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March  2008
Security developments in Iraq, March 6
Turkey launched airstrikes on Kurdish separatist rebels in northern Iraq less than a week after the end of a large-scale ground operation, an Iraqi official said Wednesday. 3-6
A top U.S. general in Iraq said on Wednesday he believed the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul, kidnapped last week, was being held for ransom 3-6
U.S. military says 2,000 troops leaving Iraq 3-6
Iraqi cabinet OKs deals with oil giants 3-6
War is Hell, But What the Hell Does it Cost?: One Week at War in Iraq and Afghanistan for $3.5 Billion 3-6
Lake Razaza (also spelled Razzaza), the second largest freshwater lake in Iraq and once an important source of fish as well as a cherished public amenity, is now depleted with high salinity levels 3-5
Security developments in Iraq, March 5
U.S. working on two agreements on future Iraq ties 3-5
US senator wants Iraq oil funds used for rebuilding: The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Tuesday he may try to require Iraq to spend more of its oil revenue on reconstruction instead of investing the money in foreign banks. 3-5
Charges Are Dropped Against 2 Shiite Ex-Officials Accused in Sectarian Killings: "This shows that the judicial system in Iraq is horribly broken" 3-5
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 4 March 2008 3-5
Satellite images reveal extent of harm to Iraq's archaeological sites 3-5
U.S. regrets killing teen near Samarra: Forty people in a nearby house said six boys were digging roots for firewood. No one was detained and no evidence was found of bomb materials, officials said. 3-4
Iraq PM orders action over kidnapped archbishop, like he's still alive 3-4
The war in Iraq is costing the US $3,845 EVERY SECOND 3-4
Iraqi youths “have grown disillusioned with religious leaders and skeptical of the faith that they preach.” Iraqis — both poor and middle class — have “blamed clerics for the violence and the restrictions that have narrowed their lives.” 3-4
Iraq's Talabani to visit Turkey on Friday-official 3-4
Iraq's Sadrists demand US release former minister 3-4
Security developments in Iraq, March 4
Iraq PM orders action over kidnapped archbishop 3-4
Ahmadinejad welcomed heartily in Iraq. Mission Accomplished 3-3
War in Iraq will soon cost more than World War II 3-3
Turkey may go back for seconds 3-3
IRAQ: 'Not Our Country To Return To'. More Iraqis continue to flee their country than the numbers returning, despite official claims to the contrary. 3-3
Violent civilian deaths in Iraq rose 36 percent in February 3-2
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has received a warm welcome in Baghdad on the first ever visit to Iraq by an Iranian president.. 3-2
Turkish troops pull out of Northern Iraq 3-1

March  2008

A series of suicide bomb attacks have killed at least 104 people and injured another 126. 3-30
Year 4 of Iraq War deadliest for US forces 3-30
Crocker is new US Iraq ambassador 3-30
Iraqi City Once Hailed As Success Story By Bush, Now Torn By "Wave Of Revenge Killings" 3-30
Security developments in Iraq, March 29 3-30
Falluja May Be Slipping Out of American Control 3-30
Senate OKs Iraq Troop Withdrawal Bill 3-29
Senate OKs Iraq Troop Withdrawal Bill 3-29
Hiding Iraq's Death Squads is No Game 3-29
POLL: Only 29 Percent Of Americans Believe The Escalation Is Working 3-29
Revenge Attacks Kill At Least 70 In Iraq 3-29
Strikes on Baghdad's Green Zone on the Rise 3-29
General McCaffrey Issues Dire Assessment of Iraq: U.S. military is in "strategic peril" 3-29
The UK's top government scientist says the methodology used in the Lancet study in Iraq is credible 3-29
U.N. may build camps for Iraqi refugees 3-29
Freedom of Information Act reveals that UK chief scientific advisor considered the Lancet study "robust, close to best practice". 600,000 Iraqis dead 3-27
Hundreds of Iraqis detained in the Baghdad security crackdown have been crammed into two detention centers run by the Defense Ministry that were designed to hold only dozens of people, 3-28
Attacks Throughout Iraq Kill At Least 44 3-28
Children's slaughter sparks Baghdad bloodlust 3-27
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 25 March 2007
Rocket hits Baghdad Green Zone, shakes US embassy 3-27
An Iraqi's firsthand view of a U.S. sweep: It's nerve-racking when troops roll in to search your neighborhood and want to have lunch -- at your house. 3-27
Media in Iraq At Risk 3-27
Security developments in Iraq, March 26
Iraq calls on Iran to free British sailors 3-26
We hear endless descriptions of nightmare scenarios if we leave Iraq, virtually nothing about the nightmare scenarios from staying. The "debate" over withdraw seems cosmetically different from 2003, but the fundamentals are unchanged 3-26
Attempt On Deputy Iraqi PM's Life Seen As "Inside Job" 3-26
U.S. Iraq envoy says met with insurgents-report. 3-26
Security developments in Iraq, March 26
U.S. forces hunt German hostages in Baghdad 3-26
Over 60 Killed In Latest Wave Of Iraq Violence 3-25
U.N. chief unharmed after Green Zone attack, soiled shorts. 3-23
George W. Bush, always leading by example, nods approvingly as Iraqi Colonel flees Air Force Base in Alabama during training 3-23
60 days ago, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said on CNN that he supported benchmarks for Iraqis and a timeline of "60 to 90 days" for the escalation to work 3-23
Senior Bush Official: 'No Trend' Showing Escalation Is Working 3-23
Iraqi oil down, Big Oil profits up. 3-23
Security developments in Iraq, March 22
Shortage of safe water risks cholera in Iraq -U.N. 3-23
US troops' tour extended to allow Iraq training 3-23
US soldier gets 27 months in case of gang-rape of 14 yr old girl, murder of her family 3-22
Talks are taking place between the Iraqi government and some insurgent groups, despite the tremendous success of Americans in refusing to do so 3-22
Abandoned by leader, preyed on by Iran, Shiite militia in Iraq may be disintegrating 3-22
Japanese rally against Iraq war as U.S. general visits 3-22
Iraq PM orders Sadr aide released by U.S. forces 3-22
Key al-Sadr aide released by U.S. 3-22
Security developments in Iraq, March 21
Insurgents bring down Iraqi outpost in Fallujah; casualty counts differ 3-21
Iraqi bombers beat security crackdown to take 26 lives 3-21
Security developments in Iraq, March 20
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 19 March 2007.
The United Nations has reiterated its call for the protection of Palestinian refugees in Iraq after Iraqi security forces killed one and detained dozens in raids last week, causing a number of Palestinian families to flee to the border. 3-21
Timeline of Iraq and the Media: a look back at how the behavior of the media before the war 3-20
Bush's Top Ten Mistakes in Iraq during the Past 4 Years 3-20
House Democratic leaders are offering billions in incentives to secure enough votes this week to pass an Iraq funding bill that would end the war next year. 3-20
Security developments in Iraq, March 20
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 18 March 2007.
Saddam VP hanged on 4th anniversary of invasion 3-20
"We are fighting for the freedom of our children more than any war we have ever been in." Which is why we're giving up our freedoms faster than the media can create diversions 3-20
"Enduring" U.S. Bases in Iraq: Monopolizing the Middle East Prize 3-20
Only 18 percent of Iraqis have confidence in U.S.-led forces 3-19
Because of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's torture-inspired confession, the man who really killed Daniel Pearl may get away with it 3-19
Four Years On: 35 percent of Americans are confident about the war, the poll said. When the war began, 83 percent of Americans expressed confidence in the campaign. 3-19
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's dramatic confessions before a US military hearing are backfiring on the Bush administration, raising concerns of torture and false testimony. 3-19
Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski: "And what concerns me the most about Iraq is now that it is no longer a war of national interest. It's a war of presidential hubris and has the potential for expanding into Iran. " 3-19
Blasts in Iraq's Kirkuk kill 12, wound 39 3-19
Security developments in Iraq, March 19 3-19
On the fourth anniversary of the War in Iraq, a war predicted to "last, you know, six days, six weeks, I doubt six months," President Bush expected to call for "patience." 3-19
Roll Call on Bill to Revise Iraq Policy 3-16
Security developments in Iraq, March 16
Democrats' Measure for Iraq Pullout in 2008 Nears Senate Vote 3-15
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to masterminding 9-11 after being tortured at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Also took blame for first WTC attack, kidnapping the Lindbergh baby, framing Lizzie Borden, and shooting Alexander Hamilton while dressed as Aaron Burr 3-15
The Pentagon yesterday released its bleakest assessment of Iraq yet, reporting record levels of violence and hardening sectarian divisions in late 2006 3-15
Iraqi troops raid Palestinian compound in Baghdad, arrest 15
Iraqi Military Sees Drop in Violence in Baghdad 3-15
Security developments in Iraq, March 14
Iraq violence hit new high in early 2007-Pentagon 3-15
Iraqi militant group says abducts "senior officer" 3-15
US Soldier Ordered to Kill Prisoners: A US Soldier , Specialist William Hunsake, has testified how his commander gave an order to him to kill three Iraqi detainees and then proceeded to cut him so as to create the illusion of a struggle. 3-15
Worst Case for Iraq? WWIII; Best Case? Civil War and Strong Al Qaeda. Fine mess you got us into, George 3-14
Iraqi president returns to Iraq after illness 3-14
Security developments in Iraq, March 14
In Iraq, No Room at The Inn for Auditors: The State Department recently turned down a request for three congressional auditors to make a three-month stay in Baghdad, saying that having them around for that long would be "a serious challenge to mission resources." 3-13
Pentagon planning withdrawal options in event of 'surge' failure 3-13
Security developments in Iraq, March 13
Iraq's PM visits insurgent stronghold of Ramadi 3-13
American military planners have begun plotting a fallback strategy for Iraq based in part on the U.S. experience in El Salvador in the 1980s 3-13
Shiites want the help of Sadr's militia: After a week of attacks, the Iraqis demand that the Al Mahdi army be allowed to return to the streets to protect them. 3-13
US commerce department: Let's pressure Iraq 's government to cease providing people with monthly food rations, which more than half of Iraq 's population relies on for sustenance. 3-12  
Militants Rampage through Iraqi neighborhoods, burn homes 3-12  
President Bush calls for no-strings funding on Iraq war 3-12
Iraqi Minister Accused Of One Of The Largest Thefts In History 3-12  
Investigations prove captured Iraqi al-Qaeda leader isn't actually the Iraqi al-Qaeda leader 3-10
Bush plan calls for sending 21,500 extra U.S. combat troops to Iraq over the next few months 3-9
Iraqis Seek Role in Rebuilding Their Nation 3-9
Iraq Rebuilding program crippled by lack of qualified staff; Effort mired in spats between federal agencies, few volunteers 3-9
America + Iraq War = 7x More Worldwide Terror 3-9
The U.S. command in Iraq may soon be forced to accept groups we've branded 'death squads' if we're ever going to stabilize the country. 3-9
Violence continues with 40 pilgrims dead: Shiite political faction yesterday pulled out of the governing Shiite parliamentary bloc that put Iraq's prime minister in power. 3-9
Blair has said he will withdraw about 1600 troops from Iraq over the next few months 3-9
The senior US general in Iraq yesterday urged Sunni Muslim insurgents to agree a political settlement that would end the conflict 3-9
Journalist Dahr Jamail Prepares to Return to Iraq 3-9
There is no military solution to a problem like that in Iraq, to the insurgency of Iraq,": General David Petraeus 3-8
Democrats craft Iraq troop withdrawal deadline 3-8
Must hear: Can Iraq Be "Fixed"? Iraq panel at National Press Club 3-8
Four things no one is allowed to say about Iraq 3-8
Attacks on Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq Continue; At Least 120 Killed 3-8
Security developments in Iraq, March 8
Iraq war, the costs 3-8
The U.S. mission of handing Iraq over to Iraqi forces is proving much harder than anticipated 3-8
The Pentagon has approved a request by the new U.S. commander in Iraq for an extra 2,200 military police to help deal with an anticipated increase in detainees during the Baghdad security crackdown 3-8
Attacks on Iraqi Shiite Pilgrims Continue 3-7
Dateline 2002: "This is a memo that describes how we're going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq..." 3-6
Gen. David Petraeus, the new top military commander in Iraq, told U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith that the troop surge has only a one in four chance of succeeding. 3-6
War and corruption have crippled Iraq's ability to export oil. But that's not stopping Big Oil's efforts to control and profit from what's left. 3-6
Security developments in Iraq, March 6
Nine U.S. soldiers killed north of Baghdad 3-6
Car bomb kills 30 in Baghdad book district 3-6
ANALYSIS-Syria holds one of the keys to Iraq stability 3-6
No Plan B for Iraq: During a White House meeting last week, a group of governors asked President Bush and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about their backup plan for Iraq. The conclusion they took away, the governors later said, was that there is no Plan B 3-5
U.S., Iraqi Forces Invade Sadr City: Encountering no resistance, involving nearly 1,200 U.S. and Iraqi forces who didn't fire a shot 3-5
Kucinich outlines plan for Iraq withdrawal 3-5
Security developments in Iraq, March 5
26 Killed in Baghdad Suicide Bombing 3-5
IRAQ: 4.5 million children undernourished 3-5
Iraq's prime minister called for an investigation into a raid by Iraqi and British forces in Basra on Sunday that the British military said found evidence of torture at an intelligence agency detention centre. 3-5
Gunmen rounded up a Sunni family that had received death threats for joining U.S.-organized talks with local Shiites, hauling away the men and boys and killing all six Saturday 3-4
Before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Sunni-Shiite mixed marriages were pretty much cool with everyone. Now, not so much. 3-4
Iraqi Oil Law Gives Cover for Corporate Profit 3-2
Security developments in Iraq, March 2
14 police missing north of Baghdad 3-2
Iraq: New Martial Law Powers Threaten Basic Rights 3-2
2003: Iraq could become the next Afghanistan. 2007: Afghanistan could become the next Iraq 3-1
Iraqi president makes TV address from hospital 3-1
Sunnis - Not Shiites - Biggest Threat to US Troops a review of American casualty reports shows. 3-1
Security developments in Iraq, March 1
US Commanders Admit: We Face A Vietnam-Style Collapse 3-1
Rep Murtha: General Pace Shifting Blame While Bush Admin Harms Military 3-1

March  2006

American Reporter Held Hostage In Iraq Is Released. 3-31
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 30 March 2006.
Developments in Iraq on March 31 
Making the World Safe for Christianity By Congressman Ron Paul: The Muslim world is not fooled by our talk about spreading democracy and values. The evidence is too overwhelming that we do not hesitate to support dictators and install puppet governments when it serves our interests. 3-31
In the face of growing pressure from the Bush administration for him to step down, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari of Iraq on Wednesday vigorously asserted his right to stay in office and warned the Americans against undue interference in Iraq's political process. 3-21
Six people, including a district chief and five low-ranking officials, were killed by Taliban on Thursday in two separate attacks in southern Afghanistan. 3-31
Iraq unrest displaces 30 thousand: The figures from an Iraqi government ministry are echoed in findings by a UN-affiliated body, the International Organisation for Migration. 3-31
A disturbing trend noticeable in Iraq for quite some time now is that each aggressive Israeli military operation in the occupied territories results in a corresponding increase in the number of attacks on US forces in Iraq. 3-31
Bush Warned Repeatedly Iraq Intelligence False Before Pre-War State Of Union 3-31
Secretary of State Rice admits "we have made tactical errors, thousands of them" in Iraq 3-31
Bush overrules purple-fingered Iraqis and tells them to pick someone else for PM. Freedom is on the march in jack-boots. 3-29
US admits attack target contained a mosque 3-29
Blogger Michael Yon spent 10 months embedded with the military in Iraq looking for success stories, comes back with "Iraq is already in a civil war." 3-29
Developments in Iraq on March 29
As Many as 90 Killed: Badr Demands Khalilzad's Expulsion 3-29
Rival Shia groups unite against US after mosque raid · Baghdad officials end link with coalition in protest · Minister claims 37 victims were tied up and killed 3-29
Masked gunmen, many in military uniform, stormed into a currency exchange and two electronic stores in broad daylight Tuesday, kidnapping 24 Iraqis and making off with tens of thousands of dollars. 3-29
Curfew imposed in Iraqi city of Beiji: No vehicles except ambulances and those used by joint U.S.-Iraqi troops were allowed in the streets 3-29
Looking for an Iraq precedent? Try Honduras 3-29
Forgetting Saddam's in jail, Bush blames him for problems in Iraq. 3-29
Militias Kill More Iraqis Than "Terrorists" 3-27
30 Killed By Suicide Bomber Today, 30 Found Beheaded Yesterday, 16 Killed During US-Led Mosque Raid 3-27
The battle between Sunni and Shia Muslims for control of Baghdad has already started, say Iraqi political leaders who predict fierce street fighting will break out as each community takes over districts in which it is strongest. 3-27
Developments in Iraq on March 27
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 26 March 2006.
U.S. commander admits that turning over large portions of the country to Iraqi forces is less meaningful than it sounds when the area in question is actually uninhabited desert 3-27
Suicide bomber attack on a joint U.S.-Iraqi military base, 15 dead 3-27
US Firm defends planting positive stories in Iraqi newspapers. We don't call it propaganda, we call it "influence." 3-27
Soldier who killed Iraqi girl in 2004 discharged; no criminal charges filed 3-27
Developments in Iraq, March 25
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Friday, 24 March 2006
It is because the Iraqis refuse to surrender their sovereignty to multinational corporations that Iraq is being destroyed so blatantly. 3-25
Iraq on its own to rebuild, U.S. says 3-25
Children Continue To Be Main Victims Of U.S. Occupation 3-25
Bush's Requests for Iraqi Base Funding Make Some Wary of Extended Stay: "It's the kind of thing that incites terrorism," Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said of long-term or permanent U.S. bases in countries such as Iraq. 3-25
Iraqi Woman Tours U.S. to Tell True Story of Iraq War : Al-Araji does not mince words. She says the chaos in her country is no accident. “It’s to [the occupation’s] benefit to create conflict to stay forever in Iraq, so that the Iraqis will be confused about who is the real enemy. But the real enemy is the occupation.” 3-25
Bush's “Uncle Bucky” Collected Millions In Sale Of Company That Profited  From War 3-24
Three Days, Three Major Attacks, At Least 56 Killed In Iraq. 3-24
Another Civilian Massacre? : The investigation into the killings comes hot on the heels of a US Navy criminal probe into reports that marines intentionally shot 15 civilians dead near the western town of Haditha last November. 3-24
A New York Times report on March 19 details the operations of Task Force 6-26, a highly secret US Special Operations Unit whose members have reportedly engaged in torture and assassination in Iraq and Afghanistan. 3-24
American War Crimes: A common-sense look at US actions against Iraq 3-24
Three Christian activists rescued in Iraq 3-23
A prominent former insider is criticizing the administration’s handling of Iraq’s reconstruction. And there’s more to come. 3-23
Developments in Iraq, March 23
Death Squad Democracy: "For Iraq, the 'Salvador Option' becomes Reality" - Max Fuller 3-23
Have American troops been killing unarmed civilians in Iraq? This is the account of a nine year old survivor. I watched them shoot my grandfather, first in the chest then in the head, then they killed my granny. 3-23
Gunmen wounded dozens of Shi'ite pilgrims and killed two in Baghdad on Wednesday. Police also reported the discovery of six more bodies on the streets of Baghdad 3-23
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 21 March 2006
TONY Blair yesterday made an extraordinary defence of invading Iraq, saying he was involved in a fight for civilisation. 3-23
Aid agencies unable to enter Samarra: "Our convoys sent on Sunday and Monday have been prevented from entering the city by US troops and our information from inside is that families are without food, power and potable water". 3-23
Zbigniew Brzezinski: Iraqi Insurgency Is Wining: "87% of the Iraqi people want us to leave." 3-23
Cost of Iraq War Rises for Taxpayers : The administration submitted another $72.4 billion request for war-related funding to Congress. NPP analyzes the request and what it means to taxpayers in your state. 3-23
"The U.S. risks fostering a culture of corruption in Iraq" 3-22
Iraqi diplomat gave U.S. prewar WMD details: Saddam’s foreign minister told CIA the truth, so why didn’t agency listen? 3-22
Iraqis Detail Deadly U.S. Marine Raid: Shortly after a roadside bomb killed a U.S. Marine in a western Iraqi town, American troops went into nearby houses and shot dead 15 members of two families, including a 3-year-old-girl, residents say. 3-22
'Northern Iraq Ruled by Force and Fear' 3-22
Elaborate U.S. bases raise long-term questions: Are the Americans here to stay? Air Force mechanic Josh Remy is sure of it as he looks around Balad. 3-22
A roster of the Iraq Resistance: There is no consensus on the precise number of fighters, but estimates range from a few thousand to more than 50,000. 3-22
Insurgents Storm Iraqi Jail Killing 19 And Freeing 33 Prisoners. 3-21
US blasted for creating terrorism "quagmire" on anniversary of Iraq war 3-21
The 50 Billion Dollar Robbery: Where has the 50 billion dollars of reconstruction money gone? 3-21
Developments in Iraq, March 21
Two Wounded Iraqi Children and Their Fathers Tell Their Stories: After being caught in crossfire and 3 year-old Alaa Khalid Hamdan was seriously injured when a U.S. tank opened fire on her family's home. 3-21
Bush Didn't Bungle Iraq, You Fools: The Mission Was Indeed Accomplished 3-21
President Bush marked the anniversary of the Iraq war Sunday by touting the efforts to build democracy there and avoiding any mention of the daily violence that rages three years after he ordered an invasion. The president didn't utter the word "war." 3-20
Deaths Continue As Iraq War Enters Year 4 3-20
THREE YEARS OF WAR IN IRAQ: A TIMELINE 3-20
Hagel: Iraq War Has Helped ‘Bankrupt This Country,’ Made Middle East More Unstable 3-20
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 18 March 2006
Developments in Iraq, March 20
Baby Killers: Where's the outrage from the pro-lifers? (Warning: very graphic pics of child victims of the Iraq invasion) 3-20
More artifacts returned to Iraq Museum 3-20
Iraq is in the middle of civil war, the country's former interim prime minister Iyad Allawi has told the BBC. 3-20
Military Analysts Say Operation Swarmer Little More Than A Photo-Op 3-18
Barbara Lee Amendment on Permanent Bases Approved in Debate on Iraq War Supplemental Spending Bill 3-18
Insurgent Iraq: Links to full-text online articles and reports about the Iraqi insurgency 3-18
Masque of Democracy: Iraqi Election System Still Disfavors Sunni Arabs, Favors Kurds 3-18
Was it Worse Under Saddam? 3-18
Rice: Iraq transition to stable government two years away 3-18
Remember this? Rumsfeld: "I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any longer than that," 3-18
Saddam: "What about those who are dying in Baghdad? Are they not innocents? Are they not Iraqis? ... Just yesterday, 80 bodies of Iraqis were discovered in Baghdad. Aren't they innocent?" 3-18
Video horror captures more sectarian massacres in Iraq: The video images of a series of massacres in Iraq mark a new level of horror in the sectarian killing. A warning that this story contains graphic images of corpses, including some which have been mutilated. 3-18
5 Children Shot In Head as US raid on home killed 11 family members: A senior Iraqi police officer said autopsies on the bodies, which included five children, showed each had been shot in the head. Community leaders said they were outraged at the killings and demanded an explanation from the U.S. military. 3-18
Al-Sadar Forms Shadow Government 3-18
US Launches Largest Iraq Air Assault Since '03 “Shock And Awe" 3-17
Fight the invaders, Saddam urges Iraqis from dock : "I call on the people to start resisting the invaders instead of killing each other," he said. 3-17
Terrorists or Resistance Fighters: America’s Dilemma in Iraq : When your homeland is occupied by foreign troops, extraordinary courage seems to come naturally. 3-17
Halliburton Gave Troops In Iraq Contaminated Water: Internal Memo Warns of 'Mass Sickness or Death' 3-17
The first session of Iraq's new parliament has concluded with no real business conducted as Shia, Sunnis, Kurds and others remain deadlocked over the posts of speaker, president, prime minister and cabinet members. 3-17
Iraqi PM offers to step down 3-17
Reuters Honors 67 Journalists Killed In Iraq On Massive Times Square Sign 3-17
Bush's Fantasy of 'Progress' in Iraq 3-17
Why Journalists Are Being Murdered In Iraq 3-17
Iraqis escape ruined country: Some Iraqis have lost hope that their country can be rebuilt 3-17
Happy Birthday Free Iraq! 3-16
Newly formed Iraqi Parliament meets for the first time ever... for 30 minutes. 3-16
Make your vacation plans now: Condi says Iraq should be beautiful, happy and stable within two years. Sure, just look at Afghanistan 3-16
Rumsfeld about Iraqi civil war: "I don't think it'll look like -ahh- the United States's civil war" 3-16
Progress in Iraq: Bombing runs have increased by 50% in the last 5 months 3-16
First declassified Iraq documents released 3-16
25 more Iraqi's found executed across Baghdad in the last 24 hours. Death squads continue to roam the streets 3-16
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Wednesday, 15 March 2006
Fear grips Baghdad as death squads run amok 3-16
American arrested with explosives in Iraq: The man it described as a security contractor working for a private company, possessed explosives which were found in his car. It said he was arrested on Tuesday. 3-16
‘The Salvador Option’: The Pentagon may put Special-Forces-led assassination or kidnapping teams in Iraq 3-16
Electricity Hits Three-Year Low in Iraq 3-16
Iraq: U.S. military kills five children, two men and four women 3-16
Ordinary Iraqi families getting ready to fight: They're stockpiling weapons, food and fuel 3-16
More U.S. Troops Moving Into Iraq. Mission Accomplished 3-15The Bush administration made plans for war and for Iraq's oil before the 9/11 attacks sparking a policy battle between neo-cons and Big Oil, BBC's Newsnight has revealed. 3-16
Chairman of US military's Joint Chiefs of Staff calls bluff on Dubya & Rummy's claims of Iran helping Iraqi insurgents 3-15
Iraq: 87 Execution-style murders in the last 24 hours. 3-15
The US and its allies are trapped in Iraq with little hope of a dignified way out 3-15
Rumsfeld and Pace Say Iraq Mission Is Succeeding (Update1) 3-15
Developments in Iraq, March 14
Ousted president Saddam Hussein did not plan the insurgency in Iraq because he thought the United States would never invade the country, a US military history has concluded. 3-15
On the third anniversary of President Bush's Iraq debacle, it's important to consider why the administration so easily fooled so many people into supporting the war. 3-15
Accepting Reality: America Lost the War in Iraq 3-15
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 14 March 2006
Bush Calls on Iraqis to Embrace Compromise. Of course, by "compromise" he means "do it our way or we'll bomb the shit out of you some more" 3-14
Iraq's president warns of civil war after bombings 3-14
Bush launches PR offensive for mission in Iraq. 3-14
UK to pull 800 troops from Iraq 3-14
2003 UK memo surfaces accusing the US of mishandling the occupation of Iraq. US causing "confusion and delay" 3-14
A "security incident" at Baghdad airport prompted the U.S. embassy to bar employees from using commercial flights on Sunday. 3-14
Iraqis believe US is behind, secretly wants, imminent civil war 3-14
Video: Sadr city morning after attacks : Morning scene after bombs ripped through Baghdad's Sadr City, killing 46. 3-14
Senior Iraqi officials on Sunday confirmed for the first time that death squads composed of government employees had operated illegally from inside two government ministries. 3-14
Shia cleric blames US forces for Sunday massacre: He said terrorists carried out the bombing "under US air cover" arguing that the halt of telephone connections before the incident was proof of the cooperation between the terrorists and the occupier to "destabilise the security of this Shia region. 3-14
The Baghdad bunker which the United States said it bombed on the opening night of the Iraq war in a bid to kill Saddam Hussein never existed. 3-14
Surveys were conducted months before the war on Iraq which showed that the American people would only support the conflict if there was a danger that Saddam was developing nuclear weapons. 3-14
Developments in Iraq, March 13
58 die in attack on Baghdad Shiite slum 3-13
Bush Warns Iran and Syria about meddling in Iraq 3-13
US vows no permanent bases in Iraq - nevermind that we're already building them. 3-13
Iraq Hangings Stoke Fears of More Violence 3-13
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 12 March 2006.
UK soldier quits Army in disgust at 'illegal' American tactics in Iraq: He said he had witnessed "dozens of illegal acts" by US troops, claiming they viewed all Iraqis as "untermenschen" - the Nazi term for races regarded as sub-human. 3-13
After four years, Iraq withdrawal elusive Words like "victory" and "mission accomplished" aren't heard much anymore as the United States enters its fourth year of war in Iraq. 3-13