Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]
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Harper’s A history of the Iraq war, told entirely in lies
The revision thing: A history of the Iraq war, told entirely in lies—By Sam Smith (Harper's Magazine) Or, a preview of the Rove, Bush & […]
Chalabi met Iran Quds Brigade commander; Voting begins in Iraq; Sadr’s warrant an Error
Al-Sharq al-Awsat says that it has gotten hold of an American intelligence document detailing undue Iranian influence in Iraq and in the Iraqi elections. The […]
3 Bombings in Baquba kill 16; Arrest Warrant for Sadr
On Wednesday morning, three suicide bombers attacked the HQ of the provincial government, a police station, and a hospital in Baquba, the capital of Diyala […]
Al-Maliki in BBC Interview: No need for US Combat Troops after Election, Would require renegotiating SOFA
The public affairs office of the US Embassy in London put out this Spot Report via its Media Outreach Center -London Hub March 2, 2010. […]
Tensions between Kurds and Arabs in Northern Iraq; US Killing sparks protest in Diyala; Al-Maliki will Seek Coalition Partners in Parliament
Political violence spiked in Iraq during February ahead of the March 7 elections, with an 80% increase in deaths and casualties over January of this […]
Al-Khalil/ Hebron and Jerusalem Protests Point to the Dangers of Nationalizing Sacred Space
Abraham has been an important figure for theologians, philosophers, chroniclers and religious poets and lyricists among Jews, Christians and Muslims. All three monotheistic religions honor […]
Major Iraqi Parties Anxious over Possible Massive Ballot Fraud
Iraqis go to the voting booth a week from today, on Sunday, March 7, to elect the second full-term parliament (4 years) since the fall […]
Advice to Climate Scientists on how to Avoid being Swift-boated and how to become Public Intellectuals
Climate Scientists continue to see persuasive evidence of global warming and climate change when they speak at academic conferences, even though, as Andrew Sullivan rightly […]
Ahmadinejad once again fails to call for the annihilation of Israel, despite what you heard on CNN
I saw Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on CNN Friday afternoon. Oren said that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had called for the […]
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