Forget the Headlines – Iraqi Freedom Deferred
By Ramzy Baroud • Jul 9th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Middle East Issues, Newswire, WarWRITTEN BY RAMZY BAROUD
As US combat troops redeployed to the outskirts of Iraqi cities on June 30, well-staged celebrations commenced. The pro-US Iraqi government declared “independence day” as police vehicles roamed the streets of war-weary Iraq in an unpersuasive show of national rejoicing. US mainstream media joined the chorus, as if commemorating the end of an [...]
