Violence lightened somewhat for the prayer day, but at least 22 Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in new attacks. As happened yesterday, most of the attacks targeted security or government personnel.
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Small Arms Attacks And Bombings Leave 54 Killed, 74 Wounded Across Iraq
An extraordinary number of attacks on checkpoints and other security targets occurred across central and northern Iraq today. Overall, at least 54 people were killed and 74 more were wounded.
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The brave, nonviolent Syrian challenge to a brutal dictatorship emerged as part of the Arab risings across the region. But that short Syrian spring of 2011 has long since morphed into an escalation of militarization and death. The International Committee of the Red...
A Persian Gulf ‘Hotline’ Proposed
MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity SUBJECT: Avoiding Spiraling Violence in the Persian Gulf We write respectfully to call your attention to the clear and present danger of escalation in the Persian Gulf and to suggest...
Shame on All of Us
The shameful spectacle of American politicians trying to outdo each other in demonstrating their love for Israel played out again last week. The sparring began before the Olympic Games in London. Israel asked for a moment of silence at the opening ceremony to...
Iraqi Government Recognizes Rise in Casualties during July
Official figures from the Iraqi government showed a significant surge in casualties. The government found that 325 Iraqis were killed in July, while Antiwar.com counted about 545 deaths. Meanwhile, at least eight Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in new violence.
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The anti-interventionist movement, if we can refer to such an amorphous creature, is at a crossroads at the start of this election season. On the left, the remnants of the antiwar movement have been dispersed and absorbed into the Democratic party, where they have...
Mission Failure: Afghanistan
Imagine for a moment that almost once a week for the last six months somebody somewhere in this country had burst, well-armed, into a movie theater showing a superhero film and fired into the audience. That would get your attention, wouldn’t it? James Holmes times 21?...
US Pivot to Asia Promises More of the Same
The United States claims to be pivoting its martial involvement toward Asia, but one can truly discern the U.S. military’s priorities by looking at where it warehouses military weapons for war. When these stockpiles are examined, it looks like the future will be...
