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Normalising the Crime of the Century:
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=16476
"The purpose of the Chilcot inquiry is to normalise an epic crime by providing enough of a theatre of guilt to satisfy the media so that the only issue that matters, that of prosecution, is never raised...Like Iraq, Afghanistan is a crime period."
And as Yves Engler and others have pointed out, one in which Canada was very much involved. Watch for the same strategy Pilger analyzes above to be applied also to the detainee issue here..
Iraq Auctions Oil Fields
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BA0HH20091211
"Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia's Petronas won the deal for Maynoun, one of the world's largest untapped oil fields, on the second oil contract auction since the 2003 US invasion.."
Outraged Brits Want Blair Prosecuted for War Crimes
http://rawstory.com/2009/12/outraged-brits-blair-prosecuted-war-crimes
"Tony Blair's admission that Britain would have backed the Iraq war even if it did not have weapons of mass destruction, sparked outrage Sunday and calls for his prosecution for war crimes..."
we've got some here in Canada too of course...
Poverty in the New Iraq:
http://arabwomanblues.blogspot.com/2010/01/poverty-in-new-iraq.html
"10 Million Iraqis live in absolute poverty since 2003...10 Million Iraqis represent roughly over 30% of the total population...Something not to lose sight of is that the above developments took root in an already vulnerable terrain, superimposing themselves on a society that was already massacred by 13 years of sanctions of an embargo imposed by the civilized west.."
Remembering Saddam Hussein:
http://www.malcomlagauche.com/id1.html
"On January 1, 2010, I and a few dozen friends commemorated the life of President Saddam Hussein..."
The Anatomy of A Massacre
http://www.al-moharer.net/moh265/lagauche265.htm
"In a few days we will experience the 19th anniversary of the beginning of the first Gulf War. Unfortunately, many people have forgotten..."
Israeli Hand in Iraq's Abu Ghraib Exposed:
http://palestinefreevoice.blogspot.com/2010/01/israeli-hand-in-iraqs-abu...
Jack Straw at the Iraq War Inquiry
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/4864340.Jack_Straw__I_could_have_...
"I could have stopped the Iraq War.."
How's that war crimes trial against BushCo going?
Dutch Inquiry Finds Iraq War Illegal
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jan2010/iraq-j22.shtml
"A Dutch commission of inquiry has concluded that the US led 2003 Iraq war was illegal under international law. The conclusion has far reaching implications. Potentially, it could open up leading politicians and military figures in the US and Britain to prosecution for war crimes.."
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Considering how many countries put soldiers into the illegal war I doubt it.
you forgot Canada..
Iraq War Was Illegal, Top Lawyer Will Tell Chilcot Inquiry
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/24/iraq-chilcot-inquiry-michael-wood
They Got the Wrong Guys: Iraq executes 'Chemical Ali'
http://www.malcomlagauche.com/id1.html
"Ali Majid got caught up in the propaganda and was dubbed 'Chemical Ali' by the western press...The fact that the US Marines 'concluded' that Iran gassed the Kurds of Halbjah was not the only striking portion of this document. It questioned the number of deaths. Researchers have come forward who state that several hundred bodies were found, not 5,000.
By 2002, various individuals had time to dissect the reality of Halbjah and in the buildup to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, many came forward to challenge the 'he gases his own people' statement. Included in the naysayers were retired CIA analysts, retired military personnel, journalists and others. They uncovered much proof to show that Iran gassed the Halbjah Kurds.."
What is the American Plan for Iraq?
http://arabwomanblues.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-is-american-plan-for-ira...
"The American Plan for Iraq so far has given the following - from 2003-Present:
1.5 Million Dead (Lancet Report)
200,000 Reported Missing (official)
at least 2 Million Maimed (official)
5 Million Exiled and Internally Displaced (official)
2 Million Widows (official)
4.5 - 5 Million Orphans (official)
The ongoing silence, the complete silence is worse than the Crime. So what is the American Plan for Iraq?
Pump Oil
Britain: Illegality of Iraq war dominates Chilcot inquiry by Ann Talbot
It sounds like the very unaccountable and non-transparent 9/11 Commission investigation. It's a total farce.
The Open and Shut Case Against Tony Blair
http://stopwar.org.uk/content/view/1713/27/
"If Blair cannot give satisfactory answers to the questions below, there is only one conclusion: he should stand trial for war crimes.."
As Yves Engler and others have pointed out - Canada was also deeply involved in Iraq and had personnel there. Yet there has been no raising of the issue here. Disgusting.
On The Iraqi Resistance
http://arabwomanblues.blogspot.com/2010/02/short-reflections-on-iraqi-re...
"So why has not the Iraqi Resistance received the praise it deserves?
Its resistance to an illegal, vile, savage, barbaric occupation is proven in figures...
So why is she shelved into forgetfulness? Why is she not crowned with bravado like others? And most importantly, why was she left alone for seven years, with zero support from anyone?
Bullshit. The Kurds themselves know better,regardless of how much the racist sunni arabs try to deny their genocidal treatment of Kurds and Shias.
I used to think that way, but with the current situation in Iran where Iraqi-born politicians are running two of the three branches of the government (parliament and judiciary), and a third politician from Iraq (shahroudi) is rumored to be a candidate for supreme leader position, the situation may actually reverse. Kind of poetic justice.
Perhaps if they stop blowing up shia pilgrims they would get more priases:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/100205/world/international_us_iraq_vi... Or does the weblogger think this is also the act of "shia death squads"?!
When the 'War on Terror' Becomes Genocide
http://nightslantern.ca/gw.htm
"There is no retraction of a government policy to grossly abuse Muslim suspects and prisoners.."
The Carp of Truth: Jack Straw, Colin Powell and the Smoking Guns of War Crime
http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/1922-...
Statement on the Closure of the Legal Case For Iraq in Spain:
http://bikyamasr.com/?p=8453
"We continue to believe that the violent killing of over 1 million people in Iraq since 2003 along with the ongoing US occupation - that carries direct legal responsibility - and the displacement of up to a fifth of the Iraqi population from the terror that occupation has entailed and incited suggests strongly that the claims we put forward ought to be investigated.."
Iraq Snapshot:
http://thecommonills.blogspot.com/2010/02/iraq-snapshot_08.html
"Wednesday an Iraqi appeals court ruled that the 500 plus candidates being banned by Iran via the extra-legal Accountability and Justice Committee would be allowed to run.."
Muqtada Al-Sadr and other Shiite Assassins
http://arabwomanblues.blogspot.com/2010/02/shiite-muqtada-al-sadr-other-...
Back In Iraq: Ethnic Cleansing of Christians and More Civilians Killed:
http://firedoglake.com/2010/02/14/back-in-iraq-ethnic-cleansing-and-more...
"While the airwaves are full of the latest faux-victory-in-Afghanistan scheme (complete with the usual 'regrets' that in some minds absolve US forces of responsibility for yet more civilian casualties), Iraq is off the American [and Canadian] radar except for some self-congratulatory claims that we are 'responsibly ending the war in Iraq'. How's this for responsible...?"
VIDEO: Iraq for Sale The showing of this video was banned in the US Congress
This is how Pentagon capitalism actually operates, and it would be laughable if it wasn't so tragic. It was a kleptocracy long ago, and they continue to rob US taxpayers blind. It's no wonder America is so hopelessly bankrupt today.
Update on Iraq's Elections
http://arabwomanblues.blogspot.com/2010/03/update-on-iraqs-elections.html
"Overwhelming majority win for the secular nationalist bloc Al Iraqiya in many provinces including Najaf.
This is a huge moral defeat for the Shiite parties and for Maliki in particular...Iraqis across the provinces have shown that they REJECT Shiite sectarianism and Iran and they have also shown what I have been saying for the past 4 years that we are essentially a secular people and a nationalistic one.
This is also a symbolic defeat for Iran and for the American plan, the agenda with which they brutally and criminally occupied us, dividing us along sectarian lines.
The results will no doubt be tampered with...hence that is why I am blogging about the preliminary ones.."