http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:59:50 +0000 Fri, 09 May 2008 17:01:46 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, May 9 (IPS) - Water supply is drying out in what was once the agriculturally rich Diyala province north of Baghdad. Baquba, the capital city of Diyala, is now running... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000798.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000798.php Iraq Fri, 09 May 2008 16:59:50 +0000 McCain, Obama and Clinton silent on Iraq exit Le Monde Diplomatique May 2008 Issue As soon as it was clear that the presidential primaries would be the news story of the year in the US, Iraq was dropped by the... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/newscommentary/000796.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/newscommentary/000796.php News/Commentary Wed, 07 May 2008 01:41:14 +0000 Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, May 2 (IPS) - Amidst unemployment and impoverishment, Iraqis now face a cutting down of their monthly food ration – much of it already eaten away by official corruption.... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000795.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000795.php Iraq Sat, 03 May 2008 02:08:39 +0000 Al-Jazeera (I highly recommend reading the piece on the Al-Jazeera website, as it includes photos and video) By Dahr Jamail Five years ago, George Bush, the US president, announced aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier that the war in... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000794.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000794.php Iraq Thu, 01 May 2008 16:59:01 +0000 Inter Press Service By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail* DAMASCUS, Apr 26 (IPS) - More than a million Iraqis were lucky enough to flee into Syria. But in this relatively safe haven, there is no getting away from poverty.... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/syria/000793.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/syria/000793.php Syria Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:59:53 +0000 Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Apr 14 (IPS) - Fallujah remains a crippled city more than two years after the November 2004 U.S.-led assault.... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000791.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000791.php Iraq Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:30:44 +0000 Inter Press Service Analysis by Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* BAGHDAD, Apr 12 (IPS) - Many Iraqis have come to believe that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is just as much a dictator as Saddam Hussein was.... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000788.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000788.php Iraq Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:38:14 +0000 Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Apr 8 (IPS) - As violence continues in Baghdad and southern Iraq, it seems quiet on the surface in Baquba, the volatile city 40km north of Baghdad. But few believe... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000786.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000786.php Iraq Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:44:49 +0000 Inter Press Service By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Apr 7 (IPS) - Battles between rival Shia groups have spread from Basra in the south to Baquba in the north.... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000787.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000787.php Iraq Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:01:26 +0000 Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* BAGHDAD, Apr 2 (IPS) - Despite the huge media campaign led by U.S. officials and a complicit corporate-controlled media to convince the world of U.S. success in Iraq, emerging facts on... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000784.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000784.php Iraq Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:47:43 +0000 Inter Press Service By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail* DAMASCUS, Mar 31 (IPS) - The Arab summit held in Damascus over this weekend has convinced many Iraqis that Arab leaders do not speak for them.... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/syria/000774.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/syria/000774.php Syria Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:20:06 +0000 Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Mar 31 (IPS) - Iraqi doctors in al-Anbar province warn of the spread of Blackwater fever, a complication of malaria. Many Iraqis see that name as ominously one with Blackwater... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000775.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000775.php Iraq Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:24:07 +0000 Inter Press Service By Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail* FALLUJAH, Mar 26 (IPS) - Iraqi doctors in al-Anbar province warn of a new disease they call "Blackwater" that threatens the lives of thousands. The disease is named after Blackwater Worldwide,... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000770.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000770.php Iraq Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:05:17 +0000 Inter Press Service By Maki al-Nazzal and Dahr Jamail* DAMASCUS, Mar 24 (IPS) - More than a million Iraqis in Syria cannot find work. For their idleness, they have come to be called the "pillow drivers".... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/syria/000768.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/syria/000768.php Syria Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:28:11 +0000 The Progressive April 2008 Issue Dahr Jamail Jason Moon suffers from persistent insomnia as he wrestles with memories of his time in Iraq. “While on our initial convoy into Iraq in early June 2003, we were given a direct order... http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000767.php http://dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000767.php Iraq Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:12:43 +0000