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	Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The establishment of a new civilian government of Iraq was complicated by religious and political divisions between the majority Shi'ite population and the formerly ruling Sunni Arabs.
		U.S. forces, using their superior fire power and air support, inflicted a steady stream of al-Mahdi army casualties; al-Sadr and hospital officials disputed the numbers, and both claimed that many of them were civilians.
		Invasion and occupation of Iraq casualties : the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the ensuing 2003 occupation of Iraq, and the continuing coalition presence there have come in many forms, and the accuracy of the information available on different types of casualties varies greatly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US-led_occupation_of_Iraq (8953 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - Iraq under occupation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		US and British occupation of Iraq is regarded as the re-emergence of the old colonialist practices of the western empires in some quarters.
		More US soldiers have died in Iraq since George Bush declared an end to the war on 1 May 2003 prompting the question: Will Iraq turn into a new Vietnam eventually bringing the US to its senses...
		Iraq's history, and along with it that of the Arab Muslim world, speaks of several similar encounters.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/8245212D-39CC-4E6E-80FF-2E1F29F72BC5.htm (208 words)

	Saudis warn against US occupation of Iraq - smh.com.au
		A US occupation of Iraq would trigger regional turmoil and undermine the global campaign against terrorism, Saudi newspapers warned yesterday.
		An "occupation of Iraq could cause chaos and result in the collapse of the war on terror, especially when another force is still occupying the Palestinian territories," said Al-Watan.
		US Secretary of State Colin Powell confirmed yesterday that Washington was mulling the possibility of installing a military occupation government in Baghdad, one of several contingency plans being worked on as US officials prepare for a possible invasion to oust President Hussein and install a friendly government in the oil-rich country.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/10/13/1034222639165.html (407 words)

	US occupation of Iraq
		It is well known that after the ouster of the Saddam Hussein government and the US military occupation of Iraq, the country is in a state of chaos and lawlessness.
		US special operation forces, the same that have been in use in Afghanistan and Iraq, recently were in the Jungle Training School of the Indian army in Mizoram for joint exercises with Indian forces.
		The existence of a colonial occupation in Iraq is an affront to the independence and sovereignty of all countries.
	pd.cpim.org /2003/0601/06012003_prakash.htm (1768 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| US 'planning occupation of Iraq'
		Under the plan, US commanders would be responsible for maintaining stability and overseeing the transition to a democratic government for an undetermined period of time.
		The post-war occupation of Iraq might be carried out by a US force, a United Nations force, or a coalition of forces - perhaps including Britain.
		Correspondents have suggested that the floating of an occupation plan and the possibility of war crimes trials could be the US administration's way of warning the Iraq's generals of the cost of continuing to support Saddam Hussein or of using weapons of mass destruction in the event of US-led military action against Iraq.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/2320625.stm (535 words)

	COMMITTEE TO END THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ PO Box 1214
		US troops regularly shoot, injure and kill dozens of unarmed demonstrators opposing the US presence, carry out midnight raids in which people are killed and hundreds are arrested, arbitrarily set up road blocks and barbed wire barriers and otherwise harass and repress the entire population.
		Lately, US GIs have are being killed daily as the resistance mounts and families of GIs and the GIs themselves are starting to call for an end to their involvement in the occupation.
		We are continuing to present workshops around the US occupation of Iraq at as many high schools and colleges as possible during the month of September.
	www.endocciraq.org (959 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Kerry: End US Occupation of Iraq
		Washington, DC - US Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry called for an end to the US occupation of Iraq and criticized the administration's use of now discredited intelligence as a basis for launching the war.
		The US senator for Massachusetts, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, also criticized the administration's efforts leading up to the war in Iraq, launched on March 20.
		WASHINGTON - U.S. troops are facing a classic guerrilla war in Iraq, spearheaded by Saddam Hussein loyalists, and American forces need to adapt their tactics to crush this increasingly organized resistance, the head of U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday.
	truthout.org /docs_03/071803A.shtml (939 words)

	Protests grow against US
		Occupation Watch, an international group of antiwar organisations, released a report last weekend estimating that between 7,900 and 9,800 civilians have died from war-related causes since the US invasion.
		Al-Sistani appears to be responding to the rising tide of opposition to the US occupation and attempting to maintain his own position.
		White House officials, however, later told US media outlets that the administration was working on “hybrid plan” under which direct elections would be held in Baghdad and surrounding towns dominated by Shiite Muslims, while caucuses would be held in other areas of the country.
	www.ccmep.org /2004_articles/iraq/011504_protests_grow_against_us.htm (1955 words)

	Women's Organization Calls for an End to US Occupation of Iraq \| MADRE: An International Women's Human Rights ...
		The October 17 US Senate vote insisting that Iraq itself pay $10 billion of the costs of repairing the destruction of 12 years of US-led sanctions, bombing and invasion is shameful.
		But the occupation’s most fundamental aspect cannot be mitigated: both the US invasion of Iraq and the occupation are unilateral acts of aggression which violate international law and the UN’s own Charter.
		The United Nations, not the US, act as interim authority in Iraq, overseeing Iraq’s Governing Council and cabinet, setting the timetable for the drafting of a new constitution and elections and restoring Iraqi sovereignty as quickly as possible.
	www.madre.org /press/pr/endoccupationiraq.html (676 words)

	Shocking photographs shame US occupation forces in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The USA occupation in Iraq is now rapidly sinking in a quagmire.
		The occupation, as in Vietnam, is now becoming more brutal as US troops are reacting to increasing and more sophisticated operations by Iraqi guerilla freedom fighters.
		In addition, the "grunts" are being told false stories that US Army Private Jessica Lynch was brutally "sodomized" by the Iraqi "animals", that she was a "virgin" and that they must avenge her honor.
	www.aztlan.net /hearts_and_minds.htm (685 words)

	US Occupation Of Iraq
		Because the Americans were firm, not to say coarse, in their rejection of the term “occupation”, so those states and governments that felt scared refrained from using it to describe Iraq’s state after the war.
		Even the states that joined the US coalition, like the UK, do not feel that their words will be heard in the near future, as other states in the region are targeted.
		And the Iraqi people have still not forgotten that in the periods when the US was a friend, it was a friend to the regime that it came to remove.
	www.mees.com /postedarticles/politics/ArabPressReview/a46n17c02.htm (452 words)

	Ten Reasons to Oppose US Occupation of Iraq
		The occupation of Iraq feeds right into Bin Laden’s own rhetoric that the United States has empirical and selfish reasons for reconstructing the Middle East.
		Massive protests against US occupation of Iraq have sprung up throughout the country.
		US military presence is not welcome in the Middle East -- with Palestine, Syria, Iran, Egypt,Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Libya and now the “liberated” Afghanistan -- showing their anger at Iraq’s occupiers through protests and religious/political rallies.
	www.dissidentvoice.org /Articles4/Frank_Ocupation.htm (944 words)

	Democratic presidential candidates back US occupation of Iraq
		While the consensus of the major media and the Democratic Party establishment was that the quick US conquest of Baghdad would undermine antiwar sentiment, the reverse was actually the case.
		The US occupation of Iraq has developed into a nightmarish dead end, with daily guerrilla attacks taking a steady toll in dead and wounded American soldiers and growing opposition to the US presence from the great mass of the Iraqi people—and from increasing numbers of the American working people as well.
		Dean’s embrace of continued US occupation of Iraq is the predictable consequence of his emergence as a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/sep2003/dems-s08.shtml (1429 words)

	The UN, de Mello and the US occupation of Iraq
		De Mello’s prominent role in Iraq, far from indicating any genuine concern on the part of the UN for the plight of the Iraqi people, was a measure of the assignment’s political importance and sensitivity.
		Although the UN did not put the final seal of approval on the US invasion, by passing resolution 1441, it nevertheless legitimised the lie upon which the war was based: that Iraq had an arsenal of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons that posed an imminent threat to the world.
		But in the case of Iraq, the population had already suffered 12 years of bitter experiences of the UN acting on behalf of the US and its allies.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/aug2003/mell-a28.shtml (2743 words)

	Predictable Propaganda: Four Months of US Occupation of Iraq :: InfoWar Monitor :: Monitoring, Documenting, Assessing
		If the occupation in Iraq were viewed as a major conflict against the Iraqi people, and the impression were given that most Iraqis are hostile to the US, then this would have several negative connotations.
		The US has all but abrogated the Fourth Geneva Convention and other international statutes dealing with torture, etc.--one only needs to look at the prison it has built in Guantanamo and the way the prisoners are treated there.
		Now that the US election campaign is moving into full swing, the propagandists will seek to hide all the unpalatable aspects of the occupation of Iraq.
	www.infowar-monitor.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=583 (2371 words)

	Home / Headlines / Lessons from Japan for the US occupation of Iraq - Media Monitors Network (MMN) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Part of Iraq's claim on Kuwait stemmed from Britain's carving out the sheikdom from Iraq's coastal and oil-rich regions in the early 20th century, and America's instigation of Saddam to invade Kuwait to redress Iraqi disputes with its neighbors in the late 20th century.
		The American occupation of Japan was methodical and thorough, and it took advantage of several elements within Japanese civil society that were already geared toward modern capitalism and democracy.
		In contrast to Japan, the American occupation of Iraq is chaotic and informed by unabashed corporate greed, with Bush assigning most reconstruction contracts to his cronies and their firms.
	usa.mediamonitors.net /content/view/full/9342 (2435 words)

	Stop the US War on Iraq!
		Chaos rules as the US reinforces the Pentagon as a military dictatorship in Iraq.
		Now the entire nation of Iraq is in the hands of a US stamped and approved puppet government that has not been elected by the Iraqi people.
		As the occupation continues, large parts of the country are still without gainful employment, healthy food, or clean water.
	www.nowarnj.org (602 words)

	The Truth Seeker - Four Months of US Occupation of Iraq
		It is easy to see how Americans could go sour on the occupation of Iraq, but it is more difficult for them to reject "the war on terror." One should expect a marked increase in the "war on terror" refrain, or its corollary: "foreign terrorists entering Iraq" [2].
		The US also can't be seen to be hunting terrorists all the time, and sometimes it is all too obvious that the locals are actually the targets.
		Violent acts perpetrated by the Iraqi resistance cannot be classified as terrorism and the US response against the local population is circumscribed by international legal conventions.
	www.thetruthseeker.co.uk /print.asp?ID=1059 (2188 words)

	Voices in the Wilderness : Recent Updates
		We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq.
		C.P.T. first came to Iraq in October 2002 to oppose the US invasion, and it has remained in the country throughout the occupation in solidarity with the Iraqi people.
		Convinced that it is not enough to oppose the war from the safety of their homes, they made the difficult decision to go to Iraq, knowing that the climate of mistrust created by foreign occupation meant that they could be mistaken for spies or missionaries.
	vitw.org (1350 words)

	Saudi Islamic Fundamentalists endorse US Occupation of Iraq
		The insurgents in Iraq are said to be supported by wealthy Saudi donors and Islamic charities.
		US military intervention in Afghanistan in the 1980s was supported by the Wahabi missionaries out of Saudi Arabia, which trained the Taliban ('graduates") in the US sponsored madrassas in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
		However, jihad in Iraq is illegitimate because the occupying forces are American and America is a strategic ally of the ruling family in Saudi Arabia.
	www.globalresearch.ca /articles/CHO411A.html (798 words)

	Protest the Occupation of Iraq
		With the legitimacy of the US occupation of Iraq falling further in doubt, the Bush Administration has turned to the UN for help.
		increasing the number of US soldiers stationed in Iraq from 140, 000 to 145, 000, despite earlier projections of a troop reduction.
		With neither of this year's major-party presidential candidates offering a clear plan for the prompt return of US troops from Iraq, United for Peace and Justice has issued an urgent appeal to get our troops home.
	www.thenation.com /blogs/actnow?bid=4&pid=1490 (286 words)

	Un rubber stamps US-UK occupation of Iraq
		So the US companies can obviously afford to throw some of the scraps to their British lapdogs, while keeping the bulk of the loot for themselves.
		As no one seriously expects Iraq to have its own government before the beginning of next year, and some speculate that it may even be up to two years before this happens, yesterday’s resolution transforms Iraq into a de facto colony, at least for the next period.
		The US is in Iraq for economic and strategic reasons that have nothing to do with helping the Iraqi people.
	www.marxist.com /MiddleEast/iraq_UN_rubber_stamp0503.html (1808 words)

	MBEAW: Iraq: US Occupation
		Collage of US official commentary on justification, conduct and consequences of US war against Iraq.
		Toll on US Troops in Iraq Grows as Wounded Rolls Approach 10,000.
		US Plans Total Control in Rebuilding Postwar Iraq.
	mbeaw.org /resources/countries/iraqoccupation.html (1514 words)

	Iraq in US Occupation
		Human sheild to bear witness US crimes in iraq.
		US Troops Continue to Destroy Iraqi Flora, Crops.
		I met a wide spectrum of people, including Kurds, who in spite of their differing backgrounds and politics were united in condemnation of the occupation, mistrust of the US-appointed government, and the horror of continuous loss of Iraqi lives...
	www.geocities.com /righteousreligion/iraq.html (326 words)

	IRAQ: US occupation in trouble? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Rebadging the occupation forces as UN “peacekeepers” is unlikely to change their attitude to any foreign occupation force.
		Roughly two-thirds of the US Army's 31 combat brigades have been deployed in Iraq, nine of which are now on their second tour of duty there.
		One of the objectives of the Bush administration when it launched its invasion of Iraq a year ago was to demonstrate to the world the invincibility of the US military machine.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2004/578/578p14.htm (1568 words)

	Dead Soldiers’ Families Demand End to US Occupation of Iraq
		WASHINGTON, 17 March 2004 — Some 200 protesters, including families of soldiers killed in Iraq, gathered Monday in front of the White House to demand an end to the US occupation of Iraq.
		The protestors quoted Vice President Dick Cheney’s claim that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, the chief rationale for the US invasion.
		Deaths on the weekend in Iraq rose to 274 the number of US soldiers killed in action since Bush declared major hostilities over on May 1.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=4§ion=0&article=41337&d=17&m=3&y=2004&pix=world.jpg&category=World (285 words)

	Protesters in Cairo Call for End of US Occupation in Iraq - 2004-03-20
		Protesters took to the streets in Cairo Saturday, calling for an end to the U.S.-led occupation in Iraq and for improvements in their own struggling economy.
		She said the demonstrators came together to reaffirm their resistance to U.S. and Israeli policies in the Middle East.
		Some protesters said Iraq will be free only when the people are able to hold independent elections and choose their own leaders.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2004-03/a-2004-03-20-8-Protesters.cfm (438 words)

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