(2023-03-21). Anti War Protest in SF: US Out of Everywhere. indybay.org March 20th marked 20 years since the US criminal invasion of Iraq. It was the perfect time to rally and march in San Francisco.
(2023-03-21). 20 years on, most Americans say Iraq invasion was wrong decision: Axios. ecns.cn Two decades after the United States invaded Iraq, 61 percent of Americans do not believe the country made the right decision by invading Iraq, according to a new Axios/Ipsos poll.
(2023-03-21). Milwaukee Anti-war Committee rallies for peace in Ukraine, against U.S. war machine. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – In solidarity with the protest in Washington D.C. on March 18 that saw organizers from all over the country descend on the capital, the Milwaukee Anti-War Committee (MAC) hosted a rally downtown to demand peace in Ukraine and reflect on the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Despite the frigid weather, members from the MAC, Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) came together to speak on the need to end imperialism and touched on the destructive history of U.S. economic and military interventions abroad. | The event o…
(2023-03-21). Minneapolis marks the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – To mark 20 years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a coalition of Minneapolis anti-war, peace and social justice groups held a protest on Saturday, March 18 as part of a national day of anti-war actions. The protest was held in the very busy Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Hundreds of people driving and walking by and using public transit saw the visible anti-war statement. The Minneapolis event was called in solidarity with a national anti-war protest in Washington DC at the White House on March 18. That day saw protests being held in other U.S. cities as well. | The Minneapolis protest was…
(2023-03-21). Iraq invasion marked with calls for peace, truth. greenleft.org.au Events marking the 20th anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq were organised around Australia, with calls to scrap AUKUS and free Julian Assange. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
(2023-03-21). The Brouhaha of War: Soundscapes of the Invasion of Iraq, 20 Years On. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-21). Twentieth Anniversary Of The Invasion Of Iraq: Witness To The Horrors Of War. popularresistance.org The twentieth anniversary of the US/NATO invasion and occupation of Iraq was March 19th. The day before that, thousands of people in the United States rallied and marched against the current wars/occupations and funding for militarism instead of people's needs. Clearing the FOG spoke to Kathy Kelly, who is currently the board president of World Beyond War. Kelly was in Iraq during the 'Shock and Awe Campaign' and has worked tirelessly with people in Iraq and Afghanistan to raise awareness of the horrors of war and to provide direct support to them. She is also active in campaigns to ban the use of killer drones a…
(2023-03-21). Two Decades after the US War on Iraq began, the disastrous Consequences of the Conflict are still being Felt. juancole.com 
Michael Jansen ( The Irish Times ) — The US war on Iraq, launched 20 years ago on Monday, became a significant turning point for the eastern Arab world due to the fall of a third key country from the regional front designed to secure the sovereignty and independence of the region. …
(2023-03-21). Iraq War Remembrance, March 20, 2023: How the U.S. Contaminated Iraq with Depleted Uranium. globalresearch.ca The following text was presented to the Kuala Lumpur International Conference to Criminalise War, Putra World Trade Centre, 28-31 October 2009. | For more than three decades [since 1991], the United States of America and the United Kingdom have been waging …
(2023-03-21). For 20 Years, Team Bush Has Escaped Prosecution for Their War Crimes in Iraq. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-21). Middle East proxy army: NATO summons Iraqi FM to its headquarters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 20, 2023 Secretary General welcomes Foreign Minister of Iraq to NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein to NATO Headquarters on Monday (20 March 2023). The Secretary General thanked Iraq for its commitment to its partnership with NATO, particularly…promoting stability in the region. Mr Stoltenberg underscored that NATO continues …
(2023-03-21). Iraq 20 Years: Disarmament, The Fundamental Lie. popularresistance.org The Establishment has still not reckoned with the essential lie behind the invasion of Iraq that began 20 years ago today, March 19, 2003. | As an example, a New York Times Magazine's puff piece in July 2020, purportedly to come clean on Iraq, instead soft-peddles former Secretary of State Colin Powell's role in selling a war on Iraq to the U.N. Security Council using what turned out to be bad intelligence. "Colin Powell Still Wants Answers" is the title of the article, written by Robert Draper. "The analysts who provided the intelligence," a sub-header to the article declares, "now say it was doubted inside the…
(2023-03-21). El pueblo estadounidense clama por la paz a dos décadas de la invasión a Iraq. cubadebate.cu Un fuerte reclamo de cese del militarismo y de la política de sanciones colmó este lunes las calles de Washington DC, donde miles de personas se congregaron para conmemorar el vigésimo aniversario de la invasión a Iraq liderada por EEUU. Los manifestantes portaron ataúdes envueltos en las banderas de los países invadidos en estas dos décadas de intenso belicismo.
(2023-03-21). War Made Easy: Norman Solomon on How Mainstream Media Helped Pave Way for U.S. Invasion of Iraq. democracynow.org 
As we continue to mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we look at how the corporate U.S. media helped pave the way for war by uncritically amplifying lies and misrepresentations from the Bush administration while silencing voices of dissent. Longtime media critic Norman Solomon says many of the same media personalities and news outlets that pushed aggressively for the invasion then are now helping to solidify an elite consensus around the Ukraine war. "In the mass media, being pro-war is portrayed as objective. Being antiwar is portrayed as being biased," he says. Solomon is author…
(2023-03-21). Toxic US Military Burn Pits in Iraq Caused Cancer, Other Illnesses. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-21). Anti-AUKUS meeting in Sydney: Fake anti-war movement promotes right-wing militarists. wsws.org The supposedly anti-war meeting was addressed by the American colonel who wrote Colin Powell's infamous speech justifying the US invasion of Iraq and by Bob Carr, who as foreign minister played a key role in Australia's integration into the US-led plans for war with China.
(2023-03-21). Twenty years since the US invasion of Iraq. wsws.org The conquest and occupation of Iraq is one of the greatest crimes of the 21st century.
(2023-03-20). The Heat: Iraq War 20 Years On. america.cgtn.com 
Twenty years after the U.S.-led war in Iraq. We look back on the crisis and the chaos that it caused. In March 2003, the U.S. launched a deadly war on Iraq that began with a massive military assault on Baghdad. The attack was followed by …
(2023-03-20). U.S. marks 20 years in Iraq. america.cgtn.com 
Twenty years ago this week, the U.S. launched a punishing military air assault on Iraq.
(2023-03-20). Multipolarity was triggered by the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. strategic-culture.org Twenty years after the unlawful and destabilizing US-led invasion of Iraq, Washington must face the ultimate consequence of that war: UNSC powers China and Russia laying the foundation for a genuine, UN Charter-based system of multipolarism. | By Karin KNEISSL | On the night of 19-20 March, 2003, the US air force began bombing the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The EU and NATO were deeply divided on whether to join the aggression: While newer NATO members from Central and Eastern Europe were in favor of the war, European heavyweights Paris and Berlin opposed it. | The Iraq war also marked the onset of diplomatic coordin…
(2023-03-20). Two decades of criminal invasion in Iraq and its aftermath. peoplesdispatch.org Since the invasion of their country in 2003, Iraqis have not seen respite from its implications, with occupation, sectarian violence, fanaticism, and corrupt and inefficient governments—sustained by persistent imperialist interventions—marking the last two decades…
(2023-03-20). Iraqi Writers Reflect on US Invasion 20 Years Later. truthout.org At around 5: 30 a.m. local time in Baghdad on March 20, 2003, air raid sirens were heard in Baghdad as the U.S. invasion began. Within the hour, President George W. Bush gave a nationally televised speech from the Oval Office announcing the war had begun. The attack came on the false pretext that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction, and despite worldwide protest… |
(2023-03-20). Iraq Plus 20 (Part 1): Lies as Weapons of Mass Destruction. transcend.org 15 Mar 2023 – The Script for the Lead-Up to War…
(2023-03-20). The Pentagon's B-Movie: Looking Closely at the Sep 2001 Attacks. transcend.org 15 Mar 2023 – Graeme MacQueen: The Indispensable 9/11 Writer's Latest Book – Leftists, no matter what they say in their defense, bear great moral responsibility for the so-called War on Terror, the Patriot Act, the invasion of Iraq, the deaths of Muslims, etc., all of which emanate from the insider attacks of September 11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks.
(2023-03-20). China's Iran-Saudi Peace Deal Is Big Blow To Petrodollar. popularresistance.org China surprised the world on March 10, announcing that it had successfully sponsored peace talks between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. | Four days of secret negotiations in Beijing led to a historic agreement in which the two West Asian nations normalized relations, following seven tense years without any official diplomatic ties. | Iraq had previously hosted peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but these were sabotaged in January 2020 when US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike to assassinate top Iranian official Qasem Soleimani, who had been involved in the negotiations.
(2023-03-20). Criminals at Large: The Iraq War Twenty Years On. dissidentvoice.org The arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin came at an opportune moment. It was, if nothing else, a feeble distraction over the misdeeds and crimes of other leaders current and former. Russia, not being an ICC member country, does not acknowledge that court's jurisdiction. Nor, for that matter, does …
(2023-03-20). Criminals at Large: The Iraq War 20 Years On. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-20). 20 years after U.S. invasion, tragedy of Haditha massacre not forgotten by Iraqis. ecns.cn Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the residents of Haditha, a city located on the banks of the Euphrates River in Iraq's western province of Anbar, still recall with great pain and anger the massacre committed by U.S. soldiers against innocent civilians.
(2023-03-20). Peace rallies held in Washington DC to protest U.S. militarism. mronline.org 
The rally coincides with the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
(2023-03-20). Iraq 20 Years: Scott Ritter—Disarmament, the Fundamental Lie. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-20). China's Iran-Saudi Peace Deal Is Big Blow To Petrodollar. popularresistance.org China surprised the world on March 10, announcing that it had successfully sponsored peace talks between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. | Four days of secret negotiations in Beijing led to a historic agreement in which the two West Asian nations normalized relations, following seven tense years without any official diplomatic ties. | Iraq had previously hosted peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but these were sabotaged in January 2020 when US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike to assassinate top Iranian official Qasem Soleimani, who had been involved in the negotiations.
(2023-03-20). Criminals at Large: The Iraq War Twenty Years On. dissidentvoice.org The arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin came at an opportune moment. It was, if nothing else, a feeble distraction over the misdeeds and crimes of other leaders current and former. Russia, not being an ICC member country, does not acknowledge that court's jurisdiction. Nor, for that matter, does …
(2023-03-20). Criminals at Large: The Iraq War 20 Years On. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-20). 20 years after U.S. invasion, tragedy of Haditha massacre not forgotten by Iraqis. ecns.cn Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the residents of Haditha, a city located on the banks of the Euphrates River in Iraq's western province of Anbar, still recall with great pain and anger the massacre committed by U.S. soldiers against innocent civilians.
(2023-03-20). Peace rallies held in Washington DC to protest U.S. militarism. mronline.org The rally coincides with the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
(2023-03-20). Iraq 20 Years: Scott Ritter—Disarmament, the Fundamental Lie. scheerpost.com
(2023-03-20). Iraq War 20 Years: Ray McGovern—The Uses and Abuses of National Intelligence Estimates. scheerpost.com 
The case to invade Iraq on March 19, 2003 was based on an NIE that was prepared not to determine the truth, but rather to "justify" preemptive war, when there was nothing to preempt.
(2023-03-20). US Media's Iraq War Pushers 20 Years On: Where Are They Now? Rich and Influential. scheerpost.com 
It's not just that media figures who sold the most devastating war crime of the 21st century never faced any professional consequences—they're more powerful and influential now than ever.
(2023-03-20). Commemorating Iraq's Three Wars (1991, 2003, 2014): Looking Back : 'Internationally Sponsored Genocide'. Felicity Arbuthnot. globalresearch.ca Editors have a mantra, do not look back, move on, write what is current. But sometimes looking back is vital. Those who ignore even the recent past are doomed to understand nothing, sink deeper into quagmires — and bleat again …
(2023-03-20). Detroit holds rally in solidarity with DC anti-war demonstration. fightbacknews.org Detroit, MI – In the early afternoon of March 18, braving the sub-freezing temperatures and biting wind, 40 activists gathered at Hart Plaza, in the heart of Detroit, to demonstrate against the U.S. escalation of its war against Russia in the Ukraine. The rally was in solidarity with the historic DC march occurring at the same date. | Several speakers tied the brutal U.S. invasion of Iraq, which began on this day 20 years ago, to the U.S. war in Ukraine, noting the chilling parallels between the two. | Movement elder Bill Meyer, representing the Michigan Peace Council, added his perspective to the event, saying…
(2023-03-20). Iraq Invasion 20th Anniversary: Five Million Dead in Iraqi Holocaust 1990 Onwards. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-20). Selected Articles: 20 Lies About the Iraq War. globalresearch.ca 
By A supposed meeting in Prague between Mohammed Atta, leader of the 11 September hijackers, and an Iraqi intelligence official was the main basis for …
(2023-03-20). Press Conference: Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya on the 20th Anniversary of the US Invasion of Iraq. libya360.wordpress.com Press Conference by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia on the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Vassily Nebenzia: Good afternoon everyone. As you might have noticed, initially in today's program of work we had briefing on 1591 Committee and briefing and consultations on UNITAMS. Then there came a request from Western delegations to schedule…
(2023-03-20). The State of Democracy in the United States: 2022. libya360.wordpress.com On the day that marked the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a report on Monday further unveiling the decline of American democracy and the chaos it has brought to the world under its disguise. Contents I.‚ÄÇPreamble II.‚ÄÇAmerican democracy in chronic ills 1.‚ÄÇAmerican democracy in further decline 2.‚ÄÇPolitical…
(2023-03-20). 20 Years After the Invasion of Iraq, Will the Media's Complicity be Flushed Down the Memory Hole? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-20). Who's in control of how we remember the Iraq War? nationofchange.org "All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory." –Viet Thanh Nguyen…
(2023-03-20). Protesters rally in Washington against U.S. support for war. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Washington this weekend to demand that the United States abandon militarism and the use of sanctions against its perceived enemies. The demonstration took place as the country marked the 20th anniversary of the Iraq invasion in 2003. By some estimates, that war went on to …
(2023-03-20). 20 Years After US Invasion, Iraq Faces Cascading Climate and Water Crises. truthout.org Twenty years after a United States-led coalition invaded and occupied Iraq, the country is facing cascading environmental crises and was recently declared the fifth-most vulnerable country to climate disruption. Plagued by instability and corruption fueled by religious divisions and various militias competing for influence and revenue, the Iraqi government is weak and unable to tackle these… |
(2023-03-20). 20 Years After Start Of The Iraq War, Peace Movement Protests Another War. popularresistance.org Today, some organizers are too young to remember the outbreak of the Iraq War, representing an entirely new generation of the anti-war movement. Delaney Leonard, a 19-year-old in her first year of college and a member of the Howard University Dissenters, an anti-war group at a historically Black university, cannot recall a time in her life when the US wasn't at war. She will be part of the demonstration Saturday because "the effects of billions of dollars being taken away from crucial sectors of our country such as education, healthcare, or housing has been intrinsic to my youth."
(2023-03-20). The Iraq War Death Toll. "War Crimes Prosecutions of Senior U.S. and U.K. Officials" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-20). Remember Iraq: People's movements march in Washington DC calling for end to the war machine. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of activists from nearly 200 organizations took to the streets of Washington DC on March 18 to mark 20 years of the brutal and criminal Iraq war.
(2023-03-20). Video: Packed Marrickville Town Hall meeting calls on Labor not to repeat Iraq war mistake. greenleft.org.au A packed town hall meeting in Marrickville, at the heart of the Prime Minister's electorate, called on Labor not to repeat Iraq war mistake by joining the United States-led war drive against China. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-03-20). 20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost? fpif.org The war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future's worth of lost opportunities. Now, younger generations are demanding them back.
(2023-03-20). 20 years and trillions of dollars later, what did the Iraq War cost? peoplesworld.org 
Most of us who were alive then remember where we were on the morning of the 9/11 attacks. As we mark the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War, I wonder how many also remember where we were that day. On 9/11, I was a Catholic school eighth grader. I'll never forget my teacher, Mrs. Anderson, …
(2023-03-20). Iraq 20 Years: The Uses And Abuses Of National Intelligence Estimates. popularresistance.org A New York Times Magazine article in July 2020 focused on then Secretary of State Powell and his U.N. speech of Feb. 5, 2003 and the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) upon which it is largely based. A lot of the detail in the article may have been new to many readers, but not to Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, which had been established a month before. VIPS watched the speech, dissected it, and sent their verdict to President George W. Bush before close of business that same afternoon | We gave Powell a charitable grade of "C", faulting him for, inter alia, not providing needed context and persp…
(2023-03-20). Headlines for March 20, 2023. democracynow.org Xi Jinping Visits Moscow Following ICC Arrest Warrant Against Putin, Defiant Visit to Mariupol, Protesters Call for End to U.S. Wars on 20th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion, Protests in Gaza as Israeli, Palestinian Officials Pledge to Deescalate Ahead of Ramadan, Turkish and Egyptian Foreign Ministers Meet as Countries Relaunch Diplomatic Relations, UBS Buys Credit Suisse Amid Turmoil, Consumer Fears in Global Banking, Collapsed Signature Bank Acquired as Sen. Warren Calls for Bank Crisis Probe, Firing of Fed Chair, French Protests Continue, Hundreds Arrested, as Macron Faces No-Confidence Vote over Pension Law, Bel…
(2023-03-20). "Catastrophic": Iraqi Writers Sinan Antoon & Feurat Alani Reflect on U.S. Invasion 20 Years Later. democracynow.org 
At around 5: 30 a.m. local time in Baghdad on March 20, 2003, air raid sirens were heard in Baghdad as the U.S. invasion began. Within the hour, President George W. Bush gave a nationally televised speech from the Oval Office announcing the war had begun. The attack came on the false pretext that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction, and despite worldwide protest and a lack of authorization from the United Nations Security Council. We spend today's show with two Iraqis looking back at how the unprovoked U.S. invasion devastated Iraq and helped destabilize much of the Middle E…
