Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy
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Iraqi Parliament Defeats Bill on Foreign Troop Presence in 2009
The Iraqi parliament has rejected a draft bill submitted by the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki specifying the rules under which some 4,000 British […]
Officials Charged with Spying* Released
The employees of the Interior and Defense ministries who were arrested earlier this week were released on Friday at the insistence of Interior Minister Jawad […]
Bakshi: Polarization Breeds Terrorism
Gitanjali Bakshi writes in a guest op-ed for IC: “The Mumbai attacks and a potential resurrection of the ‘War on Terror’ threaten to polarize the […]
Top 10 Reasons Obama Should Resist Military Plans for American Bases in Iraq
I present below the top 10 reasons for which President-Elect Obama should stick to his guns and withdraw US troops from Iraq despite any resistance […]
Kurds Object to Iraqi Army in Diyala; Ninevah Seeks to Postpone Elections
The Ninevah Provincial Council has voted to delay provincial elections, scheduled for January 31. The council does not actually have the authority to delay the […]
18 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Baghdad Bombings; Coup Plot Foiled; US Fires on Fallujah Shoe-Throwers
The news from Iraq on Wednesday shows that the Iraqi government’s hold on power is fragile, and that it faces shadowy coup plotters from within […]
Al-Zaidi, Injured, Pleads Guilty; Mosul Still in Turmoil
Iraqi journalist Muntazar al-Zaidi suffered, according to his brother, “suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury” and […]
Cole on Lehrer News Hour & Bush Legacy in Iraq
My debate with Michael Rubin about the Bush legacy in Iraq on the Lehrer News Hour for December 15 is now available at the PBS […]
Najaf Crowd Pelts US Troops with Shoes; Al-Zaidi in Military Custody; Bush Wars Cost $900 Bn.
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated on Monday, demanding the release of Muntazar al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw shoes at Bush. In the Shiite holy city of […]




