Month: November 2007

Updated at 12:15 a.m. EST, Nov. 28, 2007At least 46 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 35 more were wounded during attacks that included multiple shootings involving U.S. troops and civilians. Also, an Iraqi journalist is accusing the Interior Ministry of killing his family in Baghdad yesterday. Also two U.S. soldiers were killed and … Continue reading “Tuesday: 2 US Soldiers, 46 Iraqis Killed; 35 Iraqis Wounded”

Recent statements by the U.S. military that Iran had pledged to stop supplying weapons to Shi’ite militias in Iraq and that this alleged flow of arms may have stopped in August were part of a behind-the-scenes struggle over whether the George W. Bush administration should make a gesture to Iran by releasing five Iranian prisoners … Continue reading “Petraeus Sought to Prevent Release of Iranians”

Acts matter. Here’s how Dahr Jamail, a young mountain guide and volunteer rescue ranger in Alaska (who did freelance writing in the “off-season”) describes his rash decision, back in 2003, to cover George W. Bush’s Iraq War in person: “I decided that the one thing I could do was go to Baghdad to report on … Continue reading “How to Control the Story, Pentagon-Style”

Updated at 5:40 p.m. EST, Nov. 26, 2007At least 30 Iraqis were killed and four more were wounded during a light day violence. The family of an Iraqi journalist is among the dead. No Coalition deaths were reported. Also, a Turkish helicopter violated Iraqi airspace on a supposed reconnaissance mission. In Baghdad, Shi’ite gunmen invaded … Continue reading “Monday: 30 Iraqis Killed, 4 Wounded”

When Paul Tibbets, pilot of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima 62 years ago, died earlier this month, conservative commentators responded true to form. They declared Tibbets to be a hero. They stridently defended the use of the atomic bomb. And they took the opportunity to denounce any … Continue reading “Conservative Revisionists and Hiroshima”

They say he’s the only one who can beat the Democrats in ’08, the only one who’s tough enough to take on Hillary and keep the White House for the GOP, but the truth is quite the opposite. With at least two major scandals brewing under the surface, in addition to his other distinctively un-Republican … Continue reading “Giuliani’s Culture of Corruption”

Updated at 12:50 p.m. EST, Nov. 25, 2007A surge in bombings continues in Baghdad and Mosul. Overall, 37 Iraqis were killed and 64 more were injured in the latest attacks. Also, a U.S. soldier succumbed, on Thanksgiving Day, to wounds received in a roadside bombing earlier in November. In Baghdad, five bodies were found dumped … Continue reading “Sunday: 1 U.S. Soldier, 37 Iraqis Killed; 64 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 6:25 p.m. EST, Nov. 24, 2007At least 32 Iraqis were killed and 40 more were wounded in the latest attacks. The fallout from yesterday’s bombings in Baghdad and Mosul conitinues as well. No Coalition casualties were reported. The numbers from yesterday’s attacks in Baghdad and Mosul have risen. Two of the wounded from … Continue reading “Saturday: 32 Iraqis Killed, 40 Wounded”

On May 28, 1998, in response to unscheduled underground tests, weeks earlier, of several nukes by the Indians, the Pakistanis somehow managed to prepare for and test, underground, up to six "Islamic" nukes, most of them based on almost-pure Uranium-235, but at least one of them probably based on almost-pure Plutonium-239 and – according to … Continue reading “It’s Still Pakistan, Stupid”

Updated at 12:05 p.m. EST, Nov. 24, 2007Although the prayer day is often the quietest day for news, this Friday has been markedly violent with an attack on a weekly pet market in Baghdad and more bombings in Mosul among the numerous incidents. Meanwhile, a shrine and a mosque were also attacked, and Khalis was … Continue reading “Friday: 1 U.S. Soldier, 61 Iraqis Killed; 104 Iraqis Wounded”