In Conservative Iraq There is No Place for Gypsies
Medindia Health News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iraq has become so conservative that members of the society who were an integral part of it are now being seen as outcas
Medindia Health News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iraq has become so conservative that members of the society who were an integral part of it are now being seen as outcas
War in Context (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Approval of Obama on Afghan war dives By Susan Page, USA Today, November 24, 2009 Public approval of President Obama’s handling of the war in Afghanistan has plummeted, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, amid rising pessimism about the course of the conflict. The nation is divided over what to do next: Nearly half of those surveyed endorse deploying [...]
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
New documents have come to light as a result of the investigation in the United Kingdom into the war in Iraq. Not surprisingly, the papers show some level of deceit by the British government regarding the preparations to attack Iraq and make the planning and execution of the war look frighteningly bad. They show there was significant tension between the civilian administrators and the military commanders...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
What do the Bush Administration and the Red Planet have in common? Hostility between US and British military leaders in Iraq ran deep, with one describing his US counterparts as "group of Martians," the Daily Telegraph reported Monday, citing leaked government documents. The top British commander in the country, Major General Andrew Stewart, said "our ability [...]
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Kirkuk, Iraq - Gunmen fatally shot a confidant of Shia cleric and political leader Moqtada al-Sadr outside the man's house in northern Iraq.2009/11/9
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Tokyo - Stock were mixed in Monday morning trading in Tokyo as exporters lost ground on a stronger yen and investors engaged in selective buying. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 8.4 points, or 0.09 per cent, to trade at 9,797.75. ...
FresnoZionism.org -- ציונות פרסנו (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Yesterday I had the honor of meeting Barry Rubin, one of the most knowledgeable people around about the Mideast. One of the questions I asked him was this: FZ: We know that Syria is closely allied with Iran, receiving a large amount of weapons and other aid. We also know that Syria is helping Sunni insurgents [...]
Villainous Company (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Jules Crittenden offers an inspiring glimpse into a battle waged far from Afghanistan and Iraq: What does it mean to be a Marine when you are one of the maimed at Walter Reed on Veterans Day? “Everything,” Cpl. Peter Bagarella, 21, of Falmouth said simply. Theirs is the story of service and sacrifice behind the statistics. “This place is awesome. They gave me my eyes back,”...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni court sentenced to death four men involved in a Shi'ite rebellion in its northern provinces bordering Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, while Iran denied a Yemeni claim to have seized a ship with arms for the rebels.
US News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
The Iraq surge's "success" is a myth, not a foundation for sound military strategy.
J O S H U A P U N D I T (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Twin car bombings devastated the heart of Baghdad Sunday. The first one devastated the Ministry of Justice, while the second one targeted the Baghdad Provincial Administration building. Hundreds were wounded and the death toll so far is at 155, including a number of children. There are hundreds of funerals going on today. SO, whodunnit, and why? President Maliki blamed the remnants of al-Qaeda and...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
A senior Iraqi Shia cleric has called for the ouster of U.S. occupation troops and U.S. firms working in Iraq.2009/10/25
Sify (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
A delay in the January parliamentary election could lead to chaos, a top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader warned Friday, as lawmakers remained deadlocked over legislation that would regulate
Kat's Korner (of The Common Ills) (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
I think C.I. covered the Thursday hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs' Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and then some. (As you can see after I'm done weighing in.) But I want to cover a few things. Or at least emphasize them. As C.I. points out in the snapshot (citing a friend who's a veterans' advocate), they never asked the important question. Wednesday, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki...
France24 (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
An Iraqi woman casts her ballot in Sadr City. Large crowds of supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr voted to select candidates to run in Iraq's election in January -- in the first such vote since the fall of Saddam Hussein.