Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lauded the mass arrests of suspected Ba’ath Party members, while downplaying obvious criticisms of the operation. Meanwhile, insurgents killed nine Iraqis and wounded 17 more in attacks.. Across, the border in a Kurdish area of Turkey, a female suicide bomber killed three people and wounded twenty others.
read moreIraq War’s Lessons Lost on US
In a White House Statement on Oct. 21, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged that his country would finally withdraw forces from Iraq. "After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over," he said. Providing some context to Obama's announcement, a...
Pakistan: Reversing the Lens
After Gadhafi, Unease Rules
TRIPOLI - "The war is over and Gadhafi already buried. What else could we possibly ask for?" says Adnan Abdulrafiq at his busy street restaurant in Omar Mukhtar street in downtown Tripoli. But troubles may not have ended with the war. Abdulrafiq's restaurant...
Iraq: Three families bear brunt of today’s violence
At least nine Iraqis were killed and two more were wounded in just three reported attacks, none of them in Baghdad. Over 100 were killed or injured in a spate of attacks in the capital just yesterday.
read moreLindsey the Liberator
Understanding the US Torture State
The United States and Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration, and Abuse edited by Marjorie Cohn (New York University Press: 2011), 342 pages. When I was a child in Reagan's America, a common theme in Cold War rhetoric was that the Soviets tortured people and detained...
Northern Province Declares Autonomy As Dozens are Killed, Wounded in Baghdad Attacks
Updated at 5:09 p.m. EDT, Oct. 28, 2010
As one northern province complained of Baghdad’s overeach by symbolically declaring its autonomy, insurgents used deadlier means to send a signal to the Iraqi government. At least 46 Iraqis were killed and 106 more were wounded in attacks that occurred mostly in the capital.
read moreMadison and Jefferson Were UnPATRIOTic
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” - Thomas Jefferson As a history teacher, I spend a great deal of time with the Founding Fathers, and, as an American citizen, I was raised to see them, their ideas, and the...
Obama Declares Victory, but Will It Win Votes?
Over two years ago, President Barack Obama, who had campaigned declaring that Iraq was an unnecessary war, doubled down on the war that he declared to be a vital interest, Afghanistan. Today, the United States is departing Iraq and Obama is acting like it is his...
