Media Mouse has posted this week's Iraq Watch news update. This week's update looks at the following topics:
- Second Week of Fighting in Najaf - The second week of fighting in Najaf has led to an escalation of US military activity in Iraq
- Contractor Deaths in Iraq - As a sobering statistical reminder of other casualties, the Iraq Coalition Casualties website has posted a new chart that lists exclusively Contractor Deaths in Iraq.
- More Critiques of Kerry's Position on Iraq - Kerry has passed up several chances to distance himself from the Iraqi debacle. But instead he has left himself wide open to Bush's ridicule.
- U.S. Army Medical staff complicit in torture at Abu Ghraib - According to an article in the British journal The Lancet, U.S. military doctors and medics at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison were "complicit" in the torture of Iraqi prisoners.
- Corporate Malfeasance in Iraq - It is becoming increasingly evident that the billions of dollars that were supposedly earmarked for the reconstruction of Iraq have been squandered by the corporations that were awarded the contracts.
- Iraqi soccer team speaks out against Bush - "Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign," says Iraqi soccer player.
Read More: Iraq Watch.
