http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog Network, collaborate, and share ideas and info on local and global issues. en-us Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:00:53 -0500 Iraq Blogware owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/7/28/2172037.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/7/28/2172037.html Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:46:16 -0400 Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric called for an end to sectarian violence Friday, just days after separate announcements declared that, on average, 100 Iraqi civilians died every day in May and June and more than a 1,000 fled their homes each day over the past five months. World Views Iraq Iraq owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/7/6/2087350.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/7/6/2087350.html Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:31:35 -0400 IPS contributor Alaa Hassan was killed on his way to work last Wednesday. He was 35 years old. He is survived by his mother, five brothers, five sisters and his wife who is pregnant with their first child. World Views Iraq Iraq owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/6/30/2077003.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/6/30/2077003.html Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:46:55 -0400 Humanitarian groups trying to assess the number of innocent civilians killed in Iraq are demanding the Pentagon back up its claims that fewer Iraqis are being killed by accident at U.S. military check-points. World Views Human Rights Iraq civilian Pentagon Iraq owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/2020076.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/2020076.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:41:34 -0400 The number of allegations of U.S. troops deliberately killing Iraqi civilians continues to pile up. On Thursday, the BBC broadcast footage from an incident in March in the town of Ishaqi, 60 miles north of Baghdad, in which U.S. soldiers were accused of executing 11 Iraqis, including four children. World Views OneWorld News Wire Iraq Iraq Roshani http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/2001761.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/2001761.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:54:23 -0400 Tired of mainstream media's coverage of the Iraq War? Share your thoughts about the Iraq war! Main Page World Views Iraq Iraq owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/22/1976150.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/22/1976150.html Tue, 16 May 2006 18:35:26 -0400 Peace groups in the United States are testing new ways to stop the U.S. war machinery in Iraq, Afghanistan, and places that might become new targets in the new future. World Views OneWorld News Wire Iraq objectors antiwar peace war owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/5/1942572.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/5/1942572.html Fri, 05 May 2006 20:30:26 -0400 In a gesture of defiance to the Bush administration, lawmakers responsible for deciding budgetary allocations for defense from both major political parties have decided to cut some of the funding for the controversial National Missile Defense (NMD) system and space weapons research. World Views OneWorld News Wire Iraq NMD nuclear Iraq owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/3/1935080.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/3/1935080.html Wed, 03 May 2006 14:18:39 -0400 Though it faces daily intimidation and what some are calling 'confusion' over professional standards, Iraq's burgeoning media has already begun to shape opinions on the street, said a group of senior Iraqi journalists on tour in the United States. World Views OneWorld News Wire Iraq press media journalists Iraq owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/4/5/1863413.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/4/5/1863413.html Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:50:34 -0400 Lawmakers appealed to colleagues Wednesday to ''stop rubberstamping'' the war in Iraq and instead debate policy toward that country--37 months after the U.S.-led invasion that led to the current, bloody imbroglio. World Views OneWorld News Wire Iraq Iraq Clara.ICstudent http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/4/3/1857693.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/4/3/1857693.html Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:56:42 -0400 I had the privilege last Thursday of attending a panel of Iraqi journalists at American University’s School of International Service.  ... World Views Iraq Events democracy newspapers media journalists war rights Iraq development conflict communication owuseditors http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/3/20/1830786.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/3/20/1830786.html Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:22:34 -0500 Today's third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq presents anti-war groups with something of a paradox: Public protest has waned even as popular opposition to the war and the politicians prosecuting it has waxed. World Views OneWorld News Wire Iraq war Iraq America OneWorld U.S. http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/3/16/1824567.html http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2006/3/16/1824567.html Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:38:50 -0500 U.S. forces launched a massive air assault in Iraq Thursday, even as pressure mounts for their removal. Three years since the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, check out what OneWorld partners are saying and doing about Iraq. World Views Iraq