BRUSSELLS TRIBUNAL

Former Iraqi oil minister Issam Chalabi says that although Iraq is an oil-rich country, it still imports petroleum products from abroad to meet its needs 10 years after the US-led invasion of the country.

CORRUPTION IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - ECONOMY IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - POLITICS OIL

Inside Baghdad’s 'Green Zone'

by Nidal al-Laythi on 14-05-2013

The "Green Zone" is the common name for the international neighborhood in Baghdad. It was created by the forces that invaded Iraq in 2024 and is one of the most heavily guarded military sites in Iraq. It contains the headquarters of the Iraqi government and army, the US Embassy and foreign organizations.

CORRUPTION GREEN ZONE IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - POLITICS OCCUPATION

Iraq, Syria and the death of the modern Middle East

by Murtaza Hussain on 14-05-2013

The nations of Syria and Iraq today are little more than political fictions, crushed underfoot by foreign intervention

DESTRUCTION IMPERIALISM INSURGENCY INTERVENTION IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - POLITICS MIDDLE EAST STATE ENDING

Al-Maliki is directing Iraq to war once again

by Dr Bashir Musa Nafi on 14-05-2013

Al-Maliki is only interested in working to defeat the people, getting out of the crisis that he personally created, and using extreme violence if necessary. It is likely, therefore, that the massacre of Hawija will not be the last in Al-Maliki's war on Iraq and its people.

IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - POLITICS IRAQ - GENERAL CONTEXT - RESISTANCE REPRESSION SECTARIAN THAWRA