IRAQ
Occupation and Resistance Report

As the United State and its allies engages in yet another colonial occupation, it is essential that the real nature of this occupation be recorded. Further, as resistance to this occupation spreads, it is critical that information on this resistance be made available from a variety of sources.

[Speaking of and documenting this resistance in no way means that all opponents of US occupation are likeable folks who necessarily have the well-being of the Iraqi population as their priority. There is no reason to believe that the well-being or freedom of the Iraqi population figures in the calculations of the occupying powers, either. In any case, in the post-colonial world, it should not be up to the "occupying powers" to choose the way of life or the rulers of Iraq.]

Interviews with & Writings by Antiwar GIs & Vets

Key Documents

The Occupation

Occupation

Resistance

Analysis

Much worse than claimed: Iraq's Deadly Surge Claims 1,300: Morgue Figure Eclipses Other Counts Since Shrine Attack. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

An occupier gets tough: An End to the Soft Sell By the British in Basra: Rising Violence Damages Relations With Locals. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Monday: More than 20 dead as Baghdad curfew ends. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Government defends use of curfew despite disruptions. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Reuters: Militias, armed gangs rule streets of Iraq. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Death of a professor. There is now a systematic campaign to assassinate Iraqis who speak out against the occupation. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Most were vocally opposed to the occupation. For the most part, they were killed in a fashion that suggests cold-blooded assassination.... For the occupation's aims to be fulfilled, independent minds have to be eradicated. We feel that we are witnessing a deliberate attempt to destroy intellectual life in Iraq.

Rebuilding Follies. A new report obtained by TIME says that poor planning in Washington--not just the insurgency and sectarian violence--have been a hindrance to reconstruction work in Iraq. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Preserving the past: Iraq: Yale University To Digitize Iraqi Academic Journals. Yale University has announced it is beginning a project to digitize part of its vast collection of Iraqi academic journals and make them accessible to scholars worldwide. The project is important because Iraq has a rich tradition of academic publishing dating back to the 19th century. However, today many of the Arabic-language journals are imperiled or not easily accessible. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Over 20,000 US troops officially killed and wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan: Rising Toll in Iraq: Thousands return to U.S. with injuries. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Al-Sadr calls for large anti-occupation rally and Sunni-Shia unity: Muqtada calls for Sunni-Shiite Marches, Prayers: Wants Pan-Islamic Resolution for US Withdrawal. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

So much for the antiwar pretence: German Intelligence Gave U.S. Iraqi Defense Plan, Report Says. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Putting us at risk at home: Bush Policies Are Weakening National Guard, Governors Say. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Cars banned in Baghdad as civil war spectre looms. (POSTED: February 27, 2006)

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Al-Sistani establishing new militia: Top Shiite cleric wants tribal protection for Iraq shrines. (POSTED: February 27, 2006)

And then there were none: Iraq Now Has No Units Able to Stand Alone. (POSTED: February 27, 2006)

Thanks to America. Another gulag for our time: A Growing Afghan Prison Rivals Bleak Guantánamo. (POSTED: February 27, 2006)

[For years on end:] Men are held by the dozen in large wire cages, the detainees and military sources said, sleeping on the floor on foam mats and, until about a year ago, often using plastic buckets for latrines. Before recent renovations, they rarely saw daylight except for brief visits to a small exercise yard.

Hope? Iraq's Sunnis and Sadr's movement make peace. (POSTED: February 25, 2006)

Christopher Allbritton on Saturday night: Where Things Stand Tonight. (POSTED: February 25, 2006)

For Iraqis, their fate appears to lie with the scruffy young men standing at the ends of their streets, not with the politicians in the Green Zone.

Saturday: Bombs and clashes as Iraq govt warns of "civil war". Also: Bodies of 14 policemen killed near Mosque found. (POSTED: February 25, 2006)

Iranian advisor: We'll strike Dimona in response to U.S. attack. [Dimona is the site of Israel's nuclear weapons production.] (POSTED: February 25, 2006)

Arabs Tell Rice Violence Like Iraq's Could Spread. (POSTED: February 25, 2006)

Torture General Miller was well aware his actions were illegal. The FBI told him: FBI Interrogators in Cuba Opposed Aggressive Tactics. (POSTED: February 25, 2006)

On Friday: Baghdad calm after sporadic fighting. But, in southern Baghdad: Shi'ite militia, insurgents clash in Baghdad. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

On Thursday: More than 100 killed, 19 Sunni mosques wrecked. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Iraq on brink as sectarian violence kills over 100. The main Sunni religious group said 184 Sunni mosques had been damaged, some destroyed; 10 clerics had been killed and 15 abducted. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Ahmad Ali in Baghdad: Within hours, we had left our home to find refuge. Things will get very bad. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Iran calls for calm. Blames mosque destruction on Israel and US: A new plot to divide Muslims. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Iraq imposes Baghdad curfew. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Cleric Sadr calls for Iraqi unity. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Half Sunni, half Shia a target for everyone. A leading Iraqi TV reporter has been murdered - one of many hundreds of victims in Iraq's descent towards civil war (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Occupation and civil war not bad enough: Crime Becomes Another Occupation. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Saudis Reject U.S. Request to Cut Off Aid to Hamas. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

European profiteer: BAE Posts Profit on U.S. Demand for Vehicles in Iraq. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Total Information Awareness, aka Total Surveillance State lives on: TIA Lives On. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Media self-censorship at government request: CBS Correspondent Killed Story at Pentagon's Request. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Riverbend on: Tensions... (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Juan Cole, early Thursday morning, on Iraq crisis: Sistani threatens to turn to Militia: Sadr Calls for Calm . (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Sunni leadership desperate: Iraq Sunni clerics blame Shi'ite clerics for unrest. And: Iraq's main Sunni bloc pulls out of govt talks. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Reports of killings continue in the slide toward civil war: More than 120 shot dead in Iraq sectarian bloodshed; Gunmen kill 47 factory workers at checkpoint north of Baghdad; Eighty shot dead in Iraq sectarian bloodshed; and: Three journalists among 26 victims found dead in Iraq. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Was Italy involved in Abu Ghraib? Italy denies Abu Ghraib actions. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Patrick Cockburn on yesterday's nightmare: Destruction of holiest Shia shrine brings Iraq to the brink of civil war. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

UN Calls Meeting of Iraqi Religious Leaders After Mosque Attack. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Number of reprisal attacks on Shiite shrines up to 90: Shrine Bombing Brings Deadly Reprisals . (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

In pictures: Iraq shrine bombing. And: In pictures: Reaction to Mosque Bombing In Samara. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

A LONG step toward full civil war. At least seven Sunni mosques have been attacked in retaliation: Explosion Destroys Dome of Shiite Shrine. Further reactions, includes report of 29 Sunni mosques attacked: Cleric killed in Baghdad after attack on Samarra shrine. See also: Facts about the Askariya shrine. (POSTED: February 22-3, 2006)

Uphill Struggle for Iraqi Prime Minister Designate. Critics say the record of the last government run by Ibrahim al-Jaafari is little recommendation for another term in office. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Iraq's Sadr Builds Role With Tour Of Mideast. Some of Cleric's Statements Causing Unease at Home. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Iran as savior: Gasoline Crisis in Iraq: Insurgent attacks, mismanagement and fraud. Iraq turns to old enemy for help. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Dodgy Motors for Sale. The Kurdish town of Kalar has become a prime retail outlet for cars stolen across Iraq. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Capitalist "efficiency" kills workers at military base: Strain and battle fatigue of war hit home front. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

The situation at Robins, where thousands of workers repair military aircraft, is a case study on how the war overseas has affected those serving on the home front. Here, a different kind of strain and battle fatigue has surfaced, often in startling ways

The wounded came not from engaging the enemy, but from scores of workplace injuries that increased as the war intensified. The low morale was measured in rises in drunken driving and domestic abuse, discrimination complaints and lost productivity. Most dramatic were the suicides - double the national rate in 2004 - and murders on the base, the first in Robins' 65-year history.

Another nail in the coffin of a free press as we march toward dictatorship: Press Can Be Prosecuted for Having Secret Files, US Says. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

100 dead in US custody. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

What was it they thought they were voting for? A picnic? War costs irk Congress. Bush requests $72 billion in 'emergency' defense funding. But even the hiding place has hidden compartments: Emergency war supplemental hides millions. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

A bomb goes off. Iraqi troops flee. And the US has a problem. 100,000 have joined the Iraqi army, but our correspondent discovers that the locals are far from ready to survive without the logistical support of coalition forces. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

What the dedicated Iraqi forces are up to: Police Tied to Death Squads. US military officials say they suspect Iraq's highway patrol, staffed largely by Shiites, is deeply involved in torture and killings. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

Iraq police short of key personnel. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

In northern and southeastern Iraq: Thousands of families still displaced after flooding. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

Deep-rooted militancy shadows Yemen. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

US Intelligence Allegedly Bugged German Agents in Iraq. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

In Karbala: Iraqi Province Cuts Off US Forces. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Iraq reconciliation meeting set for early June. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Policy clash blocks unity government. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Bush making history classified: U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Teach them here to occupy over there: 'Fallujah' to be Created Among Arkansas Cotton Fields. And: Videogame Teaches Soldiers Iraqi Gestures. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

The outgoing UN human rights chief in Iraq: US 'aware' of Iraq torture on a truly massive scale. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

He says the Baghdad morgue received 1,100 bodies in July alone, about 900 of whom bore evidence of torture or summary execution. That continued throughout the year and last December there were 780 bodies, including 400 having gunshot wounds or wounds as those caused by electric drills.

Conflict breaks up "mixed marriages". Shia and Sunni no longer marry: In Iraq, a sectarian identity crisis. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Iraq Testing For New Bid Flu Infections. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Choose your ally: Iran or US: US threatens to cut Iraq aid over Tehran links. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Funeral of 100th British soldier killed in Iraq. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

As usual, attack the messenger: Reid criticises lawyers over soldiers' morale . (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Does he ever tell the truth? Rumsfeld Wrong in Saying Press Propaganda Campaign Ended in Iraq? (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Aljazeera: Iran 'clarifies' remarks on Israel. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Former 'Firebrand' cleric Sadr rejects constitution. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Iraq's Badr Brigade Chief Blames US for Chaos. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Claim: Sources: Iraq PM unlikely to retain post. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Sunni Clerics Complain Death Squads, Ask for Outside Help. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Not going anywhere soon: US Military Adding New Construction at Guantanamo. And, in Iraq: Construction begins on Taqaddum medical facility. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Threats weaken U.S. overtures to Sunnis. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Excuse for war more important than WMD: U.S. missed an opportunity with Iran. Iran said to have notified State Department in ‘03 of willingness to negotiate over WMDs, but ex-officials say Bush team didn’t want to deal. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

The Times of London: British troops executed unarmed Iraqi. (POSTED: February 19, 2006)

In Jordan: King expected to meet with Sadr today. (POSTED: February 19, 2006)

In war, all suffer: UK radiation jump blamed on Iraq shells. And in France: Torturers' Iraq link. (POSTED: February 19, 2006)

Daily life in Baghdad: Butchers, Bakers, Barbers and Blacksmiths--All Are Fair Game in Blood-soaked Baghdad. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Rapid progress after three years of occupation: Iraq economy falls below pre-war levels. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Throwing bad after bad: Additional $65 billion requested for Afghan, Iraq wars. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Growth industry: In Iraq and Occupied Territories, security crises spur mobile phone usage. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Apparent Death Squad Is Linked to Iraqi Ministry. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Iran Demands British Troops Quit Basra. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Plane crashes in Iraq with 4 Germans, Iraqi. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

One view of Iraqi reaction: In Iraq, a Subdued Response to New Detainee Abuse Photos. Of course, others report differently -- Dahr Jamail and Arkan Hamed: Outrage Spreads over New Images. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

The future comes to Afghanistan: Iraq-style guerrilla tactics surface in Afghanistan, raising red flags. See also: Gareth Harding: Is NATO's Afghan mission doomed? (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Will Halliburton and Bechtel exexcs follow suit? Just asking: Iraq contractor pleads guilty to fraud. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

Salon obtains over 1,000 photos from Abu Ghraib, perhaps the entire set of torture images the administration has fought for two years to hide: Salon exclusive: The Abu Ghraib files. Also an accompanying Selections of the Photos. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

Dahr Jamail and Arkan Hamed: Outrage Spreads over New Images. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

In response: Iraqi President Condemns U.S. After New Abuse Footage. And: Iraq calls on US to hand over Iraqi detainees. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

"The gulag of our time" full of innocents, as gulags usually are. After all, their real reason to exist is to terrorize the not yet incarcerated: Empty Evidence. [We failed to cover this story when it came out 2 weeks ago.] (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

One man slammed his hands on the table during an especially long interrogation and yelled, "Fine, you got me; I'm a terrorist." The interrogators knew it was a sarcastic statement. But the government, sometime later, used it as evidence against him: "Detainee admitted he is a terrorist" reads his tribunal evidence. The interrogators were so outraged that they sought out the detainee's personal representative to explain it to him that the statement was not a confession.

A Yemeni, whom somebody fingered as a bin Laden bodyguard, finally said in exasperation during one long interrogation, "OK, I saw bin Laden five times: Three times on Al Jazeera and twice on Yemeni news." And now his "admission" appears in his enemy combatant's file: "Detainee admitted to knowing Osama bin Laden."

And, in Britain: Judge's anger at US torture: Stinging comments come as America dismisses UN report on Guantánamo. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

National security whistle-blowers allege retaliation. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

Small crooks get prosecuted. Halliburton and Bechtel get new contracts: Contractor Accused of Fraud in Iraq. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

Basrans protest over abuse video. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Yeah, sure: Iraq opens investigation into police death squad. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

Meanwhile, politics as usual: Bumpy road ahead to Iraq's first full government. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

Here's a gallery of the new Abu Ghraib pictures. For mature audiences only! Horrific New Torture Pictures Released. Watch the Australian Television show by clicking here. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Of course, the US is more concerned about the leak than about the torture: US attacks Iraq abuse images leak. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Yet another top-secret program spies on millions of us: Whistleblower says NSA violations bigger. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Iraq declares bird flu alert in southern province`. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Forget democracy! We don't like who won: U.S. and Israelis Are Said to Talk of Hamas Ouster. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Duh! Abu Ghraib Called Incubator for Terrorists. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

New photos remind us of the horror that is the occupation, and the gulag: Australian TV station releases new Abu Ghraib torture photographs. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Occupation army to include many more criminals and drug addicts. Imagine what they'll be doing with the absolute power they hold over life and death in Iraq: Army lowered bar for recruits in '05. 1 in 6 given waivers despite backgrounds. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Al-Sadr: Militant cleric wields influence with al-Jaafari. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Army IG Reviewing Soldier's Death by Friendly Fire in Iraq. Investigations Linked Fatal Shot to Polish Troops. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

At least th money goes to something useful, unlike student loans or Medicaid: Bush PR costs taxpayers $1.6 billion. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Another group will likely support the war: Osborne hails Nebraska bean sale to Iraq. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Riverbend: The Raid... (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Iraqis unite across sectarian divide to protect themselves: Baghdad residents take security into own hands. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Australians to see 60 more photos from Abu Ghraib, but, so far, not Americans: The photos America doesn't want seen. Among them are six more corpses! (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

For one Marine, torture came home. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

In Britain: Two more held over 'abuse' video. Meanwhile: Basra suspends ties to UK troops. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Iraqis remain starved of electricity. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Iraqi journalists caught in political crossfire. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Iraqification? U.S. role in Iraq security shifting. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Mideast to dominate petroleum products export market. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Turkey built the US embassy in Iraq, evidently: Turkish Contractors Undertake 109 Projects In Iraq In 2005. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Get rich quick, the Bush way: Quick Rise for Purveyors of Propaganda in Iraq. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Rewarding failure: Iraqis fear "deja vu" with PM Jaafari's 2nd term. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Now its mass flooding: Environmental Disaster in Iraq. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Gareth Porter says the US is Holding female detainees scheduled for release: US Risks Reporter's Life to Strike Tough Pose. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Wheat diplomacy: Iraq says US wheat prices too high, looks elsewhere. But: Iraq blacklists Australian wheat. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Four years and counting in the Gulag for innocents: 'Mistake' captives languish at Guantanamo. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

UN inquiry demands immediate closure of Guantanamo and prosecution of all those responsible. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Now we know what Valerie Plame was doing: Outed CIA officer was working on Iran, intelligence sources say. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Britain reacts: Soldier arrested over video of British troops beating Iraqi teenagers. And soldiers talk: The view from the barracks. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Bread before roses: Beautifying Baghdad Proves Unpopular. Residents want basic services before greenery. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Iraq's Sunnis want Jaafari to rein in militias. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Iraq abuse video fuels Arab fury at West. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

US warns its soldiers about Turkish movie depicting US brutality in Iraq. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

220 Iraq health workers killed in two years. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Thousands would die if US attacked Iran: study. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Judge blocks transfer of US prisoner in Iraq. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Russia Wants All Iraq Inspections Files Referred to UN Security Council. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Army Offers Incentives to Try to Retain Officers. Data Project Shortage of 3,500 Experienced Leaders Mostly in Active-Duty Units. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Bone condition hampers soldiers' recovery. Many soldiers who lose limbs in Iraq or Afghanistan are developing bone problems that have been seldom seen in previous wars or civilian life and that can complicate their recoveries, military doctors say. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

UN report to allege US conducts torture at Guantanamo Bay. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

Revealed: the terror prison US is helping build in Morocco. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

Ibrahim al-Jaafari was selected Sunday by the Shiite bloc to remain PM: Can Shiite Jaafari unify the new Iraq?. See: Juan Cole's insightful comments. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

Talabani says Allawi must be in cabinet. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

British: Army fears reprisals as Blair orders abuse video inquiry. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

As the next war is under consideration: Iran is prepared to retaliate, experts warn. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

Darth Vader is totally out of control: Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter. Cheney's office covered this over for 24 hours. Also see: Best Snarky Early Coverage of Cheney's Accidental Shooting with the picture they tried to hide. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

Here's stills from the recently revealed video of British troops brutally beating Iraqi teenagers: Shamed by 42 Senseless Blows. Exposed.. squad of British soldiers beat teenage Iraqis and shame their country. Here is a link to the video itself. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

[From the video voiceover] 'Oh yes, oh yes, you're gonna get it. Naughty little boys. You little f***ers, you little f***. DIE'

General faults US on Iraqi military. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

Opposing torture gets the CIA’s top counter-terrorism official fired, after the McCain amendment supposedly banned torture: CIA chief sacked for opposing torture. (POSTED: February 13, 2006)

Brining freedom by building concentration camps: Siniyah: an Iraqi town that is now a prison. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

The Telegraph [no leftie rag]: US prepares military blitz against Iran's nuclear sites. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

British fun in the colonies: British troops videoed 'beating Iraqis'. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

How the British Army's capture of hearts and minds turned sour. Life in Iraq has been a hostile experience for the army and, as our foreign affairs editor notes, these latest reports of abuse will make matters even worse. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

60 Minutes Sunday, Feb. 12: Billions Wasted In Iraq?. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

In Iraq's sectarian strife, funerals can be risky. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

Iraqi oil metering system mysteriously delayed. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

Billions Stolen From Iraq? Some $8.8 billion dispersed for reconstruction efforts in Iraq is unaccounted for, says the U.S. official in charge of tracing it. (POSTED: February 11, 2006)

Not going nowhere: Experts Say U.S. in Iraq for Long Haul. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

Coalition partners going anywhere: Iraq coalition shrinking. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

All: Iraq Utilities Are Falling Short of Prewar Performance. See also the Statement of Joseph A. Christoff, Director International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office (GAO), on which the above articles are based: Rebuilding Iraq: Stabilization, Reconstruction, and Financing Challenges. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

Meanwhile: Report Says Number of Attacks by Insurgents in Iraq Increases. See also Fred Kaplan: Western Targets: The Iraqi insurgency is still primarily an anti-occupation effort. See as well the Statement of Joseph A. Christoff, Director International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office (GAO), on which the above articles are based: Rebuilding Iraq: Stabilization, Reconstruction, and Financing Challenges [Same as in above post.]. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

Officials in Iraq try to trade for Sunni insurgents'. U.S. and Iraqi officials have begun bartering prisoners, aid and key positions in the army and police for the allegiance of Sunni insurgents. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

SCIRI's Abdul Aziz Hakim: Shiite Urges Restraint by Security Units. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

Flagging morale among coalition forces as Iraq war drags on. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

UK troops in Iraq to lose support, as if they have much anyway. (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

US wants Iraq to try American suspected of aiding insurgency. (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

Navy to increase numbers inside Iraq: Move aimed at easing pressure on stretched Army forces. (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

Give us what we came for: US urging Iraq to develop oil "roadmap". (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

Brain drain and Iraq's bleak future. [A]n Iraqi interior ministry official stated that the volume of Iraqis, educated or otherwise, travelling overland to Jordan every day has gone up fourfold — from 200 or 250 a day to 1,100 a day — since last July. (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

Senators rap White House on Iraq's economy. (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

Children's mental health affected by insecurity, say specialists. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Roland Flamini reports on an Iraq Reconciliation Conference expected this summer to call for American withdrawal: Corridors of Power: An accord in Iraq. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

The new dictatorship: Iraq's Sunnis Join Gov't Talks, With Conditions. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

As Iraqi Shiites Police Sunnis, Rough Justice Feeds Bitterness. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

No permanent bases: US general maps out strategic refit for Iraq, Middle East and Asia. Has he checked with the administration? Or is this just spin? (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Washington digs in for a 'long war' as Rumsfeld issues global call to arms. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Military Budget Grows, but Troops Shrink. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

An American tragedy—the plight of the US war wounded. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

No limit how low these guys will go: Soldier pays for armor. Army demanded $700 from city man who was wounded. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Poland's Leader Hopes to Gain From Support Of U.S. Policies. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

The man to watch: Al-Sadr Grabs Iraqi Political Limelight. And: Iraq's Sadr says US spreading strife among Arabs. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Freedom of the press doesn't extend to making fun of Jesus: Danish paper rejected Jesus cartoons. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Zieler received an email back from the paper's Sunday editor, Jens Kaiser, which said: "I don't think Jyllands-Posten's readers will enjoy the drawings. As a matter of fact, I think that they will provoke an outcry. Therefore, I will not use them."

Doug Lorimer: Occupation increasing poverty. The number of Iraqis living below the poverty line has increased since the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 to one-fifth of the population, according to figures released by Iraq’s labour ministry on January 25. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Brothel for corrupt officials in Baghdad: Funds for Iraq spent on real estate and a Cessna. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Sunni tribes turn against jihadis. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

In Damascus: Iraq's Sadr criticizes Israel, U.S. for spreading strife in Mideast. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Severe water shortage hits Baghdad suburbs. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Iraqi Detainee Dies in Abu Ghraib Prison. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Religious intolerance spreads: Thousands protest drawings in Iraq. And: Militant groups in Iraq urge attacks over cartoons. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Scotland on Sunday reports: Revealed: secret plan to keep UK troops permanently in Iraq`. (POSTED: February 6, 2006)

Iraq's Civil War Has Cost $3,000 per American Family, So Far. (POSTED: February 6, 2006)

Pentagon investment of $200m in Iraq media wasted. (POSTED: February 6, 2006)

Attack Jolts Iraq Oil Business as Civilian, Troop Tolls Rise. (POSTED: February 6, 2006)

New York Times reports: Oil corruption fuels insurgency. (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Iraq's new barrier to progress: Cement factories fall far short of demand for reconstruction. (POSTED: February 6, 2006)

Without a logistics resupply system of their own: Americans forced to supply Iraqi military. (POSTED: February 6, 2006)

Iraq's new diplomat: Muqtada Al-Sadr arrives Damascus. (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Interesting in-fight: Colonel: Soldiers can shoot to restrain rogue Iraqi special police. (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Presidential murder discussed in Congress: Can the President Order a Killing on U.S. Soil? (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Surveillance Net Yields Few Suspects. NSA's Hunt for Terrorists Scrutinizes Thousands of Americans, but Most Are Later Cleared. (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Al-Sistani: Iraq's top cleric blasts Prophet caricatures, but also referred to "'misguided and oppressive' segments of the Muslim community." (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Iraq Christians on edge as cartoon row escalates. (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Rumsfeld's latest fantasy: Ability to Wage 'Long War' Is Key To Pentagon Plan. Conventional Tactics De-Emphasized. See the documents collected in response by the Project on Defense Alternatives: Defense Strategy Review Page. (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

Foreign companies eye oil reserves in Iraq. (POSTED: February 4, 2006)

Rebels move from Iraq to aid Taliban. (POSTED: February 4, 2006)

In Iraq: Corruption rampant, rising, senator says. (POSTED: February 4, 2006)

Senate Session on Security Erupts in Spying Debate. (POSTED: February 4, 2006)

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What our military leaders spend their time worrying about: Political Cartoon About Iraq War Sparks Pentagon Outrage, Image Used Disabled Soldier as Metaphor for Damaged Army. (POSTED: February 4, 2006)

Plan for clinics in Iraq at risk. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

Reports of 162 suspected cases: New bird flu cases in Kurdish Iraq. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

When do the hundred billions here and there count? White House to request billions for Iraq war, hurricane relief. [T]e war money would push spending related to the wars toward a staggering half-trillion dollars. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

At least there's a silver lining: Iraq contracts boost Oshkosh's profit. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

Photos by Dahr Jamail: Snapshots of the Occupation. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

Mercenaries 'R Us: List of Security Companies Doing Business in Iraq - Names, Addresses, Phone, etc. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

Mosul Makes Gains Against the Chaos. A Year After City's Police Force Crumbled, Iraqi Units Are on Duty, Violence Is Down. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): US Forces Implicated in Killing of Iraqi Journalist.. (POSTED: February 3, 2006)

Is Congress a total joke? Or will they fight back? Senate Panel Rebuffed on Documents on U.S. Spying. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

Does the US in Iraq ever tell the truth? Canadians dispute details of Iraq shooting; U.S. officials investigating just as they "investigate" every other crime. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

Privacy nowhere, for anyone: Official: Army Has Authority to Spy on Americans. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

Iraq Sunni bloc threatens revolt. Iraq's main Sunni Arab alliance has threatened to start a campaign of civil disobedience if concerns about attacks on its community are not addressed. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

Without a reason to fight: Iraqi desertions complicate U.S. mission. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

An engineer goes to Iraq to study electrical infrastructure: Re-engineering Iraq. US and Iraqi officials have spent billions on restoring Iraq's electrical system. So why is Baghdad getting just 6 hours of electricity a day? (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

Government Tries to Prevent Bird Flu Outbreak. Emergency measures introduced after deadly virus strikes in the north of the country. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

No one is safe: US troops shoot at Cdn. diplomats' car in Iraq. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

Ethnic Tensions Rising in Kirkuk. City’s ethnic and religious groups are warning of creeping sectarianism. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

One CPA crook among many goes down: Official to Plead Guilty in Iraq Scheme . (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

Like Bush, PLO leader says "To hell with democracy!" He threatens dictatorial rule: Abbas, Egypt tough on Hamas. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

They send you to get shot at in Iraq. then they shootr you when you get home: Video shows deputy wounding Iraq war vet who was not resisting arrest. (POSTED: February 2, 2006)

"Get up!" the deputy shouts again. "I'm going to get up," Carrion says, and he begins to rise. The deputy fires three shots, reportedly striking Carrion in the chest, leg and shoulder.

Cannon-fodder get reminder of how little they matter: Some US troops question Woodruff coverage. (POSTED: February 1, 2006)

More on the new poll of Iraqi opinion: New WPO Poll: Iraqi Public Thinks US Plans Permanent Bases in Iraq. Iraqis Want Timetable for US Withdrawal. Half of Iraqis Approve of Attacks on US Forces, Including 9 Out of 10 Sunnis. Also see: Full Report and: Questionnaire. (POSTED: February 1, 2006)

Iraqi government moving to control any independent organizations as it constructs a new quasi-fascist state: Legislation in Iraq seeks to limit NGOs. (POSTED: February 1, 2006)

Japan to pull out from Iraq in May. (POSTED: February 1, 2006)

Aid still needed in Anbar governorate, say relief workers. (POSTED: February 1, 2006)

Learning how to rehabilitate the not walking wounded: A New Kind of Care in a New Era of Casualties. (POSTED: February 1, 2006)

Will they push to indict him for perjury? Gonzales Is Challenged on Wiretaps: Feingold Says Attorney General Misled Senators in Hearings. (POSTED: February 1, 2006)

Protest, Resistance, and Civil War

Occupation

Resistance

Analysis

Tuesday: Renewed Baghdad Bombings. At least 36 reported dead. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Two British soldiers killed in Iraq bomb blast. (POSTED: February 28, 2006)

Renewed violence rocks Iraq amid calls for calm. (POSTED: February 27, 2006)

Bomb breaches Iraq pipeline. (POSTED: February 27, 2006)

7 US soldiers killed in Iraq. (POSTED: February 24, 2006)

Danish Soldiers Under Attack in Iraq. (POSTED: February 23, 2006)

Seven Iraqis killed in separate attacks in Iraq. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

Deadliest Iraq Bomb in Weeks Kills 22 . (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

` Rebels' Arsenal Includes Politics. Iraqi insurgents seem to time their attacks and informal cease-fires for maximum gain, while distancing themselves from foreign fighters. (POSTED: February 22, 2006)

Iraqis try to fill U.S. boots with elite force. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Suicide Bomber on Baghdad Bus Kills 14. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Bombs kill 19 in Iraq after lull in violence. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

Oil attacks costing Iraq $6.25bn. (POSTED: February 21, 2006)

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Four Iraqi Truck Drivers Die in Ambush. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Nir Rosen: Iraq's Jordanian Jihadis. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Oil pipeline blown up in Baghdad. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Two foreigners missing in southern Iraq. (POSTED: February 20, 2006)

Roadside bombings in Iraq kill 6. (POSTED: February 19, 2006)

The Daily Star, Pakistan: Iraqi insurgents increasingly split over shedding blood. The legitimacy of targeting locally-recruited police and other civilians has deeply divided Iraq’s insurgent groups with more nationalist-minded rebels increasingly joining tribal leaders in opposing the more aggressive tactics of the foreign-led Islamic militants of Al Qaeda. (POSTED: February 19, 2006)

Gunmen wearing Iraqi police uniforms kidnap Iraqi bank boss and son, kill five bodyguards. (POSTED: February 18, 2006)

The IED: The Iraq war's defining weapon. (POSTED: February 17, 2006)

Attacks in Iraq kill at least 18, including 4 children. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Roadside Bomb Kills U.S. Marine. (POSTED: February 16, 2006)

Tuesday: Two US vehicles destroyed by blasts, 12 shot dead. (POSTED: February 15, 2006)

Gunmen kill 11 Iraqi farm workers. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Paul McGeoug: Insurgents resurgent. Brutal propaganda videos distributed by Iraqi insurgents underscore the growing challenge that confronts US and Iraqi security forces. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Former PKK leader killed in Iraq. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Bombs, shootings kill at least four in Baghdad1. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Suicide Bomber Kills 10 Iraqis in Baghdad. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Insurgents Fire Mortar Into Green Zone. (POSTED: February 14, 2006)

Car bomb kills five people, wounds three in western Iraq. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

11 dead in Baghdad bombing. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

Eight Killed in Bombing, Onlookers Shot. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

Two civilians, two US soldiers killed in Iraq. (POSTED: February 12, 2006)

Roadside bomb kills two U.S. Marines near Fallujah. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

Alleged transit of fighters from Syria to Iraq slows. A better description would be "is nonexistent." (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

Mercenary killings reported, a rare occurrence: US contractors kill 2 Iraqis: Security workers taken into custody. (POSTED: February 10, 2006)

Ransom kidnappings fund Iraq insurgents. (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

Iraq's education minister unhurt in bomb attack. (POSTED: February 9, 2006)

Attacks Rock 'Foundation' That Marines Built in Anbar. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Gunmen Kill Prominent Cleric in Western Iraq. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Iraqi Gunmen Wound Six in Shiite Family. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Oil pipeline blown up in southern Baghdad. (POSTED: February 8, 2006)

Four U.S. Marines Die In Western Iraq; Dual Baghdad Bombs Kill Seven. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Pentagon Widens Program to Foil Bombings in Iraq. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Sunnis build up their own militia in Iraq to fight the Badr Brigades. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Two policemen, two soldiers killed in Iraq. (POSTED: February 7, 2006)

Sunni leader killed for joining ceasefire talks. (POSTED: February 6, 2006)

Seized by police: 14 Sunni Arab Iraqi men shot dead, dumped in Baghdad. (POSTED: February 5, 2006)

What in the world can the US be thinking? US forces battle Sadr militia in Baghdad. Sadr’s militia and US forces clash in heavy gunbattle in Baghdad's Sadr City, killing four Iraqis. More: U.S. Copter Fires Rockets Into Sadr City. (POSTED: February 4, 2006)

Thursday: 32 killed in Iraq. At least 32 people were killed yesterday, including 16 in a pair of Baghdad car bombings, in attacks across Iraq. (POSTED: February 4, 2006)

Five US troops killed in latest Iraq violence.