The Shi’ite militant group Asaib al-Haq says it wants to leave violence behind and join peaceful politics instead. At least 12 Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded.
read moreDo Afghan Riots Spell E-X-I-T?
It’s got to be hard for most Americans looking at the fleeting images of angry Afghans today shouting “death to America” and not think, “What the hell are we still doing there?” Certainly it’s not a stupid question — in fact it’s a pretty relevant one. After a weekend...
The Mossad Has Long Given Marching Orders to AIPAC
AIPAC's Washington policy conference next month is drawing intense scrutiny and unprecedented resistance. AIPAC has worked quietly for years to tripwire the United States into war with Iran. Soon it will "ask" Congress and the president to define "nuclear weapons...
Iraq Returns Body of US Soldier Missing Since 2006
The family of a U.S. soldier who went missing in 2006 has learned that his remains were positively identified and returned to the United States in recent days. Meanwhile, at least three Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in today’s attacks.
read moreHope in the Belly of the Beast
Peter Beinart, former editor of The New Republic – a magazine instrumental in getting us into every major war we’ve ever been in – and a born-again peacenik when it comes to Iran, wonders aloud: “How can it be, less than a decade after the U.S....
WMDs Redux
No, I’m not talking about déjà vu all over again in Iran (like Iraq) or Syria (like Libya), although no one should be shocked when either or both of those happen. I’m talking about 29-year-old Moroccan Amine El Khalifi, who is accused of an attempted...
Antiwar Critics Forgotten on Oscar Night
Here’s how, in his classic Vietnam War history, The Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam summed up Washington life via the career of Dean Rusk, the hawkish secretary of state under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson: “If you are wrong on the hawkish...
Kurdish Forces Stand Ground in Hashemi Case; 6 Iraqis Killed in Attacks
Kurdish security forces publicly informed the central government that they would need permission to enter Iraqi Kurdistan to arrest Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi. Meanwhile, the United Nations decried Iraq’s failure to help citizens made homeless by years of bloodshed. Also, at least six Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in fresh violence.
read moreShi’ite Cleric Sadr Calls Iraqi PM a “Dictator”
In a curious reversal of support, Shi’ite Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is now referring to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as the “dictator of the government.” Whether this spells an end to the Maliki administration is unclear. Meanwhile, at least four Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in new attacks.
read moreIran, Israel, and the US: The Slide To War
Wars are fought because some people decide it is in their interests to fight them. World War I was not started over the Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination, nor was it triggered by the alliance system. An “incident” may set the stage for war, but no one keeps shooting...
