Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki repeated his desire to prevent weapons smuggling across the border into Syria. At least five Iraqis were killed and four more were wounded in new violence.
read moreWho Was Behind the Delhi Bombing?
The magnet bomb that exploded on an Israeli Embassy diplomat's car in Delhi on February 13 seemed on the surface to be consistent with an Iranian-sponsored action. It was carried out with same method by which Israel's Iranian proxy, the Mujahedin-e Khalq, had...
Iraq: Kurds Flee Jalawla in Fear of New Attacks
At least four Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in fresh attacks. Meanwhile, Kurdish Iraqis in Jalawla are leaving for safer districts. Also, residents of Hit gathered to protest the Assad regime in Syria.
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Iraqi President’s Grandnephew Killed His American Teacher
At least eight Iraqis were killed today and another seven were wounded. Among the dead was President Jalal Talabani’s grandnephew, who committed suicide after killing his American teacher.
read moreAmerica’s Image Problem
The United States definitely sends mixed messages to the Muslim world. Early in his presidency, Barack Obama went to Cairo to “seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect, and one based...
Corruption and the Citizen, American-Style
I have long nurtured this thoroughly depressing conviction that the United States, far from being a shining city on the hill, has become one of the most corrupt of nations. Why does America have more lawyers than the rest of the world combined? It is because the...
How the Media Got the Iran-IAEA Access Story Wrong
News media reported last week that Iran had flatly refused the IAEA access to its Parchin military test facility, based on the statement to reporters by IAEA Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts, “We could not get access….” Now, however, both explicit statements...
