At least three Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded in the latest violence. Also, one U.S. soldier was killed while conducting security operations. With the occupation winding down and foreign reporters having gone home, fewer reports manage to get out of the country unless a major story occurs.
read moreBeing Muslim Is No Crime
How convenient that there are Muslims in America. How much harder it would be for the government to increase its power, while abridging more general liberties, if they didn't exist. A radical Islamic preacher, who also happens to be an American citizen, is now hiding...
Rand Paul’s Problem, and Ours
Ambushed by Rachel “Tail-gunner Jane” Maddow, Rand Paul – son of Ron – is at the center of a ever-escalating controversy, one that underscores the complete emptiness of political discourse in this country. It was a “gotcha” moment that will go down in the history...
Congress Sends Wrong Message to Iraq
After more than 19 years of war, including seven years of occupation, the U.S. Congress still does not grasp domestic politics in Iraq. This week, the House passed a resolution asking the State Department to establish U.S. consulates in the Kurdistan region of Iraq,...
Why We Can’t Win in Afghanistan
To borrow from Elizabeth Barrett Browning… let me count the ways. First and foremost, we don't have enough troops. (Yes, yes, I know I'm a broken record to regular Antiwar.com readers.) The accepted standard for successful counterinsurgency operations is 20 soldiers...
Sunday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 5 Wounded
A delegation from the Iraqiya party visited the marjaiya in Najaf to discuss the formation of the new government. The meeting seems to have had a positive effect. Meanwhile, at least two Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in light violence.
read moreSaturday: 2 US Soldiers, 3 Iraqis, 4 PKK Killed; 9 Iraqis Wounded
At least three Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded in light violence just a day after a significant bombing in Khalis. Also, two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate location in northern Iraq. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said that four rebels were killed and five more were wounded during Turkish air strikes on northern Iraq.
read moreIsrael, Palestine: Where Commemorations Are Split
JERUSALEM - In Israel and Palestine memory is a split matter, depending on which side of the map you come from. Especially this May, as Israeli and Palestinian leaders restart negotiating a border acceptable to their peoples. In the past 20 years, both peoples have...
Dirty Linen Gets Intel Chief Fired
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation of how 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab soiled his underpants with a makeshift bomb over Detroit last Christmas hung out so much dirty linen on the crowded clothes line of the U.S. intelligence...
Friday: 56 Iraqis Killed, 158 Wounded
Updated at 2:01 p.m. EDT, May 22, 2010
A car bombing in a predominantly Shi’ite city near Baghdad killed and wounded dozens. Overall, at least 56 Iraqis were killed and 158 were wounded across the country. Also, two Iranians held in U.S. detention were freed.
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