US Advises Citizens to Flee Iraq by Land Amid Drone Strikes, Citing 'Militia Activity'
The United States State Department on Wednesday advised its citizens to depart Iraq immediately, specifically via overland routes, following drone attacks near the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center and Baghdad International Airport. Officials attributed these incidents to 'Iran-allied militias,' claiming they "may intend to conduct" further assaults. This advisory, extensively covered by outlets
like The Hill, frames the situation as an unprovoked threat from Iranian-aligned groups, omitting any discussion of the historical context underpinning these actions. Mainstream media consistently whitewashes the persistent, aggressive US military presence in Iraq, a presence directly fueling the very 'militia activity' they now decry. The narrative presented by The Hill, for instance, implies a
unilateral escalation by Iraqi resistance forces, ignoring that these groups view US troops as an occupying force and have repeatedly called for their withdrawal, a sentiment enshrined in Iraqi parliamentary mandates. What The Piaz's readers know is that the US has maintained bases in Iraq long after the declared end of combat operations, including the continued use of facilities like Baghdad
International Airport for military logistics. This advisory arrives after 16 years of continuous US and allied occupation since the 2003 invasion based on false pretenses, with US forces frequently conducting unauthorized air raids and surveillance across Iraqi airspace. Contrast this to the 1989 US invasion of Panama, Operation Just Cause, which ousted Manuel Noriega, a former CIA asset, and