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The new post Saddam Iraq; brought to you by PNAC. - Real Iraq news of events taking place in Iraq or concerning Iraq. See the main Iraq Lies page here.
TVNL asks: Is there anyone other than the super rich Bush campaign contributors better off due to any of the actions of the Bush administration? We would like to start a section dedicated to the improvements but we can not find any. So far Iraq does not appear better off after our “liberation”!
Is this “Victory”? The TV News Entertainment Networks will make you think that it is! It is called “marketing”. They are selling the world G.W. Bush, as presented by PNAC.
OK, so we captured Saddam. So what? On what grounds did we take him into custody? The us does not follow international law yet it enforces it? We refuse to join the new International Court but we are going to put Saddam on trial? How are we safer? When did he ever threaten us? When did he ever harm us? Where are his deadly weapons of mass destruction and even if he had them why did we claim that his weapons, out of all the weapons on the planet, were a bigger threat to us than , oh, say, a Boeing 767 taking off from Logan?
Most recent news at the bottom:
Bush 'is on brink of catastrophe' - THE most senior Republican authority on foreign relations in Congress has warned President Bush that the United States is on the brink of catastrophe in Iraq. Dangerous Loot South of Baghdad - Iraqis close to a nuclear research site become ill after materials are pilfered. Doctor says symptoms point to acute radiation syndrome. So much for the 'liberation' of Iraq - “Instead, as could have been predicted, Iraq is chaotic to the point of street-level anarchy, weapons of mass destruction cannot be found, terrorism is on the rise, and the United States is stuck in Iraq.” Bipartisan Call to Expand Inquiry Into Occupation - Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers asked today that a Congressional investigation into how federal contracts were awarded for the reconstruction of Iraq be expanded to include nearly every aspect of the American occupation. Red Cross denied access to PoWs - Up to 3,000 Iraqis - some of them civilians - believed to be gagged, bound, hooded and beaten at US camps close to Baghdad airport A Major Balks at Directive And Gets Relieved of Duty - The U.S. Army issued orders for troops to seize this city's only television station, leading an officer here to raise questions about the Army's dedication to free speech in postwar Iraq, people familiar with the situation said. The officer refused the order and was relieved of duty. U.S. To Evict Homeless Iraqis From Public Buildings - The U.S.-led occupation forces decided to evict Iraqis, driven homeless by the Anglo-American bombardment of their country, including residential areas, from public buildings they have been taking shelter in. At Death’s Door - American Woman Travels Door to Door to Count Iraqi Casualties - TVNL comments: This is the math that the White House did not feel was of any importance. ICRC Iraq Bulletin - As ICRC medical teams continue their visits to medical facilities around the country, a clear pattern of problems is emerging: UN's Iraq envoy criticises US - The United Nations special representative to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, has said America has shown a lack of clarity in advancing the political process in Iraq. Revealed: the cluster bombs that litter Iraq - Its revelation raises fresh questions for Tony Blair and George Bush, who insisted that post-conflict Iraq would be a safer place than it was under Saddam Hussein. - The map reveals that hundreds, or possibly thousands, of the bombs - which produce hundreds of 'bomblets' scattered out over a large area - failed to detonate. Instead of Going Home, G.I.'s Get a New Mission - Some company commanders say none of their vehicles fully meet the Army's maintenance standards - Another challenge for the Army command is morale - "The soldiers are irritated and tired," Iraq nuclear looters leave trail of anguish - U.S. officials say they are recovering barrels looted from Iraq's nuclear agency, buying back containers that may be radioactive from people who are washing clothes and storing food in them. Leave Iraq, Tribesmen and Sacked Troops Tell U.S. - Thousands of sacked Iraqi soldiers threatened Monday to launch suicide attacks against U.S. troops as leaders of the country's squabbling tribes told the Americans they could face war if they did not leave soon. Ex-Army boss: Pentagon won't admit reality in Iraq - "This is not what they were selling (before the war)," White said, describing how senior Defense officials downplayed the need for a large occupation force. "It's almost a question of people not wanting to 'fess up to the notion that we will be there a long time and they might have to set up a rotation and sustain it for the long term." U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq - TVNL asks: Are you keeping count? Isn’t this much better than having Saddam run the place? Are the people who supported this invasion stupid or evil? U.S. to Lay Off 500,000 in Iraq - Critics say Washington is moving too quickly to revamp the government employment sector. - TVNL Comment: Bush and PNAC seem to be experts at creating unemployment. Don’t worry though, Bush will probably propose tax cuts for Iraq; that should fix everything! Political Leaders Resisting U.S. Plan to Govern Iraq - Iraq's main political groups appear to be edging toward a confrontation with the American administrator, L. Paul Bremer III, over his decision not to allow Iraqis the right to form their own interim government during the American-British occupation. U.S. Soldier Killed, Five Wounded in Iraq - Assailants opened fire with a rocket-propelled grenade - killing one American soldier and wounding five - in a tense city where resistance against American occupation has been vocal and sometimes violent. U.S. mobilizes for offensive against Saddam loyalists - Thousands of troops from the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division have been deployed in two Iraqi cities. One force, the size of two battalions... - TVNL asks: Didn’t Bush say the fighting was over? It is hard to know when to believe him;-) We want to be feared not loved, say US Marines - A rumour is swiftly spreading in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut that 40 men alleged to have looted a local textile factory are to be executed by US Marines and their heads put on spikes at the city gates Police station torn down in defiant Falluja - After the war US presence comes under fierce attack - Iraqis carrying hammers and axes yesterday began to demolish a police station in the troubled city of Falluja in a public act of defiance against the US military Shiite group opposes U.S.-picked government - A spokesman for a former Iraqi opposition group said Friday he would not accept any interim government appointed by the U.S.-led coalition. - TVNL comment: Prepare yourselves; we will be sending in more troops, count on it. Iraqis' cupboards still bare - "The Americans promised us freedom. George Bush said he would liberate us. I want more than liberation. I want to buy my own food in the market. I want a decent job, a salary. - "I don't want to keep a gun in my house to shoot thieves and looters. My children want chocolate and biscuits. Why should we trust the Americans? They are hiding in the Ministry of Oil. They have no idea what our life is like." Child sickness 'soars' in Iraq - But the war and the collapse of Iraq's infrastructure had worsened the health hazards, disrupting clean water supplies, damaging sewage systems and halting rubbish collections. - "There are 500 breaks in Baghdad's water system alone that lead to contamination with sewage," 4 U.S. soldiers hurt in Iraq raids - Overall, at least 41 Americans have been killed since President Bush declared the end to “major combat,” 11 from hostile fire and 30 in accidents. Unsettling trends in Iraq - Deaths of 41 U.S. troops since ‘major combat’ ended raise question of long-term public support - For the commanders of U.S. troops in Iraq who warned “we don’t do body counts,” the postwar occupation is proving to be a trying time. Looting Leaves Iraq's Oil Industry in Ruins - TVNL comment: Don’t worry, Bush will use American tax payer money to pay Cheney’s pals to rebuild it. This was the plan all along. His defense contractor friends make money as we destroy the place and his oil. industry and other friends make money as we rebuild. This was the plan to loot the surplus all along! Iraqi loyalists 'organising attacks' - Paul Bremer, speaking by tele-conference from Baghdad to members of a US congressional committee, said resistance was coming from Baath Party loyalists and former members of the Republican Guard. Resistance to occupation is growing - US and British troops are being sucked into an Iraqi quagmire - While attention has focused on the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, growing evidence that the war is far from over has been overlooked. Fighting with real weapons is on the increase. Islamist Pressure Rising in Iraq, UN Officials Say - Crime and insecurity still stalk Iraq two months after Saddam Hussein's overthrow and pressures from Islamic fundamentalists are growing, U.N. officials said. - TVNL comment: Remember; Iraq was a secular state where women had equal rights by law. They held positions in government; were highly educated and could hold any profession under Iraqi law. They did not have to cover themselves and they were not subject ti Islamic law. Iraqis were also free to practice religions other than Islam; case in point Terak Aziz; he is a Christian. These are facts about Sadam that the news neglects to report. Iraqis Protest Troops Entering Mosque - Around 200 Iraqis rallied Friday in downtown Baghdad to protest U.S. soldiers entering a mosque, claiming the troops mistreated worshippers and took money. Iraqis say civilians killed in U.S. retaliation - U.S. retaliation for an ambush of one its tank patrols north of Baghdad killed at least 27 of an "organized group" of attackers, U.S. officials said, but Iraqis claim civilians were among the dead. - TVNL comments: As each day passes it gets harder to tell the difference between the Bush and Sharon military strategy! Kill first; then think of justification. US clouds Iraqi civilian deaths - WHENEVER REPORTERS asked about civilian deaths in the invasion of Iraq, US military officials reflexively plunged into a numbing prattle about the precision of our weaponry, precaution to avoid needless carnage, and promises to investigate possible mistakes. McKiernan's dilemma - TVNL comment: Excellent analysis of the situation that Bush/PNAC put us in. Iraqi women 'forced to veil' - TVNL comment: Bush takes over a secular nation and turns the women over to the radicals. Nice going Bush! When Bush was selected by the Supreme Court I sent an e-mail to all my friends telling them that any woman who voted for him deserves what they get. I stand by that! The Iraqi women; who had equal rights under Saddam, and who did not vote for Bush, do not deserve this! U.S. Convoy Ambushed in Iraq, Truck Ablaze - U.S. military convoy was ambushed on a highway near the restive Iraqi town of Balad Sunday, and a truck was ablaze after apparently being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, a Reuters witness said. Four U.S. Troops Hurt in Grenade Attacks - Ambushers fired rocket-propelled grenades at two U.S. military convoys Sunday, in separate attacks that wounded at least four Americans, two of them seriously, a U.S. military spokesman said Monday. Sniper kills US soldier in Iraq - The soldier was with the 1st Armoured Division in northern Baghdad when he was shot in the chest and collapsed. - TVNL comment: They are dropping like flies! Can you say Vietnam? America's rebuilding of Iraq is in chaos, say British - The American-led reconstruction effort in Iraq is "in chaos" and suffering from "a complete absence of strategic direction", a very senior British official in Baghdad has told The Telegraph. - The comments paint a grim picture of American incompetence and mismanagement as the Coalition Provisional Authority struggles to run post-Saddam Iraq. Iraq 'too dangerous to rebuild' - British and American troops have to get a grip on Baghdad because lawlessness is hampering attempts to rebuild Iraq, the UK's international development secretary has warned. U.S. Troops Battle Insurgency, Morale - The unrelenting heat, the ambiguity of their mission, the longing for home and the indefinite duration of their deployment has crushed morale, the soldiers say. Iraq mortar attack hits US office - "This is one of numerous incidents recently where Iraqi resisters have attacked coalition forces or Coalition Provisional Authority locations and injured or killed Iraqi citizens," said a statement from US Central Command. - TVNL comment: Yep, they are so happy that we ‘liberated’ their oil, I mean them;-) Just another day in Baghdad - The demonstrating Iraqis have no work, no money and are desperate. Two are shot dead. Nearby, an American soldier guarding a gas station is casually killed. US troops kill demonstrator - US troops fired on protesters here today, killing a former Iraqi soldier, as a British minister warned that lack of security 10 weeks after the fall of Baghdad was hampering rebuilding efforts. Iraqis Were Set to Vote, but U.S. Wielded a Veto - American marines had built makeshift wooden ballot boxes. An Army reserve unit from Green Bay, Wis., had conducted a voter registration drive. And Iraqi political candidates had blanketed the city with colorful fliers outlining their election platforms — restore electricity, rehabilitate the old quarter, repave roads. But last week, L. Paul Bremer III, the head of the American military occupation in Iraq, unilaterally canceled what American officials here said would have been the first such election in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. - TVNL comment: There is no voting in an occupation. Ask the Polish about the late 30s! Iraqis Voice Fear of Signing Away Their Identity - Civil employees must declare in writing to obey the orders of the U.S. administration. - All citizens who work for the government are required to sign a document that states, "I will obey the laws of Iraq and all proclamations, orders and instructions of the Coalition Provisional Authority." - TVNL comment: Liberation as promised by Bush! Grenade Injures Two U.S. Soldiers in Iraq - A rocket-propelled grenade slammed into an electrical transformer near U.S. troops in Fallujah, injuring two soldiers - TVNL comment: I am guessing that you will not hear much about the Iraq violence on TV anymore. This is bad press for the White House. I bet you may see it scroll on the screen but we have seen the last of the big reports. US Troops Smash Open Homes to Hunt Iraqi Militants - They rammed their vehicles into metal gates to smash them open, rounded up Iraqi men from their homes at gunpoint and wrote a code on their arms with marker pens. - TVNL comment: Liberation Bush style! Hmm, codes written on arms; who does that remind you of? Hint: Germany, circa 1940. America Brings Democracy: Censor Now, Vote Later - The United States isn't perceived as a cultivator of democracy here. It is seen as a military occupier that supports democracy and free speech when they serve its interest, but suppresses both when they don't. - TVNL commnet: Just like home! Iraq group warns US to leave - A previously unknown group calling itself the National Front of Fedayeen, has pledged to attack US soldiers in Iraq until they leave the country. Iraqis Suffer From Radiation Symptoms - Dozens of people are showing up every day at a hospital near a defunct Iraqi nuclear plant, suffering from rashes, bloody noses and other symptoms of radiation poisoning, doctors said Saturday. - The Tuwaitha nuclear facility, 12 miles south of Baghdad, was left unguarded after Iraqi troops fled the area on the eve of the war. It is thought to have contained hundreds of tons of natural uranium and nearly two tons of low-enriched uranium, which could be used to make nuclear weapons - TVNL comment:Bush/PNAC secured the oil! That’s all that they liberated too! Hard times ahead for U.S. Army - Two trenchant quotations were repeated through Army corridors of the Pentagon last week--one by an enlisted infantryman enduring hardships of occupation duty in Iraq and the other by a four-star general leaving the service after 38 years. Each was clearly unhappy with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Taken together, their comments signaled hard times ahead for the U.S. Army. US general condemns Iraq failures - One of the most experienced and respected figures in a generation of American warfare and peacekeeping yesterday accused the US administration of 'failing to prepare for the consequences of victory' in Iraq. Mayor's Office Attacked in Iraqi City - Iraqi insurgents fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the mayor's office in this restive city west of Baghdad — the latest in a series of attacks against people thought to be cooperating with U.S. occupation forces. Soldier Says Iraqi Children Turned Away - "I have never seen in almost 14 years of Army experience anything that callous," said Borell, who recounted the June 13 incident to The Associated Press. 6 British soldiers killed in Basra. - Six British military personnel have been killed and eight wounded in two separate incidents in southern Iraq, the UK prime minister's office has said. Death and chaos in Iraq - Our soldiers should not pay the price - As Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times reported last week after visiting Basra general hospital, "there is no functioning health ministry to procure drugs, water shortages have led to cholera as families drink from rivers that are also sewers, and Unicef calculates that 7.7% of Iraqi children under five, almost twice the rate before the war, now suffer from acute malnutrition" Veil of Secrecy Around Village Hit in U.S. Raid - On a desolate panorama of hardtack desert along the Syrian border here, the United States military has cordoned off part of this village, evicted five families whose houses were bombed six days ago and refused to say what is going on. - Two villagers were killed, a young woman, Hakima Khalil, and her infant daughter, Maha, in an aerial assault. 4 Dead, 2 Abducted in Iraq Ambushes - Bomb and grenade ambushes and hostile fire Thursday killed two American soldiers and two Iraq civilians, signaling increased anti-American resistance in Iraq despite U.S. claims of mopping up opposition. Two American soldiers also were apparently abducted. Attacks claim U.S., Iraqi casualties - Despite U.S. claims that American troops are mopping up opposition, two American soldiers and two Iraqi civilians were killed in attacks Thursday. Two American soldiers also were missing. - U.S. military officials told NBC News they now fear the soldiers may have been abducted. U.S. soldier killed in Iraq ambush - Three Iraqis detained over two missing troops - A U.S. soldier was killed in an ambush near the southern town of Najaf, the U.S. military said Friday, shortly after announcing the arrest of three Iraqis in connection with the possible abduction of two U.S. servicemen north of Baghdad. U.S. Soldier Shot While Shopping in Iraq - Iraqi witnesses said an American soldier was shot in the neck while shopping for videos and an Army truck struck an explosive device - TVNL comment: Dropping like flies. Yep, they love us! Liberation a la Bush/PNAC! Child Malnutrition Rising in Iraq, Experts Say - 'HEALTH SITUATION DETERIORATING' - Pre-war health care problems have been exacerbated by looting, sabotage, chronic insecurity, lack of resources, and confusion over who is in charge - TVNL comment: Liberation; Operation Iraqi Freedom. The “news” networks are still using that product name! Do the on air broadcasters read the news? Occupation Forces Halt Elections Throughout Iraq - U.S. military commanders have ordered a halt to local elections and self-rule in provincial cities and towns across Iraq, choosing instead to install their own handpicked mayors and administrators, many of whom are former Iraqi military leaders. - TVNL asked: American democracy or American dictatorship? U.S. soldiers wounded in convoy attack - It came just hours after U.S. soldiers guarding the Iraqi National Museum in Al Salihiya were attacked on Saturday evening as a vehicle approached their position and then sped away. Reporter Injured in Iraq Grenade Attack - Insurgents fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a U.S. military vehicle in the restive town of Fallujah, wounding an NBC News employee - Three Iraqis were killed when their pickup truck slammed into a vehicle helping evacuate the wounded man. BRIT TROOPS SLAM YANKS - Army feud exposed by documentary - A BRITISH Army Colonel has branded US Marines in Iraq as "idiots" and "stupid". - On a trip to the town's harbour, controlled by the US Marines, he discovered three prisoners he recognised after they requested help in the city. - The men had their hands bound. - But they were released and taken back to the city by Cox, the deputy commander of British 3 Commando, and his men. - In his explanation for the cameras he said: "These nobbers here, sorry these Americans, the people came down here to look for help. - "They've tied them up in the room there. "I think one is a guy whose daughter was hit by a US bomb the day before yesterday and we have been trying to track down his daughter. These idiots would keep him here all night. Stupid." Explosion at Mosque Kills 10 Iraqis - Rocket-propelled grenades slammed into U.S. military vehicles in two attacks in and around Baghdad on Tuesday, and an explosion at a mosque in the town of Fallujah killed 10 Iraqis and injured four others Mistrust, misery in heat of Baghdad - Frustrated U.S. reservists see a mission impossible - “U.S. OFFICIALS need to get our [expletive] out of here,” said the 43-year-old reservist from Pittsburgh, who arrived in Iraq with the 307th Military Police Company on May 24. “I say that seriously. We have no business being here. We will not change the culture they have in Iraq, in Baghdad. Baghdad is so corrupted. All we are here is potential people to be killed and sitting ducks.” Iraqi mine explosion kills Marine - A US Marine was killed and three others were injured today while clearing mines near the south central Iraqi city of Karbala, the US military said. Iraqi Shiite Group Claims U.S. Betrayal - A leader of a prominent Shiite group accused the Bush administration on Wednesday of reneging on pledges to hand over power to local political groups in Iraq. US soldier shot dead in Iraq - There have been two further attacks against United States troops in Iraq. - One US soldier was killed by a sniper in Baghdad, and 19 others were wounded in a separate incident near the town of Balad, north of the capital. - TVNL comment: Bush said ‘Bring Em On”, and they listened. Trust Is Important - Five and a half days after a U.S. strike against a convoy of vehicles on the road near the Iraq-Syria border, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of defense claimed they had no details of the action. - That's not believable. - This attack was deemed so important that the president was notified of it in advance, so it is simply not believable that a full report of the incident had not been sent up the chain of command. Turkish fury at US Iraq 'arrests' - Turkey has demanded the immediate release of 11 of its soldiers it says have been detained by the US military in northern Iraq. "It's a totally ugly incident, it's something that shouldn't have happened," said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Blast outside Iraqi police station - Al-Jazeera showed the scene where many were wounded At least seven people have been killed and many others wounded in an explosion near a police station in western Iraq, Arabic television stations say. | |
