Both the Sadrists and Kurds have come out against the arrests of two election commission officials who were picked up on corruption charges this week. Meanwhile, at least 13 Iraqis were killed and 28 more were wounded in the latest violence.
read moreUS-Israel Deal to Demand Qom Closure Threatens Nuclear Talks
The Barack Obama administration has adopted a demand in the negotiations with Iran beginning Saturday that its Fordow enrichment facility must be shut down and eventually dismantled based on an understanding with Israel that risks the collapse of the negotiations. It...
11 Iraqis Killed As Judicial Council Orders Arrest of Maliki Enemy
Iraq’s Higher Judicial Council has ordered the arrest, on old corruption charges, of two members of the country’s electoral commission. Meanwhile, at least 11 Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in new violence. At least two attacks were directed at pilgrims.
read moreSyria: Let’s You and Him Fight
The usual suspects are at it again -- doing their damnedest to escalate a war they have no intention of either fighting in or paying for themselves, and to involve you in it. US Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (of the "Connecticut for...
Starve the Beast of Empire: Ax the Income Tax
As we approach April 15, the day when we render unto Caesar what is ours, it is well to bear a few stark and simple numbers in mind. The personal income tax for 2011 will haul in a hefty $1.09 trillion to the federal coffers. The estimate for 2012* is $1.16...
Why Washington’s Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster
The Framing of Bo Xilai
14 Killed in Fresh Iraq Violence
At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 12 more were wounded in the latest violence. In the worst attack almost a dozen people were killed or injured during a clash in Kirkuk. Meanwhile a young girl died in a grenade attack in the south.
read moreThe Babylonian Captivity of Washington
The most troubling prerogative of modern government is the ability of the sovereign or head of state to go to war. War means death, debt, and, if the decision is a bad one, the very end of civil society and the prevailing political order. Because war is potentially...
Putting Defense Back Into US Defense Policy
Now that the second of two counterinsurgency wars, Afghanistan, seems on the road to de-escalation — mainly out of flagging American public support for the quagmire — it is a good time to ask what type of military the United States should have in the future. Although...
