Al Qaeda For McCain | Thousands Protest U.S. Plan to Stay Until 2011 | Violence Targeting Iraqi Journalists

War on Iraq Newsletter October 25th, 2008 More from War on Iraq »

Report: Notorious Palestinian Mercenary Was Hired by U.S. to Find Link Between Saddam and Al-Qaeda By Robert Fisk, Independent UK Iraqi papers obtained by The Independent state that Abu Nidal was "colluding" with the U.S. Read more »   With the election days away, now is the time to brush up on where the candidates stand on the issues. Check out AlterNet's 2008 Progressive Election Guides to learn more about Obama v. McCain on Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans' Issues, and more. *** Tonight, in New York, AlterNet is pleased to be co-sponsoring a tour stop of "Resisting Empire," a national speaking tour presented by Haymarket Books. Come to NYU on at 7pm (doors open at 6) for a discussion on how to end the Iraq War and change the reckless direction of U.S. foreign policy. Speakers will include Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejía, the first veteran to publicly refuse to redeploy to Iraq and the author of Road From ar Ramadi (Haymarket Books); Michael Schwartz, author of War Without End: The Iraq War in Context (Haymarket Books); Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army (Nation Books); and Laila Al-Arian, co-author of Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians (Nation Books, 2008). Go here for a complete schedule of tour stops. See you there! Liliana Segura, Editor, War on Iraq Special Coverage     Tens of Thousands of Iraqis Protest U.S. Plan to Stay Until 2011 By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! An interview with Iraq correspondent Patrick Cockburn and Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar on the Status of Forces Agreement. Read more »   Controversial Status of Forces Agreement Facing Iraqi Opposition Middle East Online While some reports are treating the SOFA as a forgone conclusion, top Iraqi players are fiercely opposing it. Read more »   New Wave of Violence Against Iraqi Journalists By Shawkat Al-Bayati, Institute for War and Peace Reporting "Conditions for journalists and media workers were relatively good, but now we are seriously thinking of quitting our work." Read more »   Who Is Driving Christians Out of Iraq? Azzaman Although Christians are not the only minority being persecuted, their fleeing comes at a crucial moment. Read more »   Despite the Threat of Harsh Punishment, Soldier Says "No" to Deployment in Afghanistan By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet How 21-year-old soldier Blake Ivey came to see war as "flat-out murder." Read more »   Military Mom: Why I'm Sour About Sarah Palin By Pat Alviso, AlterNet After all, if my son can buck up and do yet another tour of duty in Iraq, I can face a crowd of Palin supporters. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Shocking: Iraq Vet Crushed By Police Horse Outside Presidental Debate I-Witness Video Nick Morgan is being hospitalized after being trampled during a protest outside Hofstra University. Read more »   No End in Sight to Anti-Christian Violence in Mosul Azzaman Thousands of families have fled following threats from unidentified groups. At least 14 Christians have been killed. Read more »   Never Mind the Surge: Iraqis Still Leaving the Country in Droves Gulf News The number of Iraqis willing to leave their country for a safer haven is reflective of a state of desperation. Read more »   Al Qaeda Endorses John McCain By Spencer Ackerman, Firedoglake "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier." Read more »

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