Only one violent incident was reported today. In it, gunmen attacked a Garma checkpoint, where they killed a soldier and wounded three others. Several stories about Iraq’s future prospects surfaced as well. For women and Christians the future looks bleak, but it may be the children of Fallujah who will suffer the most in the coming years as a surge in birth defects looms over them.
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Closer to a Palestinian State, Via South America
BUENOS AIRES - With the string of announcements in South America of recognition of a Palestinian state this month, the region's integration process showed a new interest in and capacity to reach common positions in the realm of foreign policy. After Brazil announced...
Moments of Revelation
Thursday: 3 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded
Updated at 10:33 p.m. EST, Dec. 30, 2010
At least three Iraqis were killed in the latest violence while 34 more were wounded. Christians were targeted in at least two attacks in Baghdad, even as Parliament Speaker Usama al-Nujeifi met with Christian leaders to express his solidarity with the minority group. Meanwhile, Iraq Body Count released preliminary civilian casualty figures for 2010.
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Cheering for WikiLeaks’ Demise Is Cheering for Our Own
Wednesday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
Updated at 11:39 p.m. EST, Dec. 29, 2010
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in light violence. In the worst attack, a noted police commander was killed during a suicide bombing in Mosul. Meanwhile, the murder trial for a British contractor accused of murdering two colleagues opened in Baghdad.
read moreIsrael Represses Israelis, and Congress Approves
It's been two years since Israel initiated the Operation Cast Lead military assault on the besieged Gaza Strip. Since then, the right-wing Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched an unprecedented wave of intimidation against Israeli peace...
2010: The Best and the Worst
Last year, around this time, I initiated what I called the Antiwar.com Awards – a year end tribute to the best, and the worst, people and institutions that impact our lives and the life of our nation and the world. And what good is a tradition unless one...
