They discuss Cole’s career, ranging from his upbringing in a military family to becoming a leading public intellectual during the Iraq War
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Muqtada Calls Voting an Act of Defiance against the US
In an apparent bid to divide Shiites and Sunnis on the eve of Sunday’s parliamentary election, guerrillas on Saturday morning set off a bomb only […]
Al-Hayat: Main Iraqi Party Alliances in Sunday’s Election
The USG Open Source Center translates a guide to the main party coalitions in the March 7 elections in Iraq Report Lists Main Iraqi Alliances […]
14 Killed in Special Election Day Attacks in Baghdad; Expats begin Voting today; US Withdawal Likely on Course
Iraq’s campaign season will come to an end Friday evening, in preparation for the voting on Sunday. But a special vote was held Thursday for […]
Bzzz. That’s just wrong, on Health Care Reform
The invented Republican/ Foxy News talking point du jour is that the Democrats intend to ‘ram health care reform down our throats’ even though ‘the […]
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 […]
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