Bipartisan Budget Agreement Doesn’t Make Partisan Bickering Look So Bad
The American media usually profit handsomely from "hyper-partisan" fighting – finding, and sometimes creating, politically conflict-laden stories that get more viewers, listeners, readers, and thus higher advertising revenues. After abetting this discordant...
30 Iraqis Killed, 44 Wounded As Arbaeen Holiday Ends
Wars Past, Present and Yet to Come
See the phantoms filling the sky around you. They astound you, I can tell, these inhabitants of hell. Poor wretches whom the Hand of Heaven ignores. Beware, beware, beware, lest their dreadful fate be yours! ~ the ghost of Jacob Marley in Scrooge, 1970 For most of us...
51 Killed, 44 Wounded in Iraq Attacks against Pilgrims and Journalists
At least 51 people were killed and 44 more were wounded in fresh violence. Arbaeen pilgrims and journalists were among today's victims. over a dozen gunmen were also killed. A suicide bomber blew up his car outside television studio in Tikrit, allowing four of his...
Progress Toward Peace in 2013, But Dark Clouds Remain
It is the time of year we feel a sense of joy and optimism. We are preparing for the holidays and looking to spend time with our families and friends. This year as we look back we see several developments that leave us feeling optimistic. A US attack on Syria was...
Look What’s Under My Christmas Tree!
It's Christmas, no there's no column today. But I'll be back on Friday!As the world celebrates Christmas, one has to wonder what we have to be thankful for: after all, war rages around the world. The liberty our forefathers died for has dissipated like mist in the...
Iraq PM Threatens Protesters As Attacks Leave 13 Dead, 34 Wounded
Iran Sanctions Bill a Big Test of Israel Lobby Power
This week’s introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the Israel lobby here in decades. The White House, which says the bill could well derail ongoing negotiations...