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Political instability, mayhem, and deadly violence have left Iraq in tatters and forces one to contemplate ‘what’s next’? With this hopes for a peaceful and bright future are also fading away. Now the counter allegations between al-Maliki and US senators have begun which reflects the callousness on either side without adhering to the plights of Iraqis. Violence unabatedly spills over in Iraq defying every US effort to stem it. Amid…

The National Intelligence Estimate report paints a near nightmarish picture. It says the Iraqi security forces, despite improving slightly, are incapable of handling the situation in the country. If the prop of US military presence is withdrawn they will quickly fold up. The political situation is worse. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki seems to be hopelessly lost in the maze of pulls and complexities of Iraqi politics. He neither has…

Iraq went From bad to worse, from worse to worst and now the violence nullifies any positive step forward with blood stains. Nevertheless, another step downwards, as the fierce counter allegations – in face saving attempts – on Iraqi turmoil has begun between US lawmakers, who are demanding the ouster of Iraqi PM, and Maliki, strongly bouncing back with ‘come to the senses people’. The loosening knots between al-Maliki and…

The Iraq scenario is pushing towards nadir but this week is marked with the special development i.e. now the relations between al-Maliki and US are souring and in counter allegations US senators called for the ouster of Maliki and he blasted them with stringent grin ‘come to the senses people’. Here are some excerpts for what Iraq went through last week (20th To 26th August, 2007). August 20, 2007 As…

Almost all Media Personnel in Iraq, especially of foreign media, seem to be soft targets of the grotesque violence spreading in the war torn country. In a recent incident, an Iraqi translator associated with CBS News has been reportedly murdered five days after he was kidnapped from his home in Baghdad. The victim’s name is Anwar Abbas Lafta. Eight to ten men carrying weapons, some of them wearing body armors,…

The number of Iraqis fleeing their homes has soared since the US started increasing its troops since February this year. According to the reports from two humanitarian organizations this is ultimately resulting in the partition of Iraq in sectarian enclaves. Despite US claims that the troop buildup has improved security in certain areas, sectarian violence is growing. Operations by US forces have resulted into new fighting and driving fearful Iraqis…

After the storm comes the calm. Is this calm that Iraqis are waiting for? …But for how long? US’s Iraq war – when it comes to results – is questionable since the very first day, particularly when US’s Iraq rhetoric proved nothing but mere sound and fury signifying nothing. US’s ‘Mission Iraqi freedom’ with changing equations and reports on Iraq, Bush is trying his level best to remain unaccountable but…

General Petraeus disappointed the world in Iraq and is being disappointed by the politics in Iraq, Iraqis are disappointed with US prolonged stay and the Americans are disappointed with the catastrophic scenario in Iraq. Disappointment and disappointment and disappointment… what else can you expect than disappointment for all when Petraeus has to cater to the interests of his political masters at home than to meet or interpret the ground reality….

Its official now, Iraq is on the threshold of disintegration once the US forces withdrew. The report – tabled before the Congress – on the need to bolster the American garrison in the insurgency-hit nation, prepared by the top US commander in Iraq General David Petraeus, sees an inevitability of the situation converting Iraq in to another Somalia. What is the US up to? The billion dollars question of the…

As army casualties mount in Iraq, voices are getting shriller in the US, demanding removal of its forces from the country. The House of Representatives recently passed a resolution aiming at that. Such a stance is understandable, coming from elected politicians, who are attuned to the prevailing public opinion. But the general public is often not capable of thinking out fully the implications of its demands. Strangely the esteemed Rand…