The Predators: Where Is Your Democracy?
On May 4, 2011, CNN World News asked whether killing Osama bin Laden was legal under international law. Other news commentaries have questioned whether it would have been both possible and advantageous to bring Osama bin Laden to trial rather than kill him. World...
Monday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
At least five Iraqis were killed and 20 more were wounded in the latest violence. If the injured were taken to one of the country’s hospitals, they might have found a deadly lack of training and supplies. Meanwhile, the United States continues to hope that Iraq will soon ask for the continued presence of troops.
read moreBin Laden Is Dead, but What About His Ideas?
“Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth, lest the Lord see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.” This is one of the most beautiful passages in the Bible (Proverbs 24:17-18) and, indeed, in...
It’s All About Pakistan
With the assassination of Osama bin Laden, US foreign policy – or, rather, the rationale for it – has a giant hole in its very center: the task of the War Party is to fill it, and quickly. Without a human face to put on the Terrorist Threat, without an...
After bin Laden Hit, U.S. Aides Raise Dubious Hopes for Peace
Barack Obama and top administration officials have taken advantage of the killing of Osama bin Laden to establish a new narrative suggesting the event will pave the way for negotiations with the Taliban for peace in Afghanistan. That good news message, reported by...
Sunday: 29 Iraqis Killed, 23 Wounded
The dramatic takeover of a Baghdad prison today left nearly three dozen dead or injured, including an al-Qaeda “emir” or “wali,” before an assault force was able to secure the facility. At least 29 Iraqis were killed and 23 more were wounded at the prison and in other violence across the country.
read moreSaturday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 29 Wounded
At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 29 more were wounded in new attacks. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met in Baghdad for talks with eight other U.S. politicians, mostly democrats.
read moreGunfight at Abbottabad: Dismantling the Myth of an American Hero
In Hollywood Westerns, the sheriff engages in a shootout with bad guys and wins. Such was the story of Wyatt Earp, who killed rustlers in the "Gunfight at OK Corral." Then there is the American cowboy, represented by John Wayne -- tall, handsome, Anglo-Saxon...
