Joe Biden and the False Iraq War Narrative

by | Sep 6, 2010

In an interview on the PBS NewsHour last Wednesday, Joe Biden was unwilling to contradict the official narrative of the Iraq War that Gen. David Petraeus and the Bush surge had turned Iraq into a good war after all. That interview serves as a reminder of just how...

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Sunday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 58 Wounded

by | Sep 5, 2010

Updated at 10:22 p.m. EDT, Sept. 5, 2010 What might have been a relatively peaceful day was shattered when six gunmen struck at a military target in Baghdad. American troops were involved in repelling the attack. At least 20 Iraqis were killed there and in other violence, while another 58 were wounded. Meanwhile, the oil ministry has cut supplies of certain petrol products to Iraqi Kurdistan over allegations that the excess supplies are being illegally sold to Iran.
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Friday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded

by | Sep 3, 2010

Updated at 8:08 p.m. EDT, Sept. 3, 2010 At least seven Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in light violence. Meanwhile, two prominent Iraqis used the prayer day to speak out: At a sermon in Karbala, Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbalaei asked Iraqi officials to end the deadlock preventing the new government. Meanwhile, Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued a statement asking Iraqis to support security forces who do not work alongside the American troops remaining in Iraq.
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Thursday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded

by | Sep 2, 2010

Violence remained fairly light today; however, at least 12 Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded across the country. Meanwhile, U.S. military advisers warn that the Iraqis must correct the inefficiencies of their armed forces if U.S. troops hope to withdraw next year.
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