Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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Thousands Flee Marja Area as NATO Prepares Campaign; Anti-American Rally in Kapisa
Agence France Presse reports that thousands of Afghans are fleeing an anticipated NATO/Afghan (mainly British) campaign against the Taliban stronghold of Marja, a city of […]
Undoing Lex Luthor
The red increase in job loss is the climax of Republican White House control. The blue decrease in job loss is Obama and the Democrats. […]
Reading cuts stress levels by 68%
Reading cuts stress levels by 68% | Health news | Marie Claire Well now we’ve solved the difference in approach to the world of Barack […]
40-Day Mourning Sessions targeted by Sunni Radicals in Karbala, Karachi
The 40th day mourning ceremonies after the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad) in 680 CE was marred […]
Informed Comment Poll: Should US Troops be in Pakistan?
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Michael Schwartz, Will Iraq’s Oil Ever Flow? | TomDispatch
Tomgram: Michael Schwartz, Will Iraq's Oil Ever Flow? | TomDispatch Sociologist Michael Schwartz, a sharp Iraq-watcher and author of a provocative book on the Iraq […]
Al-Maliki Gov’t Appeals Reinstatement of Candidates, Calls Special Session of Parliament
Iraqi politics and the conduct of the March 7 elections has been thrown into turmoil by the reversal on Wednesday by a judicial appeals panel […]
Sophisticated Taliban Bombing, Deaths of 3 US Troops, Embarrasses Zardari Government by Revealing US Troop Presence on Ground in Pakistan
The fragile Pakistani government of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and President Asaf Ali Zardari was deeply embarrassed Wednesday when a massive bombing killed 3 […]
Was US-Iran rivalry Driving the Exclusion of Candidates in Iraq? Was Allawi the Target?
I am going to speculate a little today, but I am hoping it is informed speculation. I think an end-game drama is playing out in […]
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