Iraq Teeters Toward Civil War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2006 After insurgents bomb one of the holiest Shiite shrines in Iraq, at least 138 die in reprisal battles --marking the worst Shiite-on-Sunni violence since the outbreak of the Iraq war. University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole calls the day "apocalyptic." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death Squads and Prison Abuse in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2006 In a big story that is receiving scant media attention, the U claims that Iraqi police forces are acting as "death squads" to wipe out Sunnis At the same time, the Iraq parliament is condemning the U for the newly released pictures of prisoner abuse in Abu Ghraib. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Voting Tally Deals Deathblow to Neocon Fantasies

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 20, 2006 The parliamentary results are confirmed: Shiites will dominate both the Sunnis and the Kurds in Iraq So while the US tries to intimidate Iran over its nukes, Iranian-bred theocratic Shiites--those most hostile to our interests--are in the ascendancy in Iraq So much for the neocons' "Field of Dreams" scenario for creating democracy in Iraq: "If you break it, they will come" | storyAlso, read Juan Cole on how Bush created a theocracy in Iraq | columnAnd read Robert Scheer on Iran's victory in Iraqcom/eartotheground/item/irans_victory_in_iraq/" title="item">itemUpdate: A former Pentagon analyst is sentenced to 12 years-plus for leaking confidential documents in an attempt to get the U to take the threat of Iran more seriously | storyUpdate No 2: Iran and Iraq are already linking arms on the construction of electricity facilities . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sunni Iraqis Protest Mosque Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 The action, in search of kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll, comes on the heels of a raid of a Sunni scholar group. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Insurgents Break With Al Qaeda Over Civilian Killings, Report Says

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 Iraqi guerrillas tell a Saudi-backed London newspaper that they won't unite with Zarqawi after recent bombings. | Juan Cole translates and comments Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Forces Raid HQ of Sunni Muslim Scholars

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 Clerics call act "crime," punishment for anti-U.S. stance | more (See "Punishment Raid" subheading)Also, read Juan Cole on how Bush created a theocracy in Iraq. | link Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attacks in Iraq Kill 120

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2006 Two suicide bombs claim majority of deaths | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2006 The same Pentagon contractor that paid Iraqi newspapers to print pro-U.S. stories written by American soldiers masquerading as indepenent journalists has also been "compensating Sunni religious scholars in Iraq in return for assistance with its propaganda work," according to the New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran’s Victory in Iraq

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 21, 2005 For the Bush White House, the good news from Iraq just never stops. But the joy that President Bush has expressed over the country's latest election, though more restrained than his infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech, will similarly come back to haunt him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

“The People of Fallujah Love Cindy Sheehan”

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 1, 2005 Sunni leaders who plan to participate in the Dec. 15 Iraq elections told Marines that they are encouraged by the actions of activist Cindy Sheehan and others who are calling for a U.S. withdrawal. Sheehan should be congratulated for showing the Iraqi people and the rest of the world what democracy is all about. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At Hussein’s Hearings, U.S. May Be on Trial

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 30, 2005 With the gravest charges facing the former Iraqi dictator, Americans are implicated either through acts of commission or omission. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )