Iraq Reviews > Iraq Today: War News for Tuesday, February 17, 2009

[Iraq Today] He made this transparently clear by adding a signing statement to the defense appropriation bill, indicating that he would not be bound by the law’s prohibition against expending funds: “(1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq,” or “(2) To exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.”

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[Kansas City Star: World] German foreign minister meets with Iraq officials - Kansas City Star: Fisher, a military spokesman for U.S. detainee operations in Iraq, said Tuesday the number of detainees held by the U.S. in Iraq has dropped to 14,560 from a peak of more than 26,000 in 2007. He said the military has been releasing 1,500 detainees a month - 50 a day - to meet the requirements of the security agreement that took effect Jan.

[Veterans for Common Sense] Iraq War Update: 25 Percent Unemployment Among Iraq's Young ...: Oil provides 90% of Iraq's revenue, and prices have dropped more than $100 a barrel since July to just below $40. When oil prices were at their peak, the government announced raises ranging from 50% to 100% to retain civil servants and lure back doctors, teachers and others who had fled during the war.

[AlterNet.org: War on Iraq] "The Most Powerful Single Black Individual That’s Ever Walked ...: They were not globally powerful in the sense in which a president of the United States is. So he’s easily the most powerful single black individual that’s ever walked planet earth.

[Political Cortex] Political Cortex: Bush's Iraq War Spending Spree and Greenspan's ...: The Iraq War rages on with 4,321 U.S. service personnel dead, over 55,000 wounded, and the Pentagon admitting 96,000 Iraqis killed.  However, the Just Foreign Policy website on February 4 released a report claiming, "Iraqi deaths due to U.S. invasion 1,307,319."

[Crooks & Liars Video Podcast] Iraq Graft Inquiry Widens to Include Senior U.S. Officers | Crooks ...: Welcome to the website of the Commission on Wartime Contracting (CWC), an independent, bipartisan legislative commission established to study wartime contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Created in Section 841 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, this eight-member Commission is mandated by Congress to study federal agency contracting for the reconstruction, logistical support of coalition forces, and the performance of security functions, in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Cschlott's Weblog] Those Who Fail to Learn From History”¦ « Cschlott’s Weblog: Indeed, the facts and Iraq’s behavior show that Saddam Hussein and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction.”

[Iraqs Inconvenient Truth :: Iraq War News Updates] Iraqs Inconvenient Truth :: Iraq War News Updates » Blog Archive ...: The Iraqi delegation also brainstormed possible approaches to values training in the Iraqi Army with members of the Army Center of Excellence for the Professional Military Ethic.  The workshop identified competence and character as two equal requirements in U.S. Army Soldier development, and explored what it means to be a member of a “profession of arms.”

[SWJ Blog] 17 February SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

[Dundee SSP] Dundee SSP » Blog Archive » Try the war criminals: We therefore call on you to indict Anthony Charles Lynton Blair in his capacity as recent Prime Minister of the UK, so long as he is able to answer for his actions and however long it takes, in respect of our sample complaints relating to the 2003 Iraq War waged by the UK as ally to the United States of America.

[Israpundit] Israpundit » Blog Archive » Iraqi Kurds want US help to avoid war ...: IRBIL, Iraq (AP) ”” The closest U.S. allies in Iraq ”” the Kurds ”” feel abandoned by Washington these days and say war with the Arab-dominated central government is likely without American pressure to resolve disputes that predate even the era of Saddam Hussein.

[The Hill's Pundits Blog] The Hill’s Pundits Blog » Hamas and War Crimes: Not the United States, not Great Britain, and certainly not Russia, Zimbabwe or Pakistan! Moreover, Israel has a completely open and very critical free press, which is constantly exposing Israeli imperfections and editorializing against them.

[gcmh.org] gcmh.org » Blog Archive » July 24, 2004: Allegations surface that Iyad Allawi himself summarily executed six prisoners at a Baghdad police station one week before becoming Iraqi prime minister, to “send a clear message to the police on how to deal with insurgents”. His office completely denies the event.

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