Publicity for Ukraine war vs campaign to justify 2003 US war on Iraq
Mar 22,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The publicity for the Ukraine war has been handled far more successfully by the US, NATO and allies than the campaign to […]
A Look Back at How Fear and False Beliefs Bolstered U.S. Public Support for War in Iraq
BY CARROLL DOHERTY AND JOCELYN KILEYMARCH 14, 2023 Twenty years ago this month, the United States launched a major military invasion of Iraq, marking the second time it fought a war in that […]
Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order
President George W Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq on 1 May 2003. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP Iraq war: 20 years on ‘Tell me, how does this […]
How the search for Iraq’s secret weapons fell apart
News Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, controversy still rages over the existence of the “weapons of mass destruction” (WMDs) which provided the UK’s justification for taking part. New […]
The man who sold the war
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell helped destroy Iraq, but the press never stopped loving him. BY MICHAEL ARRIAOCTOBER 21, 2021 AT THE UN, COLIN POWELL HOLDS A MODEL VIAL OF […]
Iraq’s health system, once envy of the region, is in crisis
Apr 28,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Sanctions kill ordinary folk while elites carry on as usual. This should be the lesson of the US and its Western allies, which impose sanctions […]
Desert Storm: 30 years on
The end of the Gulf War on Feb. 28, 1991 saw the eviction of Iraq from Kuwait but paved the way for decades of conflict An Arab News Deep Dive […]
Gulf war 30th anniversary: Non-stop consequences
Jan 24,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh On January 16, we marked 30 years since the outbreak of the first Gulf War, in which the international coalition attacked […]
The Iraq War fifteen years on: “America destroyed my country”
Fifteen years ago, on 20 March 2003, the United States and its allies invaded Iraq. Iraqi novelist and poet Sinan Antoon describes the pain of watching his country disintegrate in […]
How do dictators retain power, even when reviled and mocked by those they govern?
Modern-day despots wish to be blessed for their extravagant genius. But, Robert Fisk asks, what are we to make of this lunacy? And do they really believe their own hype? […]
Where is Saddam Hussain ?
Editor’s Note: PLEASE forgive me, this thought just came to my mind. It is well known that Saddam Hussain was a brutal dictator. While he did not […]
Saddam Hussein’s daughter publishes last message before his death
Raghad Hussein posted the message on her Twitter account on the 12th anniversary of her father’s death. 31 Dec 2018 Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sits in the dock during […]
This man is called Saddam Hussein and no one believes him
Posted by Bethan McKernan in people Things can get a bit awkward for Saddam Hussein when he’s going for a job interview, making a restaurant reservation, or filling out forms. […]
As we look back on the horror of Iraq 15 years later, I wonder – would this have happened if Trump was president?
Those crossed swords in Baghdad, the rockets swooping heavenwards in the giant wall painting in his palace conference room, the military parades – they would surely have tickled the interest of […]
Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country
By SINAN ANTOON MARCH 19, 2018 A statue of Saddam Hussein in front of the burning National Olympic Committee in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times […]
The interrogation of Saddam Hussein and U.S. policy in Iraq
PAST EVENT BROOKINGS INSTITUTION LISTEN TO AUDIODownload the Audio Download the Transcript More Wednesday, Mar 22, 2017 Brookings Institution Saul/Zilkha Rooms 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 […]
When I reach to the next world, I want to ask the angels: Where is Saddam Hussain?
Saddam Hussain of Iraq no doubt was not a holy man. On the other hand, his last words, when being executed, were: [Saddam] There is no God but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God. There is no God but Allah and I testify that Muhammad… […]
Saddam Hussein’s Last Words: “To the Hell that is Iraq!”
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page What the Media has Deliberately Concealed By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Global Research, September 20, 2015 Global Research 31 January 2007 This article was first published by Global Research on January 31, 2007. “On […]