Iraq conducted a mass execution in which eleven people were put to death. Ten of the individuals were Iraqi, but the last one was from Algeria. Another Iraqi was killed in an attack south of Baghdad. At least eight people were also wounded.
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Coming of Age in a Guantanamo Jumpsuit
Plenty of monikers have been attached to Omar Khadr, one of the most famous Guantanamo Bay detainees – child soldier, terrorist, war criminal, Al-Qaeda family member, security threat. One thing is certain: Khadr’s release last weekend to Canadian custody after...
Spy Crisis Launched AIPAC’s Think Tank
Many who have now seen creepy event video clips featuring Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Research Director Patrick Clawson listing "crisis initiation" pretexts such as the Gulf of Tonkin phantom torpedo attacks, or false blame for the...
Obama and Romney Are the Same on Imperial Grand Strategy
Despite the sharp charges and counter-charges about foreign policy there are no important differences on such matters between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. The back and forth between the candidates on international issues is largely about...
Double Bombing Outside Mosque in Baghdad
Few attacks took place today. Nevertheless, at least nine people were killed in them, and another 28 were wounded.
read moreGetting Away With Murder
Since Wednesday night's presidential debate was about domestic policy, I have little to say about it except to note Romney's insistence that there must be no cuts in the military budget. None, nada, zero, zilch – this in spite of the fact that we spend more on...
Israel Between Eritrea and Iran
If Ahmadinejad didn't exist, Israel would invent him. Thanks to Israel's gangster rhetoric of "hold me or I shoot," international attention is focused on the brutal Muslim dictatorship in Iran, allowing Israel to quietly transform itself into a brutal Jewish...
Iraq Executes Six; Five Others Killed in Attacks
Six Iraqis were executed today, while another five were killed in other violence. Fourteen more were wounded as well. Also, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent has been sentenced to life in prison in Iraq.
read moreIraq: Ten Years, a Million Lives, and Trillions of Dollars Later
Ten years ago the debate over the Iraq War came to Congress in the form of a resolution promoted by the Bush administration. The war in Iraq will cost the United States as much as $5 trillion. It played a role in spurring the global financial crisis. Four thousand...
