Ear to the Ground: Car Bombs Target Soccer Celebration

Ear to the Ground: Al-Qaida Blamed for Iraq Village Massacre

Ear to the Ground: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Ear to the Ground: Inside the Green Zone Bubble

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Death Toll for June Climbs to 78

Ear to the Ground: Bloody June in Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Mosque Bombing Kills Dozens

Ear to the Ground: No End in Sight

Reports: The ‘Surge’ Bait and Switch

Ear to the Ground: Pentagon Report: ‘Surge’ Only Shifts Violence

Reports: The Lose-Lose War

Ear to the Ground: Pelosi, Reid:  ‘Surge’ Has Failed

Reports: ‘President’ Lieberman: A Cautionary Tale

Truthdig Podcast: The Lose-Lose War

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Bridge Blast Kills 3 U.S. Soldiers

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Casualty Surge Continues

Ear to the Ground: Troops Prepare Reality Check for Lieberman

Ear to the Ground: 5 Suspected Militants Captured in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Blackwater Opens Fire in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: A Grim Memorial

Ear to the Ground: Sectarian Violence Surges in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Two ABC Journalists Slain in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: We’ll Always Have Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Manhunt Intensifies in Iraq

Ear to the Ground: U.S. General:  American Troop Deaths Will Rise

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Violence Claims 12 U.S. Soldiers and Dozens of Civilians

A/V Booth: Losing Hearts and Minds

Ear to the Ground: Chief of U.S. Prison in Baghdad Arrested

Reports: Mr. Bush, Tear Down These Walls!

Ear to the Ground: Nine U.S. Troops Killed in Suicide Attack

Reports: Mr. Bush, Tear Down That Wall

Ear to the Ground: Iraqi PM Shuts Down Wall Construction

Ear to the Ground: Walling ’Em In (and Out)

Ear to the Ground: Surge Stalls, Fear Builds in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Mass Casualties in Baghdad Blasts

Ear to the Ground: Iraq’s ‘Hidden War’

Ear to the Ground: Bombing Surge

Cartoons: Counting the Days

Ear to the Ground: No Shortage of Messages, or Bloodshed

Ear to the Ground: Bridge, Parliament Bombings Rock Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Abducted Iranian’s Injuries Confirmed

Ear to the Ground: Bloody Tuesday in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Iraqi Government on Shaky Ground

Ear to the Ground: Red Cross: Iraqis Face ‘Unbearable and Unacceptable’ Suffering

A/V Booth: McCain Tries to Dislodge Foot From Mouth

Ear to the Ground: Thousands Rally Against U.S. in Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Iraqi Insider Ridicules the Occupation

Ear to the Ground: Al-Sadr Calls on Iraqis to Fight U.S.

Ear to the Ground: Iranian’s Torture Tale Denied by U.S.

Ear to the Ground: McCain Ties Victory to a Losing Issue

Reports: McCain’s Magic Carpet Ride

Ear to the Ground: Mass Kidnappings Trouble Iraqi Authorities

Cartoons: Baghdad Is Perfectly Safe … for John McCain

A/V Booth: Symphony of Bullets

Ear to the Ground: McCain Defends Surge During Iraq Visit

Ear to the Ground: Al-Sadr Calls for Anti-U.S. Rally

Cartoons: BS Express

Ear to the Ground: Bombing Upsurge in Iraq Kills 100

A/V Booth: CNN Calls Out McCain

A/V Booth: Truthdig Slide Show: Four Years of War

Multimedia Gallery: Saddam’s Last Stand

Multimedia Gallery: Witness

Multimedia Gallery: Celebration

Multimedia Gallery: The Battle of Fallujah

Multimedia Gallery: Flag on Fire

Multimedia Gallery: Toppling Saddam

Multimedia Gallery: Bombs Over Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Blast Rocks U.N. Leader’s Baghdad Trip

Ear to the Ground: Iraqis Losing Hope

Ear to the Ground: Petraeus’ Surging Optimism

Ear to the Ground: Pilgrims Killed in Baghdad Blast

Ear to the Ground: Petraeus’ Iraq Plan:  Finesse, Not Just Force

Ear to the Ground: Sectarian Tensions Inflamed Despite Crackdown

Ear to the Ground: Bloody Sunday

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Crackdown Empowers PM

Ear to the Ground: More Evidence the Surge Isn’t Working

Ear to the Ground: Diplomat’s Abduction Aggravates Iran-U.S. Relations

A/V Booth: How Americans Get Around Town

Ear to the Ground: Baghdad Bombing Kills 130

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Invitation to Iraq Summit Lost in the Mail

Ear to the Ground: Scores Die in Baghdad Attacks

Ear to the Ground: Violence Escalates With Troop Levels in Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Baghdad Bombings Kill at Least 95

Reports: Chris Hedges: War of Shadows

Ear to the Ground: Maliki Pick Angers Iraqis and Americans Alike

Ear to the Ground: Iraqi Bloggers Cope With the Violence

Ear to the Ground: Baghdad Diary: Another Planet

Reports: Robert Scheer: One Last Lie for the Road

Ear to the Ground: Possible U.S. Troop Increase in Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: General Acknowledges Failure of Baghdad Effort

Ear to the Ground: 110 Bodies Found in Iraq in 48 Hours

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Torture Worse Now Than During Hussein’s Rule

Ear to the Ground: Baghdad 9/13 Death Toll Nears 100

Ear to the Ground: Baghdad Death Toll Triples

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Report: Civilian Casualties Up by 50%

Ear to the Ground: $20 Million for ‘Good News’ From Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Civil War Leaves No Sanctuary for Wounded

Reports: Marie Cocco: The Potemkin Village of Baghdad

Ear to the Ground: Over 3,400 Iraqi Civilians Killed in July

Ear to the Ground: Iraq Rape-Murder Hearing Reveals Horrifying Details

Ear to the Ground: As U.S. Shifts Policing Power, Baghdad Strife Rises

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