Category Archives: Iraq

Good News

Posted on August 3, 2006 by Mash

From CBS News: CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier, critically wounded in Iraq May 29, was released from Kernan Hospital Wednesday, and will continue her rehabilitation on an outpatient basis. Dozier was reporting a story on May 29 while embedded with … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, Media | 2 Comments

Why The Middle East Crisis Matters

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Mash

Today Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki met with President Bush at the White House. Tomorrow evening he is to address a joint session of Congress. The Democratic leadership in the Senate are up in arms because Maliki has  condemned the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Media, Middle East Conflict, Politics | 6 Comments

Losing Our Humanity One Atrocity At A Time

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Mash

On March 12, 2006 a gruesome crime took place in a farmhouse in Mahmoudiya, Iraq. A 14-year-old girl was raped and murdered. Her parents and her 5-year-old sister were shot in the head in another room. Their bodies were then … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iraq, Society, Terrorism | 25 Comments

If Looks Could Kill, In Iraq They Probably Will

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Mash

    Crooks and Liars and A Tiny Revolution refer to him as the "World’s Bravest Human". I have written about his articles in the past. He is Nir Rosen. He is one of the many reporters risking their lives in Iraq … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iraq | 2 Comments

Fucking Ridiculous

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Mash

Miraj at Baghdad Chronicles wrote a post a few days ago lamenting the frustration the Iraqis feel in George W Bush’s Iraq. Her posts are often raw but always genuine. They chronicle the frustration that ordinary Iraqis feel day in and day … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Iraq, Personal | 12 Comments