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[Asian Correspondent] It's official - war was Iraq's best option « Asian Correspondent: “Iraq's Human Rights Ministry says at least 85000 Iraqis died and just over 147000 were wounded in war-related violence between 2004 and last year.” This piece of information is important because it finally puts to bed the flawed Lancet study which estimated that more than 650000 Iraqis had died during the war. Based on a survey that found 547 Iraqi deaths, the Lancet authors extrapolated to arrive at their figure.

[Neno Gang ( DinarTrade )] Iraqis show varied reactions to new election law: Iraqis show varied reactions to new election law November 12, 2009 - 06:12:40 ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqis from different provinces welcomed the Iraqi parliament's decision to resort to an open list electoral system. They said that consensus .

[Men's Journal] Why Haven't We Cleaned Up Iraq? | Men's Journal: When I asked an American official working on Iraq reconstruction how this could possibly be, he noted that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is only now hiring an environmental advisor for Iraq. “It’s ironic, or perhaps instructive,” he says, “that this position is being filled three years into the reconstruction process.” (The official could not speak on the record.

[Psyche, Science, and Society] Psyche, Science, and Society » Peter Galbraith pushed Iraqi ...: When he participated in a New York Times forum in October, 2008 ”” regarding what the next President should be required to answer ”” he unsurprisingly posed questions that advocated for regional autonomy for Iraqis generally and Kurds specifically, .So here's a leading advocate of the war on Iraq who used his influence in the U.S. Government and the Foreign Policy Community ”” as well as the break-up of Saddam's regime ”” to enrich himself on Iraqi oil.

[Neno Gang ( DinarTrade )] Official to Iraqis, "let''s be partners in life as our martyrs ...: Responding to a question whether the search for the Kuwaiti prisoners and martyrs faced any snags, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad said, "I believe this issue has reached the final phase, which is the search at new sites or graves, and that is for sake of responding to the worries of their families." Sheikh Ahmad paid homage to souls who had fallen with the bullets of the enemy, recalling the martyrdom of Seyyed Mohammad Baqer Al-Sadr and his father, Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

[Generational Dynamics: Web Log] American army general warns of imminent defeat in Afghanistan war ...: But there's another huge difference between Iraq and Afghanistan:Iraqis put their nationalism ahead of their sectarian differences,but Afghans do not. In other words, Iraqis were Iraqis before theywere Sunni or Shia Muslims.

[Neno Gang ( DinarTrade )] Second Iraqi war vessel docks in Basra port: A former ambassador who advised U.S. policymakers on Iraq, Peter W. Galbraith, could receive at least $100 million in fees from the Norwegian oil company DNO, which is drilling for oil in the Iraqi region .

[Argue With Everyone Political Forums] Israeli's in Iraq..it's only now being revealed.......It was ...: Well it looks like I'm right again...I said Iraq was for Israel and again I'm right..this is only one Jew..but there are many, many more and have been since we invaded Iraq for them....Now it's out in the open..and look how friendly it all looks...while it's cost us our economy, 90,000 seriously maimed young boys..6000 dead..and no end in sight...AND ALL FOR ISRAEL!

[Jay Bookman] Iraq opening to business: 'Occupiers' need not apply | Jay Bookman: Wedged between two larger, hostile powers””Turkey to the north, and the rest of Iraq to the south””they are generally at the mercy of shifts in broader regional politics, and their oil industry in particular is the target of unscrupulous operators like Galbraith.

[eChurchWebsites Christian Blog covering the news, politics, media, law, religion, science, medical, education, internet, technology, Israel and more for the Church] In the Iraq war, Christians pushed to the brink | eChurchWebsites ...: HRW’s new report suggests that Kurds are supporting Christians and other groups by offering inducements to move north while “simultaneously wielding repression in order to keep them in tow.” The aim, it concludes, is to build a large local population prepared to register themselves as ethnically Kurdish - even if they’re not - and vote in support of Kurdish claims to control the plain.

[Shamel Azmeh's Blog] Blackwater Said to Pursue Bribes to Iraq After 17 Died « Shamel ...: Blackwater approved the cash payments in December 2007, the officials said, as protests over the deadly shootings in Nisour Square stoked long-simmering anger inside Iraq about reckless practices by the security company’s employees. American and Iraqi investigators had already concluded that the shootings were unjustified, top Iraqi officials were calling for Blackwater’s ouster from the country, and company officials feared that Blackwater might be refused an operating license it would need to retain its contracts with the State Department and private clients, worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

[At War] The Iraqi Elections: Same Names, Different Teams - At War Blog ...: The New York Times’s award-winning team of correspondents, photographers, videographers and local interpreters provide insight ”” and try to answer your questions ”” about the combatants shaping events along political, military and religious faultlines, and the civilians caught in the middle.

[Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)] Welcome | Project on Middle East Democracy: Writing further about the NY Times, Rory O'Connor applauds the paper's Alissa Rubin for her candid reappraisal of the war in Iraq, in which she writes, “Americans wanted to believe that their version of democracy was just waiting to spring .Meanwhile, an Iraqi court ordered the Guardian to pay £52000 after the British paper purportedly defamed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

[GlobalPost] Analysis: Passing of Iraq election law brings relief | GlobalPost: The voting, taken up to the constitutional deadline that would allow for elections to be held at the end of January, was a relief for Iraqi officials as well. But more so for the senior U.S. diplomats who had spent weeks trying to reconcile Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen intent on holding onto power while they still could.

[Network logo] Guard Sergeant delivers strong message about war in Iraq: Staff Sergeant Justin Copley says as a teacher, he’s also a life-long learner. When he arrived in Salahudin, he decided to step out of his comfort zone, be receptive to the Iraqi people and learn their language.

[The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely] Iraq & Afghanistan Update/ Nov 12 | The Agonist: Maliki's Dawa party issued a statement today denying that the prime minister had been behind the court ruling over the April article, claiming that the case had been brought by the Iraqi national intelligence service (INIS) without prompting from the political leadership. The statement also insisted that Iraq's judiciary remained independent.

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