THE IRAQ LEGACY: TELL IT LIKE IT IS

NOVANEWS August 23, 2010  by Michael Leon  Bush Lied: 100,000s dead, traumatized, wounded and tortured By Medea Benjamin (opednews.com) With the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the administration, the military and the media […]

COUNTER-INSURGENCY

NOVANEWS Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Using Power or Prudence? August 12, 2010  by Michael Leon     Psychological impact of terrorism on target population. – Counter-insurgency (COIN) against the terrorists, whether Iraqis or Afghanis, who were essentially George […]

IRAQ: KORT JENSEN ANOTHER SUICIDE

NOVANEWS Another casualty of war, another suicide; Will no one blame the war? August 7, 2010 by Michael Leon   Leah Hogsten at The Salt Lake Tribune – Kort Jensen’s wife, Laura Becherini Jensen, weeps as […]

OBAMA SPEECH ON IRAQ

NOVANEWS In Speech on Iraq, Obama Reaffirms DrawdownAugust 2, 2010 posted by Michael Leon  President Obama’s appearance before the Disabled American Veterans group draws attention to the transition in Iraq – Doug Mills NYT – […]

AMERICAN WAR CRIME'S: FALLUJAH VS HIROSHIMA

NOVANEWS http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/toxic-legacy-of-us-assault-on-fallujah-worse-than-hiroshima-2034065.html Patrick Cockburn:  Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’ The shocking rates of infant mortality and cancer in Iraqi city raise new questions about battle  24 July 2010  Dramatic increases […]