At least four Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in light violence. A British contractor was also killed in a blast in southern Iraq.
read moreSaturday: 1 US Soldier, 7 Iraqis Killed; 3 Iraqis Wounded
Light violence left seven Iraqis dead and three more wounded. Also, the U.S. Dept. of Defense announced the death of a U.S. soldier on Thursday. He died from wounds received on June 6 during an indirect fire attack in Baghdad.
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GAZA CITY -- Sitting by the hospital bed of freelance photographer Mohammed Othman, Ashraf Abu Amrah knows that nobody owns a freelance journalist from Gaza who gets injured, or dies. "When a news agency crew is injured, the world reacts with anger, and human...
Obama’s Claim of Libya War Powers Widely Disputed
President Barack Obama's claim that U.S. military operations against Libya should not be subject to the War Powers Act and do not require Congressional approval is drawing heavy fire from friends and foes alike. In a 38-page report submitted to Congress earlier this...
The Waste of War
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Friday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
At least six Iraqis were killed and 19 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Hoping to reduce the unemployment burden on Iraqis, the government is considering deporting foreign workers and placing curbs on their potential employers. In Baghdad, a late day blast...
Fed Up With Freeloaders
The Persecution of Juan Cole
Palestinian Children Targeted as Israel Crushes Unrest
SILWAN, Palestine - "Father please help me! Don't let them take me away," screamed 12-year-old Ahmed Siyam as approximately 50 heavily armed Israeli soldiers and police dragged the handcuffed and blindfolded boy away. Last month Ahmed was pulled out of his...
