Behind its pseudo-Christian ‘crusade’ of the 21st century, it was Washington which masterminded the purge of Christians from the region, in pursuit of its declared aim to create a ‘New Middle East’. That purge made use of sectarian Judaism, the worst of sectarian Islamists, led by the Saudis and Muslim Brotherhood groups, and ethnic cleansing carried out by US-backed Kurdish … [Read more...] about How the US government purged Christians from Iraq and Syria
Iraq
A Mass-Murdering Regime Dares to Lecture the World on Human Rights
Washington is a criminal regime as its illegal wars and deliberate mass murder demonstrate beyond any doubt. An important report published this week reveals in extensive detail the shocking scale of war crimes committed by the United States in the Middle East. Thousands of civilian deaths, including children, are documented as a result of aerial bombardments conducted by … [Read more...] about A Mass-Murdering Regime Dares to Lecture the World on Human Rights
Secret U.S. Drone Strikes Massacred Civilians In Syria, Claims Report
The U.S. military drastically undercounted civilian deaths caused by airstrikes in the Middle East since 2014, according to a New York Times investigation published Saturday. The New York Times reviewed a hidden Pentagon archive comprised of the military’s confidential assessments of over 1,300 reports of civilian casualties in airstrikes, and found, “since 2014, the … [Read more...] about Secret U.S. Drone Strikes Massacred Civilians In Syria, Claims Report
Who Tried to Kill Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi?
Iraq’s National Security Council formed a committee to investigate the assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who was targeted on early Sunday morning by three explosives-laden drones, two of which were intercepted. Kadhimi appeared only lightly injured, wearing a bandage on his wrist, in a video soon after the attack on his residence in the Green … [Read more...] about Who Tried to Kill Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi?
Iraq: Afghan Lessons and Reality
It may only be a matter of time before the states of the Middle East, whose instability has been embodied by the West led by the United States, begin to feel the echoes of the Taliban’s rapid conquest of almost all of Afghanistan. The consequences of the Sunni Islamist triumph will not be lost on non-state actors and militant nationalists active in countries where the US still … [Read more...] about Iraq: Afghan Lessons and Reality
Iraq: The Restless Centennial of Statehood
Iraq is about to celebrate its centennial of statehood established on August 23, 1921, when Faisal I bin Al-Hussein, son of the Grand Sharif of Mecca, was proclaimed king of the newly artificially created kingdom. After World War I, Britain took the future king from the Hejaz (now a region in the west of Saudi Arabia). Faisal had been chosen by British colonial officials five … [Read more...] about Iraq: The Restless Centennial of Statehood
The Turkish Factor in Syria and Iraq
In response to Turkey’s recent policy in the Levant, criticism against Ankara’s actions is growing in the region. For example, at the end of July, the al-Nasr coalition in the Iraqi parliament called to end all Turkish interference in Iraq’s internal affairs, especially the Turkish military occupation and other forms of interference in politics, security, and economic … [Read more...] about The Turkish Factor in Syria and Iraq
Biden Isn’t Withdrawing Troops from Iraq, He’s Relabeling Their Mission
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and President Biden announced this week that Washington will end its combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year. However, these long-serving U.S. soldiers are not coming home: many of the 2,500 American service members are expected to remain in the country for “training and advisory” purposes. The United States and Iraq had issued a … [Read more...] about Biden Isn’t Withdrawing Troops from Iraq, He’s Relabeling Their Mission
US Military “Interventions” and “Withdrawals”
It is essential for our ailing countries and our peoples who are paying high prices to conduct fact-based and realistic assessments of each and every US intervention in the Arab countries, not to mention the disasters that these interventions have brought down, all the blood they spilled and all the destruction they caused to what we have built in our countries. We should also … [Read more...] about US Military “Interventions” and “Withdrawals”
The US Withdrawal from Iraq, What Will it Mean for Syria?
As of Monday morning, July 26, 2021, an announcement that should never have been needed has now been predicted, first by the Associated Press. There are few alive today, few rational individuals, who are so intellectually isolated that they are unaware that the US role in Iraq was based on fake intelligence fabricated by criminal elements inside the US and certain allies, … [Read more...] about The US Withdrawal from Iraq, What Will it Mean for Syria?
The Baghdad Summit: A New Reality in the Middle East
In the Middle East, against the backdrop of recent transformations at both the regional and international levels, and the shameful way the United States is fleeing Afghanistan, various alliances and partnerships are also being reshaped. One of the most important processes taking place in this context is the rapprochement between Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan. For example, at the end … [Read more...] about The Baghdad Summit: A New Reality in the Middle East
Iraq – Caught in the “Friendly” Embrace of the US Python
Iraq’s leadership is faced with a huge challenge – the choice of proper solutions and decisions in relation to the presence of foreign, especially US, troops in the country, and it has, for too long, failed to make any progress on this issue. The real question is how this complex issue can be dealt with effectively while neighboring Iran continues to use its representatives to … [Read more...] about Iraq – Caught in the “Friendly” Embrace of the US Python
