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Iraq Readies Torture Museum On Saddam Anniversary

Reuters | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The man putting together Iraq's newest museum doesn't like to be alone in his office, where he keeps bloodied nooses, a medieval-l...

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Iraqi Baath Arrests "A Big Lie," Interior Minister Says

Washington Post | Sudarsan Raghavan | Posted 01.19.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD, Dec. 19 -- Iraq's interior minister on Friday angrily dismissed reports that a group of officials from his ministry was plotting to overthrow...

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Iraqis Respond To House Of Saddam

Nour Akkad | Posted 01.19.2009 | World

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Nour Akkad

In an effort to be as objective in nature as possible, I spoke with Iraqi-Americans from different walks of life -- Shiites and Sunnis, young and old -- all of whom by the way wanted to remain anonymous.

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Iraq: Baath Party Plot Security Officials Freed From Custody

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 01.19.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities released without charge the nearly two dozen security officials who had been accused this week of conspiring to revi...

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Up to 25 Iraqi Officials Arrested For Plotting To Revive Baath Party

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 01.18.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The arrests of more than 20 security officials for allegedly trying to revive Saddam Hussein's banned political party show how the Shi...

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American Lawsuits Against Iraq See Opposition From US

NY Times | STEVEN LEE MYERS and JAMES GLANZ | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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George Charchalis says he has never really recovered from the ordeal he endured after Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. He hid f...

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Night of the Long Pointing Fingers

Brian Ross | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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Brian Ross

Republican politicians all seem to be trying their hand at historic re-creationism to transform both the history and future of the Republican party into their own image.

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Nick Sabloff

"House Of Saddam": Interview With Director Alex Holmes

HuffingtonPost.com | Nick Sabloff | Posted 11.13.2009 | World

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"House of Saddam," a four-part miniseries that begins tonight on HBO, chronicles the rise and fall of the former Iraqi leader as seen from the perspec...

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My Response to Dorothy Rabinowitz and the WSJ

Gotham Chopra | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media

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Gotham Chopra

As concerned citizens it's our responsibility to challenge our leaders to think of new ideas, learn from our past mistakes, and be very conscious of the world they are shaping for our children.

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"Chemical Ali" Sentenced To Death In Iraq

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid received a second death sentence Tuesday _ this time for crushing a S...

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Bush Talking Turkey Again

Jamal Dajani | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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Jamal Dajani

Standing in front of thousands of applauding soldiers in Kentucky, President Bush staunchly defended the US-led invasion of Iraq. He must have missed the Iraqis pummeling his effigy with their shoes on Friday.

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The Hidden Cost of the Gulf War

Eric Margolis | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

While US casualties in Iraq appear relatively low -- 4,100 dead and 35,000 wounded -- the real health costs of Iraq will, as in the case of the First Gulf War, not be known for years.

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The Things that Haven't Happened Yet

Don Steinberg | Posted 01.20.2009 | Home

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Don Steinberg

As a public service, here is our newly updated list of the remaining things that haven't happened yet: African-American elected president of United ...

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Buyers Boycott Saddam's "Ocean Breeze" Pleasure Boat

Reuters | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

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The sale of a luxury yacht once owned by former dictator Saddam Hussein, moored until recently off France, has met with muted interest from would-be b...

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Official Who Lobbied For Saddam Donated Heavily To GOP Committees

Murray Waas | Posted 10.31.2009 | Home

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Murray Waas

John Venners, a Washington D.C. based public relations man who aided an influence effort to ease international economic sanctions against the Iraqi re...

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Electing Obama Would Show America's Greatness

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

Can we put aside superficialities to elect the most competent man no matter what his name or race is? Are we big enough to do that?

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Murray Waas

McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort

HuffingtonPost.com | Murray Waas | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Ir...

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An Awkward Question For Iraq War Hawks

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Shaffer

If conditions in Iraq are now in good shape and the bad guys are on the run, why is the US allowing thousands of Iraqis to leave their country and re-settle here?

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Alabama Dems Benefit From GOP Congressman's Toxic Ties To Saddam

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

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Nathaniel Bach

GOP candidate Mike Rogers took money from a donor whose poison was found in the hands of Hussein's regime. The poison-maker also contributed to Roger's personal PAC shortly after a bill to ban the substance was introduced to a House Committee on which Rogers sits.

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'DC 9/11' is the New 'Reefer Madness'

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 10.25.2008 | Entertainment

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Erik Lundegaard

Football metaphors abound. Boys who never went to war get to use the words of war. This is a movie that actually celebrates the worst foreign policy decisions we've ever made.

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Scientist Whose Anthrax Analysis Was Used To Link Spores To Iraq Had No Background In Bacteria

LA Times | David Willman | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- An acclaimed government scientist who assisted the federal investigation of the 2001 anthrax mailings said Tuesday that he erred seven y...

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Dick Cheney Lied -- to a Republican

Harry Shearer | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

In his new book, Barton Gellman reports a new twist on the old story of administration officials trying to tie Saddam Hussein to 9/11, and the most newsworthy thing about the report is the source.

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Iraq Torture Lawsuits OKed By House, White House Threatens Veto

AP | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home

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Former POWs and civilians who were tortured or held hostage during the 1991 Gulf War could pursue lawsuits against Iraq under legislation the House ha...

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No Take-Home Swag: Stripping Bush and Cheney of Retirement Perks

Jackson Williams | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

Let's strip Bush and Cheney of our hard-earned tax dollars, without gloat or bloodlust, then quickly move on. It's the least we can do. They've more than earned it.

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Saddam Miniseries Hits BBC Tomorrow Tonight, HBO Next Year

New York Post | Michael Starr | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment

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Saddam Hussein: The Miniseries is coming to HBO next year. "House of Saddam," which premieres tomorrow night on BBC Two in the UK, doesn't have an ai...

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