In stark contrast to yesterday, only four Iraqis were reported killed today. At least eight were also injured.
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Vanishing American Footprint
Obama Pressed to Take Stronger Action Against Assad
Amid a continuing crackdown against opposition forces, U.S. President Barack Obama is coming under growing pressure to impose tougher sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Two key lawmakers with close ties to the powerful "Israel...
Empire or Solvency?
What Has Bin Laden’s Killing Wrought?
As America's morbid celebrations over the killing of Osama bin Laden begin to fade, we are left with a new landscape of risks – and opportunities – created by his slaying at the hands of a U.S. Special Forces team at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The range of...
Thursday: 40 Iraqis Killed, 100 Wounded
Updated at 10:54 p.m. EDT, May 5, 2011
A significant blast targeting police just south of Baghdad left scores dead or wounded. At least 40 Iraqis were killed and 100 more were wounded in this and other attacks across the country. New developments concerning the Arab League summit meeting and the P.M.O.I. arose as well.
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Egypt’s Moves Raising Anxiety in Washington
With U.S. lawmakers threatening this week to cut aid to Pakistan over its alleged harboring of the late Osama bin Laden, concern is growing steadily here over the future of ties with another key predominantly Muslim ally heavily dependent on U.S. aid: Egypt....
