I apologize for the lack of a column today, but I have some medical issues to take care of. Old age advances! It's unavoidable. However, never fear – I'll be back on Friday. So please stay tuned to this space…. And I just want to thank our readers for...

Clashes broke out after Daesh executed tribal members in Falluja.

As Hillary Clinton emerges as the front-runner for the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, she is receiving increased scrutiny for her years as Secretary of State. Many are criticizing her hawkish foreign policy, which is the best indication of what President...

Narrow victories in the Kentucky caucuses and the Louisiana primary, the largest states decided on Saturday, have moved Donald Trump one step nearer to the nomination. Primaries in Michigan, Mississippi and Idaho on March 8, and in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri...

Many promoters of peace, while not necessarily supporting him, do hope that a Donald Trump presidency would curb or maybe even end the hyper-active militancy of the American empire. They see glimmers of promise in Trump’s foreign policy statements. For example, while...

Baghdad is considering re-instituting compulsory military service.

Let’s do a little experiment. Now I realize that what people most remember about the recent Republican presidential debates is the vulgarity, the inanity, and the name-calling, but there have been a few moments of lucidity when history has been made, precedents have...

The Republican presidential debates have become so heated and filled with insults, it almost seems we are watching a pro wrestling match. There is no civility, and I wonder whether the candidates are about to come to blows. But despite what appears to be total...

A suicide bomber struck deep into southern Iraq, killing dozens.

AT least 67 people were killed across Iraq. Fighting was reported for a second day at the al=Tanf border crossing with Syria.