Dirk Adriaensens

Dirk Adriaensens is a member of the Brussells Tribunal Executive Committee.

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The Never-Ending and Never-Prosecuted Humanitarian Disaster in Iraq

Iraqis grieve after a bomb attack claimed the life of a family member in Baghdad, January 5, 2012. (Photo: Michael Kamber / The New York Times) …

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Truthout

February 28, 2012

Op-Ed

Arrest George W. Bush for Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

The Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War is serious about getting George W. Bush and Tony L. Blair arrested and prosecuted, after the milestone verdict of the Kuala…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Countercurrents.org

December 7, 2011

News Analysis

Educide: The (Further) Destruction of Iraq’s Higher Education

Students on the Baghdad University campus shortly after taking final exams, in Baghdad, June 18, 2011. (Photo: Joseph Sywenkyj / The New York Times) On 6…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Pacific Free Press

December 4, 2011

Dying Education in the “Blossoming” Iraqi Democracy

While Anglo-Saxon universities are boasting of their so-called “glorious role” in the reconstruction of Iraqi academia (See f.i. U of A helping create an education revolution in Iraq)(1),…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Truthout

March 9, 2011

Always Someone’s Mother or Father, Always Someone’s Child: The Missing Persons of Iraq

According to UN data, Iraq has the most disappeared persons in the world. Editor’s Note: The following is an adaptation of a presentation Dirk Adriaensens gave…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Truthout

December 17, 2010

Beyond the WikiLeaks Files: Dismantling the Iraqi State

The United Nation’s Human Rights Council in Geneva reviews the human rights record of the United States on November 5, 2010, on the occasion of the Ninth Session…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Truthout

November 5, 2010

Fallujah, a Disgrace for the USA, an Eternal Curse on Humanity

“It is the people of Fallujah’s cherished right to hold to account the International Community that now has both the mandate and moral responsibility to initiate proceedings to…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Truthout

October 23, 2010

Iraq: The Age of Darkness

Part I: “Success,” A Devastating Balance Sheet In the immediate aftermath of the 2003 invasion, the triumphalist verdict of the mainstream media was that the war had been…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Truthout

October 2, 2010

Destroying Educational Institutions or Using Them for Military Purposes Is a War Crime

“The Education system in Iraq, prior to 1991, was one of the best in the region; with over 100% Gross Enrollment Rate for primary schooling and high levels…

by: Dirk Adriaensens,; Truthout

March 31, 2010