NOVANEWS by Amy Goodman A sign seen at a 2007 anti-war protest. (Photo: Thiago Santos/cc/flickr)It didn’t take long this week for the architects of the disastrous U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq to apply their makeup […]
NOVANEWS by John R. MacArthur Journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, who died last year in a car crash in California, in this undated publiclty photo. (Photo: Blue Rider Press / Penguin)Having read his posthumously published […]
NOVANEWS Amendments championed by Rep. Barbara Lee overwhelmingly defeated as Obama positions for potential strikes – Sarah Lazare A sign seen at a 2007 anti-war protest. (Photo: Thiago Santos/cc/flickr)An effort in the House of Representatives […]
NOVANEWS From within Iraq and across the world, opponents condemn push for a new US military campaign in war-tattered nation – Sarah Lazare Yanar Mohammed, president and co-founder of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in […]
NOVANEWS As the United States briefly holds talks with Iran over the crisis in Iraq, President Obama has announced the deployment of 275 U.S. military personnel to protect U.S. personnel and facilities in Baghdad. […]
NOVANEWS As a Sunni militancy overtakes large parts of Iraq, former U.N.-Arab League special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi joins us to discuss the escalating Iraqi conflict, the long-term impact of the 2003 U.S. invasion, and […]
NOVANEWS by Jim Naureckas CNN‘s Brian Stelter–formerly of the New York Times–introduced an interview with New York Times reporter John Burns (Reliable Sources, 6/15/14) by calling him “one of the most famous war correspondents of all time.” This would put […]
NOVANEWS by Juan Cole A young Iraqi girl waits outside of her house during a clearing operation in the Rasalkoor District of Mosul, Iraq, May 27. (Credit: Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq / cc / Senior […]
NOVANEWS Fighting results in scores dead as both US and Iran reportedly weighing deeper military involvment inside country – Jon Queally The Baiji oil refinery, 155 miles north of Baghdad, is under attack by ISIL […]
NOVANEWS by Ramzy Baroud ‘What is going on in Iraq right now is an integral part of the US-infused mayhem,’ writes Baroud. (Photo: AFP)“Labeiki ya Zaynab,” chanted Iraqi Shia fighters as they swayed, dancing with their […]