Category Archives: Iraq

For Any London Readers

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Maia

There’s a protest in Downing St 3.30pm-5.30pm today – 10th May. Tell Blair (and his successor) what you think of him. (from Lenin’s Tomb which has a good post). For everyone else: No, Blair’s resignation won’t make any difference. You … Continue reading →

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But if anyone is going to be shot at…

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Maia

From Stuff His pending tour of duty in Iraq has split world opinion, now Kiwi monarchists are urging British authorities not to send Prince Harry to war. The Monarchist League of New Zealand said it was wrong to send the … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iraq | 29 Comments

Into The Fifth: Stories From Iraq

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Ampersand

This is a guest post, reprinted (with permission, of course!) from Liberal Catnip. Thanks to Catnip for letting me repost this on “Alas.” March 19, 2003 President Bush Addresses the Nation The Oval Office 10:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: My … Continue reading →

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How Far Is This Going To Go? "House OKs timetable for troops in Iraq"

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Rachel S.

Here is the late breaking news. WASHINGTON – A sharply divided House voted Friday to order President Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq next year, a victory for Democrats in an epic war-powers struggle and Congress’ boldest challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Iraq | 74 Comments

Review: Children Of Men (reasonably spoiler-free)

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Maia

Children of Men is a distopian movie, about a world where no woman has given birth for 18 years. It contains the most powerful scene I’ve ever seen on film. Kee, a young black woman is going into labour on … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 10 Comments

Occupation isn't liberation

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Maia

This was how Tony Blair’s Al Jazeera interview was reported in the Sunday Star Times: Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted the Irqa war has been a disaster, in an interview on Arab TV channel al-Jazeera. Challenged that western intervention … Continue reading →

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The Times Deems Raping And Murdering A 14-Year-Old "Fallout" from "Frustration"

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Ampersand

The top three paragraphs from a story in today’s NY Times: One of four Army infantrymen charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in Iraq last March and then killing her and her family pleaded guilty today to all charges in … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, Media criticism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 13 Comments

Why The Lancet Study Matters

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Ampersand

So why does the Lancet study matter? To me, it matters because it reiterates something that too many Americans have forgotten: Starting wars is evil. A chief prosecutor of Nazi war crimes at Nuremberg has said George W. Bush should … Continue reading →

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The Tale of the Other Protest

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Maia

Different people observe the changing seasons in different ways. For gardeners spring means planting things, for sports fans it means the beginning of the cricket season,* for students spring means avoiding studying for exams, and for Wellington activists spring is … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Economics and the like, International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel | 2 Comments

The Great Wall Of China Fallacy

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Ampersand

From Gateway Pundit (with a curtsy to Crooked Timber): What universe are these people living in? This weeks disgraceful liberal surprise- Another outlandish Lancet Iraqi Death Estimate reporting 660,000 have died in the Iraq War. To give that some perspective, … Continue reading →

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