Al Qaeda in Iraq "never closer to defeat": U.S. envoy

Here's some progress."The U.S. ambassador to Iraq praisedPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday for cracking down onShi'ite militias and Sunni Arab militants and said al Qaeda inIraq had never been closer to defeat."You are not going to hear me say that al Qaeda...

Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared- Shades of Che Guevera

"Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared By ZEYAD KASIM 05/15/2007 03:22 AM ET An unknown left-wing group calling itself the Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance distributed leaflets in the Mid-Euphrates area around Najaf, Hilla and Karbala calling for “resistance against...

Battle in Najaf: Is US-Iraqi Claim of Gunfight with Messianic Cult Cover-up f...

<a href="http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/01/1530252">Democracy Now! | Battle in Najaf: Is US-Iraqi Claim of Gunfight with Messianic Cult Cover-up for a Massacre?</a>: "There are new doubts about the US and Iraqi claim that the hundreds of people...

The danger of Bush's anti-Iran fatwa

"Jan. 30, 2007 | George W. Bush last week announced that American troops in Iraq were henceforth authorized to "kill or capture" any Iranian intelligence agents they discovered in Iraq. The announcement came on the heels of his pledge in the State of the Union address to...

Iraqi Ghost Dance

" Maliki's Shiite Iraqi Government orchestrated a deliberate slaughter of Muslim heretics this weekend in Iraq."

Iraqi cult leader killed in Najaf battle

"The leader of an Iraqi cult who claimed to be the Mahdi, a messiah-like figure in Islam, was killed in a battle on Sunday near Najaf with hundreds of his followers, Iraq's national security minister said on Monday. Women and children who joined 600-700 of his "Soldiers of...

Iraqi Papers Monday: Najaf Bloodshed

"The clashes in Najaf received prominent coverage in Iraqi papers on Monday. The nature and details of the incident have not yet been fully revealed, but information point to the occurrence of a heavy battle between hundreds of militants hiding in the groves around Najaf and...

US Papers Monday: "Deadliest Battle in Years"?

"The big East Coast dailies lead their Iraq coverage with the story of the big battle near Najaf in which 250 militants were killed. However, accounts still differ as to the identity of the combatants. It’s clear that Iraqi ground forces and US aircraft were involved. The...

Iraq: 250 Insurgents Killed in Battle

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S.-backed Iraqi troops on Sunday attacked insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival, and Iraqi officials estimated some 250 militants died in the daylong battle near Najaf. A U.S. helicopter crashed...

90% of Iraqis say they were better off under Saddam Hussein

While the media feasts on Saddam Hussein's execution, and while the right wing in America celebrates as though his death somehow makes up for the nearly 3,000 dead American soldiers in Iraq, a new poll throws a cold, wet blanket on the morbid festivities:"About 90 percent of...

Top aide to Muqtada al-Sadr killed in Iraqi raid

Got another bad guy in Iraq "A top aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed in a raid by US troops Wednesday in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, an Iraqi lawmaker said. The US military, however, said American troops participated in a raid led by Iraqi...

American General Kicked Out of Iraq

"In an interview with Time.com, Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the man in charge of combat operations in Iraq, reflects on the troubled mission, Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli's two tours of duty in Iraq have coincided with some of the worst violence the country has experienced since...