Tag Archives: Iraq

WASHINGTON: Anti-War Protesters Arrested In U.S. Senate Building

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PATRIOTS: Tea Party Audience Boos Only U.S. Soldier To Speak At GOP Debate

After a newly out U.S. soldier posed a question from Iraq, several Tea Party audience members at tonight’s GOP debate briefly booed the young man before Frothy Mix could even launch into his usual hateful bullshit about reinstating DADT. UPDATE: I don’t know where the fuck GOProud has been during all of Santorum’s previous anti-gay rants, but tonight, for some …

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Addicted To War

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Now Vs. Then

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Chris Matthews Calls For Senate War Crimes Hearings Over Iraq Invasion

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WIKILEAKS: American Gov’t Kept Quiet About Murders Of Gays In Iraq

Gay City News reports today that according to a portion of latest documents revealed via Wikileaks, the Pentagon knew about the murders of gay men in Iraq for more than a year before news outlets reported them. Via Duncan Osborne: “The male was shot (___) times in the chest, and a note was discovered on the body stating that the …

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Michael Luongo Returns To Baghdad

This week Gay City News launches a four-part series from Michael Luongo in which he examines “what changed and what didn’t” since he last investigated gay life in Iraq in 2007. Here’s an excerpt from the first installment: This visit would be full of stark contrasts. It was as if there were two different Baghdads — at least. I would …

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Rachel Maddow On Iraq Withdrawal

Well, that was a few trillion well spent. Thanks, Dubya.

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Snake Eggs & Saddam Hussein

Pastor Chuck Pierce, head wacko of the Glory of Zion International Ministries, says that his prayers to God allowed U.S. troops to capture Saddam Hussein. Right Wing Watch has posted this excerpt from Pierce’s book, which recounts a prayer meeting between Rev. Cuckoo and other pastors: The Lord then showed me a nest of snake eggs. He said “There are …

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Obama Announces End Of Combat Operations In Iraq As Of August 31st

Today President Obama announced that combat operations in Iraq will cease on August 31st, with a transitional occupation force to remain for another year. “As a candidate for President, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end. Shortly after taking office, I announced our new strategy for Iraq and for a transition to full Iraqi responsibility. …

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Matrix Directors Plan Gay Love Story

The quirky Wachowski siblings, whose Matrix trilogy earned bajillions, are planning to film a love story between a gay American soldier and an Iraqi man. Production Weekly took to Twitter to report that casting on the film has begun. There’s not a wealth of information out there about CN9 — in fact, all we really know for sure at this …

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The Global Peace Index

According to the Global Peace Index, Iraq is the most dangerous place in the world for the fourth year in a row. The most peaceful: New Zealand. Interactive timeline, map, and stats at the link. The United States ranks 85th, just above Angola. (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

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IRAQ: Army Orders Soldier To Remove Anti-Gay Facebook Video

A U.S. soldier stationed in Iraq is being investigated for posted a Facebook video in which he mocks two young Iraqi boys, asking if they are little “faggots” who are good at gay sex and whether they will grow up to be terrorists. Army officials have ordered the solider to remove the video from his page, but it has already …

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IRAQ: Soldiers Show Support For Gays In The Military With Sexy Dance Video

Via Towleroad, soldiers in Iraq show support for gays in the military with a silly and sexy routine set to Ke$ha. From the clip description: “Created by Codey Wilson and his elite step team of volunteers. Don’t give us a hard time for this, please? We’re just a few good men trying to enjoy ourselves and get this deployment over …

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Balance Sheet

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Iraqi Islamists Using Chat Sites To Lure And Murder Gay Men

The UK Guardian reports on how Islamic radicals in Iraq use gay chat rooms to lure in and murder gay men. Sitting on the floor, wearing traditional Islamic clothes and holding an old notebook, Abu Hamizi, 22, spends at least six hours a day searching internet chatrooms linked to gay websites. He is not looking for new friends, but for …

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CNN On Gay Men Killed In Iraq

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Human Rights Watch: Hundreds Of Gay Men Murdered In Iraq

Human Rights Watch will today call on the Iraqi government to do more to protect gay men, saying that hundreds of suspected homosexuals may have been killed there in recent months. Although the scope of the problem remains unclear, hundreds of gay men may have been killed this year in predominantly Shiite Muslim areas, the report’s authors said, basing their …

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No Evidence Our Soldiers Killed Gay Iraqis

Last month, two gay Iraqis spoke to a group of Washington LGBT activists, claiming they had evidence that American soldiers had taken part in the murders of gay men in Iraq. Yesterday the Washington Blade reported that U.S. Army officials have investigated the claim and found no evidence to support the charges. Additionally, one of the gay Iraqis making the …

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Two Gay Iraqis Accuse U.S. Military Of Joining In Executions

The Washington Blade is reporting that two gay Iraqis claim to have photos of U.S. soldiers preparing to execute gay men in Iraq. The men displayed some of their photos at a Washington fundraising event last week. One of the Iraqis, who goes by the name “Hussam,” showed the audience of about 80 people gruesome images, including shots allegedly of …

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