Empty Evidence
At the end of a hectic week at Guantánamo, which saw the Obama administration overcome its previous inability to release prisoners (just two were released from January to May), it was announced that, following the release of four Uighurs to Bermuda, the return...
The Enigmatic Proconsul
Tuesday: 2 US Soldiers, 1 Iraqi Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded
At least one Iraqis was killed and eight more were injured in light violence. A U.S. soldier was killed in an explosion near Samawa as well. Another U.S. soldier was wounded in an I.E.D attack in Baghdad. Meanwhile, Egypt has named its first ambassador to Iraq in four years.
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Washington Maintains Cautious Response to Election Crisis
As protests over Friday's disputed election continue to rage in Iran, the U.S. has thus far reacted cautiously, reflecting the high degree of uncertainty in Washington both about how much support to give the demonstrators and about the implications of the escalating...
The Art of War for Dummies
Palestinian Officials Unimpressed With Netanyahu’s Offer
RAMALLAH - Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee, and a close confidant of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, has dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's foreign policy speech Sunday night...
Outlasting the Ayatollahs
The Obama policy of extending an open hand to Iran is working and ought not be abandoned because of the grim events in Tehran. For the Iranian theocracy has just administered a body blow to its legitimacy in the eyes of the Iranian people and the world. Before...
Monday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 25 Wounded
Updated at 3:03 p.m. EDT, June. 15, 2009
At least seven Iraqis were killed and 25 more were wounded in attacks. Meanwhile, prisoners in Iraqi jails are again trying to call attention to mistreatment and other issues. Also, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has authorized an inquiry that will examine errors made during and after the 2003 invasion.
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