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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 […]
Jolie Appeals for Pakistan Aid as Flood Refugees Return
Angelina Jolie makes a plea for aid for flood-stricken Pakistan: Reuters reports on what returnees to flooded areas are finding when they arrive:
Shiite Procession Bombed in Lahore: 35 Dead, 250 Wounded
Three explosions hit Shiite processions in the old city of Lahore around 7 pm Wednesday, killing at least 35 persons and wounding about 250. The […]
Obama hands Iraq to Iraqis, Sort of;
al-Maliki Declares Independence
Some wag observed of the camel that it is “an animal designed by a committee.” Likewise, the speech that President Obama gave on the end […]
The Speech President Obama Should Give about the Iraq War (But Won’t)
Here is the speech that I wish President Obama would give about the Iraq War, but which neither he nor any other president ever will. […]
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