Politics and the long war in Iraq
Friday, September 12, 2014 - THE four armed groups warring in Iraq - Islamic State (IS), the Kurdish peshmerga, the Iraqi army, and Sunni tribal levies - have strengths and weaknesses. They also have varying levels of foreign support and capacities for ...
Petraeus: Obama Iraq plan a good starting point
President Barack Obama's decision to intensify the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria is a good starting point and could succeed, retired Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday. Speaking at a 9/11 commemoration in Denver, Petraeus said ...
ISIS have 31000 jihadist fighters in Iraq, Syria
ISIS, the terror group that calls itself the Islamic State,have about 20,000 to 31,500 fighters across Iraq and Syria,” Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said on Thursday. That is two to three times more than the 10,000 fighters previously estimated by ...
France preparing for action, president visits Iraq
French President Francois Hollande is visiting Iraq as his country prepares possible airstrikes with a U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State extremists who have seized territory around the region. French radio says Hollande landed in Baghdad on Friday ...
Pentagon to send 500 more troops to Iraq, prepare for 'direct action' in Syria (+video)
Washington — Minutes after President Obama endeavored to make his case to the American people about the dangers of the Islamic State and the need for stepped-up US military force to “destroy” them, the Pentagon released its latest plan of action.
Hollande arrives in Iraq to support new government
BAGHDAD: French President Francois Hollande arrived in Iraq on Friday to support the new government, in the first visit by a head of state since militants overran large parts of the country three months ago. Hollande's plane was carrying 15 tonnes of ...
Cry, my beloved country, Iraq
When people ask me how I feel about the latest events in Iraq, I tell them I feel sad. All these people - both Americans and Iraqis - have died since 2003 for nothing. As the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgency unfolds, I'm mourning not just ...
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Emotional memories of war, PTSD, war wounds, facial wounds, plastic surgery, front line procedures and what we "learned" in WWI
Americans today associate PTSD with our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Truly, post-war trauma must have always been with us. We are, after all, human and violence of any kind offends us, especially when life and limb are violated. But in the Great War, more men survived the realities of bullets, shr ...
Den "Big Lie" i "Nyheter" "Reporting" Om Ukraina och Ryssland
Here it is, in purest form, via a typical ‘news’ ‘report’ from CNN: “While questions about Russia’s tactics remain, its strategy has become more clear: The Kremlin appears to have decided to prevent Ukraine turning West and leaving what Russia regards as its sphere of influence.” However, did the U. ...
Iran.
Editor, I have no sympathy for Israel, but it is important to point out that Iran's mortal enemy number one is not Israel but Saudi Arabia. Israel's paranoia and hatred for its neighbors extend to anyone who opposes its brutalization of Palestinians and expansion into Palestinian lands. Its messiani ...
Netanyahu: Israel Fully Supports U.S. Action Against Islamic State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Cherie Cullen / WikiCommons. JNS.org - In a major foreign policy speech on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel fully supports the United States in its counter-terrorism campaign against the Islamic State, but stopped ...
Australia’s Middle East campaign could be a long one
By Michelle Grattan, cross-posted from The Conversation. Precisely 13 years after the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington that led to the Afghanistan and Iraq engagements, Australia is embroiled in another escalating conflict with an uncertain road map. Once again an Australian prime min ...
Australia raises terrorism threat level from medium to high
Australia has raised its terrorism threat level from medium to high, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced. The move comes in response to growing concern over the impact of militant conflicts in Iraq and Syria on Australia. It is the first time Australia has moved from medium to high - the second ...
