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Weapons Bizarre

by Justin Raimondo | Sep 20, 2010

A number of seemingly random news items caught my attention this relatively uneventful weekend, but by the time we get to the end of this column a pattern is bound to emerge: Hypocrisy Watch: Christopher Hitchens, the professional warmonger turned professional...

The Petraeus Bait and Switch

by Gareth Porter | Sep 20, 2010

In interviews in recent weeks, Gen. David Petraeus has been taking a line on what will happen in mid-2011 that challenges President Barack Obama's intention to begin a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by that date. This new Petraeus line is the culmination of a...

Sunday: 56 Iraqis killed, 171 Wounded

by Margaret Griffis | Sep 19, 2010

Updated at 8:22 p.m. EDT, Sept. 19, 2010 An unusually quiet Saturday was followed by a very bloody Sunday in which at least 56 Iraqis were killed and 171 more were wounded. Baghdad again received most of the violence, for which a member of the Iraqi National Alliance blamed al-Qaeda and the political vacuum. Underscoring the unreliability of news accounts from Iraq since many international reporters left, a couple of the attacks that occurred yesterday went unreported until today and Mosul saw very little violence.

Saturday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 10 Wounded

by Margaret Griffis | Sep 18, 2010

At least, four Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded in light violence. Two of the deceased died overnight of injuries received in previously reported violence.

The Transparent Cabal

by Ed Warner | Sep 18, 2010

Ed Warner thinks people should listen to author Stephen Sniegoski

Friday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 20 Iraqis Wounded

by Margaret Griffis | Sep 17, 2010

A leading Iraqiya Party member today announced a deal that could finally break the elections deadlock paralyzing the Iraqi government. Influential Shi’ite cleric Abdel Mahdi al-Karbalai seemed to be referring to the deal when he told parishioners there were “signs of a breakthrough” and “glimmers of hope.” Meanwhile, 10 Iraqis were killed and 20 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Also, an American soldier was killed in a non-combat incident in Iskandariya.

In Gaza, Dreaming of Fish and Flowers

by Mohammed Omer | Sep 17, 2010

GAZA CITY -- As the many colors of the fish and flowers slowly disappear from the Gaza landscape, the already grim prospects of the besieged residents begins to look even bleaker. Fishing was a profession that used to keep thousands of fishermen and their families...

Americans Want Smaller World Role

by Jim Lobe | Sep 17, 2010

Battered by two lengthy wars and a two-year-old economic crisis, the U.S. public appears increasingly reconciled to Washington's playing a declining global role in the coming years, according to the latest in a biennial series of major surveys released here Thursday...