‘Palestinian Life is Cheap’

RAMALLAH - In early February, 41-year-old Fayez Ahmed Faraj, a father of nine from the city of Hebron, 30 miles south of Jerusalem, in the southern West Bank, was shot dead in his home town by Israeli soldiers after he allegedly tried to stab one of them. After a...

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Republicans Seek Deal on Detainee Trials

The prominent scholar who believes that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, self-styled mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, should receive no trial is nonetheless advising Sen. Lindsey Graham on a proposal to the White House to create "an overarching detainee...

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Wednesday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded

Updated at 10:43 p.m. EDT, March 24, 2010 At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in a spate of attacks across central and northern Iraq. In several southern cities, demonstrators by the thousands called for an election recount. At least 10 provincial leaders also support a recount.
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Truth and Consequences in the Middle East

Considering the Obama administration's ever wobblier attempt to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran, the New York Times' David Sanger recently wrote, "The delays and the potential for a substantially watered-down resolution, Mr. Obama's allies say,...

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Israeli Army World’s Most Moral?

RAMALLAH - Many Israelis like to believe, and the cliché is repeated regularly in Israel, that their army is the "most moral army in the world." However, following the Gaza war which left 1,400 Palestinians dead, most of them civilians, some Israelis...

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More Sanctions Against Iran Are Not the Answer

Because President Barack Obama's attempt to entice Iran to give up its nuclear program has ended in unsurprising failure, he is now trying to ratchet up the pressure on the regime by leading the drive to increase international economic sanctions. However, even if he...

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Stop Funding the Israelis

If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the AIPAC conference isn't a reason for the US to declare – finally – that they've had quite enough of the "special relationship," then nothing is. After ambushing the Vice President of the United...

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Tuesday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 15 Wounded; Mass Grave Found

Although few casualties were reported today, a message from an al-Qaeda leader is raising fears of a coming surge in violence. At least two Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in today’s attacks. Also, a Saddam-era mass grave gave up about 20 victims. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stressed that he will not recognize election results until there is a recount. In the U.S., a four star general testified in a hearing concerning the murder of Iraqis in Haditha five years ago.
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Unwarranted Influence

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." - President Dwight David Eisenhower, 1961 Michael D. "Mike" Furlong has, to all...

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