The "headline-grabber" read: "U.S. Plans New Arms Sales to Gulf Allies." Nothing startling there. For decades the United States has routinely sold or transferred weapons and ammunition, sent military teams abroad or brought foreign military...
Though the Bush administration has repeatedly emphasized its desire for democratization and regime change in Iran, there are serious questions regarding how it might try to bring this about. There is, however, little question about the goal of toppling the Islamist...
Justin Raimondo is taking the day off. His column will return Monday. The anniversary of the U.S. bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is, perhaps, a good time to note that arguments rationalizing and even valorizing the use of nuclear weapons,...
Updated at 11:55 p.m. EDT, Aug. 8, 2007Curfews and other security measures remain in effect as pilgrims observe the anniversary of the death of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim; due to the curfew, Baghdad newspapers are unable to publish until after tomorrow’s observances...
The king of Siam knew how to deal with domestic opponents: he would present them with a white elephant. White elephants are rare in nature, and therefore sacred. Being sacred, they may not be put to work. But even a sacred elephant does eat, and eat a lot. Enough to...
At a small, informal school in the basement of a church in Amman, many strings of colorful paper cranes bedeck walls and windows. The school serves children whose families have fled Iraq. Older children who come to the school understand the significance of the crane...
"£2.2bn Army Boot Sale Funds Iraq and Afghanistan War"shouted the headline in The Daily Mail, a British tabloid left on the seat next to me by a debarking fellow passenger during a recent trip. "What?" I thought. "The Brits, having lost their...
Updated at 11:45 p.m EDT, Aug. 7, 2007At least 63 Iraqis were killed and 50 were injured during the latest attacks. Baghdad is under a vehicle curfew designed to protect Shi’ite pilgrims. Also, military authorities reported the deaths of three American...
Israel's Jewish Problem in Tehran This article is extremely naive and one-sided. Believing that the Arab world will be peaceful if left alone is as naive as Dubya's thinking Americans would be viewed a liberators in Iraq. It completely ignores the the history of the...
Updated at 11:55 p.m EDT, Aug. 6, 2007At least 123 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 131 more were wounded during violence that included a significant truck bombing in Tal Afar. Also, eight GIs were killed and 15 more were wounded in separate events. Four Task...
