At least three Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded, but only attacks in Baghdad were reported. Meanwhile, Muslim and Christians leaders met today to show a united front and call for increased protection of religious minorities. Also, at a U.S. State Department press conference, U.S. Adm. Michael Mullen agreed the incursions by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) into northern Turkey must end.
read moreTea Party Voters Worry About Afghan War Price Tag
The Afghanistan Study Group has just completed a survey of conservative attitudes about the Afghanistan War – including voters who identify themselves as part of the Tea Party movement. Results show that conservative voters are highly concerned about the high costs...
Defense Contractors Insulated from Budget Cuts
In one of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower's most remembered speeches, he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence" resulting from the close brotherhood between the country's defense agencies, Capitol Hill and private business interests....
A Look on the Wild Side
Latin American Disappointment With Obama May Yield to Distrust
While U.S. officials took strong exception to outgoing Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva's recent complaint that "nothing has changed" in Washington's relations with Latin America two years into the Barack Obama administration, many independent U.S....
Darwin Was Right
Wednesday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 4 Wounded
Marking the first time since the Gulf War that a Kuwaiti premier has visited Iraq, HHHHkkelkrjw;elkrjHophSheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah arrived in Baghdad today to discuss several unresolved issues with the new Iraqi government. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden also dropped in to speak with the new government, but in this case, over the future of U.S. troops in Iraq. Meanwhile, at least three Iraqis were killed and four more were wounded in light violence.
read moreSarah Palin’s Cross Hairs – and Obama’s
It was a coincidence but an enlightening one. As I heard of Sarah Palin's cartoon cross hairs trained on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and other politicians along with Barack Obama's condemnation of violence, I happened to be tuning into a TV documentary on...
Don’t Expect Iraq to End Like Sudan
The American media continues to tout the reduced violence in Iraq without foreseeing the long-term potential for a resumption of severe ethno-sectarian violence and the absence of mechanisms – à la Sudan – to defuse it. The lull in Iraqi mayhem was mainly...
Gaza’s Children Dare to Dream
GAZA CITY - Despite the lingering trauma of living under siege, regular Israeli military attacks and the consequences of a bloody war several years ago, Gaza's children still dream of happiness and of normal lives. Islam Mqa't, 9, from Gaza City's Al Zarqa...
