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Iraq articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Iraq. Iraq is not a functioning democracy. According to Freedom House, it "has conducted meaningful elections but political participation remains seriously impaired by sectarian violence". Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on the Middle East.
Iraq Lessons Lead to Delaying US Afghan Withdrawal
U.S Defense Secretary Ash Carter hinted at during a recent visit to Kabul on Saturday that the United States is open to changing its official plan of withdrawal from Afghanistan scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016
Oh, The Poor Perpetrator! A Light Bulb Moment
The answer is right in front of our faces. We cannot afford to not hold those responsible to account. Every time we don’t, it gives them that much more leverage to do it to us and condemn the next innocent person!
VIDEO: Hostility Toward Dissent at David Petraeus Talk
On October 30th 2014, 74 year old former CIA Analyst of 27 years Ray McGovern was arrested outside the 92nd Street Y in NYC where former CIA director and retired military general David Petraeus was speaking at an event.
Anti-War Iraq Vet Talks American Sniper Movie
Brock McIntosh, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and co-founder of IVAW’s Afghanistan Veterans Against the War Committee, talks about American Sniper.
Amazing Rise of Kurdish Women’s Political Power
Total war driving Kurdish women’s political power rise similar to effect of world wars in Europe
Iraq Radicals Terrorize Mosul University’s Heroic Staff
In largest city controlled by Iraq’s radical Islamic State, the educators and administrators that make up Mosul University’s heroic staff keep class open
27 Centuries of Iraqi Jewish History From Abraham to Adrian
How an unusual discovery has brought light to a forgotten part of world history and reawakened the passions of an ancient community that was violently displaced from its ancestral land, fully aware it was never going to return.
Syria War Money Politics Favor Defense Industry
In US push to military action, Iraq and Syria War money politics benefit defense contractors
Iraq PM Resigns And Creates Avenue for Nation’s Survival
War-weary people hope for future peace talks as strongman Iraq PM resigns power to new leadership