Friday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded
Light violence left two Iraqis dead and 10 wounded. Meanwhile, protesters in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square called for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down.
Month: April 2011
Libya: A Pig in a Poke?
Kevin Carson has some concerns
Libya War Is No Pentagon Lifeline
Let’s shrink our military footprint, says John Feffer
You Cannot Be Serious
Chuck Pena on the ridiculous defense ‘cuts’
Gadhafi’s Fate, and Our Own
Justin Raimondo with lessons of the Libyan despot’s undoing
Thursday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 32 Wounded
At least three Iraqis were killed and 32 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Also, the U.N. confirmed a significant number of fatalities stemming from last week’s raid on an Iranian dissident camp in Diyala.
Goldstone Recants, Gaza Dies
Philip Giraldi on the judge’s folding under pressure
US Keeps Quiet Over Arab Allies’ Repression
If President Barack Obama wanted to place Washington "on the right side of history" during the ongoing "Arab Spring," his reaction to recent events in Bahrain will likely make that far more difficult, according to a growing number of analysts and commentators here. While his administration has become ever more outspoken against repression in Syria … Continue reading “US Keeps Quiet Over Arab Allies’ Repression”
Wednesday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
At least two Iraqis were killed and 28 more were wounded in the latest attacks, but it was a massive sandstorm that killed or harmed even more people today.
Pakistan Moves to Curb More Aggressive US Drone Strikes, Spying
The Pakistani military’s recent demands on the United States to curb drone strikes and reduce the number of U.S. spies operating in Pakistan, which have raised tensions between the two countries to a new high, were a response to U.S. military and intelligence programs that had gone well beyond what the Pakistanis had agreed to … Continue reading “Pakistan Moves to Curb More Aggressive US Drone Strikes, Spying”