On the eve of Arba’een observances, at least 14 Iraqis were killed and 26 were wounded. Also, 46 P.K.K. rebels were killed during a Turkish operation inside Iraq.
read moreThe Mindlessness of War in Afghanistan
One night in 1979, bombs dropped from the sky, killing 16 members of Ismail’s family. “The war took some people to Europe and America, but it destroyed my family,” Ismail, who is universally addressed as “uncle”, says. Hailing from the Haska Mena district in...
Maliki and Sadr Trade Warnings As 17 Iraqis Are Killed in Iraq
At least 17 Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in scattered violence as Prime Minister Maliki and Shi’ite Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr issued warnings.
read more2013: Give Us Your Best Shot!
As they say: it’s a wrap! In many ways, 2012 was a status quo year. At its end, Barack Obama is still president, and our global war continues to march in varied incarnations across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. At home, Americans toil and play in a...
Iraq: 39 Killed, 125 Wounded Ahead of Arba’een Holiday
The relative peace of the last week was shattered today when seemingly coordinated attacks against Shi’ites took place. At least 39 people were killed and 125 more were wounded. The attacks came as Shi’ite pilgrims were preparing for Arba’een observances, and Sunnis were protesting the arrest of a Sunni minister’s bodyguards. Also, yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s execution.
read moreThe War Party and the Israel Lobby Wish for War With Iran in 2013
As we begin 2013, the War Party and its ally, the Israel lobby, are pushing hard to make sure that they get their wish for the New Year, namely, a devastating war with Iran. To them, it is not enough that the illegal unilateral sanctions that the United States and its...
Predictions, 2013
Year’s end prediction columns are always problematic: my last one wasn’t all that accurate, as it turned out. I was dead wrong on the Big One — war with Iran, to which I assigned a 65 percent probability. This year, however, it looks as if the issue — like a huge,...
One Killed in Iraq Protests
At least five Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in today’s violence, including an attack on the deputy prime minister.
read moreFive Journalists Killed in Iraq during 2012
The Iraqi Journalists’ Syndicate said that five journalists had been killed during the last year. Meanwhile, one person was killed over the last two days and nine more were wounded.
read moreThe Larger Question of Chuck Hagel
The Israel Lobby is hell bent on sabotaging President Barack Obama’s tentative plan to appoint former Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. And – with Obama now dithering about this selection – the Lobby and its neocon allies sense another impending victory....
