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‘So proud to have a woman justifying mass murder!’ Secretary of State Blinken roasted for calling Albright his role model

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken caught flak after he praised the legacy of Madeleine Albright, who once appeared to justify the deaths of Iraqi children, saying that she made the country “more respected globally.” … Read More >‘So proud to have a woman justifying mass murder!’ Secretary of State Blinken roasted for calling Albright his role model

Categories Middle East

Iraqi Lawmakers Plan to Take ‘New Position’ Vis-à-vis US if Troop Withdrawal Agreement Not Reached

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Iraq’s parliament issued a resolution requesting the complete withdrawal of all foreign forces from their nation in the wake of the January 2020 US assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. The Trump administration began drawing down forces in March 2020. The Biden administration has sought to freeze the withdrawal. … Read More >Iraqi Lawmakers Plan to Take ‘New Position’ Vis-à-vis US if Troop Withdrawal Agreement Not Reached

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Biden, cocaine, and glyphosate & the 18th anniversary of the Iraq war

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The Biden administration is under fire for supporting the Colombian government’s toxic and dangerous efforts in the War on Drugs. Burn pits and bureaucracy are killing US war veterans. Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin speaks truth to power on the 18th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. … Read More >Biden, cocaine, and glyphosate & the 18th anniversary of the Iraq war

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We’ll Strike If We Need To: Pentagon Chief Vows to Defend US Troops in Iraq in Wake of Recent Attack

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Earlier in March, an Iraqi base hosting American troops suffered a rocket attack that killed a US contractor. The attack was preceded by a US military strike in Syria, which the Pentagon believes left a member of an Iraqi militia dead and two others injured. … Read More >We’ll Strike If We Need To: Pentagon Chief Vows to Defend US Troops in Iraq in Wake of Recent Attack

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US will strike ‘at a time and place of our choosing’ after rocket attacks on bases in Iraq, Defense Secretary Austin says

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin won’t say who was behind a recent rocket attack on an American airbase in Iraq, but his eyes are on Iran, and he says the US will strike again “at a time and place of our own choosing.” … Read More >US will strike ‘at a time and place of our choosing’ after rocket attacks on bases in Iraq, Defense Secretary Austin says

Categories Middle East

Pope Francis begins historic trip to Iraq in first papal visit to the Middle Eastern nation (VIDEO)

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Pope Francis has arrived in Baghdad as he begins a historic trip to Iraq, in the first-ever papal visit to the nation and his first international trip in more than a year, after remaining at the Vatican during the Covid pandemic. … Read More >Pope Francis begins historic trip to Iraq in first papal visit to the Middle Eastern nation (VIDEO)