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The Horrible Gulf Oil Spill Reality versus the Energy Tomorrow Pantsuit
Let us contrast reality to the fantasy that Big Oil projects for us on our television screens. I have long despised the character of the […]
Allawi’s Secularists call for Caretaker Gov’t, New Elections
The London pan-Arab daily al-Hayat [Life] reports in Arabic that the appeals court will issue its judgment on the coming Monday, May 3, concerning whether […]
3 Killed in Qandahar Bombing as the UNO leaves; South Asia now Most Dangerous
On Tuesday, insurgents bombed an Afghan security company, Homayun at Qandahar, wounding at least 38 of them. Three persons were killed. Homayun provides security services […]
Disqualifications of ‘pro-Baathists’ throw Iraq into Political Uncertainty
McClatchy/ CSM reporters Jane Arraf and Mohammed al-Dulaimy cover the decision of an appeals court to uphold the disqualification of 52 Iraqi politicians. The exclusion […]
Apartheid in Israel, Showing Papers in Arizona
Jonathan Cook gives concrete examples of the various forms of Apartheid practiced in Israel by Jews toward Palestinian-Israelis and Palestinians. An important recent policy announcement […]
Iran Quiz
Take the Iran Quiz at Countercurrents. (The quiz is based in part on a chapter in my Engaging the Muslim World, which will be revised […]
India Urges Kabul not to Deal with Taliban; Logar Protesters Torch NATO Fuel Trucks
About 1000 protesters massed in the streets of Pul-i Alam in the central Logar Province on Sunday, angry about a NATO attack that they alleged […]
Taliban Resemble Successful Insurgencies
CSM reports on a RAND study by Ben Conable and Martin Libicki of 89 major insurgencies in the 20th century and early 21st, and what […]
Bombings in Baghdad target Shiites
AP reports that guerrillas set off at least 4 car bombs in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 69 persons and wounding hundreds. The target […]
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