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By Simon Maloy

Bush came down hard on Barack Obama for ruining all the good work he and his administration had done in Iraq.

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By Hans von Sponeck

The US invasion of Iraq was based on lies and has lead to unspeakable horrors. It is time for accountability, says former UN representative to Iraq, Hans von Sponeck.

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Nach Angaben des irakischen Außenministers suchen militante Islamisten den Weg zum Paradies nun eher in Afghanistan und Pakistan.

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By Nick Baumann

Capt. Michael Clauer's homeowners' association foreclosed on his family's $300,000 house and sold it for $3,500.

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All’s quiet on the blogosphere front

The American Conservative
by Sean Scallon

05/25/10

So after 16 months, U.S. troops are still in Iraq even though they were promised to be out and the war has been escalated both in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan but without any clear objective as to where all this escalation goes if it doesn’t succeed, or if there’s a simple strategy for success. And yet this situation, sadly, is not being protested outside of few nor really being acknowledge by many, either in the news or in the blogosphere...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

 

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Speaking to Press TV on Saturday, Director of the War and Peace Foundation Kevin Sanders said the fact that the US soldiers are killed off-base in Iraq shows that the US is violating certain restrictions.

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US aid program was responsible for sending millions of taxpayer dollars to Iraqi insurgents via a complex web of contractors and subcontractors.

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William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "President Obama will not get the United States out of Iraq in his first term. If he wins a second term, it is highly unlikely he will get us out of Iraq before he finally leaves office."

http://www.truthout.org/out-iraq-dont-hold-your-breath59458



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AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

05/14/10

Keeping his campaign promises has not been Barack Obama’s strong point, as those who hoped the closing of Guantanamo would end a shameful chapter in American history have learnt to their sorrow: and surely those who hoped ‘change’ meant a new era in American foreign policy have reason to be disappointed. As usual, on most issues Obama gave himself a lot of wiggle room, so that if a strategic shift were required he could dance around the contradiction with ease, but on one question he painted himself into a corner: ‘Let me say this as plainly as I can: by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.’ He said that, not only during the campaign, but in a speech at Camp Lejeune last year. However, it looks like his administration is preparing to backtrack …

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Obama scraps Iraq withdrawal plan

CounterPunch
by David Swanson

05/13/10

So, we elected a president who promised a withdrawal from Iraq that he, or the generals who tell him what to do, is now further delaying. And, of course, the timetable he’s now delaying was already a far cry from what he had promised as a candidate.What are we to think? That may be sad news, but what could we have done differently? Surely it would have been worse to elect a president who did not promise to withdraw, right?

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