The Circle Cannot Hold
Tuesday: 18 Iraqis Killed, 27 Wounded
Updated at 7:05 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2009
At least 18 Iraqis were killed and 27 more were wounded the latest attacks. Dozens more were reported beaten at Camp Ashraf. The day was also marked by political developments: The Iraqi government failed to produce a security pact that would have allowed British troops to remain in the country. Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured a southern Iraq base where top Iraqi commander, Gen. Ray Odierno accused Iran of meddling in upcoming Iraqi elections. Also, Turkey prefers asking Iraq to help stop the PKK rather than talk peace directly with the rebel group.
read moreIsraeli Wall Bound to Become an Issue Again
JERUSALEM - Beneath the towering eight-meter concrete slabs, an army jeep patrols the Israeli side of the "security wall" that cuts through Palestinian territory, dividing the occupied West Bank from Israel. Suddenly, a soccer ball flies over the wall and...
Middle East Show of Farce
A July 17 article at the Guardian leads with "In preparation for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, two Israeli missile-class warships have sailed through the Suez Canal 10 days after a submarine capable of launching a nuclear missile strike." The fifth...
Judge Slams Govt Over Afghan Detainee
A federal judge last week excoriated U.S. government lawyers for advocating the continued detention of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay after his "confession" was ruled inadmissible because it was extracted through torture. Calling the case "an...
Today, Henry Gates; Tomorrow, You
Paranoia About the Pashtuns
Monday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 32 Wounded
Updated at 8:05 p.m. EDT, July 27, 2009
At least nine Iraqis were killed and 32 more were wounded in the latest attacks, while four U.S. soldiers were injured in a vehicular accident north of Kirkuk. A small amount of violence has followed the election in the Kurdish Autonomous Region, some of it apparently “celebratory.”
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