Updated at 5:15 p.m. EDT, Sept. 20, 2008At least 16 Iraqis were killed and 41 others were wounded in light violence. A Turkish truck driver was injured in Mosul as well, but no Coalition deaths were reported.A car bomb killed three security personnel and wounded 23...
Slipping
February 17, 2008 was supposed to be a triumph of Empire's doctrine of righteous interventionism, anytime, anywhere. That Moscow and Belgrade could not stop the blatantly illegal creation of "independent" Kosovo was to be the proof of Washington's power, and...
Time to Tell Irresponsible Allies No Thanks
Six decades have passed since World War II ended, but you wouldn't know it from relations between South Korea and Japan. The two leading democratic, capitalist powers in East Asia both close US allies have been blustering over the status of 33 barren but...
Seized at 15, Omar Khadr Turns 22 in Guantánamo
Today, Omar Khadr, the sole Canadian citizen in Guantánamo, marks his 22nd birthday in isolation. Seized in Afghanistan when he was just 15 years old, Omar has now spent nearly a third of his life in US custody, in conditions that ought to be shameful to the US...
Friday: 16 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
Updated at 5:55 p.m. EDT, Sept. 19, 2008At least 16 Iraqis were killed and 20 more were wounded in the latest attacks, which included a U.S. airstrike that killed civilians. No Coalition deaths were reported. Also, South Korea will pull all remaining troops stationed...
Why Obama Is Wrong
A few weeks ago I wrote a column explaining why Senator John McCain is wrong on Iraq. In contrast, Senator Barack Obama is largely right on Iraq. Whether he would follow through on his plan for withdrawing U.S. troops is another question. The Democratic foreign policy...
Vested Interests Drove New Pakistan Policy
The George W. Bush administration's decision to launch commando raids and step up missiles strikes against Taliban and al-Qaeda figures in the tribal areas of Pakistan followed what appears to have been the most contentious policy process over the use of force in...
Thursday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 34 Wounded
Updated at 7:01 p.m. EDT, Sept. 18, 2008At least 20 Iraqis were killed and 34 more were wounded in the latest violence. No Coalition deaths were reported, but a helicopter crash that took the lives of seven U.S. soldiers yesterday has been ruled an accident. In...
Tzipi’s Choice
As an Israeli, I am ashamed. An incumbent prime minister has been compelled to resign because of personal corruption. How awful! As an Israeli, I am proud. An incumbent prime minister has been compelled to resign because of personal corruption. How wonderful!...
Has the US Invasion of Pakistan Begun?
As Andrew Bacevich tells us in the latest issue of the Atlantic, there's now a vigorous debate going on in the military about the nature of the "next" American wars and how to prepare for them. However, while military officers argue, that "next war" may already be...


