Iraq war

Unreported: The Zarqawi Invitation

by Greg Palast
June 9, 2006

They got him — the big, bad, beheading berserker in Iraq. But, something’s gone unreported in all the glee over getting Zarqawi … who invited him into Iraq in the first place?
If you prefer your fairy tales unsoiled by facts, read no further. If you want the uncomfortable truth, begin with this: A phone call to Baghdad to Saddam’s Palace on the night of April 21, 2003. It was Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on a secure line from Washington to General Jay Garner.

Bush Didn't Bungle Iraq, You Fools
The Mission Was Indeed Accomplished

by Greg Palast
for The Guardian
March 20, 2006

Get off it. All the carping, belly-aching and complaining about George Bush’s incompetence in Iraq, from both the Left and now the Right, is just dead wrong.
On the third anniversary of the tanks rolling over Iraq’s border, most of the 59 million Homer Simpsons who voted for Bush are beginning to doubt if his mission was accomplished. But don’t kid yourself

What's Left?Galloway Versus Hitchens; Progressives Versus Ourselves

by Greg Palast
September 14, 2005

Man, it just felt so good watching George Galloway rip Senator Coleman an extra exit hole. In May 2005, you’ll remember, while most American politicians were mincing and cowering, the Honorable Member of the British Parliament, George Galloway, told a panel of stunned US congressmen:
“Senator, in everything I said about Iraq, I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong and 100,000 people paid with their lives; 1600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies; 15,000 of them wounded, many of them disabled forever on a pack of lies.”

Bush Rushes to Flood SiteOrders Emergency Tax-Cuts

by Greg Palast
September 6, 2005

New Orleans – Reminding the residents of Gulf Coast that, if can they can find their missing loved ones, they will qualify for the new higher exemption on inheritance taxes. “Don’t think of them as lost, think of them as floating tax deductions!”

Harper's: Baghdad Coup D'état For Big Oil

by Greg Palast
April 10, 2005

Harper’s Magazine investigation reveals how Big Oil vanquished the neo-cons – and OPEC is the winner.
“For months, the State Department officially denied the existence of this 323-page plan for Iraq’s oil”
Some conspiracy nuts believe the Bush Administration had a secret plan to control Iraq’s oil. In fact, there were TWO plans. In a joint investigation with BBC Television Newsnight, Harper’s Magazine has uncovered a hidden battle over Iraq’s oil. It began right after Mr. Bush took office – with a previously unreported plot to invade Iraq.

Secret U.S. Plans For Iraq's Oil

by Greg Palast
March 17, 2005

By Greg Palast
Reporting for BBC Newsnight (London)
Why was Paul Wolfowitz pushed out of the Pentagon onto the World Bank — The answer lies in a 323-page document, secret until now, indicating that the allies of Big Oil in the Bush Administration have defeated neo-conservatives and their chief Wolfowitz. BBC Television Newsnight tells the true story of the fall of the neo-cons. An investigation conducted by BBC with Harper’s magazine will also reveal that the US State Department made detailed plans for war in Iraq — and for Iraq’s oil — within weeks of Bush’s first inauguration in 2001.

Adventure Capitalism – The Hidden 2001 Plan to Carve-up Iraq

by Greg Palast
October 27, 2004

Why were Iraqi elections delayed? Why was Jay Garner fired? Why are our troops still there? Investigative reporter Greg Palast uncovers new documents that answer these questions and more about the Bush administration’s grand designs on Iraq. Like everything else issued during this administration, the plan to overhaul the Iraqi economy has corporate lobbyist fingerprints all over it.

President Declares "Ownership Society"

by Greg Palast
September 2, 2004

Tells Convention He’s Ordered Invasion of Social Security Trust Fund
New York – Of all the bone-headed, whacky, breathtakingly threatening schemes George W. Bush is trying to sell us in his acceptance speech tonight is something he and his handlers call, “the Ownership Society.” Sounds cool, “ownership.” Everyone gets a piece of the action. Everyone’s a winner as the economy zooms. All boats rise.

Guest Blog: The Forgotten Soldiers of Operation "Iraqi Freedom"

by Greg Palast
March 7, 2004

The Forgotten Soldiers of Operation “Iraqi Freedom” By Natasha Saulnier
His name’s Maurice. He’s 26 years old with a face like an angel and a computerized prosthesis where his left leg used to be. His name’s Victor and he still seems like a boy. His cherubic face, set against blond hair, is plagued by an unanswerable question every time his restless eyes inadvertently fall on the stump: “Why?” His name’s Steve and you couldn’t imagine a more All-American soldier — that is to say if he hadn’t lost his right arm.

Baker Takes The Loaf President's Business Partner Slices Up Iraq

by Greg Palast
December 8, 2003

This week came the payoff when President Bush appointed James Baker III to “restructure” the debts of the nation of Iraq.

Iraq war

Unreported: The Zarqawi Invitation

Bush Didn't Bungle Iraq, You Fools
The Mission Was Indeed Accomplished

What's Left?Galloway Versus Hitchens; Progressives Versus Ourselves

Bush Rushes to Flood SiteOrders Emergency Tax-Cuts

Harper's: Baghdad Coup D'état For Big Oil

Secret U.S. Plans For Iraq's Oil

Adventure Capitalism – The Hidden 2001 Plan to Carve-up Iraq

President Declares "Ownership Society"

Guest Blog: The Forgotten Soldiers of Operation "Iraqi Freedom"

Baker Takes The Loaf President's Business Partner Slices Up Iraq

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