(2023-01-23). Iraq: US Dollar-smuggling Crackdown Leaves Baghdad Struggling to Pay Wages. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-23). Free Julian Assange: Noam Chomsky, Dan Ellsberg & Jeremy Corbyn Lead Call at Belmarsh Tribunal. democracynow.org 
Former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, famed linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky and others gave testimony Friday at the Belmarsh Tribunal in Washington, D.C., calling on President Biden to drop charges against Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder has been languishing for close to four years in the harsh Belmarsh prison in London while appealing extradition to the United States. If convicted in the United States, Julian Assange could face up to 175 years in jail for violating the U.S. Espionage Act for publishing documents that exposed U.S. war crimes in Iraq a…
(2023-01-22). Climate Change Will Supersede Everything. tomdispatch.com Given the secrecy typically accorded to the military and the inclination of government officials to skew data to satisfy the preferences of those in power, intelligence failures are anything but unusual in this country's security affairs. In 2003, for instance, President George W. Bush invaded Iraq based on claims — later found to be baseless — that its leader, Saddam Hussein, was developing or already possessed weapons of mass destruction. Similarly, the instant collapse of the Afghan government in August 2021, when the U.S. completed the withdrawal of its forces from that country, came as a shock on…
(2023-01-22). Military Situation In Iraq On January 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-01-22). Iraqi F-16, AC-208 Warplanes Hunt Down ISIS Terrorists In Diyala (Videos). southfront.org 
This file photo shows an Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launch a Hellfire missile during a previous test at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. US Army photo by SGT Brandon Bolick. | The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has carried out a new series of airstrikes on ISIS terrorists in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala. | On January 20, Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out airstrikes on four hideouts of the terrorist group in an area of Diyala located to the nort…
(2023-01-22). Iraqi 'Resistance' Claims Two C-RAM Systems Were Destroyed In Recent Attack On U.S. Convoy. southfront.org 
The Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Missile gun fires flares during a weapons test at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2010. The C-RAM has the ability to fire up to 4, 0 rounds per minute to protect the base against incoming projectiles. Taken on 31 January 2010 by Senior Airman Brittany Bateman, U.S. Air Force. | On January 21, an Iraqi group known as the International Resistance claimed that it destroyed two Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) systems during a recent att…
(2023-01-22). What Prompted the Urgent, Secretive Summit in Abu Dhabi? strategic-culture.org Key Arab heads of state convened this week for an emergency meeting that excluded the Saudis and Kuwaitis. The likely hot topics under discussion were Egypt's economic collapse and Israel's aggressive escalations. | By Abdel Bari ATWAN | On 18 January, the United Arab Emirates hastily arranged a consultative summit in Abu Dhabi, which included the leaders of four member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). | Heads of state of the Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE attended the urgent summit, along with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II. | The absence of Cro…
(2023-01-22). 'They Don't Want Me': Ed Reed Says Bethune-Cookman Won't Hire Him As Football Coach. newsone.com 
Ed Reed attends the Fan Controlled Football Season v2.0 Playoffs on June 4, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Brett Davis/Fan Controlled Football / Getty | During an expletive-laden, impassioned address in front of recruits, players and parents that was also streamed on social media, Reed is shown on a…