At least 89 were killed across Iraq. Several of them were civilians killed during Coalition airstrikes on a Daesh bank.
read moreHow New Sanctions Will Be Perceived in Iran
The moment the United States removed their nuclear sanctions on Iran, they slapped new sanctions on Iran, claiming that two Iranian tests of ballistic missiles that are capable of delivering nuclear warheads violates Security Council resolutions. The Iranians had no...
Sanctions Against Iran Lifted, Followed by New Sanctions
This weekend, Iran's compliance with the terms of last summer's nuclear deal was officially verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Shortly thereafter, the P5+1 nations (UN Security Council + Germany) proceeded to lift the majority of their sanctions...
The Riverine Mysteries
The events surrounding the interception of ten American sailors in two US riverine boats who somehow wandered into Iranian waters continues to baffle the curious. Not that the American media is to be included among those asking questions: aside from the outraged...
116 Killed in Iraq as Kurds Accused of War Crimes
The United Nations released some figures and facts attempting to measure the amount of suffering taking place in Iraq. Over a 22-month period ending in October 2015, the U.N. counted almost 19,000 deaths. About 40,000 were wounded, and three million were displaced....
Desert Storm Anniversary Reminds Us That Even Victorious Wars Are Problematic
January 17 is the 25th anniversary of the beginning of Desert Storm – George H. W. Bush's first Gulf War against Saddam Hussein's Iraq to liberate Kuwait from his clutches, only to return it to its previous despotic rulers. The victory appeared to be smashing,...
Humiliation and Herd-Think
Libertarian stand-up comic Doug Stanhope has said: “Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.” I would only quibble with the “nothing but” part. The collectivist herd-think that is...
Is Iran Taking the China Road?
Is the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, a RINO – a revolutionary in name only? So they must be muttering around the barracks of the Iranian Republican Guard Corps today. For while American hawks are saying we gave away the store to...
Will Iran Nuclear Deal Change US’s Middle East Politics?
The achievement of “implementation day” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), when for both sides the central elements of the nuclear bargain went into operation on Saturday, means that it is going to be a fact of life in global and regional politics for...
