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USA

Shifting rationales: White House memo says Soleimani strike was ‘response’ to past attacks instead of ‘imminent’ threat

Posted on February 15, 2020February 15, 2020By Editor

The US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general was ordered in retaliation for previous attacks, the White House said in a memo, contradicting earlier claims that an “imminent” threat justified the assassination. … Read More >Shifting rationales: White House memo says Soleimani strike was ‘response’ to past attacks instead of ‘imminent’ threat

Middle East

Two rockets strike K-1 base hosting US troops in Kirkuk, Iraq

Posted on February 14, 2020By Editor

At least two unguided missiles have hit the K-1 base hosting US troops outside Kirkuk in Iraq. There are no reports of casualties or damage. A similar attack in December that killed a US contractor almost sparked a war with Iran … Read More >Two rockets strike K-1 base hosting US troops in Kirkuk, Iraq

Middle East

We WILL protect you – or else: NATO members agree to expand Iraq mission, without regard for Baghdad’s permission

Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020By Editor

NATO has vowed to expand its training operations in Iraq, paused last month after the US assassination of a top Iranian general. With growing anger in the country over foreign meddling, Baghdad is reluctant to OK the plan. … Read More >We WILL protect you – or else: NATO members agree to expand Iraq mission, without regard for Baghdad’s permission

Business

Russian oil & gas firms plan to invest $20 BILLION in Iraq’s energy industry

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

Russian oil and gas companies could triple their investments in Iraq in the near future, Yury Fyodorov, first deputy chairman of the Economic Policy Committee at the Russian Federation Council, has announced. … Read More >Russian oil & gas firms plan to invest $20 BILLION in Iraq’s energy industry

Middle East

US Troops Already Started Leaving Iraq, Country’s Lawmaker Reportedly Says

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

US soldiers have already started withdrawing from 15 Iraqi military bases and leaving the country, member of the parliamentary Security and Defence Commission, Ali al-Qameni, was quoted as saying by the daily Baghdad Today. … Read More >US Troops Already Started Leaving Iraq, Country’s Lawmaker Reportedly Says

Middle East

109 US service members suffered brain injuries in Iran missile strike – Pentagon

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

The number of US troops that suffered ‘mild traumatic brain injury’ in last month’s Iranian missile strikes has been updated to 109, of which 76 have already returned to duty, the US Department of Defense said. … Read More >109 US service members suffered brain injuries in Iran missile strike – Pentagon

World

The Winds of Change are Blowing on the Wests Wars. Time to Recognise Reality.

Posted on February 9, 2020February 9, 2020By Editor

The casual reader of the Australian mainstream media would be hard pressed to know that at the current time Australian troops are engaged in three different wars: Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. … Read More >The Winds of Change are Blowing on the Wests Wars. Time to Recognise Reality.

Middle East

Did Washington use a false pretext for its bloody escalation in Iraq?

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020By Editor

Iraqi officials indicate that ISIS – not Ketaib Hizbullah – attacked a US military base in Iraq, setting off the escalation that led to the US attacking the latter group and killing Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. Were we lied to again? … Read More >Did Washington use a false pretext for its bloody escalation in Iraq?

Middle East

US tells stories about ‘brain injuries’ to cover up dead troops at Iraqi base – IRGC spokesman

Posted on February 1, 2020February 1, 2020By Editor

A spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has accused the US of covering up deaths at a base in Iraq after a ballistic missile attack. The US insists nobody was killed, and that its troops suffered brain injuries. … Read More >US tells stories about ‘brain injuries’ to cover up dead troops at Iraqi base – IRGC spokesman

Middle East

Iraq to Neocons: Get the Hell Out of Our Country

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

The Trump coterie of neocons is spinning the Iraq embassy attack to fit their agenda, namely that Iran is responsible for the rocket attack when it is obvious the people of Iraq are fed-up with the US occupation, designed to last indefinitely, and are now targeting the massive US embassy in Baghdad. … Read More >Iraq to Neocons: Get the Hell Out of Our Country

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