“Iraq Is a Shattered Country”–Nir Rosen on Obama Declaring an End to US Combat Mission in Iraq; Withdrawal or Enduring Presence? US Military Continues to Invest Hundreds of Millions in Iraq Bases; Invisible War: How Thirteen Years of US-Imposed Economic Sanctions Devastated Iraq Before the 2003 Invasion; “Security for Everyone, Not Just Settlers and Occupiers”–Ali Abunimah on Opening of US-Brokered Mideast Peace Talks.
Today’s Headlines
* Obama Declares End to US Combat Operations in Iraq
* 4 Israeli Settlers Killed on Eve of Mideast Talks
* Study: CEOs Who Fired Most Workers Earned Highest Pay
* Bank Profits Soar, But Lending Drops
* Murkowski Concedes Alaska GOP Senate Primary
* 5 Arrested After Shots Fired at New York Mosque
* Seattle Man Charged with Hate Crime after Attack on Turban-Wearing Clerk
* Deal Reached to Provide Dialysis Treatment to Undocumented Immigrants in Atlanta
* Migrant Deaths Nearing Record in Arizona
* Study: Hiring of Immigrant Workers Triggers Economic Benefits
* NY Enacts Domestic Workers Rights’ Law
* Greenpeace Shuts Down Offshore Drilling Rig in Greenland