UK Iraq Newswire Archive
Iraq: Five years and counting... (by Latuff)
25-03-2008 12:35
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Iraqi refugees are forced to wander for years in Europe
25-03-2008 08:54
This Libération article translated from French describes the second hell being inflicted on Iraqis who attempt to get to Britain or find safety in Europe . It describes the way refugees or 'exiles' as they prefer to be called are pushed from one country to another and how European states have created a system which serves to push refugees back to the entry countries of the European Union where asylum is very rarely, if ever granted.Death toll of U.S. soldiers in Iraq reaches 4.000 (by Latuff)
24-03-2008 12:30
![4000 U.S. soldiers dead in Iraq](/icon/2008/03/394574.jpg)
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High-resolution file for printing purposes here:
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Victories are within sight for communities that host U.S. foreign military bases
22-03-2008 13:40
Victories are within sight for people in a growing number of nations where communities that host U.S. foreign military bases have long fought to get rid of them.Bush, McCain “gaffes” on Iran echo Iraq war lies
22-03-2008 07:31
Within the past week, both US President George W. Bush and the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the 2008 presidential election, Senator John McCain, have made widely broadcast statements about Iran that are as demonstratively false as they are provocative.Latuff's Iraq War cartoons available for download NOW!
22-03-2008 01:30
Download for free a zip file containing 252 high-resolution artworks (cartoons, photomontages, comics) produced by me on the eve of the Iraq War in 2002, until March 20th, 2008. All the artworks can be freely reproduced, without my formal permission.![](/img/extlink.gif)
Iraq Cambridge Rail Station Vigil, March 20th.
21-03-2008 16:02
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possibly the bloodiest and longest running Middle Eastern conflict of recent times, so Iraq, aka Gulf War mark 2.
Guardian: Was the Iraq War Imperialist?
21-03-2008 13:06
The following comment piece was published today on the Guardian's Comment is Free website here:![](/img/extlink.gif)
Some Indymedia readers might find it interesting.
Pics from Iraq 5th anniversary protests in London
20-03-2008 23:56
![Bliar nicked at last](/icon/2008/03/394418.jpg)
Aldermaston bike ride on March 22-24, 2008
20-03-2008 22:30
Bikes not bombs are planning a bike ride from London to Aldermaston Atomic Weapons EstablishmentThe bike ride is expected to take 3 days (22nd March - 24th March 2008)
Join the Nano-Bio-Virtual-Sit-In Against War Profiteers!
20-03-2008 22:19
//please forward and help grow the SWARM!///Join the action and learn more at
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We are extending the action to coincide with calls to "On M20 Shut it
Down" from Unconventional Action Chicago and March on M21 from SDS.
Bush's anniversary address - interpreted
20-03-2008 12:05
US President George W Bush addressed the nation yesterday, delivering a moving speech about the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Extracts reproduced below, with interpretation [in square brackets].EDO Blockades On 5th Anniversary Of Shock and Awe
20-03-2008 11:46
This morning eleven demonstrators, acting under the banner of Smash EDO, blockaded EDO MBM a weapons manufacturer in Home Farm Road, Brighton, to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.Wrexham Vigil for Iraq - pics
20-03-2008 09:07
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Protesters commemorate Iraqi war dead at military recruitment event in London
20-03-2008 01:41
Two days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the start of the US- and UK-led invasion of Iraq, commando engineers sensitively staged a recruitment event in northwest London. Three anti-war protesters went along to try and persuade locals not to make the biggest mistake of their lives.How to Get Out of Iraq
19-03-2008 18:01
Five years into the war in Iraq, the primary source of instability is the continuing presence of U.S. troops. Iraqi public opinion and attack statistics strongly indicate that more than 80 per cent of the violence is directly or indirectly attributable to the U.S. military occupation. It follows that a ceasefire predicated on a decisive U.S. withdrawal of all troops and bases will actually help stabilize the country.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
Smash EDO film banned in Bath, but not by B.A.N....
19-03-2008 16:14
...or at least, they're trying pretty hard5 years of war! Stop the Nanotech and Biotech War Profiteers!
19-03-2008 15:44
Click here to join the action, join us on March 19th, 2008.Vigil for Iraq - Wrexham
19-03-2008 10:21
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