Regretting Western Intervention in the Middle East
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/05/20/regretting-western-intervention-in-the-middle-east/
“Wars for oil, control and strategic dominance were cloaked in the language of democracy” — Ann Wright delivers an argument at the Cambridge Union Debates. Here is a video of the entire debate; author’s segment 2:39 — 14:16. By Ann…
#Politics #Afghanistan #Commentary #Environment #Gaza #HumanRights #Iraq #Lebanon #Libya #Militarism #Pakistan #Palestine #Propaganda #Somalia #Syria #U.s. #WarCrimes #Yemen #9/11Attacks #AbuGhraib #AnnWright #BlackSites #C.i.a.Renditions #C.i.a.Torture #CambridgeUnionDebates #ChilcotReport #CostsOfWarProject #DonaldRumsfeld #Fallujah #GazaIsraelWar #GlobalWarOnTerror #GuantanamoBayPrison #Isis #Mosul #OccupiedPalestinianTerritory(opt) #PresidentGeorgeW.Bush #U.s.DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #WeaponsOfMassDestruction(wmd)

#Mosul and #Baghdad, frozen in time in the heat of an Iraqi summer
https://phonotheque.hypotheses.org/50901
It was the summer of 1982 The Iran-Iraq war had been raging for almost two years #andreRaymond (1925-2011) a French historian specialising in the Ottoman cities, set off for Iraq on a research mission. His aim was to visit Mosul and Baghdad. The result of this trip, which took place in the middle of the Iraqi summer heat is a collection of some 240 colour slides of the two Iraqi cities #irak
#photography

https://www.alojapan.com/1220904/avoiding-isis-in-war-torn-iraq-iraq-travel-vlog/ AVOIDING ISIS IN WAR TORN IRAQ | IRAQ TRAVEL VLOG #baghdad #IndiaToIraq #IndianInIraq #iraq #IraqTravel #IraqTravelVlog #IraqVlog #IraqVlogHindi #IraqVlogIndian #mosul #Naha #NahaDestinations #NahaTour #NahaTravel #NahaTrip #NahaVacation #syria #travel #TravelVlog #那覇 AVOIDING ISIS IN WAR TORN IRAQ | IRAQ TRAVEL VLOG AVOIDING ISIS IN WAR TORN IRAQ | IRAQ TRAVEL VLOG #iraq #mosul #travel …

‘We cleared rubble with our bare hands’: Iraqis rejoice as shattered #Mosul rises from the ruins - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/02/mosul-iraq-islamic-state-mosque-reconstruction-ramadan hopeful stuff; I can't wait to visit... #iraq

After Islamic State: how writers and poets are reclaiming the soul of #Mosul - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/04/after-islamic-state-iraq-culture-writers-poets-artists-reclaim-soul-mosul "IS burned 100,000 books when they occupied the Iraqi city. Now, as the arts flourish once again and help to restore social cohesion, the ancient cultural centre is being reborn" hopeful stuff #iraq

#AlNouri #Mosul #Iraq

#architecture #archeology #history #heritage

https://benhuser.com/2021/04/15/reconstruction-and-rehabilitation-of-the-al-nouri-complex-in-mosul/

#Daesh
#Mosul
#US
@palestine

Away from Palestine, this happened 10 years ago and we are now being confirmed the US role into it. Summary points of the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) memo in this article + outcome from other investigations .

I'm still getting to grips with it. I remember the events as if it was yesterday, but was following Western mainstream media at the time, which means that I was completely in the dark ...

https://thecradle.co/articles/made-in-america-the-isis-conquest-of-mosul

…#Mosul, #AlNouri cultural center

https://benhuser.com/2021/04/15/reconstruction-and-rehabilitation-of-the-al-nouri-complex-in-mosul/

…#AlNouri #culturalcenter #Mosul #Iraq

#architecture #Landscapedesign #townplanning #archeology #heritage #restoration #transformation #culture

https://benhuser.com/2021/04/15/reconstruction-and-rehabilitation-of-the-al-nouri-complex-in-mosul/

Scored today: box from my Iraq battle buddy, Fred Minnick, consisting of cigars and a bottle of Green River Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey out of Owensboro, Kentucky. Fred, these days a successful bourbon writer, called me yesterday to let me know the “goodies” were inbound. When we were in Iraq during 2004, he had a blog in which he named me Sammy whenever he referred to me. He revealed to the world my true identity in his book, “Camera Boy,” about his experiences in Iraq.
#Mosul
#CameraBoy

…#AlNouri cultural center, #Mosul #Iraq

https://benhuser.com/2021/04/15/reconstruction-and-rehabilitation-of-the-al-nouri-complex-in-mosul/

#architecture #landscapedesign #townplanning
#archeology #restauration #rehabilitation #transformation

“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” ― Jacques-Yves Cousteau

…#AlNouri transformed

#architecture #landscapedesign #townplannning

#Mosul #Iraq

https://benhuser.com/2021/04/15/reconstruction-and-rehabilitation-of-the-al-nouri-complex-in-mosul/

…Al Nouri cultural complex

#AlNouri #Mosul #Iraq

#architecture #landscapedesign #townplanning #transformation #revitalization #restoration

https://benhuser.com/2021/04/15/reconstruction-and-rehabilitation-of-the-al-nouri-complex-in-mosul/#more-7390

U.S. defense secretary Lloyd Austin : #Gaza is harder than #Mosul (Iraq)

He predicts invading Gaza will be more difficult than the 9-month assault against #ISIS in Mosul:

"Urban combat is extremely difficult. It goes at a slow pace. This may be a bit more difficult because of the underground network of tunnels that #Hamas has constructed over time, and the fact that they have had a long time to prepare for a fight.

"So I think you'll see a fight that's characterized by a lot of àIEDs, a lot of booby traps, and just a really grinding activity going forward.”

Imagine 9 months of starvation and blockade of over 2 million people. These monsters don't even consider the human catastrophe this conflict has created and joyfully talking about extending it to a genocide like we haven't seen since Nazi Germany blockade of Leningrad.

Will the world stand idle and watch this become the shame of the century? Even after 9 months, the children of those killed will be growing up to become the next fighters against those who destroyed their homes and killed their parents.

This out of control spiral of violence has to end. There can't be a military victory for any side. The only military solution is the unthinkable emptying Gaza from all Palestinians pushing them to Egypt or watching them die.

#SaveGaza #StopIsrael
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow

…#Mosul #AlNouri

https://benhuser.com/2021/04/15/reconstruction-and-rehabilitation-of-the-al-nouri-complex-in-mosul/

#Iraq #UNESCO #UIA
#architecture #landscapedesign #urbandesign #urbanplanning