Roads to Iraq

What is Al-Hawza?

This is the first part of series articles, explain what is Al-Hawza, who are the supreme-clerics and what is their religious and nonreligious role. I am writing this because I noticed that many westerners have no idea what exactly this religious institution means and how it functions. Also in the coming articles we will see how the problem between the Al-Sadr ...

Confusing messages from Mosul explained

How can I explain the confusing messages about what's really going on, without telling a short history of Mosul? About two days ago, news agencies reported that Iraqi security forces carried out mass arrests in Mosul, about 900 former-army officers (not connected to al-Qaeda) who are given "amnesty" few months ago, al-Hayat reported today: [The arrests] included former members of Ba'ath party, ...

Don’t Arabs read their own history? Israel attacks Syria and Lebanon in June

Nothing on Syria newspapers supports the Qatari al-Watan newspaper claims that their report is based on Syrian reports [or probably tipped by Livni]: Major developments in the Middle East during the summer, a synchronized American - Israeli attack on Syria, [Iran], and Hizballah. At least the Israelis set the period between end May and middle June to start their attack on Syria ...

History: On this day 1991

This day 12-Jan-1991, US Congress voted for war in Iraq, after a false testimony by a Kuwaiti girl called Nayirah [pseudo name], the lies were repeated by Bush the father to effect the congress voting: Babies pulled from incubators and scattered like firewood across the floor. Related: 1- How the War Party Sold the 1991 Bombing of Iraq to US - Antiwar.com article. 2- ...

The so called “unity accord” is to renew a 41 years old failed alliance to divide Iraq

Some American Bloggers reported the so called "unity accord" a "Good news", and blaming their own media for not reporting it. Here we will see why the Sunnis are not impressed by the new so called "the new alliance". This alliance, which was announced in Baghdad, is to renew a 41 years old alliance between the two factions was signed in 1966, ...

Imam accuses the Americans of the Bombing Al-Qadir Sufi shrine

Cameras are not allowed inside the shrine, this is a very rare image of the shrine. Iraqi TV interviewed Sheikh Eissawi the Imam of Al-Qadir shrine speaking from the bombing site between the rubble crying said: Eissawi: The mosque on the brink of total collapse also the dome is damaged and the centuries old library of the mosque also collapsed. Tv anchor: Dr. ...

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