update at 3:25 p.m. EDT, May 6, 2009
At least 20 Iraqis were killed and 84 others were wounded in the latest violence. A massive bombing at a market in Baghdad was tempered by the failure of a second bomb to detonate. More bombs blasted victims elsewhere in Baghdad and in cities to the north of the capital. No Coalition deaths were reported.
read more‘Democracy at Gunpoint’ Strategy Guarantees Defeat
An account from the Taliban side of the Afghanistan war, which was published in the New York Times on May 5, provides devastating evidence of the failure that almost certainly will eventually overtake the United States and NATO. It is a long interview with a young...
AIPAC Conference Pushes Hard Line on Iran
The annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful and hawkish pro-Israel lobby, wrapped up on Tuesday with a speech from Vice President Joe Biden, capping three days that were primarily devoted to the threat of a nuclear Iran....
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UN Inquiry Critical of Israeli Attacks in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS - A detailed 184-page report critical of Israeli attacks on UN personnel and buildings during the Gaza conflict last December-January has been meticulously stripped down to a 27-page document – mostly due to political sensitivities and on security...
Jon Stewart: Wimp, Wuss, Moral Coward
Tuesday: 37 Iraqis Killed, Unknown Wounded
At least 37 people were killed in the latest incidents. Thirty-three of those were suspected militants killed during raids. An unknown number of villagers in Iraqi Kurdistan were wounded along with five Iraqis elsewhere. Meanwhile, the U.N. announced a change in the treatment of refugees from southern and western Iraq thanks to improved conditions. Also, three South Korean soldiers were convicted of seeking bribes while stationed in Iraq. And, Iraqi Kurdistan announced regional elections will take place on July 25.
read moreBritain Tries to Block CIA Rendition Case
British High Court judges are expected to rule this week on whether a document by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency can be publicly disclosed, thus opening the courthouse door to a lawsuit charging that the British government was complicit in facilitating the...
