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unusual facts about Invasion of Iraq



Andrew Bartlett

Bartlett was a strong opponent of Australia's involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Åsne Seierstad

Her other books include One Hundred And One Days: A Baghdad Journal which describes the three months she spent in Iraq in the build-up to the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, and most recently Angel of Grozny: Inside Chechnya, an account of the time she spent in Chechnya after the war.

Assyrians in the United Kingdom

Following the Invasion of Iraq in 2003, more Assyrians fled to the UK in the face of increased religious and ethnic persecution from Arab Islamists and Kurdish Nationalists, including bombing of churches, random killings, violent harassment and kidnappings.

Bush in Babylon

Bush in Babylon is a book by the historian Tariq Ali, that attacks the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Frédéric Nérac

Frédéric Nérac was covering the Invasion of Iraq for the UK-based ITN television network as an independent journalist, as opposed to journalists "embedded" with US or UK military units.

History of the Arab Peoples

More recent editions contain an afterword by Malise Ruthven bringing the history up to the present day including the Invasion of Iraq.

Irene Mathyssen

She was a vocal opponent of the Invasion of Iraq in 2003, and has participated in many local peace rallies.

Karkur junction suicide bombing

The terrorist attack came two days before United States Assistant Secretary of State William Burns was due to visit Israel as part of a tour of Middle East nations, seeking support for an invasion of Iraq.

Marty Meehan

On October 10, 2002, Marty Meehan was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq.

Mosul Dam

In early April 2003, following the invasion of Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition, military intelligence had developed several scenarios, including one in which Iraqi forces had wired the dam for detonation.

Will Marshall

He served on the board of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, an organization chaired by Joe Lieberman (I) and John McCain (R) designed to build support for the invasion of Iraq.


see also

Axis of weasels

The phrase is derived primarily from France's actions during United Nations debate on the threatened U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Breaston

Geoff Hoon MP, (1953- ) who was Secretary of State for Defence from 1999 to 2005, during the invasion of Iraq.

Censorship in Malaysia

In 2003, Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad, the former editor-in-chief of the New Straits Times, wrote an article criticizing Saudi Arabian policies that aided the United States invasion of Iraq among other things.

Cindy Jefferies

She also contributes to titles published for charity, including Lines in the Sand (2003, edited by Mary Hoffman) — a response to the allied invasion of Iraq, with all funds raised donated to UNICEF in Iraq.

Desert Crossing 1999

"Desert Crossing" 1999 was a series of war games known simply as Desert Crossing that were conducted in late April 1999 by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), in order to assess potential outcomes of an invasion of Iraq aimed at unseating Saddam Hussein.

Douglas Brand

On 11 June 2010, the Iraq Inquiry, a British independent inquiry, led by Sir John Chilcot, into the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath resumed, having recessed for the general election, and named Brand as one of the witnesses to whom the committee would be speaking.

Fallujah, The Hidden Massacre

Following pressure from former Labour MP Alice Mahon, the British Ministry of Defence confirmed the use of MK77 by US forces during the initial invasion of Iraq.

Mamluk dynasty of Iraq

The conflict culminated in the Iranian invasion of Iraq and the occupation of Sulaymaniyah in 1818.

Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani

After the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies in 2003 Sudani worked as a coordinator between Maysan Province administration and the CPA.

Piestewa

Lori Piestewa, a Native American woman killed in the 2003 invasion of Iraq