Following yesterday’s announcement of a Saddam aide’s execution, Amnesty International again called on the Iraqi government to end capital punishment. At least 12 Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in the latest violence.
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Attacking Iran Likely Counter-Productive, Think Tank Warns
While a nuclear-armed Iran would pose significant new challenges to the United States and Israel, a military attack by either country to prevent Tehran from developing a weapon could well prove counter-productive, according to a major new report released here...
America is a Battlefield
Out to the Wall
Iran Forces Cross Into Iraq, Kill Kurdish Civilian; Saddam Aide Executed
Iraq announced the execution of a high-profile Saddam Hussein aide today. Another 11 Iraqis were killed in other violence. At least six were also wounded. Several of the casualties occurred during a cross border operation involving Iranian forces. Meanwhile, a group lawmakers defected from a coalition seeking the removal of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from office.
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For the past few weeks, I have been writing in this column about the government's use of drones and challenging their constitutionality on Fox News Channel where I work. I once asked on air what Thomas Jefferson would have done if — had drones existed at the time —...
Sorting Out the Facts About Iran
On the issue of Iran’s “nuclear ambitions” you hear one thing on Monday, a different thing on Tuesday. “It’s a puzzlement!” to quote Yul Brynner’s famous line in The King and I. But in this case, the confusion is hardly insignificant. In a speech on March 4 to the...
In the Land of the Blind
There were two interesting news stories last Thursday plus a couple of others during the week, all of which combine to tell an awkward tale about the United States government’s perception of itself and its willingness to engage in acts of preemptive aggression that...
Iraqi PM Ends Sunni-Shi’ite Property Transfers To Stave Off New Violence
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stopped all property transfers between the Shi’ite and Sunni Endowment offices and ordered that all religious and cultural sites remain within their current administrations. At least four Iraqis were killed and six more were wounded in light violence.
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