The Picture Gets Worse

Two pictures put up in an internet café in Baghdad make for a vivid statement of how Iraqis have come to see U.S. occupiers. One shows a woman in the United States hugging her dog. A second shows a hooded Iraqi prisoner sitting on the ground, hands tied behind his...

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Where an Assassination Is Celebrated

Motorists honked in celebration in this western Iraqi town as news spread of the assassination of the president of the Iraqi Governing Council Ezzidin Salim Monday. Many people clapped and raised their fists. "The GC is nothing," one man shouted. "They are not the...

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Ramadi – A Delicate Lid

The city of Ramadi, about 120km (75 mi.) west of Baghdad, appears to be much more stable than nearby Fallujah, where the U.S. military currently won’t enter the city after the failed siege of April. Here U.S. military patrols still roam the streets and attacks...

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Sunnis and Shi’ites Uniting Against US

As U.S. military actions continue to raise the staggeringly high toll of dead Iraqis, Sunnis and Shias appear to be uniting against the occupation. The number of Iraqi dead in Fallujah last month in the so-called Sunni triangle is estimated by doctors to be more than...

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Human Shields, Fighting, More Bombs

With the horrendous security situation limiting movement of the media in Iraq more than ever before, many of the attacks and bombs against the occupiers are going unreported. Everyday now in Baghdad I hear bombs going off, along with the usual sporadic gunfire in the...

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