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April 2007

Petraeus: Surge Hasn’t Stemmed Baghdad Violence 4-30

U.S. troop death toll in Iraq over 100 for April 4-30

Army Chief Wants to Speed Up Troop Hike 4-30

Armored Vehicles for Iraq Delayed 4-30

Rebuilding in Iraq is Missing Key Goals 4-30

Experts: Iraq will be worse for U.S. than Vietnam. 4-30

A department of the Iraqi prime minister's office is playing a leading role in the arrest and removal of senior Iraqi army and national police officers 4-30

How Much Iraqi Crude Oil is Being Stolen? Mystery of the Missing Meters 4-30

Scenes from Baghdad 4-30

Blackwater mercenaries, West Point graduates & other contractors' tales 4-30

Popular Iraqi Broadcaster Shot, Narrowly Escapes Assassination 4-30

Security developments in Iraq, April 30 4-30

"Secret" Air Base for Iraq War started prior 9-11 4-30

Most Iraqi success stories have a chance to be successful all over again: US Rebuilt Iraq Projects Crumbling. Don't worry, Halliburton will fix it (for a fee). 4-29

Bomb Explodes Near Main Shiite Shrine In Karbala 4-28

State Dept Report: Terrorist Attacks Skyrocket 29% In One Year 4-28

President Bush explains if we count actual deaths of Iraqis as Iraqi deaths, then the terrorists have won 4-28

Cheney continues claims of Saddam-Qaeda connection 4-28

The reason US officials could report that violence in Iraq has dropped is (pick one): a.) The "surge" effect, b.) weakening of the insurgents' will, c.) they stopped counting car bombs as being violent 4-27

A highly-commended active-duty Army officer has published “a blistering attack on U.S. generals, saying they have botched the war in Iraq and misled Congress about the situation there.” 4-27

57% Favor Immediate Troop Withdrawal or Firm Deadline. Just 29% Believe Troop Surge Worked 4-27

Riverbend is leaving Iraq 4-27

A British soldier has broken ranks within days of returning from Iraq to speak publicly of the horror of his tour of duty there, painting a picture of troops under siege, "sitting ducks" to an increasingly sophisticated insurgency. 4-27

Iraq Sunni tribes build police force, fight al Qaeda 4-27

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 26 April 2007 4-27

A car bomb killed and wounded dozens of people near the religiously mixed town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq on Friday, police said. 4-27

Senior Iraqi security officials on Friday denied there had been a suicide car bombing in northern Iraq on Friday. 4-27

Colonel in charge of U.S. Army's main detention center in Baghdad arrested for aiding the enemy 4-26

White House excludes bomb deaths in casualty counts. 4-26

Casualty figures continue to climb in Iraq 4-26

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Wednesday, 25 April 2007 4-26

Army implies that Pat Tillman's family is upset about friendly fire incident because they are atheists. 4-26

Britain denies banning Iraq combat for Prince Harry 4-26

Two security plans drawn up by U.S. forces failed dramatically, with a series of bombings last week that killed more than 300 people in Baghdad. Iraqis blame the occupation for the bloodbath. 4-26

Security developments in Iraq, April 26 4-26

Security Incidents for April 25, 2007 4-26

IRAQ: Decline in municipal services boosts violence and disease 4-26

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul gives his exit strategy for Iraq: "We just marched in, and we can just march out." 4-25

I'll veto bill that sets troop withdrawal deadline: Bush 4-25

Several retired generals endorsed Congress' Iraq withdrawal legislation yesterday. 4-25

The Iraqi government withheld recent casualty figures from the United Nation 4-25

Iraqi PM "losing grip" on government. Mission Accomplished. Last throes. 4-25

Army Ranger says he was ordered to keep quiet about Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death 4-25

The Pentagon has yet to discipline anyone for spreading any of this false information regarding the death of Pat Tillman and the "capture" of Jessica Lynch 4-25

Car Bomb Kills Nine US Soldiers In Baghdad 4-24

Predator drone may have filmed Pat Tillman killing as it flew over the battle scene 4-24

Escalation Architect: "We Are Turning A Corner In Iraq" 4-24

Students at Baghdad Technology University 'hung up a banner to express their solidarity' with the Virginia Tech students 4-24

Iraq war veteran, Coons developed symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD during combat, apparently triggered by seeing a fellow soldier at a morgue. He was sent to Walter Reed hospital, where he was neglected and eventually hung himself with a bed sheet in his room. Years later, his parents still can't get the Army to turn over his medical records and personal belongings. 4-24

Democrats to Push March 31 Iraq War Withdrawal 4-24

Maliki Orders Halt To US Construction Of Baghdad Wall 4-23

IRAQ: Walls will increase violence, specialists say 4-23

Security developments in Iraq, April 23

Romanian PM set to propose Iraq troop withdrawal, you forgot Poland 4-23

Olympia Snowe (R - Maine) proposes a possible timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. 4-21

Soldier Was Deployed To Iraq With Traumatic Brain Injury 4-21

Bush says that sectarian murders have dropped by half since the military buildup, but since the US doesn't keep statistics on civilian deaths, you'll have to take his word for it 4-21

Report On Haditha Condemns Marines: Signs of Misconduct Were Ignored, U.S. General Says 4-21

Pentagon Confirms: President Bush has been hyping a false Iraq spending deadline. 4-20

US To Build Wall Around Baghdad Sunni Neighborhood 4-20

US Says Iranians Aid Iraqi Sunni Car Bombers. 4-20

Refresher: Saudis announce plan to back Sunnis in case of Iraqi civil war. The Iranians will no doubt back the Shiites. Neither plans on waiting until next year. 12-13

Maliki sees 'open battle' for control of Iraq 4-20

Al-Qaida-led Iraqi insurgents issued a video Thursday purporting to show the killing of 20 kidnapped Iraqi police and soldiers, each shot in the head execution-style as they knelt in a row. 4-20

Trouble is brewing for the US in Iraqi Kurdistan: While the Bush administration struggles to stabilize Baghdad, a major new threat is emerging in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq. If it isn't defused, this crisis could further erode US goals in Iraq - drawing foreign military intervention 4-20

Security developments in Iraq, April 19

Iraqi prime minister orders the arrest of an Iraqi army colonel 4-19

233 Killed in Iraq on Wednesday; 183 in Single Incident in Baghdad; More Than 430 Dead Citizens Since Sunday 4-19

Two Types of Splinter Groups Break from Moqtada al-Sadr 4-19

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker 4-19

At Least 183 Iraqis Killed In Bloodiest Day Since Surge 4-18

Iraq is the "University of Terrorism" 4-17

Former Reagan Pentagon official Lawrence Korb just returned from Iraq. His report: "...do not believe anyone who tells you that the situation is getting better." 4-17

US casualties are up 21% and the Green Zone is turning red. 4-17

Four Hired Guns in an Armored Truck, Bullets Flying, and a Pickup and a Taxi Brought to a Halt. Who Did the Shooting and Why? 4-17

Iraqi Qaeda says it will kill 20 soldiers, police 4-17

Iraqi Papers Monday: Trouble in Basra 4-17

Iraq PM mulls candidates after Sadr govt pullout 4-17

Security Forces Raid Sadr City 4-17

U.S. soldier on trial in Italy for Iraq killing 4-17

Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army abandons the political process in Iraq. 4-16

Five facts about Iraq's Moqtada al-Sadr 4-16

Cheney: "The Democrats will back down on Iraq." 4-16

Senator Hagel: "Prolly not and neither will I." 4-16

Nearly 300 killed in day's Iraq violence. 4-16

Sorry we shot your kid, but here's $500 and a tiny American flag 4-16

Air Force Filling In For Thin-Stretched Army In Iraq 4-16

US forces kill 3 Iraqi police in friendly fire 4-16

9 million tons of American equipment in Iraq 4-16

Gunmen kill 13 Iraqi soldiers at checkpoint 4-16

An organization calling itself "the people of Basra" has rallied for a massive demonstration aiming to replace the governor. 4-16

Security developments in Iraq, April 16

Opinion: G.W. Bush's focus on shaping Iraq has left China ready to shape the world. G.W. Bush's focus on shaping Iraq has left China ready to shape the world. 4-14

About 40 people have been killed and more than 100 hurt in a suicide car bomb attack in Iraq's holy city of Karbala 4-14

Insurgents penetrate deep into heart of Green zone 4-12

Pentagon Extends Tours For All 145,000 Iraq Troops 4-12

The Iraqi resistance only exists to end the occupation: The escalating attacks are not usually aimed at civilians, but are a direct response to the brutal actions of US-led troops 4-12

Troops accused of killing suspects 4-12

Another Vietnam failure dejÃ vu exposed: barricading off chunks of Baghdad 4-12

US raid on mosque leads to massacre in Baghdad 4-12

Red Cross: Iraq situation getting worse. 4-12

Security developments in Iraq, April 12

The Apple iRack 4-12

Bomb on Baghdad bridge kills 8, cars in river 4-12

"Baghdad once was considered a secular, cosmopolitan metropolis". Now, not so much 4-11

White House: "Protests are a sign that Iraqis can gather and freely express their opinions." Just don't plan on us giving a crap. 4-10

U.S. forces in heavy clashes in Baghdad 4-10

Security developments in Iraq, April 10

Australia special forces going back to Afghanistan 4-10

Sunni clerics set up a fatwa council to counter Al Qaeda 4-10

Shia Sunni Conflict - A Tumour in the heart of Islam 4-10

Iraqi Sunni MP denies weapons cache, accuses Iran, Iraqi government of destroying him 4-10

Good news: Large group of Iraqis perform non-violent protest and no bombs go off. Bad news: The protest was against the US 4-9

Officials: Attacks On Green Zone Increasing 4-9

The increase in U.S. troops caused an increase in U.S. deaths. 4-9

Oxford Academic and Iraqi Government Insider: "The corroded and corrupt state of Saddam was replaced by the corroded, inefficient, incompetent and corrupt state of the new order." 4-9

Iraq PM seeks Japanese support for reconstruction 4-9

Two-thirds of Scots want troops pulled out of Iraq straight away, a poll for BBC Scotland has suggested. 4-9

Scholar deaths "at hands of militias" spur Sunni anger in Iraq 4-9

US, Iraqi troops find weapons stash in raid on Sunni legislator's home 4-9

Attack on Sunni Baghdad Satellite Channel Draws Criticism 4-9

Security developments in Iraq, April 8

The pope doesn't support the troops! Says "Nothing Positive" Is Happening In Iraq 4-8

Renegade Cleric Al-Sadr Urges Attacks On US Troops 4-8

Bush losing top day-to-day Iraq advisor. 4-3

ORDER #39: Capitalism gone wild - Iraq 4-3

Sunni Arab officials said it was inevitable they would have to fight an all-out battle with al Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq' 4-3

The six-day death toll to April 1 was "at least 507 people." 4-3

Baby, GI Among Iraq Truck Bomb Victims 4-3

How bogus letter became a case for war 4-3

The most powerful Shiite cleric in Iraq has rejected an American-backed proposal to allow thousands of former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party to return to government service 4-3

Regardless of the War in Iraq, al Qaeda will Return to the US 4-3

9,000 More "Surge" Troops Headed To Iraq 4-3

And the winner in Iraq is: the Al-Qaeda jihadists 4-3

Iraqi militants jealous about lack of coverage of their hostages 4-4

Indonesian President floats Muslim solution to Iraq: Muslim nations should ultimately replace coalition forces in Iraq after a period of national reconciliation. 4-4

Security developments in Iraq, April 3

Republicans to call for cut and run in Iraq if no progress by August 4-4

Iraqi merchants pissed that John McCain distorted the dangers they face daily just to eke out a living for his campaign "propaganda" 4-4

21 merchants slaughtered at Iraqi market McCain visited yesterday. 4-4

21 Shia market workers pay the price for McCain's photo-op by being ambushed, bound and shot dead 4-5

5 more commas in Iraq. Bonus: Blair tries to pin it on Iran, then admits he has no evidence 4-5

U.S. soldier possibly killed by "friendly-fire" was one of those troops rushed to Iraq in the "surge" who did not receive full training. 4-5

U.S. says helicopter down in Iraq, 4 hurt 4-5

Iraq PM defends media curbs, praises journalists 4-5

Iraqi Official: Security Crackdown Increases Violence Outside Baghdad 4-2

Surge shows results in Baghdad: US death toll twice that of Iraqis for March 4-2

Bush's 2004 chief campaign strategist admits that Kerry was right about Iraq. 4-2

Iraq Justice Minister Resigns over Political Deadlock; Talabani: Success in Talks with Sunni Guerrillas 4-2

Iraq's government has endorsed plans to relocate thousands of Arabs who were moved to Kirkuk as part of Saddam Hussein's campaign to force Kurds out of the oil-rich city 4-2

Security developments in Iraq, April 1

Chalabi says US blew Iraq chance 4-2

Kissinger declares victory in Iraq impossible. 4-2

Gunmen kidnap 19 civilians north of Baghdad 4-2

A Sunni Member of Parliament escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in western Baghdad 4-2

April 2006

Thousands of anti-war demonstrators converge on lower Manhattan to call for an immediate surrender in Iraq 4-29

Iraq war is costing $100,000 per minute 4-29

At least 58 dead in Baqouba fighting: Iraqi police continued to fight insurgents in the streets of the city, 30 miles north-east of Baghdad, and witnesses saw at least two wounded police officers being carried to police vehicles for evacuation. 4-29

Sectarian violence has forced about 100,000 families across Iraq to flee their homes, a top Iraqi official said, and 16 Iraqis were killed Saturday, six of them tortured in captivity. 4-29

Developments in Iraq on April 29

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 27 April 2006

Ex-CIA analyst says US policies in Islamic world have given boost to Al-Qaeda and its leaders. 4-29

The U.S. military's lack of understanding about Iraqi culture helped create the conditions for the insurgency that U.S. forces face there, according to a military adviser who has written a new book about the insurgency. 4-29

Iraq VP warns Americans against striking Iran 4-29

Hundreds of insurgents attacked several police checkpoints in Baquba 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad on Thursday 4-28

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 25 April 2006

Insurgents kill sister and brother of new Iraqi leader 4-28

An incursion into northern Iraq by military units of the Turkish Special Forces was reported Wednesday by a Turkish daily. 4-28

Rice warns Turkey to keep out of Iraq 4-28

Gunmen killed the sister of Iraq's new vice president in Baghdad on Thursday 4-27

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 25 April 2006

Developments in Iraq on April 27

Rice fails to win Greek support on Iran 4-27

‘No plans to use Pak land in Iran attack’ 4-27

Israel launches satellite to monitor Iran's nuclear program 4-26

In early 2003, even as U.S. forces were on the brink of war with Iraq, the Army had already begun conducting an analysis for a full-scale war with Iran. 4-26

Pepe Escobar : What's really happening in Tehran: There are reasons to believe the leadership is misreading an avalanche of US signs related to the military and psychological preparation for a possible war. 4-26

Troops in Iraq could be cut to 100,000 by next year. Fine print: reductions depend on political and security progress in Iraq. 4-27

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) currently projects past and future Iraq-related expenditures to surpass $500 billion, the war will eventually cost Americans in excess of $2 trillion. 4-27

Iraqi Instability Seeping Into Saudi Kingdom: "Saudi Sunnis are defending Iraqi Sunnis, and Saudi Shiites are defending Iraqi Shiites... There's a fear that it will cause a struggle here." 4-27

Crisis building in White House over Iraq war: A week ago, it was the generals. Now it's the colonels and majors and captains. Moreover, these officers are in uniform and have none of the security from retribution of the generals who had all already retired. 4-27

Rumsfeld, Rice in surprise Iraq visit 4-26

More than half of Americans believe the United States erred in sending troops to Iraq, a poll released Tuesday said, indicating that recent White House efforts to rally support for the war have not been successful. 4-26

32 Kidnapped recruits found shot : There have now been at least 70 killings since Jawad al-Maliki was formally appro-ached on Saturday to head a national unity government. 4-26

Insurgents cripple Iraq oil sector - inspector 4-26

Shiite militias move into oil-rich Kirkuk : Hundreds of Shiite Muslim militiamen have deployed in recent weeks to this restive city -- widely considered the most likely flash point for an Iraqi civil war -- vowing to fight any attempt to shift control over Kirkuk to the Kurdish-governed north 4-26

U.S. finds itself fighting the enemy within as it tries to rebuild Iraq 4-26

Build your own Iraqi police squad for a little cash 4-26

Inspectors Find More Torture at Iraqi Jails: U.S. Pledge to Protect Prisoners 'Not Being Followed' 4-24

61 US Soldiers Killed During April In Iraq. 4-24

Private Military Contractor Sued by Families of Slain Employees 4-24

Developments in Iraq on April 24

Iraqi president expresses concern over Turkish and Iranian troop concentrations on the border 4-24

Sex-Trafficking Resurfaces In Post-War Iraq. 4-24

'If you stand still, you WILL get shot at' - life for Marines in Iraq 4-24

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 22 April 2006

US allies are behind the death squads and ethnic cleansing in Iraq 4-22

As we reported Jan 8, 2005: The Salvador option: Special Forces May Train Assassins, Kidnappers in Iraq 4-22

Iraqi Shiite alliance leaders choose Al-Jaafari ally, Maliki, as premier candidate 4-22

At least seven people were killed in violence across Iraq on Friday, including five police commandos who were shot dead by gunmen near the northern city of Tikrit 4-22

Iraq says ready to negotiate oilfield contracts 4-22

Developments in Iraq on April 22

6 Iraqi soldiers captured, shot to death 4-22

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 20 April 2006

Developments in Iraq on April 21

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 20 April 2006

A second study released on Wednesday was critical of rebuilding efforts, saying the US had failed to make the health of ordinary Iraqi and Afghan citizens a top priority. 4-21

Iraqi Prime Minister Says Resigning Is 'Out of the Question' 4-20

24 hours later: Al-Jaafari Clears Shiites to Replace Him 4-20

A CONTRACTOR in Iraq has pleaded guilty to providing money, sex slaves and designer watches to US officials in exchange for reconstruction contracts. 4-20

Rice: “There Will Be No” Iraqi V-E Day... “Americans Must Be Prepared For Violence To Continue”. 4-20

Annual Spending For Iraq War Has Doubled Since Invasion. 4-20

Baghdad Schoolteacher Beheading Story Turns Out to Be False. 4-20

World Bank mulls return to Iraq 4-20

As Shiite militias' power grew, US failed to act 4-20

9 Bodies Discovered : Three Iraqi university professors shot dead 4-20

U.S. Tank Shells Kill 4 Civilians: Among the victims were small children and women, the source added. 4-20

Fears grow over Sunni backing for Iraq insurgency 4-20

Kurds in Iraq appoint own oil minister 4-20

Developments in Iraq on April 20

IRAQ: Ministry copes with rising numbers of orphaned children 4-19

Robbery, not reconstruction, in Iraq 4-19

Developments in Iraq on April 19

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 18 April 2006

Baghdad street battle smacks of open civil war 4-19

The armed wing of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the Badr Organization, and Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army have been launching ongoing attacks against fighters in the neighborhood. There is a shorter version of this description. Civil war. 4-19

Clashes Force Closure Of Baghdad District: Sporadic clashes broke out Tuesday between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in a Sunni Arab district of northern Baghdad as soldiers sealed off streets and manned checkpoints a day after a major gun battle there. 4-19

U.S. ignored Shiite militias, focused on Sunni insurgency: U.S. officials were warned for more than two years that Shiite Muslim militias were infiltrating Iraq's security forces and taking control of neighborhoods, but they failed to take action to counteract it, Iraqi and American officials said. 4-19

Gallup: 57% Say U.S. Won't Win in Iraq : In a surprise, the new poll found that 44% of Republicans now back withdrawing some or all troops from Iraq 4-19

According to the findings of a recent survey by local rights NGOs, women were treated better during the Saddam Hussein era -- and their rights were more respected -- than they are now. 4-18

Twelve shooting victims found around Baghdad 4-18

Car bomb kills 11 in Iraq 4-18

Archaeological cost of invasion 4-18

A US assault on the district of Jebail to the south of Fallujah, 50 kilometres west of Baghdad, resulted in the deaths of three Iraqi civilians and the injury of 10 others Monday, Iraqi security sources said. 4-18

In more than 3 years of war, there has never been a positive citing of alleged terror mastermind Abu Musab al Zarqawi. This has led many to believe that he is merely a creation of Pentagon propagandists working with their agents in the western press. Colonel Derek Harvey strengthened those suspicions last week. 4-18

US firms suspected of bilking Iraq funds Millions missing from program for rebuilding 4-17

Billion-Dollar Start Falls Short in Iraq: U.S. Officials Worry About Leaving Baghdad Without Basic Services 4-17

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 47 for April 4-17

Baghdad postmen pine for days of vicious dogs 4-17

Iraq edges ever nearer to the civil war that's already going on 4-17

Efforts to form a unity government suffered a new setback Sunday as Iraqi leaders postponed a parliament session after failing to agree on a prime minister. 4-17

Marine in Iraq: I now know I wrongfully placed my faith and trust in a presidential administration hopelessly mired in incompetence, hubris and a lack of accountability, successful at only painting us into a corner with no feasible exit 4-17

THE American military is planning a “second liberation of Baghdad” to be carried out with the Iraqi army when a new government is installed. 4-17

Iraqis lining up at a state registry say the best protection against sectarian violence is a new name. 4-17

U.S. arming of Iraq cops skates close to legal line Required checks on rights abuses skipped 4-17

Developments in Iraq on April 17

Officials say they freed a hostage and killed 16 gunmen at a Baghdad site, but locals say it was a mosque and those slain unarmed worshipers. 4-17

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 16 April 2006.

Blair refuses to back Iran strike 4-17

Haditha, Iraq 4-14

Brother of Sunni leader murdered in Baghdad 4-14

Developments in Iraq on April 14

Health official abducted in Kirkuk 4-14

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 13 April 2006

Insurgents ambush Iraqi police convoy 4-14

Since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, an alarming number of the country's leading academics have been killed. A human rights organisation puts the number at about a thousand and has a documented list of 105 cases. These professors, it says, were not random casualties - they were assassinated. 4-13

Developments in Iraq on April 13

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Wednesday, 12 April 2006

Infant mortality in Basra is up by 30% 4-13

US April Death Toll In Iraq Reaches Total For All Of March. 4-12

Iraq's interior minister admits 'death squads' have been carrying out sectarian killings, but lays blame for them on other government ministries 4-12

Blood Fruit: The Blowback Harvest Begins 4-12

Iraq After 3 Years of US 'Democracy': Iraq remains gripped by civil strife, death and terror three years after the American-led invasion of the country. A nation that was once united is now disintegrating. Security in Iraq under the occupation no longer exists. 4-12

18 killed as Iraqi politician warns of 'river of blood': Police reported the discovery of the bodies of 11 men aged between 20 and 30 in Mussayeb city, 60 kilometres south of Baghdad. 4-12

A cruel and bloody civil war has started in Iraq, a country that President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised to free from fear and establish democracy. I have been visiting Iraq since 1978, but for the first time, I am becoming convinced that the country will not survive. 4-12

Baghdad car bomb kills 5: A car bomb that exploded near a Baghdad restaurant frequented by police killed at least five people on Tuesday, including three policemen 4-12

Ten days after the siege of Falluja was lifted, Toshikuni Doi, a Japanese independent journalist, went into Falluja. His documentary, investigates the causes of, conditions during, and damages from the siege. This film contains graphic images. Viewer discretion advised. 4-11

Daily Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq 4-11

Oil firm soars on Iraq plans 4-11

Iraqis arrested by US-led forces have been vanishing into a "black hole," British Prime Minister Tony Blair's human rights envoy told a Sunday newspaper. 4-11

US corners Iraq wheat market 4-11

Iraqis struggle to cope with lower food rations: Critics blast government's decision to slash subsidies in face of mounting deprivation 4-11

BBC talks with Adel Abdul Mahdi, Iraq's Vice President: Why has he joined the ranks of those calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Jaafari 4-11

Kurds reject Jaafari as PM 4-11

IRAQ: Health workers decry lack of medical supplies 4-11

Iraq Sunnis Reaffirm Opposition to PM 4-11

Colin Powell: Iraq Insurgency "Out Of Control" 4-11

IRAQ: 'You better confess in order to save your life 4-10

Zurich tops quality of life list, Baghdad last 4-10

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 8 April 2006.

Developments in Iraq on April 10

The U.S. still has 15,000 prisoners behind bars in Iraq. Obviously for freedom to march, you have to imprison lots of people and not charge them with anything or ever give them a trial. 4-6

Car Bombing Near Najaf Shrine Kills 10 4-6

Developments in Iraq on April 6

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 4 April 2006

HOW G.I. RESISTANCE CHANGED HISTORY: The new film Sir, No Sir provides a message of hope for the anti-war movement. 4-6

Militant Shiites hold the high cards in any showdown against the U.S. occupying forces -- continued attacks against them would be a decisive defeat for the occupation. 4-6

video posted Wednesday on the Internet in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter. 4-6

IRAQ's embattled Prime Minister has refused to give up his claim to head the next government, in spite of American and British pleas. 4-6

Wolfowitz looks at opening World Bank Iraq office 4-6

Rice: There are no permanent military bases in Iraq. Adds "Duh! It's called the Project for the New American Century, not the Project for the New American Forever!" 4-5

Key Iraq Leader Calls for PM to Step Aside 4-5

Iraq court charges Hussein with genocide of Kurds 4-5

Iraq funding bill balloons before Senate panel 4-5

Democracy In Iraq Not A Priority in US Budget 4-5

21 killed in Iraq violence 4-5

Iraq's public TV network a dangerous place to work 4-5

Developments in Iraq on April 4

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 3 April 2006

A new report released last Thursday shows that the current death rate from the war in northern Uganda is three times higher than that in Iraq. 4-5

Iraq's interior ministry refusing to deploy US-trained police 4-4

"Despite President Bush's repeated denials, the figures are clear: 900 sectarian killings in a single month in Iraq means a civil war is well under way." 4-4

US and Britain looking for regime change in Iraq 4-4

Saddam Charged With Gassing Kurds in '80s. Men who sold him the gas unavailable for comment 4-4

Deadliest Month Of Year For American Soldiers In Iraq, 13 Dead So Far In April. 4-4

Dahr Jamail: How Massacres Become the Norm 4-4

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 3 April 2006

Developments in Iraq on April 4

Shiite cleric demands US sack Iraq envoy 4-1

Why is the United States Picking a Fight with the Iraqi Shiite Community? 4-1

Shiite Ayatollah Ignores Letter From Bush : A letter from President Bush to Iraq's supreme Shiite spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, was hand-delivered earlier this week but sits unread and untranslated in the top religious figure's office, a key al-Sistani aide told The Associated Press on Thursday. 4-1

Iraq “Escalating To The Worst”: Sunnis Stashing Arms In Mosques, Organizing Fighters. 4-1

Top Ten Mistakes The Bush Administration Is Repeating From Vietnam 4-1

Ten-year-old Iman Walid lost seven members of her family in an attack by American marines last November. If her story is true - human rights workers say it is the worst massacre of civilians by US troops in the country. 4-1

Developments in Iraq on April 1

Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 30 March 2006.

“The U.S. military was trying to send a ‘little reality jab‘ to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr when American and Iraqi troops raided a Shiite community center and shrine over the weekend, says a top U.S. military official.” 4-1

The Mustafa Mosque Massacre was No Accident or Error: Events in Iraq are giving the lie to administration claims that all it wants to do is create a stable, democratic Iraq, and then leave 4-1

Former US presidential advisor Brzezinski presents plan to quit Iraq: The plan would allow Washington to disengage gradually in Iraq, ”without victory, but also without defeat,” 4-1

Britain's casualties of Iraq war total 6,700, MoD says 4-1

Mosul slips out of control 4-1

2006

SECRET document reveals that Tony Blair privately committed Britain to war with Iraq and then set out to provide the justification. 4-30

U.S. Occupation Troops are Clueless: U.S. forces are culturally inept, and that the Iraqi government and parliament are powerless to stand up for themselves or their people. 4-30

Assembly member assassinated in Baghdad 4-29

In a frank speech, Brigadier Justin Kelly dismissed several of the central tenets of the Iraq war and the war on terrorism, saying the "war" part is all about politics and terrorism is merely a tactic. 4-29

Arms Trader Says Iraq War 'Ruined Image' of U.S. Weapons 4-29

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Iraq's choice of Ahmad Chalabi as acting oil minister has raised concerns that he is not the best person for the job because he has little energy experience and was once convicted of bank fraud, U.S. energy experts said on Thursday 4-29

Iraq Through the Eyes of Unemebedded, Independent Journalist Dahr Jamail 4-29

US sees surge in Iraq attacks: Anti occupation forces have shown improved co-ordination and greater tactical sophistication in a new surge of attacks 4-27

Tony Blair was advised that Iraq War was illegal 4-26

The corporate looting of Iraq: Orders 37 and 49 slash top tax rates from 45% to 15% - one of the lowest rates in the world. Order 54 abolishes all duties on imports to Iraq, apart from a 5% reconstruction levy. Order 39 allows 100% foreign ownership of Iraqi companies except in the oil, gas and banking sectors. 4-26

US closes book on Iraq WMD hunt 4-26

US to take active role in running Iraq as new democracy fails to take seed 4-26

"During the days of Saddam (Hussein), I used to make one coffin a day. Now, I make scores of them and the demand increases with every suicide car bomb that explodes," 4-26

Four Car Bombings in Iraq Leave 21 Dead 4-25

President Jalal Talabani said that he is will not live in the Iraqi Presidential Palace, but will lease it to the Americans. “The Americans 'might' evacuate the palace when the [two year] lease expires.” 4-25

Mosque bombings in Iraq war 4-23

Double Trouble for Halliburton: The Halliburton corporation, already the Iraq war's poster child for ”waste, fraud and abuse”, has been hit with a new double-whammy. 4-23

Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for attack on Allawi 4-23

Iraqi Leaders May Recruit Ex-Saddam Agents 4-22

The Islamic Army in Iraq claimed responsibility for shooting down a helicopter Thursday and killing all 11 people onboard -- one of them apparently slain after surviving the crash. 4-22

Iraq PM Allawi survives assassination attempt 4-22

In devising a strategy to defeat Iraq’s insurgents, the Pentagon may be gaining the upper hand but at the cost of pushing Iraq toward civil war. 4-22

Iraqi legislators denounce US assault on assembly member: An incident on Tuesday graphically illustrated the real relationship that exists between the US military forces in Iraq and the newly-elected, so-called “sovereign” Iraqi national assembly 4-22

Two Iraqi generals were gunned down in separate attacks 4-2

Working hard to win the hearts and minds of Iraqis, US troops throttle Iraqi member of parliament over parking permit 4-20

Asked if coverage of Iraq is too negative, panel of war reporters responds that there is quite a bit to be negative about 4-20

After more than two years and hundreds of billions spent, the U.S. military is helpless when it comes to protecting the 6 mile stretch of road from Baghdad to the airport 4-20

Before You Mindlessly Tie Another Yellow Ribbon Round That Old Oak Tree: He died for our freedom? I wish someone would help me understand how killing innocent people in Iraq (and Afganistan) is keeping us free. 4-20

The neo-con team is brazenly acting as if Saddam did something wrong in selling Iraqi oil in violation of the United Nations embargo that we insisted by kept on for a dozen years after the 1991 Gulf War. 4-20

Senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official killed 4-19

IRAQ: Doctors fear hepatitis outbreak 4-19

Iraq: The unthinkable as normalcy-II This has been the greatest political scandal of our time 4-19

NY TIMES IN FALLUJAH: YOU CALL THIS NORMAL? The real story of Falluja will never appear in the pages of the New York Times -- the banned weapons, the bloated corpses, the thousands of dead animals killed by illicit chemicals, the wasteland of rubble and ruined lives. Rather, writes Mike Whitney, the Times is "focused on promoting a credible story of "rebirth amid the ruins"; of lives patched together by a kindhearted father in Washington and his heavily-armed disciples." 4-19

Riverbend on the "hostage crisis" 4-19

IRAQ: Rethinking Reconstruction as Grand U.S. Plan Fractures Again 4-19

Talabani not to Sign Saddam's Death Warrant 4-19

The Purveyors of Violence; The NY Times in Falluja 4-19

Sent to Rescue Shiite Hostages, Iraqi Troops Find None 4-18

The only thing working very well in Iraq these days is the full-blown American propaganda, namely, that democracy is on a roll there, proving the sagacity of the illegal invasion and colonial occupation, as also the genius of George W. Bush in killing tens of thousands of Iraqis and bombing Iraqi infrastructure to smithereens 4-18

Britain to quit Iraq in 2007 4-18

A woman who founded a humanitarian group to aid civilian casualties in Iraq has died in a car bombing in Baghdad. 4-18

Iraq: the documentary war: DO-IT-YOURSELF FILMS EXPLORE CONFLICT THROUGH SOLDIERS' EYES 4-18

How The CIA Looted $40 Billion Of Military Equipment From Iraq: The following video and information is purported to be from the Iraqi Resistance 4-16

If things in Iraq are so much better, why are we not decreasing the number of US forces there? Why is the insurgency showing no signs of waning? Why are we being told that in a few months the Administration will again ask Congress for billions of dollars more to fight the war? Why, according to the World Food Program, is hunger among the Iraqi people getting worse? 4-16

Despite the elections in Iraq and recent decline in American deaths there, violence and danger to reporters remains at very high levels 4-16

Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) has released a document showing the Administration knew of the lack of ties between Iraq and al Qaida before going to war. 4-16

Iraq's Qaeda claims Baghdad bomb attack 4-15

Axis of Logic Interviews Dahr Jamail, Independent Journalist in Iraq 4-15

US Businessman Believed Abducted in Iraq 4-15

Billions More for Military Contractors and Permanent Bases: Rumsfeld told reporters the U.S. has no "exit strategy" for the country – just a "victory strategy." 4-14

US Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) lost track of $9 billion 4-14

Major battle underway in Qaim being prepared, near Syrian border 4-14

Insurgents Attack U.S. Base In Iraq Large-Scale Assault Is Second Within 2 Weeks; Contractor Abducted 4-13

The Battle For Al-Qaim : The Iraq Version: Resistance fighters take over Al-Qaim 4-13

Rumsfeld warns Iraq about cronyism: "Government appointments in ministries should be for the good of Iraq and not based on party loyalties or retribution." 4-13

Rumsfeld warns Iraqi regime not to purge US allies in the defence and interior ministries - crucial to real power in Iraq - by incoming Shia ministers. "The Americans have remained largely in control of intelligence, interior and defence despite the handover of power to Iraqis in June last year," 4-13

U.S. Has No Exit Strategy for Iraq, Rumsfeld Says 4-13

Poland to Pull Troops from Iraq at End of Year. You forgot... Oh, never mind. 4-12

Compensation for residents of Fallujah city, some 60 km from the Iraqi capital, is happening at a slow pace, local people say. Government studies suggest that 70 percent of buildings were destroyed in the city during the last conflict between US troops and insurgents. 4-12

Rumsfeld travels to Baghdad to threaten new government into moving faster on a constitution. Freedom is on a forced march 4-12

Pakistan embassy official has been seized in Iraq 4-11

US cash goes down the drain in Iraq 4-11

Iraqi lives two years after Saddam: "The Americans brought the terrorists here." 4-11

Excellent pics of Iraqi's Protest Against American Occupation 4-11

A Dozen Questions For Dahr Jamail 4-11

No Intelligence Failure in Iraq: Political Failure of the United States 4-11

Guerrillas Kill 15 Iraqi Soldiers South of Baghdad 4-11

Tens of thousands of Shiites marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad with a protest against the American military presence at the square where Iraqis and U.S. troops toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein two years ago. 4-9

CBS cameraman arrested by US military for being a suspected Iraqi insurgent 4-9

Corruption In Iraq Under US-Led CPA May Dwarf UN Oil-For-Food Scandal 4-9

Last week, the United States denied the allegations of the United Nations' Special Rapporteur that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has doubled malnutrition among Iraqi children. 4-9

Congress rejects proposal to investigate Iraq's war profiteers 5-8

GUARDSMAN IN IRAQ TELLS LOCAL PAPER ARMOR FOR VEHICLES STILL INADEQUATE 5-8

Ethnic tensions in Kirkuk dangerously high 5-8

Shia Jaafari 'is new Iraqi PM' : Mr Jaafari, a 58-year-old former London GP, said he would form a new government within one or two weeks, and officials said the previous interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, had formally resigned. 5-8

Pentagon officials are pleased an embedded reporter chose not to cover a "good news" event gone bad. The military had brought the reporter to a site "where school supplies were to be handed out to needy students," but when they arrived at the school, the unit was "surprised to find that no schoolchildren were present and that an Iraqi family was homesteading in the building," 5-8

Half of Americans say Bush deliberately misled about Iraq 4-7

"Keep in mind the fact that this war's going to happen regardless of what Curve Ball said or didn't say and that the Powers That Be probably aren't terribly interested in whether Curve Ball knows what he's talking about," 4-7

US troops hinder Iraq's stabilisation claims MPs' report : The House of Commons foreign affairs committee said the slow pace of reconstruction had fuelled the insurgency, and suggested Iraq had replaced Afghanistan as a training ground for international terrorists. 4-7

Twelve Iraqi prisoners and four US prison guards were wounded when inmates rioted at Camp Bucca last week, torching tents and hurling rocks at Iraq's largest US-run detention center, the US military said yesterday after initially denying any knowledge of the incident. 4-7

Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said that oil was one of the reasons for the US-led invasion of Iraq. Said to be changing name to Captain Obvious. 4-7

Two years ago, the major part of the war in Iraq was all about bombarding us with smart bombs and high-tech missiles. Now there’s a different sort of war- or perhaps it’s just another phase of the same war. Now we’re being assailed with American media. It’s everywhere all at once. 4-7

Iraqis Complain of Arbitrary Arrests, Unlawful Searches At Hands of U.S. Troops 4-7

An Interpretation After One Year of Revelations: We see that the logic of war, the logic of occupation, the logic of imprisonment, and the post 9/11 logic of revenge all came together in an Iraqi torture center in 2003. 4-7

The Iraqi People Are Worse Off Despite administration propaganda, says Ron Paul. 4-7

Kurdish Leader Named President in Iraq 4-6

Short history of the CIA and the Kurds 4-6

Cameraman for CBS Wounded by U.S. Troops in Iraq 4-6

The latest WMD report merely confirms what antiwar activists were claiming all along -- way before the invasion of Iraq. 4-6

Why America's Neocons Hate Kofi Annan: The US is determined to derail the secretary general's progressive reforms. “The neocons who run the U.S. administration want supremacy, not equality, for America.” 4-5

American Charged As Terrorist In Iraq Was Key Zarqawi Aide 4-5

Muqtada Al-Sadr, is calling for a million-person march to demand an end to the occupation, while other Imams call for the imposition of Sharia law, a release of insurgents from Iraq's prisons, and an end to nepotism. 4-5

US envoy says pope considered Iraq war 'defeat for humanity': The former US envoy to the Vatican, Jim Nicholson, recalled Pope John Paul II's vocal opposition to the US-led invasion of Iraq on the grounds that war represented a "defeat for humanity." 4-5

UK: Defence chiefs are planning to reduce the size of the British military force in Iraq from 9,000 to 3,500 troops within 12 months as part of a phased withdrawal from Iraq 4-4

Sunni Arab chosen to become Iraq's first parliament speaker for the National Assembly 4-4

AP forgot to mention that he lived much of his adult life in the United States and supported the massacre of fallujah 4-4

US relied on 'drunken liar' to justify war 'Crazy' Iraqi spy was full of misinformation, says report 4-4

Insurgents Attack Abu Ghraib Prison Near Baghdad 4-4

Iraqi blogger: "Baghdad is not safe at all for women. We cannot go out alone - even during broad daylight." 4-4

Dahr Jamail: Life in Falluja is a horror story 4-4

Independent journalist Dahr Jamail: “Life in Falluja is a horror story” 4-1

US confirms American was abducted in Baghdad 4-1

Police Chief Killed in Town North of Baghdad 4-1

Iraq's women of power who tolerate wife-beating and promote polygamy 4-1

U.S. Soldier Convicted Over Shooting of Iraqi 4-1

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