Full Coverage: Iraq

30.03.2005 Would U.S. troop withdrawl mean chaos or civil war for Iraq? Will the rest of the world mistrust the United States if it leaves Iraq? The Washington D.C.-based Council for a Livable World is answering questions they commonly receive on U.S. policy towards Iraq. Readers are encouraged to send in additional questions that they may have as well.

22.03.2005 The moving personal account of her captivity in Iraq and the tragic final taxi journey with Nicola Calipari, by the Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena.

21.03.2005 Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in cities and towns across America over the weekend to mark the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and to demand that U.S. troops stationed there be brought home.

21.03.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 21 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in cities and towns across America over the weekend to mark the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and to demand that U.S. troops stationed there be brought home.

21.03.2005 On the 40th anniversary of the first teach-in on the Vietnam War, eminent thinkers and activists in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Ann Arbor will discuss how to end the military and economic occupation of Iraq.

18.03.2005 This week was "Energy Week" at the World Bank in more ways than one. In addition to holding an energy summit of government officials, academia, and civil society representatives, the Bank also got a new leader (presumptively), who's as steeped in oil as anyone, says longtime Bank observer Jim Vallette. The irony: the Bank itself has declared that oil projects do not promote development and should be phased out.

17.03.2005 President Bush's newest request for money to fund the Iraq war would bring the average household's share of the war cost to $2,000, yet he has still not presented a strategy for success--and ending the war--says foreign policy expert Erik Leaver.

17.03.2005 Grassroots organizations are preparing to mark the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with rallies, demonstrations, and vigils around the country this weekend. The largest gatherings are expected at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina and in Washington, D.C., but hundreds of vigils will take place in localities all over the United States. Find out what's happening in your area, or how you can host a vigil.

08.03.2005 "The corporate media here in the U.S. has done quite an amazing job of allowing Iraq to fall right off the radar screens of the news since the election. The impression...is that, 'well, they've had these elections so things must be better in Iraq.' The reality is that things couldn't be further from being resolved there," says Dahr Jamail, one of the few unembedded American reporters, just back from Iraq.

08.03.2005 Whenever news emerges that paints the U.S. or its allies in a negative light, they roll out the "Unfortunate Incident Protocol," a predictable series of steps to deflect the bad press and assign blame elsewhere, according to clinical psychologist and Christian author Teresa Whitehurst. It's already been launched in the case of the Italian journalist killed by U.S. soldiers under questionable circumstances last Friday.

07.03.2005 Global Exchange is urging citizens across the globe to mark the two year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq on March 19 with demonstrations to show the world that many American oppose endless war and agression, to pre-empt possible attacks on Iran, Syria, and North Korea, and to end the war in Iraq.

02.03.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 1 (OneWorld) - Leading rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday against U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on behalf of eight men allegedly tortured by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

02.03.2005 The question is answered scathingly by Ami Isseroff, editor of the MedEastWeb for Coexistence. "Despite the rosy optimism generated by the relative success of the Iraqi elections, the continual carnage is ominous. Even more ominous is the fact that nobody is doing very much about it. No lessons are learned," he chides.