Updated at 5:20 EDT, Aug. 2, 2011
At least seven Iraqis were killed and 42 more were wounded in the latest violence. A coordinated attack on Kirkuk Christians failed to leave significant casualties when two of the bombs failed to explode. Meanwhile, Admiral Mike Mullen is still angling to have some U.S. troops remain after the end of the year withdrawal date.
read moreTruth Emerges About IED Carnage
Gen. David Petraeus has been gone but a month from his role as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, yet we’re already seeing the paint on his Potemkin village peel away to reveal an unseemly rot underneath. That may sound a bit harsh, but there is no better way to...
Monday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 3 Wounded
The beginning of Ramadan brought with it the intense heat of summer and light casualties. Only one Iraqi was reported killed and three more were wounded.
read moreThe Assassination of Abdel Fatah Younes
Any illusions that the US and its NATO allies are backing “democracy” in Libya against the reign of Moammar Gadhafi evaporated last week as the rebel chief of staff, Abdel Fatah Younes, was murdered – not by Gadhafi’s troops, but by his own...
Sunday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 4 Wounded
Light violence left two Iraqis dead and four wounded. Hinting at a possible loophole in the 2008 U.S.-Iraq agreement that forces U.S. troops out at the end of this year, the prime minister suggested a new way to keep U.S. soldiers in Iraq without a formal agreement.
read moreSaturday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
Although violence was light today, the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen reported that Iraq has become more dangerous in the last 12 months. Coincidentally, U.S. forces were involved in a fatal shootout with civilians in northern Iraq early this morning. Overall, at least seven Iraqis were killed and 20 more were wounded across Iraq. Meanwhile, parliament approved a cabinet-reducing measure.
read morePalestinians Prepare for Massive Uprising
BEIT UMMAR, West Bank - Leading members of the Palestinian Popular Committees in the West Bank plan massive civil unrest and disobedience against the Israeli occupation authorities come September when the Palestinians take their case for statehood to the UN. "We...
Law and Disorder
Among the many half-successes, pretend-successes and outright failures, until this week the Empire could still plausibly claim that it had scored a victory in the Balkans. Nearly two decades of efforts to dismantle Yugoslavia just so, and install pliant governments in...
Friday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 16 Wounded
At least seven Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in the latest violence. Two of the fatalities occurred in Iraqi Kurdistan where tensions between Iran and Kurdish rebels reheated in the last two weeks.
read moreGates’ NATO Gripes Ignore Biggest Failing
Before exiting the stage as secretary of defense, Robert Gates took a parting shot at NATO. During his last visit to Europe, Gates delivered a scathing speech that included these criticisms: “too many allies have been unwilling to fundamentally change how they set...
