New Eastern Outlook Part 1 After the end of the eight year-long Iraq-Iran War Washington was left facing the issue of legitimising its further military presence in the strategically important (for the US) region of the Persian Gulf. By that time both of the countries involved in the conflict were […]
Iraq
A Trap for Hussein (I)
New Eastern Outlook After the failure of a series of talks between Iraq and Kuwait, including those conducted in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait’s territory in the early morning of the 2nd of August, 1990. Having overcome the resistance of the small Kuwaiti army, the 120 thousand […]
Who Is Responsible for Suicide-Bomber Academies?
Shocking and astonishing analysis by the frequent OR contributor Peter Chamberlin provides some ground to the claims that there is no such thing as ‘Islamic terrorism’. Quite opposite, malicious will is foully acting in the name of Islam… The roots of this spiritual disease are disclosed hereby. Peter Chamberlin (USA) […]
The WikiLeaks Enigma
Elena Pustovoitova (Russia) What the phenomenon of WikiLeaks, a powerful outlet of classified information, reflects is not only the immense potential of the Internet but also the fact that the implementation of a sophisticated program of brainwashing must be underway. The very first outburst of former secrets – the Afghan […]
A Death Sentence to Tariq Aziz Against the WikiLeaks Backdrop
Alexander Mezyaev (Russia) Tariq Aziz, another Hussein-era top official the new Iraqi administration plans to do away with, was sentenced to death on October 26. When Iraqi leader S. Hussein was sentenced to death and executed late in 2007, few realized what charges actually led to the verdict. Media coverage […]
Who Gave Wikileaks the Secrets?
Yuri Shcheglovin (Russia) The latest leak of classified Pentagon materials on the war in Iraq resembles the last volley of artillery fire before a general offensive. It occurred exactly one week before the US congressional elections. That, of course, was no accident and makes us once again question the “integrity […]
The Plundering of Iraq’s National Museum: What Really Happened?
Yuliya CHMELENKO (Russia) We very often take in information without thinking about where it comes from or why it was produced. Unfortunately, that is the way things stand today with news of events in the Middle East—some things we hear about in distorted form, and some things we do not […]
Terror, Petrodollar Warfare and Plan “B” for Iraq
Anatoly ALIFEROV (Russia) The death toll in Iraq is surging after more than 7 years of international occupation. The ballots cast during the March 7 parliamentary elections still have not been completely counted, and the tide of terror of some obscure origin in the country is raising as we watch. […]
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