We’re Going To Be Running A Colony - Part 3 (Sunday, July 9th, 2006)

Published by Declan in Previous Site at 7:48 pm with 11 comments.

The document you’re looking at is an identification card issued by the Iraqi government in 1993. It shows that Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi was born on August 19th, 1991. Five U.S. soldiers have now been charged in a rape and multiple murder case. A sixth has been charged with dereliction of duty for not reporting […]

Background To The Current Outbreak Of Sectarianism In Iraq (Sunday, July 9th, 2006)

Published by markfromireland in Previous Site at 6:52 pm with 1 comment.

I have written a briefing for western readers interested in learning more about the background to the increase of sectarianism in Iraq. The briefing covers from the Ottoman period to the present American occupation of Iraq. Here’s an extract:
The US led invasion and occupation of Iraq has dramatically deepened sectarian tensions. The Americans wanted to […]

Escalating Reprisals (Sunday, July 9th, 2006)

Published by markfromireland in Previous Site at 1:44 pm with no comments.

Yesterday night’s bombing of the Shi’ite al-Zahra’ mosque in Baghdad, killed three, amongst them these two young girls and wounded 19 others sufficiently seriously to require hospitalisation.
As the bombers no doubt intended there were reprisals today. Gunmen are engaging each other and civilians are being caught in the crossfire, motorists are being stopped at […]