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Baghdad

 

Why Did Bush Go to War in Iraq? The Answer Is More Sinister Than You Think

No, it wasn't because of WMDs, democracy or Iraqi oil.

Ahsan I Butt ·

Intesar Ahmed in al-Amiriya shelter, Baghdad. (Photo: Patrik Paulov)

The Gulf War 30 Years Ago: Memories From a Shelter in Baghdad

On February 13, 1991, a horrific massacre took place in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The U.S. coalition bombed a shelter and killed more than 400 people.

Patrik Paulov ·

Iraqi medics arrive at the capital Baghdad's suburb of Sadr City on May 21, 2020, to test residents for COVID-19, as part of measures taken by the authorities aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)

Missing: 505 COVID Masks Destined for Baghdad Hospital via UPS

Our human-to-human good-will gesture—the washing, cutting, sewing, assembling and shipping costs along with the sweet anticipation of their arrival in Baghdad—has been denied, stolen from us. 

Claudia Lefko ·

Nicholas Slatten

'This Was Murder,' Says Judge, Sentencing Ex-Blackwater Guard to Life for Nisour Square Massacre

Welcoming the sentence, one attorney said, "Justice prevails for my clients—six families that suffered tragic losses that day."

Jessica Corbett ·

Rather than punish Iran, the United States should immediately return to the Iran nuclear agreement and support proposals regularly advanced at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty conferences for a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Middle East. (Graphic: NIAC/Twitter)

An Honorable Course in Iran: End Sanctions, Resume Dialogue

The greatest outlier in terms of possessing nuclear weapons is the U.S.

Kathy Kelly ·

Syrian refugees are seen outside their makeshift tents at an agricultural field where they set camp in Saadnayel in the Lebanese Bekaa valley on December 12, 2012.

'Brink of Catastrophe' as Trump Muslim Ban Keeps Refugees in Limbo

"These are families who put their trust in the United States at their most desperate hour."

Eoin Higgins ·

"In 2003, it was Iraq. In 2019, it's Iran." (Photo: Thiago Santos/cc/flickr)

Two Iraqi Peace Activists Confront a Trumpian World

As the Trump administration weighs war, Iraqis prepare a carnival for peace

Laura Gottesdiener ·

Iran is a threat to US interests in the sense that Iran is a barrier to full-spectrum US domination of the Middle East. (Photo: FAIR)

In Media’s Looking Glass, US Doesn’t Threaten Iran But Merely Responds to Iranian Threats

The media’s false implication that Iran is a danger to the population of the United States makes US escalations against the country appear necessary and justified

Gregory Shupak ·

National Iranian American Council (NIAC)

NIAC Statement on Trump's Tweet Threat to "End" Iran

'Genocidal': Trump—Who Claims He Doesn't Want War—Threatens 'Official End of Iran'

"President Trump's saber-rattling about Iran has reached a dangerous new low with his threat to 'end' Iran—a country of 83 million men, women, and children."

Jake Johnson ·

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