A resolution recognizing as "genocide" the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in the former Ottoman Empire nearly a century ago has gained the sponsorship of a majority of members in the US House of Representatives. But it has also drawn heavy criticism from...
Updated at 11:55 p.m. EDT, Oct. 13, 2007Thanks to the Eid al-Fitr holiday, news was scant for a second day in a row. Many newspapers in Iraq have temporarily ceased publication during the holiday. Overall, at least 58 Iraqis were killed, mostly gunmen, and 22 more...
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the congressional vote granting President George W. Bush unprecedented war-making authority to invade Iraq at the time and circumstances of his own choosing. Had a majority of either the Republican-controlled House or the...
Amidst the smoking ruin of the Bush administration's Iraq policy comes yet another vision of the future: Iraq like Korea. A half century hence American forces will remain on patrol along the Euphrates. It's a profoundly stupid idea, but then, no other...
The most recent GOP presidential debate, held in Dearborn, Michigan, this time, was mostly a very dull affair. Hardly any of the usual entertaining histrionics: even the naturally theatrical Rudy seemed unusually subdued. As the soft buzz of the television blended in...
How can we understand our world, if we have hardly a clue about the mini-worlds where planning for our future takes place? Just the other day, the Washington Post had one of the odder reports of the year. According to journalist Rick Weiss, demonstrators at protests...
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has asked the United States to help prevent military excesses by multinational troops and private security firms accused of using indiscriminate force against civilians in Iraq. "The US government should take steps to ensure...
Updated at 11:40 p.m. EDT, Oct. 12, 2007 Due to the Eid al-Fitr celebrations and the weekly prayer observance, news was scant today. The most significant incident was an attack on Kurdish children celebrating the Eid in Tuz Khormato. Overall, at least 16 Iraqis were...
As with most of the controversies that have embroiled the US in Iraq, the activities of the George W. Bush administration's mercenary force remained murky and opaque. Enabled by the US State Department, private security firms such as Blackwater USA seemingly occupied...
To succeed, next month's Israeli-Palestinian conference here should establish and endorse the contours of a permanent peace accord and secure the participation of Arab states that do not currently recognize Israel, including Syria, according to a letter sent Wednesday...
