As the American toll in Iraq climbs toward 2,000 dead and 15,000 wounded, and the horror of those shortened or constricted lives continues to sink deep into American communities, various memorials to the fallen – American soldiers, journalists, contractors, and...
Despite last-minute maneuvering by Shiite and Kurdish leaders to offer the possibility of further changes in Iraq's draft constitution, and warnings by foreign jihadists against participation, all indications are that Sunnis will turn out in large numbers Saturday to...
Today the Department of Defense announced the death of a Marine supporting the war in Iraq. Kenneth E. Hunt Jr., 40, died of wounds recieved in July "when the vehicle he was riding in struck an anti-tank mine while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in...
I know it's more than a bit of a long shot, but I'm hoping beyond hope that the election Saturday in Iraq is something that can at least be viewed as a modest success. The definition of success will have to be far more modest than what our wise leaders might have...
BEIRUT - The death of Syria's interior minister Ghazi Kanaan in Damascus Wednesday has raised new tensions ahead of the publication of the UN report on the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. The report is expected next week. Kanaan and other...
The suicide of Syria's interior minister – a week before a UN investigation is to release its report on the assassination of Lebanese politician-entrepreneur Rafik Hariri – has the regime-change crowd salivating, and leading the pack is Michael Young,...
Just when you think that President Bush couldn't out-Saddam Saddam any more, he goes and does something that proves you wrong. If any Iraqis caught the hilarious video conference Thursday between Bush at the White House and troops from the 42nd Infantry Division in...
How Long Can This Go On? I just found your Web site by reading the piece by Mr. Roberts. Will definitely check it out in the future. Last winter, I had a back injury and looked at way too much C-SPAN. During this time I saw the shabby way the Democrats were treated in...
The Bush administration seems to be drawing the outlines of a strategy to oust Syria's President Bashar Assad and his ruling Ba'ath Party. Of course, no one is considering an American-led military invasion à la Iraq to achieve "regime change" in Damascus....
Did you know that there are five police academies in Iraq that produce over 3,500 new officers every eight weeks? Well, if you're among the millions of recipients of that "Did You Know?" e-mail proliferating on the Internet, you "know" that "fact" along with a whole...
