1973 Sheikh Jabir al-Sabah visited Iraq and again offered to
talk about Iraq-Kuwait border dispute
Iraq demanded 2 islands from Kuwait
which it refused
1991 Bush announced no fly zone over southern Iraq to stop
Saddam offensive to clear out southern
marshes
1995 UN interviewed Hussein Kamal former Industry Min and
Saddam’s son-in-law that defected to
Jordan Kamal said Iraq hid its WMD
and nuke programs from inspectors but all programs ended after Gulf War US and
UN didn’t believe Kamal’s claim that Iraq had ended its programs Were convince
Iraq would always hide WMD
(Musings
On Iraq Chilcot Report Sec 1.1 UK Iraq Strategy 1990 To 2000)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
1996 Massoud Barzani wrote Saddam asking for help to fight
PUK and their Iranian backers in Irbil Tariq
Aziz released letter
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
2003 Bush said Iraq war had transformed to one against
Baathists and Al Qaeda
2003 Australian intel officer testified to parliament no
pre-war evidence of Iraq-Al Qaeda ties and Iraq’s
WMD contained Said US flooded with
disinformation by anti-Saddam Iraqis before war
2005 Incomplete draft constitution presented to parliament
Given another extension to finish draft
(Musings
On Iraq interview with constitutional scholar Zaid al-Ali on Iraq’s
constitution)
2005 Report Abu Mustafa Sheibani running arms for Iranian
Revolutionary Guard to Shiite militias in Iraq
including EFPs
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Galen Wright of Arkenstone blog on Iranian arms
shipments to Iraqi militias)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Naval Postgraduate School’s Ostovar on history of
the Iranian Revolutionary Guard)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Vanguard of the
Imam, Religion, Politics, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iran’s Iraq policy)
2005 Board of Supreme Audit report leaked to press Nearly
half of $1.27 bil spent by Def Min disappeared
in 1st 8 months of
Allawi govt Found Allawi’s office and Def Min gave no bid defense contracts to
middlemen paid up front in cash
2006 Sheikh Abu Risha met with US and asked for more
financing and more raids on insurgents
(Musings
On Iraq article on change in perceptions that led to Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Carter Malkasian on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Confronting Al
Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Marines
Take Anbar, The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Illusions of
Victory, The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)
2007 1920 Revolution Brigade leader killed by ISI in Baquba
His mosque was destroyed and 15 people
kidnapped as well
2009 Iraqi govt said it was arresting Baathists involved in
Aug 18 Baghdad bombings when it was actually
ISI
(Musings
On Iraq Baghdad Can’t Get Its Story Straight On Aug 18 Bombings)
2014 ISF and Asaib Ahl Al-Haq raided mosque in Diyala and
killed worshippers
(Musings
On Iraq article on history of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq)
(Musings
On Iraq Iran And Its Shiite Militias Mobilize In Iraq Interview With
Phillip Smyth)
2015 Gunmen in military uniforms attacked sit in protesters
in Basra Police did nothing
2015 Riot police broke up protests in Hillah beating them
Used water hoses
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