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Iraqi Soldier Kills 2 Americans, Wounds 9
The killing of two American servicemen and the wounding of 9 others by a Kurdish member of Iraqi special operations unit on Tuesday at Tuz […]
Hellegers: American Income Inequality is the Cause of our Crisis
Plutarch, writing almost 2,000 years ago, told us that “an imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” […]
‘Burn the Qur’an Day’ Endangers US Troops: Petraeus
Every day for the past few days there have been demonstrations in Afghanistan against the scheme of the Christian fundamentalist Dove World Outreach Center in […]
Jordanian Responses to President Obama’s Iraq Speech
The USG Open Source Center summarizes Jordanian editorials on the end of US major combat in Iraq and the future of that country, as well […]
Iraqi Military Acts Swiftly to Avert Minibus Bombing at Rusafa HQ
Five suicide bombers set off a minibus bomb outside the military facility at the old Defense Ministry building in Baghdad around 10 am on Sunday, […]
Toll in Quetta Bombing Rises to 65
The death toll rose to 65 in Friday’s deadly suicide bombing of a Shiite rally in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province in Pakistan. The […]
Shiites Choose Adel Abdul Mahdi as PM Candidate
Al-Hayat writing in Arabic reports that the Shiite fundamentalist coalition, the National Iraqi Alliance, has conducted a vote and selected Adel Abdul Mahdi as the […]
Collapse of Kabul Bank Points to Fatal Corruption of Karzai Government
I write in anger. Not blind rage, mind you. A cool, searing, steady anger. I think it is a righteous anger. It is not consequential, […]
Dems Reluctant to Allow Taxes on Rich to Rise
AP says more Democrats are reluctant to allow taxes to rise on the rich. It is a matter of despair to me that the constituents […]
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