Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani asked neighboring countries to help stop the flow of militants into Iraq.
At least 154 were killed and 38 more were wounded in fresh violence.
read moreChris Christie for President? Or: The Sopranos Go to Washington
There's a group of GOP presidential aspirants who have a next-to-zero chance of clinching the nomination who've decided that their main issue, the central organizing principle of their campaigns, is going to be needling Rand Paul. While Lindsey Graham is competing for...
Obama’s Failure to Make the Strategic Case for an Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iran nuclear talks may be getting close to some sort of conclusion in Vienna, but American political and policy elites remain, to an appallingly large extent, clueless as to what is really at stake in the negotiations. (This was a significant theme yesterday in...
Ex-Politicians Profit Off the Misery They Caused
On Wednesday, ABC news reported that George W. Bush earned $100,000 from a 2012 speech. He also charged $20,000 for a private jet to the event. As nauseating as that figure is – plus another $50,000 for a previous Laura Bush speech – the news has earned more...
168 Killed in Iraq, as Militants Target Deserters
At least 168 were killed and 59 more were wounded: In Baghdad, a car bomb killed seven people and wounded 18 others in one of two attacks in Zaafaraniya. In the second attack, a sticky bomb killed two militiamen. A blast in Bayaa killed three people and wounded nine...
Shi’ite Militiamen Accused of More Crimes; 175 Killed across Iraq
Amnesty International is looking into 24 death sentences handed out on Wednesday to men accused of participating in the June 2014 “Speicher Massacre,” in which hundreds of military recruits were killed. At least 175 were killed and 46 were wounded across Iraq.
read moreIran Deal Good for Regional Peace
The likely nuclear agreement between Iran and P5+1 – the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany – is opposed by many. The reasons for the opposition to the agreement vary, depending on who or which country opposes it, but the...
Iranian Nuclear Deal Edges Closer as Main Obstacles Overcome: Sources
VIENNA – As the US and Iranian negotiators move toward completion of a historic deal in Vienna, the lifting of sanctions against Iran – which is the most difficult outstanding issue in the talks – is on its way to being resolved, Western and...
231 Killed in Iraq, including Schoolchildren
At least 231 were killed and 11 were wounded in recent violence that included a bombing near a school in northern Iraq.
read moreFlytrap to Breeding Ground
After the abject failure of the Iraq War became undeniable, court intellectuals strained to concoct alternative rationales for the War that would recast it as a success, or at least a work-in-progress. Of these, the favorite of blogger-pundit Andrew Sullivan (who has...
