Sunni Iraqis who did not travel to Mecca observed Eid al-Adha at home today, while Shi’ite Iraqis must wait until tomorrow. The holiday either reduced violence or prevented reports from reaching the news wires, as the only reported attacks occurred in Mosul. At least five Iraqis were killed there and two more were wounded in the last day or so. The government did take steps to protect the public during the Eid, including deploying about 28,000 security personnel in Diyala province.
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The Egyptian government's crackdown on political opponents continues unabated in advance of parliamentary elections Nov. 28, even as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week hailed the "partnership" between the two countries as "a cornerstone of stability and...
How Veterans Day Became a Farce
US Institute of Peace Corrects ‘Iran Primer’ Errors… Sort Of
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has now corrected some of the errors I pointed out in my Oct. 24 article, "U.S.-Funded 'Iran Primer' Needs Editing." More can be done. For one thing, they had an impossibly wrong date for an Ahmadinejad speech in their Iran...
Monday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 46 Wounded
Updated at 4:55 p.m. EST, Nov. 15, 2010
At least 12 Iraqis were killed and 46 more were wounded a day ahead of Eid observances in Iraq. Among the dead were two Christian men.
read moreThe Stimulus Package in Kabul
You must have had a moment when you thought to yourself: It really isn't going to end, is it? Not ever. Rationally, you know perfectly well that whatever your “it” might be will indeed end, because everything does, but your gut tells you something different. I had...
Getting Beyond ‘Left’ and ‘Right,’ Part Two
Editorial note: What follows is the transcript of a speech given in Danbury, Conn., and Boston, Mass., under the auspices of the Ridgefield Liberty Forum and the Boston chapter of ComeHomeAmerica.org, respectively. Part One dealt with the capitulation of the...
Vox Taxi, Vox Dei
On Saturday evening, two weeks ago, we returned by taxi from the annual memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin and as usual got into a conversation with our driver. Generally, these conversations flow smoothly, with lots of laughs. Rachel loves them, because they bring us...
AIPAC Bares All to Quash Lawsuit
On Nov. 8, 2010, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) filed a massive 260-page motion [.pdf] in the District of Columbia Superior Court. It asks Judge Erik Christian to dismiss former AIPAC employee Steven J. Rosen's $20 million defamation suit. In...
Sunday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 21 Wounded
At least 12 Iraqis were killed and 21 more were wounded in new attacks across the country. Meanwhile, a leading international lawyer warned that the credibility a British inquiry (Chilcot) into the Iraq invasion is in danger over a lack of transparency.
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