![]() The tide of Arab nationalism is again in flight. He has fled, and the Republic rebels have offered 10,000 pounds for his arrest. Newscaster: Without warning, revolution has swept away the young King Faisal of Iraq and his uncle Crown Prince ‘Abd al-Ilah. Army Brigadier General Abd al-Karim Qasim leads a military revolt against the British-backed Iraqi monarchy. In this picture, King Faisal is at Kirkuk with his uncle, Crown Prince ‘Abd al-Ilah. Newscaster: The latest Middle East crisis, perhaps the most menacing of all, has flared up in Iraq, a country that produces over 30 million tons of oil a year. And in this history, a history you never hear discussed on cable news, the main victims are, as they’ve always been, ordinary Iraqis. ![]() ![]() It’s a 60-year history that is filled with constant interventions and bombings and sanctions and covert CIA activity and regime change. imperial crimes.Īnd that means stepping back and examining a much broader history. Bush, and Dick Cheney, and the neocons all should hold a special place in the hall of shame for mass killers for what they did to Iraq.īut they did it with the support of many in Congress, including some of the most prominent and elite Democrats, including the current President of the United States.īut I also believe that we need to understand how we got to where we are today in Iraq because this is a classic case study in U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, and it’s important that we examine what happened, how it happened: the lies, the crimes, the mass killings, the destruction - all of it. JS: This week marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003 U.S. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know. We also know there are known unknowns - that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld: There are known knowns. Jim Miklaszewski: There are reports that there is no evidence of a direct link between Baghdad and some of these terrorist organizations. And this is a special bonus episode of Intercepted: Legacy of Blood, the 20 th anniversary of the U.S. Jeremy Scahill: I’m Jeremy Scahill, coming to you from The Intercept. ![]() government’s long history of meddling, destabilizing, and bombing Iraq - and how major players have faced no accountability for their crimes. government’s involvement in the country tracks back decades prior. This week marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of the war in Iraq. ![]()
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