Iraq

RT News June 26, 2014 (1700 MSK)

http://rt.com/bulletin-board/168524-rtnews-june-26-17msk/

"The reality in Iraq where hundreds of civilians have been slaughtered this month as jihadist radicals ravage through the country causing heavy carnage and destruction in their wake."

June 28, 2014 (1200 MSK and vid)

http://rt.com/bulletin-board/169064-rtnews-june-28-12msk

"Washington launches its drones in the skies over Baghdad, as Western diplomats try to persuade Kurds to remain part of Iraq and fight the jihadists of ISIS..."

Leader Warns of Enemy War Plots to Provoke Shia-Sunni War (and vid)

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/06/28/369003/leader-warns-of-sectaria...

"Today the enemy is investing in civil-wars in the region and pins hope on a Shia-Sunni war to relieve itself of the concern of Islamic awakening, the Leader said on Saturday.

'What is happening [in Iraq] is not a Shia-Sunni war. It is a war of terrorism against the opponents of terrorism and a war between pro-Westerners and the advocates of nations' independence...'

White House Behind Iraq Tensions: Iran Cmdr

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/06/28/369030/us-behind-iraq-tensions-...

"Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri said on Saturday that the proxy wars in the Middle East are directed from the White House, adding that certain regional countries, including Saudi Arabia are also complicit in this issue.

Jazayeri said the current tension in Iraq is the result of the overflow of terrorists from other parts of the region, including Syria, into the Arab country.

'The presence of militants in Iraq should be considered as a full-fledged plot devised by world powers and their lackeys, with the US leading these powers,' he added.

The commander stated that the issue of terrorism is directely related to the US government and is aimed at serving the interests of the Israeli regime. He emphasized that the Islamic Republic will firmly counter terrorist groups and their sponsors in case of any threats against Iran..."

ISIS Declares Creation of Islamic State in Middle East, 'New Era of International Jihad' [LIVE UPDATES ON ISIS OFFENSIVE IN IRAQ]

http://rt.com/news/169256-isis-create-islamic-state/

"ISIS Jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq's Diyala province to Syria's Aleppo, a new Islamic State - a 'Caliphate'. They removed 'Iraq and the Levant' from their name and urged other radical Sunni groups to pledge their allegiance.

ISIS announced that it should  now be called 'The Islamic State' and declared its chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as 'the Caliph' of the new state and 'leader for Muslims everywhere', the radical Sunni militant group said in an audio recording distributed online on Sunday..."

Read more: Israeli PM Netanyahu endorses Kurdish independence citing chaos in Iraq..."

Saudiphile CIA Director Behind ISIL Rise: Analyst (and vid)

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/06/30/369304/saudiphile-cia-chief-beh...

"An American author and investigative journalist says CIA director John Brennan who is 'a known Saudiphile' has played a key role in the creation and rise of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)..."

Will the New Caliphate Unite the Middle East Against It?

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2014/06/will-the-new-caliphate-unite-the-mi...

"With this declaration, al-Baghdadi also declared war on all monarchs and other rulers in the Middle East. He will soon likely call for offensive jihad against them. This might now unite all the notoriously discordant Gulf countries against this new Islamic state."

ISIS (DAASH) Now Recruiting in Palestinian Camps in Lebanon  -  by Franklin Lamb

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/06/27/isis-daash-now-recruiting-in-pale...

"...This week, (6/22/14) on NBC's Meet the Press, Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu restated the half-century old Zionist project of continuing to permanently divide and control the Middle East.

On the subject of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Daash) Netanyahu expressed the intention of his regime to continue to promote internal strife in Israel's neighboring states.

'We must weaken both [Sunni and Shia Muslims]', Netanyahu said, restating his government's preferred policy to have Muslims continue fighting among themselves.

'When your enemies are fighting each other, don't strengthen either one of them, weaken both,' he told the American public..."

ISIS Leader's Call To Muslims: Go To Iraq and Syria 'To Help Build Islamic State'

http://rt.com/news/169716-isis-jihad-muslims-syria/

"The leader of ISIS has called for Muslims to come to the newly declared Islamic state, vowing revenge for 'wrongs' committed against fellow Muslims.

In a 19-minute audiotape, al Baghdadi is heard urging: 'Muslims, rush to your state, yes, it is your state...'

He made a special call to scholars, judges, doctors, engineers and people with military and administrative backgrounds to come 'answer the dire need of the Muslims for this,' AP reported."

General Wesley Clark: Wars Planned - ' 7 Countries in Five Years'

http://youtu.be/9RC1Mepk_Sw

An Iraqi Perspective: How America's Destruction of Iraqi Society Led to Today's Chaos

http://billmoyers.com/2014/06/20/an-iraqi-perspective-how-americas-destr...

"...So the short answer to your question is that before 2003, Iraq was not a very happy place to live, but it was home, for millions of people. They went to work and they had their basic needs satisfied. They could not express themselves politically.

But after 2003, people still could not - and cannot - express themselves politically and they also lost all of the security that they used to have and all of the basic services..."

George Galloway's Comment: Will Ramadan Make Any Difference To ISIL? (and vid)

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/07/04/369850/will-ramadan-make-differ...

"Muslims in Iraq face a bleak Ramadan this year as ISIL terrorists have taken over much of the country..."

Sunni Insurgents Take Over Nuclear Materials in Northern Iraq (and vid)

http://rt.com/news/171672-iraq-terrorist-groups-seize-nuclear/

"Iraq says 'terrorist groups' have seized nuclear materials used for scientific research at a university in the country's north. Iraq's UN envoy has appealed for help to 'stave off the threat of their use by terrorists in Iraq or abroad.'

Great article thanks for posting

The people of Iraq are not laughing at the over a decade of murderous mayhem unleashed on their country by the USA. Who the latest asshole with guns are matters not at all.  Your country started the spiral into hell that the Iraqi people are living through. 

Here is a piece by an American author published in an American magazine.

Quote:

 

There are extraordinary elements in the present US policy in Iraq and Syria that are attracting surprisingly little attention. In Iraq, the US is carrying out air strikes and sending in advisers and trainers to help beat back the advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (better known as ISIS) on the Kurdish capital, Erbil. The US would presumably do the same if ISIS surrounds or attacks Baghdad. But in Syria, Washington's policy is the exact opposite: there the main opponent of ISIS is the Syrian government and the Syrian Kurds in their northern enclaves. Both are under attack from ISIS, which has taken about a third of the country, including most of its oil and gas production facilities.

But US, Western European, Saudi, and Arab Gulf policy is to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, which happens to be the policy of ISIS and other jihadis in Syria. If Assad goes, then ISIS will be the beneficiary, since it is either defeating or absorbing the rest of the Syrian armed opposition. There is a pretense in Washington and elsewhere that there exists a "moderate" Syrian opposition being helped by the US, Qatar, Turkey, and the Saudis. It is, however, weak and getting more so by the day. Soon the new caliphate may stretch from the Iranian border to the Mediterranean and the only force that can possibly stop this from happening is the Syrian army.

The reality of US policy is to support the government of Iraq, but not Syria, against ISIS. But one reason that group has been able to grow so strong in Iraq is that it can draw on its resources and fighters in Syria. Not everything that went wrong in Iraq was the fault of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as has now become the political and media consensus in the West. Iraqi politicians have been telling me for the last two years that foreign backing for the Sunni revolt in Syria would inevitably destabilize their country as well. This has now happened.

By continuing these contradictory policies in two countries, the US has ensured that ISIS can reinforce its fighters in Iraq from Syria and vice versa. So far, Washington has been successful in escaping blame for the rise of ISIS by putting all the blame on the Iraqi government. In fact, it has created a situation in which ISIS can survive and may well flourish.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/08/how-us-helped-isis-grow-mons...

George Galloway's Comment: ISIL Terror Continues in Iraq, Syria (and vid)

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/08/29/376969/isil-terror-continues-in...

"The ISIL terrorist group continues to commit acts of violence against the people of Iraq and Syria..."

This was written in 2010

Iraq: A Model Young Democracy

http://gwynnedyer.com/2010/iraq-a-model-young-democracy/

*US Deploying  'Targeting Force' To Iraq, Syria

http://buff.ly/1IAVLir

"Expect unilateral special-ops raids. Defense secretary: ground operations are more extensive than previously described and still growing. 'The enemy doesn't respect boundaries; neither do we..."

Iraq: We Don't Need Foreign Troops To Fight ISIL

http://aje.io/2t6z

Iraq said any deployment of foreign troops on its soil cannot happen without approval of its government. 'We do not need foreign combat forces on Iraqi land,' Haider al Abbadi said in a statement.

'The Iraqi government stresses that any military operation or the deployment of any foreign forces - special or not - in any place in Iraq cannot happen without its approval, coordination and full respect of Iraqi sovereignty.'

Yanqui Go Home!

'US Still Using ISIS For Political Means' - Iraqi Security Official Saad al Mutalabi, security council, Baghdad province

https://youtu.be/n0R53oPBFlc

Erdogan Moves to Annex Mosul

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2015/12/erdogan-moves-to-annexes-mosul.html

"The wannabe Sultan Erdogan did not get his will in Syria, where he had planned to capture and annex Aleppo. The Russians prevented that. He now goes for his second target, Mosul in Iraq, which many Turks see as a historic part of their country.

The Turks claim they were invited by the Kurds..."

iyraste1313 wrote:

...and the Canadians? Didn't the Iraqi's recently intercept a Canadian military plane?

you mean when...

'PARANOID IRAQ Seized Canadian Military Plane Hauling Weapons For Special Forces in Kurdistan'...?

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/paranoid-iraq-seized-canadian-m...

Yes, indeed, satan's little Canucklehead helpers, on the job again...

Iraq v Turkey: Baghdad Issues Ultimatum, Threatens with NATO, UN

https://youtu.be/zRq7hIChdPo

"In the wake of Turkey's disturbing deployment of troops in Iraq, Moscow hopes Ankara will avoid escalating the situation in the region with further reckless moves, said Russia's UN envoy following UNSC meeting."

Report: 200 US Soldiers Arrive in Iraq's Embattled Anbar

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2015/12/10/441125/US-troops-deployment-Ira...

"The US military has deployed some 200 troops to Iraq's western province fo Anbar to purportedly take part in operations to retake the territory from the Takfiri Daesh militants..."

US House Bill To Directly Arm Kurds Threatens Iraq Unity

http://sptnkne.ws/apxt

"Going around Iraq's central government in Baghdad to directly arm Kurdish forces in the fight against the Islamic State could threaten Iraq's unity, US Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bomb Corker told Sputnik. On Wednesday, the House Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill to directly arm and equip the Kurdish Peshmerga..."

Turkey-Iraq Dispute Questions Cause US State Dept Anger

https://youtu.be/2VkxiuhVGUc

China to Build One Thousand Schools in Iraq

https://thecradle.co/Article/news/12008

"A ceremony was held on 18 June to commemorate a newly devised collaborative project between Baghdad and Beijing to construct one thousand schools in Iraq..."

Why the American empire is waning and only the stupid ones like Canada will collaborate to the bitter end.