As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]
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Show Trial of Reformists in Iran
My interview at Rooz Online on Iran is now up. The trial of 100 leading protesters against the announced outcome of the June 12 presidential […]
Col. Reese on a Quick Withdrawal
The NYT on Friday published a memo from Col. Timothy R. Reese, Chief, Baghdad Operations Command Advisory Team, MND-B, Baghdad, Iraq, in which he argued […]
Young Iranian Woman – Email From Tehran
Posted to an email list. I made some minor spelling corrections. This is going to be a slightly disjointed email, I’m sorry in advanced. It’s […]
Regime Cracks down Again in Tehran; But Hard Liners Question Brutal Tactics
The political opposition in Iran held commemorations in Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Ahvaz and Rasht for the deaths of protesters at the hands of security forces […]
Iraqi Government takes Control of Camp Ashraf in 2nd Day of Fighting
AFP says that fighting went on for a second day on Wednesday inside the Camp Ashraf compound of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (People’s Holy Warriors or […]
Iraq Assault on Iranian Dissident Camp shows Growing Power of Shiite Hard Liners; Bank Heist May Signal Bankruptcy of Sunni Guerrillas
Iraqi security forces from the Ministry of the Interior raided Camp Ashraf, the stronghold of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) terrorist cult in eastern Iraq, on […]
Cole at Tomdispatch: Frenzy over the Pashtuns of Empire’s Frontier
My essay, “Armageddon at the Top of the World: Not!: A Century of Frenzy over the North-West Frontier,” has just been posted at Tomdispatch.com. Excerpt: […]
Polk: Waiting for the Obama We Elected: AfPak Wars, Permanent Detainees, and Dennis Ross
William R. Polk writes in a guest editorial for IC: Probably like most of you, I am engaged in a daily attempt to make up […]
Kurdistan’s ‘Change’ Claims Advance in Sulaimaniya; US Withdrawal From Iraq Could be Affected by Kurdish-Arab Conflict
On Sunday, the Change List in the Kurdistan Regional Government elections made the startling claim that it had won in Sulaimaniya, a long time stronghold […]
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