Source: democracynow.org
Amy Goodman: Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs are competing for control over Kirkuk, Iraq's third largest city. Turkey recently sent thousands of troops to its border with Iraqi Kurdistan, amassing what is the largest buildup of Turkish soldiers along the Iraq border since 1999.
Source: nytimes.com
Lax oversight by the Army Corps of Engineers, poor accounting, and rapid turnover of U.S. personnel in Iraq led to the $243 million program's failure.
Source: msnbc.msn.com
Hundreds of Shiite Muslim militiamen have deployed in recent weeks to this restive city -- widely considered the most likely flash point for an Iraqi civil war -- vowing to fight any attempt to shift control over Kirkuk to the Kurdish-governed north...
Source: military.com
The failure thus far of Iraqi political leaders to form a national unity government has hindered efforts to resolve simmering problems at the local level, a U.S. Army commander said Friday.
Source: mg.co.za
Just in case there isn't enough killing in Iraq for you...
Source: lrb.co.uk
It is strange to hear George Bush and John Reid deny that a civil war is going on, given that so many bodies – all strangled, shot or hanged solely because of their religious allegiance – are being discovered every day.