Interpol, the international police organization, today issued a “red notice,” for Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is wanted on terrorism charges in Iraq. The notice is basically the equivalent of being on Interpol’s most wanted list. Meanwhile, at least five Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded.
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Listen to Rep. Paul deliver this address. Last week President Obama made a surprise pre-dawn trip to Afghanistan to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden and to sign a document further extending the U.S. presence in that country. The...
The Hive and the Heterodoxy
Last month in this space we discussed the role of top foreign policy/national security think tanks as standard-bearers for the military establishment and political status quo in Washington. It’s a dizzy game that is no doubt taken seriously by many scholars who are...
Iraq VP: Judge Supervised Torture of Guards
Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi again claimed that his guards have been tortured while in detention on trumped-up terrorism charges. Meanwhile, at least eight Iraqis were killed and 27 more were wounded.
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A Russian general has threatened military action if the US and its NATO allies go ahead and build a “missile shield” in Eastern Europe: “A decision to use destructive force preemptively will be taken if the situation worsens,” say Russian chief of staff Nikolai...
Stick a Fork in al-Qaeda
A year after Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs, letters written by al-Qaeda’s former leader paint a picture of an organization that was a shadow of its former self — certainly not the terrorist group with global reach that was able to attack America on...
Iraqi Leaders Threaten No Confidence Vote For Maliki
A letter on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was released to the public through a state newspaper yesterday. Four senior politicians, who had met last month in Kurdistan, sent the letter summarizing coalition demands to Maliki’s political bloc. Meanwhile, light violence over the weekend left eight killed and nine wounded.
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A Putsch Against War
Attacks Target Government and Security Personnel Across Iraq
At least six Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded in new violence. Also, several attacks against political targets failed to leave casualties.
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