At least 14 people were killed, and seven were wounded in recent violence: A shepherd was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near Daquq. A bomb in Hawija wounded three policemen. In Hit, a bomb wounded three soldiers. A roadside bomb wounded a civilian near...
Militant protests continue in the oil rich city of Basra despite a harsh government crackdown. Thousands of Iraqis are demanding jobs, restoration of basic utility services and an end to government corruption. The protests quickly spread to other southern Iraqi cities...
This article originally appeared at TruthDig. The United States of America conquered half of Mexico. There isn’t any way around that fact. The regions of the U.S. most affected by “illegal” immigration—California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas—were...
Disagreement over the control of checkpoints in Diyala province has escalated between members of the Iraqi army and Shi’ite militias. Militiamen reportedly kidnapped five soldiers. The army reacted by kidnapping 10 militiamen. Nearly a year after its approval, a...
Has there ever been a country so vilified as Russia, a leader so demonized as Vladimir Putin? It makes me dizzy just to think of all the crimes that have been laid at that particular doorstep. I could spend the rest of this column simply listing them, from the deaths...
During this past Saturday, 18 August, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a brief visit to Austria to attend the wedding of the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl. Per the Kremlin, this stop of several hours in the Styrian wine country not far from...
On Sunday August 12, news from Gaza was distressing: The Ministry of Health announced that it would no longer be able to treat cancer patients in the Israel-besieged Strip. "Colon and lung cancer, as well as lymphoma patients cannot be provided with the necessary...
