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Somali Pirates Take Saudi Tanker
Somali pirates have hijacked a Saudi oil super-tanker off the coast of Kenya and are steering it toward a Somali port. Somalia Riyadh
Is Obama Wise to Make getting Usamah bin Laden so Central to his Public Policies?
My column at Salon.com is out: “Should Obama chase Osama? On Sunday the president-elect told “60 Minutes” he wants to capture or kill bin Laden. […]
New Regional Struggle between Iran & al-Qaeda?
Some observers are speculating that the abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Peshawar, northern Pakistan, may signal a new conflict between Iran and al-Qaeda or […]
New Regional Struggle between Iran & al-Qaeda?
Some observers are speculating that the abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Peshawar, northern Pakistan, may signal a new conflict between Iran and al-Qaeda or […]
Taliban: Obama same as Bush
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his payload at the entrance of a government building in Dand near Qandahar, killing 2 policemen and a civilian. Aljazeera […]
Taliban: Obama same as Bush
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his payload at the entrance of a government building in Dand near Qandahar, killing 2 policemen and a civilian. Aljazeera […]
Iraqis View Security Agreement as having a Flexible Timetable
Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Iraqi cabinet approved the security agreement between the Bush administration and the Iraqi government. It will now go to […]
Iraqis View Security Agreement as having a Flexible Timetable
Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Iraqi cabinet approved the security agreement between the Bush administration and the Iraqi government. It will now go to […]
Obama ‘Commander-in-Chief’ on Fox?
Since Bush was elevated by the Supreme Court in 2000, we’ve heard Fox Cable News (a failed conspiracy of media billionaire Rupert Murdoch to move […]
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