1948 PM Said said that Anglo-Iraq Treaty was still on the
table after Regent cancelled it
Led to new protests
1948 PM Said ordered suppression of protests against
Anglo-Iraq Treaty
1982 Iran and Iraq agreed to family visits for prisoners of
war
1987 Islamic Conference Organization invited Iran and Iraq
to summit in Kuwait Iran said no
1987 UN Sec Gen de Cuella addressed Islamic Conf Org saying
aggressor in Iran-Iraq War needed
to be determined
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War
1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War,
The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War)
1997 Iraqi National Accord operative gave interview saying
CIA behind bombing campaign in Iraq
from 1994-95
1998 Project for New American Century sent letter to Clinton
demanding US overthrow Saddam
11 of 18 signatories would join
Bush admin
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Road to Iraq, The Making of a Neoconservative War)
(Musings
On Iraq Was Iraq An Imminent Threat To The West?)
2003 Sec State Powell speech asked why Iraq tried to buy
uranium Reference to Iraq-Niger uranium deal
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2003 PM Blair said Iraq non-cooperation with UN inspectors
was material breach of UN Resolution
(Musings
On Iraq article UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A Threat)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
2004 Japanese troops deployed to Iraq as part of Coalition
of Willing
2004 Report CPA officials were questioning influence of
Ayatollah Sistani and whether all major
CPA decisions would have to get his
approval
(Musings
On Iraq book review Squandered Victory, The American Occupation And the
Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq)
2004 Report Pentagon signed new $96 mil contract with Harris
Co to set up Iraqi news outlet to
broadcast US messaging to Iraqis
Previous company contracted by Pentagon for Iraqi news outlet couldn’t find
equipment Didn’t pay Iraqi workers Made poorly produced news
2005 Insurgent umbrella group announced campaign to disrupt
that year’s elections
2005 US Cmdr in Iraq Gen Casey said US and Iraqi forces
killing more insurgents and taking fight
to Sunni areas Said Iraqi forces
could not secure country but could secure voting stations during elections
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
2006 Al Qaeda sent letter to Ansar al-Sunnah suggested it
merge with Al Qaeda in Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Caliphate At
War, Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State)
2007 US arrested Sheikh Daraji Sadr’s media director in
Baghdad
2007 Report Bush authorized killing and capturing Iranians
in Iraq Fall 06 US arrested dozens of Iranians
but released them White House
believed hitting Iran hard in Iraq would make it step back from its nuke
program Summer 06 US decided to confront Iran more directly in Iraq Said Iran
had to pay a price for interfering in Iraq and threatening US forces CIA Dir
Hayden warned that new policy could just lead to Iranian retaliation Sec State
Rice worried about policy escalating to direct confrontation with Iran Some
wanted US to go after Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Iraq as much as Islamic
State of Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iran’s Iraq policy)
(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)
2007 Fmr Cheney media aide Martin said VP dictated talking
points to his Chief of Staff Libby to use with
reporters to discredit fmr Amb
Wilson on Iraq-Niger uranium story Talked about leaking info to reporters
Cheney also ordered Martin to track news stories about Wilson Martin
contradicted Libby’s claim that he found out Wilson’s wife’s name from
journalist Wilson claimed he found no evidence of Iraq-Niger uranium deal
Claimed Cheney knew about his findings and continued to lie about it Cheney
didn’t hear about Wilson’s account
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2007 UK report Security in Basra deteriorated Basrawis lived
in fear due to Mahdi Army and other militias
British and ISF not seen as
reliable by public
2008 FBI agent that interviewed Saddam after capture said he
never expected a US invasion Thought
Bush would only bomb Iraq Saddam
considered Iran real threat
2011 Insurgents caught crossing from Syria to Anbar Said
they got aid from Syrian govt
(Musings
On Iraq article on Syrian support for Iraqi insurgency 2011-12)
2015 After battle with IS in Barwanah Diyala Hashd kill 70
civilians
2017 All of east Mosul freed by Iraqi forces after PM Abadi
declared it cleared already
(Musings
On Iraq Review Shatter the Nations, ISIS and the War for the Caliphate)
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