Posts Tagged ‘ Al-Ahram ’

Twin suicide car bombs targeting government buildings in central Baghdad killed more than 150 people on Sunday and wounded hundreds more in the worst attack in the country in two years. The bombs went off outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice and the Baghdad Provincial Council, which are about 500 metres apart...
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What makes this war stand out is that it has come about from beginning to end built on lies. To begin with, lies were told to say that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and that Saddam Hussein had ties to Al-Qaeda, but although these lies have been exposed, the lies continue. At a...
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Is history repeating itself, asks Ayman El-Amir* The Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki has completed the first phase of negotiations with the US over the long-term strategic agreement that will govern relations between the occupying power and occupied Iraq for decades to come. It will be supplemented by a “status of forces”...
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The lines between Sadr and the Iraqi government are now clearly marked, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti Baghdad marked the fifth anniversary of the onset of occupation with gloom, curfew and mortar fire. Turbulent events in Basra and the south were far from reassuring. Reports spoke of bloody clashes between government forces and the Mahdi...
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Shifting dynamics leave Sadrists the occupation’s chief foe, reports Saad Abdel-Wahab from Baghdad The strife in Iraq has become not only Shia- Sunni, but Shia-Shia and Sunni-Sunni. The Shia parties are fighting for their personal interests, especially in Basra, to gain seats in the provincial elections due to be held in October. ...
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