By Evelyn Pringle 20 April, 2007 Countercurrents.org I t's time for Americans to face the cold hard truth that nothing will be accomplished by allowing the daily carnage in Iraq to continue, and if Bush has his way, our young people will be dying in this...

Mark Tran Friday April 20, 2007 Guardian Unlimited An Iraqi contractor attaches chains to a huge concrete barrier for a "gated community" in Baghdad. Photograph: Sgt Mike Pryor/US army US soldiers are building a three-mile wall to separate one of Baghdad's...

Meeting the Resistance in Iraq By KEVIN PROSEN M eeting Resistance is an unprecedented new documentary that goes deep into the heart of the insurgency against American forces in Iraq. Over the course of ten months, journalists Steve Connors and Molly...

Iraq's oil reserves are significantly untapped and daily production could be doubled within five years, a report has concluded. Iraq is sitting on potential reserves of 100 billion barrels, nearly twice as much as currently estimated, according to a study...

Global Research, April 14, 2007 Who is erasing Iraq's history? A visitor only has to be in the country minute's before someone informs them: 'We are the cradle of civilization' and launches in to the pride and passion of historical jewels and archeological...

Ottawa calls Chinese diplomat on carpet after tearful activist learns his fate JEFF SALLOT and GEOFFREY YORK AND OMAR EL AKKAD With a report from Yu Mei in Beijing OTTAWA, TORONTO -- Canada issued a formal diplomatic protest to China yesterday against...

By Clifford Coonan in Beijing Published: 20 April 2007 In a brave legal action against the great firewall of China, a jailed political prisoner and his wife have sued Yahoo! in a US court, accusing the internet firm of contributing to torture by helping...

April 18, 2007 11:22 p.m. EST Geoffrey Ramos - All Headline News Staff Writer Manila, Philippines (AHN) - While the rest of the world rejected the idea that the U.S. should continue to play a preeminent role as a world leader, the Philippines came out...

Campaign against alleged voter fraud sought to bolster the GOP By Greg Gordon Mcclatchy-tribune Originally published April 19, 2007 WASHINGTON // For six years, the Bush administration, aided by Justice Department political appointees, has pursued an...

By Associated Press | April 19, 2007 NEW ORLEANS -- An irate judge halted the prosecution of 42 criminal defendants yesterday, saying the city's underfunded public defender's office isn't providing adequate representation. State Judge Arthur Hunter also...