Journalist gets statue dedicated to him after G.W.Bush shoe trow

Many Iraqis considered justice being done as a journalist tried to hit President George W. Bush with a shoe. However what the shoe trow has actually led to goes beyond just a singled out episode and becomes a statue at Tikrit, Iraq. Baghdad's artist Laith al-Amari created...

Blogger Introduces New Book, ‘SCRATCH OFF’

Below is Part One of a series of posts I’m sharing with readers of this blog today. A change of pace from my usual writings on humor, politics, culture and capitalism, this series represents the first few chapters of a book I’ve been writing off and on for several months....

Cholera 'spreading in Iraq'

More than two-thirds of confirmed cholera cases are in the northern province of Kirkuk. More than 2,000 people in Iraq are suffering from cholera, which is spreading across the country, the World Health Organisation has said.

Saddam's supporters vow revenge

"Hundreds of supporters of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have been protesting in the cities of Baghdad, Tikrit and Samarra against his hanging. Many of the protesters vowed revenge for Saturday's execution, describing it as a criminal act of cowardice orchestrated by...

Saddam Accepted Bush's Ultimatum, To Prevent The Invasion

Saddam yielded to all demands to reach peaceful resolution, but the Bush administration did not respond to his offer.

The Invasion of Iraq

POLL ---- You are now back in February 2003. All the military people are waiting for the final decision to be made by you.

U.S. checking possibility of pumping oil via Jordan

May 30, 2006. Talk of new pipeline to transport oil from the Kirkuk area, where some 40 percent of Iraqi oil is produced.

Ten Appalling Lies We Were Told About Iraq

When it came to Iraq, the Bush administration almost never told the truth.    (June 27, 2003)

Missing Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Marine General in charge of WMD search: "We've been to virtually every ammunition supply point between the Kuwaiti border and Baghdad. They're simply not there".  (June 6, 2003)

Kornet E Anti-Armour Missile Tripod Launcher

Tripod launcher includes optical sight, thermal sight, laying drives, missile launch mechanism. Operator uses either optical or thermal sight to detect and track the target.

Uday’s 800,000-Strong Guerrilla-Suicide Army

Blast from the Past: March 31, 2003:  Kornet AT-14 ATGM laser wire-guided anti-tank missile capable of penetrating 1100 to 1200 millimeters of steel armor at a distance of 3.5 km. The wire-guided missiles cannot be fired over trees, power lines or water, because the wire...