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Picture power: Death of an Iraqi soldier
"If I don't make pictures like this, people like my mother will think what they see in war is what they see in movies."
photography  war  iraq 
march 2010 by funkaoshi
REVIEW: 'Occupation'
This BBC miniseries on the Iraq war sounds pretty awesome.
iraq  war  tv  bbc 
october 2009 by funkaoshi
I mean, really! Who throws a shoe?
iraq 
september 2009 by funkaoshi
4,000 U.S. Deaths, and a Handful of Images.
All about censorship and the war in Iraq.
iraq  war  photography 
august 2008 by funkaoshi
What Does Iraq Cost? Even More Than You Think.
\"The ironic legacy of the war to end all proliferation will be more proliferation.\"
war  iraq  america  via:Kottke 
november 2007 by funkaoshi
Abu Ghraib Interrogator Becomes Conscientious Objector.
iraq  war  abugharib 
november 2007 by funkaoshi
A Photo-Essay on the Marlboro Marine and PTSD.
The photos are amazing, as is Miller's (the marine's) narration. Holy shit.
photo  essay  war  iraq 
november 2007 by funkaoshi
Meeting Resistance.
\"In a video Op-Ed by documentary filmmakers Molly Bingham and Steve Connors, Iraqis explain the roots of the insurgency.\"
video  nyt  iraq  war 
october 2007 by funkaoshi
Cause and Effect.
\"U.S. and Iraqi officials fear a Turkish invasion into Iraq could lead to even more chaos in Iraq and could open the door to other neighboring countries, including Iran and Syria, to launch attacks against other Kurdish groups along their borders with Ir
war  iraq 
october 2007 by funkaoshi
The Victor?
MEK  Iran  Iraq  America  War  Israel 
october 2007 by funkaoshi
The Erosion of a Murder Case Against Marines in the Killing of 24 Iraqi Civilians.
iraq  war 
october 2007 by funkaoshi
Bill Maher: New Rule: Stop Saying Iraq is Another Vietnam, it\'s Another Enron.
enron  war  iraq  via:Tyler 
september 2007 by funkaoshi
The killing of Jamie Dean.
\"Police in rural Maryland staged a military stakeout and shot a troubled Army vet. As his family plans to sue, they are asking how a soldier being treated for PTSD could be shipped to Iraq.\"
Murder  America  War  Iraq  Vet  WTF 
september 2007 by funkaoshi
Flags of our fathers - Oil Rig.
Photography  War  Iraq 
september 2007 by funkaoshi
The Great Iraq Swindle: How Bush Allowed an Army of For-Profit Contractors to Invade the U.S. Treasury.
Iraq  War 
august 2007 by funkaoshi
In Iraq, Sex Is Traded For Survival.
Iraq  War  Prostitution 
august 2007 by funkaoshi
Unaccountable Contractors
On the private armies in Iraq.
Iraq  War  Unaccountable  Contractors 
august 2007 by funkaoshi
US raid kills 30 Iraq \'militants\'.
\"The US military said the dead were part of a network that was smuggling weapons from Iran, but witnesses said women and children were among those killed.\" I wonder who is telling the truth?
America  Killing  Iraq  War 
august 2007 by funkaoshi
Guardia: If we knew more about Ireland, we might never have invaded Iraq.
\"Loach\'s film about the Irish independence war is being rubbished because it tells the other side of the occupation story \"
Iraq  Ireland  War  Movie 
june 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iraqi viewpoint: Fear of US troops.
America  War  Iraq 
june 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: New \'Iraq massacre\' tape emerges.
You have to wonder how many such killings don\'t get video taped, and don\'t get investigated.
War  Iraq  FuckAmerica 
june 2006 by funkaoshi
The Huffington Post: Stay the Lie.
Iraq  War 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: So... what\'s eating you today?
\"UN reports \'vast\' levels of hunger for Iraq\'s children.\"
Iraq  War 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
Turbanhead: Because It Worked So Well in 1947.
War  Iraq 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
haran.org: Inept[itude].
One reason I think they may be trying to portray Zarqawi as a total idiot is to demoralize those in the Middle East and abroad who support him.
Zarqawi  Propoganda  Iraq 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
Sepia Mutiny: Indentured Brownitude - Your Tax Dollars at Work.
And people have an unfavourable view of Americans.
FuckAmerica  War  Iraq 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Today is mission accomplished day.
The US won the war in Iraq three years ago today.
War  Iraq 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Dishonor, Blood and Treasure - By The Numbers.
Abuse/Torture in Iraq, Afghanistan, and at Guantánamo Bay has been widespread.
FuckAmerica  Iraq  Torture 
april 2006 by funkaoshi
Time: Stolen Away.
On sex trafficking in Iraq.
Iraq  War  Sex 
april 2006 by funkaoshi
CIA Official Reveals Bush, Cheney, Rice Were Personally Told Iraq Had No WMD in Fall 2002.
I suspect, that as with all other scandals that have befallen this administration, nothing will come of this. Go Team America!
FuckAmerica  Iraq 
april 2006 by funkaoshi
Contractors violating U.S. trafficking laws.
The US is getting back to its roots.
America  Slavery  Iraq 
april 2006 by funkaoshi
The US propaganda machine: Oh, what a lovely war
Iraq  US  War 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Iraq? Turkey? Ah, who cares, they\'re all Ay-rabs anyway.
Scam  Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: After the invasion: Iraqis speak.
Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
Top Ten Mistakes the Bush Administration Is Repeating from Vietnam.
Vietnam  War  Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: New York Times to release Bush/Blair memo.
Bush  Blair  War  Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Daniel Ellsberg interview.
\"I don\'t believe they\'ll give up on the bases and the oil. Nor will its successors, Republican or Democrat. So I think that\'s what we will be doing, staying forever. Unless the rest of us, outside the government, force change on the leadership of the
Iraq  War 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
\"The Final Word Is Hooray!\"
All about how the US media messed up their coverage of the war in Iraq. There are some funny quotes in here.
Media  Iraq  War 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
Z Magazine: A Government with No Military and No Territory.
All about Iraq.
Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Untermenschen.
\"I didn\'t join the British Army to conduct American foreign policy.\"
SAS  Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
Photographs by Iraqi Civilians.
Not what you might expect; it is pretty mundane stuff.
Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
The Guardian: \'14,000 detained without trial in Iraq\'.
Is anyone shocked by headlines like this anymore? I am constantly amazed at what the US can get away with.
FuckAmerica  Iraq 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: Scores die amid Iraqi shrine fury.
I have been meaning to write about communal violence for a while now. Iraq looks to be a big mess now.
Iraq  War 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iraq \'death squad caught in act.\'
Some things change, and some things stay the same.
Iraq  War  DeathSquads 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: Blair promises Iraq abuse probe.
I wonder how many beatings aren\'t video taped?
Iraq  War  Violence 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Marching orders.
\"I\'m so scared of terrorism I\'m happy to give up my Fourth Amendment rights. But I\'d rather die than be defended by a faggot-ass ass-fucker. --yours, the Christian Right.\" That\'s a good start to any thread.
Military  US  Iraq  War  GayRights 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Lies and mistellings...
Bush and Blair are korrupt -- with a K!
FuckAmerica  Iraq  FuckBlair  FuckBush 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: New \'torture jail\' found in Iraq.
I get the feeling the new Iraq is worse than the old Iraq.
Iraq 
december 2005 by funkaoshi
Metafilter: Gannon\'s in Baghdad now?
What\'s an occupation without a little propaganda?
Propaganda  FuckAmerica  Iraq 
november 2005 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: The American way of torture.
\"Has the C.I.A. legally killed prisoners?\" I\'m guessing the answer is yes.
FuckAmerica  Iraq  War  CIA 
november 2005 by funkaoshi
Harpers: Dick Cheney\'s Song of America.
I remember reading this back in 2002. This is definitely worth reading.
Politics  FuckAmerica  Iraq 
november 2005 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: U.S. Operatives Killed Detainees During Interrogations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
FuckAmerica  Iraq 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Waiting for justice in Iran.
During the Iraq-Iran war, Iraq used chemical weapons countless times against Iran. Most of the weapons came from the West, or their development was aided by the West.
Iran  Iraq  War  ChemicalWeapons 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: US strikes kill \'70 Iraq rebels\'.
\"Eyewitnesses are quoted saying that many were civilians.\"
Iraq  War  FuckAmerica 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
Metafilter: Is the Blair government creating another dodgy dossier?
Britain has claimed Iran is helping the insurgents in Iraq.
Iran  Iraq  Britain  War 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
Metafilter: Mom, you\'re not going to like this.
\"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free and I will beat them so senseless that with their dying breath, their lips will be able to mouth nothing other than U-S-A, U-S-A.\"
Iraq  War  FuckAmerica 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Night Draws Near: Iraq\'s People in the Shadow of America\'s War.
Depressing.
Iraq  War 
september 2005 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Al-Aaimmah bridge catastrophe.
Over 600 people are dead in Iraq as a result of a stampede caused by rumors of a suicide bombing.
Stampede  Iraq 
august 2005 by funkaoshi
A War to Be Proud Of.
Christopher Hitchens is a crack-pot. The first paragraph of the article should convince you of that, though the whole article is a bit suspect. I think there are some wars worth being proud of, but the war in Iraq is not one of them. It is foolish to t
FuckAmerica  War  Iraq 
august 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: New claims of Iraq prisoner abuse.
FuckAmerica  Iraq 
august 2005 by funkaoshi
Documents Tell of Brutal Improvisation by GIs.
I wish I could say I was shocked, but I don\'t expect much from the US army. That\'s some sadistic shit.
War  Iraq  FuckAmerica 
august 2005 by funkaoshi
CBC News: At least 15 people die in attacks in Iraq.
There was also <a href=\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4703853.stm\">another bombing in London</a>. So far no one has been hurt. The London bombing will get an order of magnitude more press than this incident.
Iraq  Bombing  London 
july 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Children die in Baghdad car bomb.
This attack won\'t get a cute name like 9/11 or 7/7, and there will probably be another attack next week, but that doesn\'t make it any less tragic.
Tragic  Car  Bombing  Iraq 
july 2005 by funkaoshi
Iraq War Casualties Map.
An interesting use of Google Maps.
War  Iraq  GoogleMaps 
june 2005 by funkaoshi
The Adaptability of Iraqi Insurgents.
Those car bombs in Iraq aren\'t as low tech as you might think.
Iraq  War  Security 
june 2005 by funkaoshi

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