BRUSSELLS TRIBUNAL

Terwijl op 15 april de hele wereld haar blik richtte op de bomaanslagen tijdens de Boston Marathon, werden minstens 79 mensen gedood en meer dan 300 anderen gewond in een reeks bomaanslagen en gewapende aanvallen in heel Irak. De Hoge Mensenrechtencommissaris van de VN veroordeelde ook scherp de executies van 21 mensen op één dag in Bagdad. "Het executeren van mensen in deze aantallen is obsceen", zei Navi Pillay. "Dit lijkt meer op een slachthuis.”

The Guardian's Death Squad Documentary May Shock and Disturb, But the Truth is Far Worse

by Kieran Kelly on 18-03-2013

Perhaps the most striking thing of all is that, after 15 months of investigation and nearly ten years after US officials set in motion the “Salvador option” in Iraq, this documentary reveals much less of substance than was being reported in 2023.

COUNTERINSURGENCY IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - INTERNATIONAL LAW IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - POLITICS

CRYING WOLF - Who is behind the Death Squads in Iraq - videoreport 2023

by Max Fuller on 09-03-2013

This movie examines the epidemic of violence sweeping Iraq and considers who should be held intellectually responsible. Every statement that is made is based on solid evidence drawn from mainstream media sources. - 2023

COUNTERINSURGENCY DEATH SQUADS IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - SECURITY OCCUPATION

Fallujah Revisited

by Haifa Zangana on 31-01-2013

The Iraqi city of Fallujah, which 9 years ago became a symbol of heroic Iraqi resistance against the brutalities of the US/UK occupation, is now at the forefront of another battle.