Iraq has denied launching rockets at a controversial port being built in neighboring Kuwait and has opened an investigation into the assault. Meanwhile, at least 14 Iraqis were killed and 69 more were wounded across the country.
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Defeating the Tyranny of the ‘Conventional Wisdom’
Iran Sanctions: Built to Fail
Conditions for lifting sanctions go way beyond anything having to do with Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, making it impossible for Iran to extricate itself – this could be intentional, making the military "option" a necessity. More than 90 US...
Budget Talks Have Major Defense Contractors on Edge
When an expensive unmanned aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corporation, a U.S. defense contractor, disappeared during a U.S. military test flight off the Pacific coast earlier this month, the debacle raised eyebrows. The incident also raised criticism that the U.S....
Iraq Calls on Turkish Envoy, Demands End To Bombardment
Although the focus remains on Turkish and Iranian bombardment of Iraqi Kurdistan, deadly violence took place further south. In particular, Anbar province was the scene of several attacks. Overall, at least nine Iraqis were killed and 39 more were wounded across the country.
read moreWhose Congress and State Department?
August is generally a quiet month for news, but riots in Britain, continuing conflict in Libya and Syria, and concerns that Israel and the United States might be preparing some military moves against Iran have generated a bit of unease. Israel has also decided to take...
17 Iraqis Killed, 49 Wounded As Violence in Diyala Province Reignites
At least 17 Iraqis were killed and 49 others were wounded in new attacks. Diyala province was the scene of an unusual amount of violence today, but Baghdad, Mosul and Ramadi were again suffered a significant amount of attacks.
read moreTriumph in Libya? Not So Fast, NATO
The conventional wisdom is that U.S.-led NATO vanquished the ruthless and despotic Moammar Gadhafi. And that is largely what happened. Gadhafi had one of the worst human rights records on the planet, was autocratic, and was even downright bizarre at times. Moreover,...
Libya: Obama’s Pyrrhic Victory
In what could well be a premonitory moment, they evacuated the Pentagon when the Richmond earthquake hit. The Capitol was also cleared out, for fear its pylons would crash down upon the heads of our shaken solons. Perhaps it was His way of deflating the hubris of our...
