Who is the alien of independence day?

by Ahmed Janabi On May 15, 1948, Israel was created. For Israelis it is known as Independence Day; but for Palestinians and Arabs it is al-Nakba, or The Catastrophe. From the late 19th century until 1948, thousands of Jews travelled from around the...

A cosy sort of enmity

by Ahmed Janabi The relationship between the US and Iran has been puzzling many observers, who argue that many Iranian actions do not reflect the country's public display of enmity towards America. When the Shah was overthrown by Ayatollah al-Khomeini in February 1979,...

Zarqawi v Iraqis: Conflict of interest?

by Ahmed Janabi US troops detained a senior al-Qaida operative in Iraq on December 9 with the help of local citizens in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, the marines said. Amir Khalaf Fanus, known locally as The Butcher, was handed in by Iraqi civilians at an Iraqi...

Recap

Saddam asks to meet ex-US official

Lawyers for former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein have said he has asked to meet a former US attorney general who is a member of his defence team, but he is yet to hear from the authorities.

Iraqi Stamps

Image Gallery
spot_imgspot_img

Featured In

Huyendo de los escuadrones de la muerte

Ahmed Janabi* CSCAweb (www.nodo50.org/csca), 31de marzo de 2004 'Al-Jazzera.net', 30 de marzo de 2004 Traducción para CSCAweb de Loles Oliván "En los últimos meses los objetivos de los asesinatos han sido ingenieros, farmacéuticos, magistrados y abogados. Más de mil profesionales e intelectuales iraquíes han sido...

Everyone is a Target in Iraq

Nowadays in post-invasion Iraq, everybody is on somebody’s hit-list. Different political groups have emerged with contradictory interests and views, and some are resorting to violence against rivals.

Jude Wanniski- Re: An Interview with Muhammad al-Duri

Memo To: Website Fans, Browsers, ClientsFrom: Jude WanniskiRe: An Interview with Muhammad al-Duri It's almost two years since the invasion of Iraq and the world has not been able to hear from any of the members of Saddam Hussein's regime, because of...

Purported al-Qaida statement

The following is a translation of a statement from the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigadesclaiming responsibility for the Madrid bombings. The statement was published in Arabic in the London based newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi.

Ahmed Janabi responds to W’s demand to tell the good news

There were a number of reports that brought up the embarrassing truth about "good news" claims regarding reopening schools and hospitals (i.e., that they were never closed). Here are a couple more points in the propaganda v. reality list: White House press...

Huyendo de los escuadrones de la muerte

Ahmed Janabi* CSCAweb (www.nodo50.org/csca), 31de marzo de 2004 'Al-Jazzera.net', 30 de marzo de 2004 Traducción para CSCAweb de Loles Oliván "En los últimos meses los objetivos de los asesinatos han sido ingenieros, farmacéuticos,...

Everyone is a Target in Iraq

Nowadays in post-invasion Iraq, everybody is on somebody’s hit-list. Different political groups have emerged with contradictory interests and views, and some are resorting to violence against rivals.

In pictures: Anger over killing

by Ahmed Janabi Tunisia has been roiled by protests after an opposition politician was shot dead outside his home.  

Social Media

Coming Soon

Fresh stories

Who benefits from al-Hariri’s death?

by Ahmed Janabi Assassinations continue to be the signposts of Lebanon's political history despite the passage of 15-odd years since the end of the civil war. Between 1989, when the Taif Accords were signed, and...

Jude Wanniski- Re: An Interview with Muhammad al-Duri

Memo To: Website Fans, Browsers, ClientsFrom: Jude WanniskiRe: An Interview with Muhammad al-Duri It's almost two years since the invasion of Iraq and the world has not been able to hear from...

Iraq elections, democratic practice but …

For the first time since the fall of Baghdad to the American forces in April 2003; one of Saddam Huseein's men, speaks out.

Saddam’s lawyers cite death threats

by Ahmed Janabi Saddam Hussein's defence team says death squads have been set up to assassinate its members. The Jordan-based committee, Isnad (Support), said it received an e-mail from its representative in Baghdad, Iraqi lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi, saying...

Privations weigh down Iraqi lives

by Ahmed Janabi The lives of Iraqi housewives have not got any easier since the US invasion in March 2003 and their hopes for better days are fading with every passing day. Insecurity, unemployment, a lack...

Wealthy Iraqis seek safety abroad

by Ahmed Janabi Iraqis are increasingly seeking safety in foreign countries for their families and businesses in response to a security situation that has been worsening since the March 2003 US invasion. Fear of criminal gangs that carry...