Steve Sweeney (2022-02-07). Iraq: Western powers accused of complicity in Turkish airstrike on Kurdish refugee camp. greenleft.org.au Steve Sweeney writes that Kurdish officials have accused Western powers of complicity in Turkish airstrikes that killed two people and injured many more at the United Nations-administered Makhmour Refugee Camp in northern Iraq.

Anonymous103 (2022-02-07). Military And Political Situation In Iraq On February 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 6, one PMU member was killed and four others were injured in an ISIS attack in Diyala province; | On February 6, Iraqi National Security Service in Nineveh arrested a terrorist cell of 3 ISIS members working in logistical support; | On February 7, Iraqi parliament indefinitely postponed the scheduled election of the national president after only 58 of the 329 lawmakers showed up; | The Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq have discussed the reasons…

Moderator (2022-02-07). The Antiwar Movement That Wasn't Enough. scheerpost.com Protest against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010 in Minneapolis, Minn. [ By Nan Levinson | When I urge my writing students to juice up their stories, I tell them about "disruptive technologies," inventions and concepts that end up irrevocably changing industries. Think: iPhones, personal computers, or to reach deep into history, steamships. It's the tech version of what we used to call a paradigm shift. (President Biden likes to…

Steve Sweeney (2022-02-07). Iraq: Western powers accused of complicity in Turkish airstrike on Kurdish refugee camp. greenleft.org.au Steve Sweeney writes that Kurdish officials have accused Western powers of complicity in Turkish airstrikes that killed two people and injured many more at the United Nations-administered Makhmour Refugee Camp in northern Iraq.

scorinoco (2022-02-06). Biden Regime Massacres Syrian Civilians, Claims Death of New ISIS Head. orinocotribune.com By Miri Wood — Feb 3, 2022 | Biden occupation forces carried out another illegal air raid bombing in Atma, Idlib governate. Four US military helicopters bombed this village, followed by an airdrop of imperial American soldiers, followed by a gun battle. When the dust settled, the Biden illegals had massacred thirteen or fourteen civilians, and the little-known Iraqi terrorist-cum-ISIS head, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Al-Qurayshi had allegedly detonated himself and his family, possibly up on a roof, having taken an alleged page from the alleged death of former Daesh head, al Baghdadi. | It took appro…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-06). Replicating Iraq, Syria deployments, Britain sends elite troops to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Over 100 British elite troops sent to Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion They are believed to be helping train Ukrainian special forces in counter-insurgency tactics, sniping and sabotage More than 100 members of Britain's elite special forces have been sent to Ukraine…. Crack troops from the SAS, the SBS, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment and …

Staff (2022-02-06). Two US military convoys come under attack in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com Iraqi news sources reported that two US military logistics convoys were targeted in the Samawah and al-Diwaniyah districts.

Staff (2022-02-06). Two US military convoys come under attack in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com Iraqi news sources reported that two US military logistics convoys were targeted in the Samawah and al-Diwaniyah districts.

PopularResistance (2022-02-05). Popular Resistance Newsletter: Stop the War with Russia Weekend Actions! dissidentvoice.org Once again, the people of the United States are being lied into a war — this time with Russia over Ukraine. The corporate media echo chamber's warning of an "imminent Russian invasion" is the equivalence of the "Iraq has WMD's" lie used to justify a US invasion there in 2003. We are in an urgent …

Michael Daly, Eric Robinson (2022-02-05). [Correspondence] Depression and anxiety during COVID-19. thelancet.com The COVID-19 Mental Disorders Collaborators conclude that, throughout 2020, the pandemic led to a 27 ∑6% increase in cases of major depressive disorders and 25 ∑6% increase in cases of anxiety disorders globally.1 However, we propose that these prevalence estimates are likely to be substantially inflated. Decades of trauma research has shown that, for most people, negative life events such as bereavement or disaster exposure are typically followed by resilience (minimal effect on symptoms of anxiety, or depression, or both) or recovery (initial short-term increase in symptoms of anxiety, or depression, or…

PopularResistance (2022-02-05). Popular Resistance Newsletter: Stop the War with Russia Weekend Actions! dissidentvoice.org Once again, the people of the United States are being lied into a war — this time with Russia over Ukraine. The corporate media echo chamber's warning of an "imminent Russian invasion" is the equivalence of the "Iraq has WMD's" lie used to justify a US invasion there in 2003. We are in an urgent …

Michael Daly, Eric Robinson (2022-02-05). [Correspondence] Depression and anxiety during COVID-19. thelancet.com The COVID-19 Mental Disorders Collaborators conclude that, throughout 2020, the pandemic led to a 27 ∑6% increase in cases of major depressive disorders and 25 ∑6% increase in cases of anxiety disorders globally.1 However, we propose that these prevalence estimates are likely to be substantially inflated. Decades of trauma research has shown that, for most people, negative life events such as bereavement or disaster exposure are typically followed by resilience (minimal effect on symptoms of anxiety, or depression, or both) or recovery (initial short-term increase in symptoms of anxiety, or depression, or…

Anonymous669 (2022-02-03). Mysterious Group Claims Responsibility For Rocket Attack On Turkish Base In Iraq (Videos, Photos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | Early on February 3, a rocket attack targeted a Turkish military base located near the town of Zaylkan in Bashiqa district in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh. | Several news sources reported that 18 Grad rockets hit the base and its vicinity. One of these sources, the Sabereen News channel on Telegram, claimed that more than a dozen Turkish service members were killed or wounded as a result of the rocket attack. The Turki…

_____ (2022-02-02). Ukraine: Another Biden Débâcle? strategic-culture.org Are we past 'peak frenzy'? Quite possibly, but it will subside only slowly. It is too good a diversion from other difficulties. | The sheer size and scope of the western information operations — insisting repeatedly on the imminence of a Russian invasion of Ukraine — has almost dwarfed the western effort mounted in the lead up to the second invasion of Iraq. This latest info-war has been qualitatively different from that earlier episode however, in the way in which supposed intelligence titbits were constantly fed to the press in order to stiffen the narrative spine with a direct sense of being at the…

Anonymous669 (2022-02-02). Iraqi Air Force Eliminated Two ISIS Cells In Nineveh With Pinpoint Airstrikes (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) continues to hunt down ISIS cells with support from local intelligence and security agencies. | On January 30, F-16 fighter jets of the IQAF targeted a hideout of ISIS located on a hill near the town of Sheikh Younis in the northern province of Nineveh. The airstrikes eliminated a cell of six terrorists. | ŸÉŸÖÿß ŸàÿπÿØŸÜÿßŸÉŸÖ ŸäŸàŸÖ ÿ&p…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-02-02). Eight people killed, wounded in Turkish attacks on N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com Iraqi media on Wednesday reported that at least eight people were killed and wounded in a Turkish fighter jets' attack on Sinjar in northern Iraq.

_____ (2022-02-02). Ukraine: Another Biden Débâcle? strategic-culture.org Are we past 'peak frenzy'? Quite possibly, but it will subside only slowly. It is too good a diversion from other difficulties. | The sheer size and scope of the western information operations — insisting repeatedly on the imminence of a Russian invasion of Ukraine — has almost dwarfed the western effort mounted in the lead up to the second invasion of Iraq. This latest info-war has been qualitatively different from that earlier episode however, in the way in which supposed intelligence titbits were constantly fed to the press in order to stiffen the narrative spine with a direct sense of being at the…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-02-02). Eight people killed, wounded in Turkish attacks on N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com Iraqi media on Wednesday reported that at least eight people were killed and wounded in a Turkish fighter jets' attack on Sinjar in northern Iraq.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-01). Ex VP Dick Cheney confirmed US goal is to break up Russia, not just USSR. multipolarista.com Former Vice President and Iraq War architect Dick Cheney wasn't content only breaking up the Soviet Union. Balkanizing Russia (and China) is a bipartisan foreign-policy goal among top US national security state officials.

Staff (2022-01-31). Top 10 Reasons to March Against War in February 2003 But Not February 2022. davidswanson.org 1. In 2003 it was important to denounce the lying schemers pretending that Iraq had nukes. In 2022, U.S. officials stirring up war with Russia know that Russia has lots of nukes but don't even care and aren't even talking about it, so there's just not much for us to do or worry about. After …

_____ (2022-01-31). Is Erdogan Trying to Revise his Foreign Policy? journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. Against this background, the approval rate for Recep Tayyip Erdogan as head of state has …