Purim. One of the most popular Jewish holidays among Orthodox, traditional and so-called secular Jewish Israelis alike. The streets are packed with children and adults wearing costumes, make-up and all sorts of masquerading, on their way from one joyous Purim party to...
Editorial note: The following is the first part of a speech to the Republican Liberty Caucus of California, delivered March 2, 2013. The second and final part will appear on Wednesday. The Republican party wasn't always the party of war, unlimited military spending,...
Visitors to two important shrines in Karbala were among the targets of today’s violence. Overall, at least 10 people were killed and 22 more were wounded.
In Baghdad, three people were killed and 11 more were wounded when three bombs exploded in Husseiniya. A sticky bomb blast in Utaifiya killed a soldier.
A suicide bomber in Karbala killed one civilian and wounded nine more when he set off his explosives near two important shrines. One source suggested it was old a
Gunmen killed two soldiers Tal Afar.
A Sahwa member was killed and his sister was wounded when gunmen stormed their Qayara home.
In Gatoun, gunmen killed a man.
A man was wounded in Hilla, where gunmen attacked him outside his home.
An adhesive bomb planted on an officer’s car in Tikrit was found and defused.
Once upon a time, “homeland” was a word of little significance in the American context. What American before 9/11 would have called the United States his or her “homeland” rather than “country”? Who sang “My...
Secretary of State John Kerry has long urged increased US support for Syria's Islamist rebels, and now he has his wish: shortly after being confirmed, he announced the US would now directly aid rebel groups, rather than "indirectly," as we've supposedly been...
For two decades, the Atlantic Empire and its European satellites have claimed to have reached the end of history, bombing or blockading anyone who dared disagree. Certain of their own invincibility, they've treated reality with contempt, and scoffed at Canute's lesson...
Like many habitues of antiwar.com, I generally do not find much time for sitting down and reading a book since I have become accustomed to obtaining most of my information in easily digestible bites over the internet. This year for Christmas I received a copy of The...
