ARBIL - Iraq is again haunted by the ghosts of Samarra, with last week's attack on the Shia-revered al-Askari mosque raising fears that it could touch off a new wave of sectarian violence in a country already crippled by large-scale violence and political crisis. In a...
Updated at 12:25 a.m. EDT, June 21, 2007Although violence has subsided from the levels seen over the last two days, at least 116 Iraqis were reported killed and 33 Iraqis were wounded. Many of today’s reported deaths are from yesterday’s re-evaluated...
Earlier this month the Future of Freedom Foundation hosted "Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties," a conference that brought together liberals, conservatives, and libertarians in favor of peace and liberty. Among the speakers was Andrew P....
Just when you think the roiling relations between the U.S. and Iran might be quieting down, they heat up again. In the last week, while two U.S. aircraft-carrier strike forces continued to patrol the Persian Gulf (after "exercises" that took the carriers directly...
It's a popular notion: TV sets and other media devices let us in on the violence of war. "Look, nobody likes to see dead people on their television screens," President Bush told a news conference more than three years ago. "I don't. It's a tough time...
Earlier this month the Future of Freedom Foundation hosted "Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties," a conference that brought together liberals, conservatives, and libertarians in favor of peace and liberty. Among the speakers was Rep....
BAGHDAD - Simmering in the summer heat, Iraqis now have a dream called electricity. It is a part of the bigger dream of reconstruction that collapsed. On all measurable levels, the infrastructure is worse than under the former regime of Saddam Hussein, even when it...
The Bush administration may live in a bubble of "unreality" regarding its foreign policy in Iraq, but neoconservatives inhabit a parallel universe on Iran. Unbelievably, despite the fact that the U.S. quagmire in Iraq has greatly weakened the U.S. position...
Updated at 11:45 p.m. EDT, June 19, 2007Although fewer incidents occurred today, at least 169 Iraqis were killed and 265 more were wounded during new attacks. Most of the casualties were from a major bombing in central Baghdad. In Diyala province, U.S. forces are...
"SPRADLING: Congressman Paul, a question for you. "Most of our closest allies, including Great Britain and Israel, allow gays and lesbians to openly serve in the military. Is it time to end [the] don't ask/don't tell policy and allow gays and lesbians to...
