Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and […]
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Basra Police Chief Denies Iran Mischief in Iraq
The USG Open Source Center translates an interview with the police chief of Basra, Staff Maj-Gen. Abdul Jalil Khalaf. Therein, Khalaf denies that Iran is […]
3 US Troops Killed; Bomber Kills 9; US Bombing Raids Up 5 Times
In the small town of Khan Bani Saad in Diyala Province east of Baghdad, a woman suicide bomber killed 9 Shiites and wounded 15 at […]
Lebanese Press on Bush’s Middle East Tour
See Charles Smith’s important comments on Bush’s Arab-Israeli diplomacy at our Global Affairs group blog. The USG Open Source Center translates excerpts from opinion pieces […]
Ayatollah Huckabee Condemns US Constitution with new Fatwa
Mike Huckabee says he wants to amend the US constitution to bring it into line with the divinely revealed law of the living God: ‘ […]
Al-Anbar Leader Condemns Iraqi Gov. as Sectarian Wants US Out
So whatever happened to Fallujah? Hard to get news from the city. Can they drive personal cars again, yet? Apparently the US military has built […]
McCain runs on Iraq in Michigan
My new Salon.com column is out, entitled McCain runs on Iraq in Michigan. The Intro is here: On the stump in Michigan, John McCain campaigns […]
Kurds Miffed by New Coalition
Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that altogether 150 deputies in parliament (well over a majority) signed a memorandum of agreement aimed at resolving the most contentious […]
Muqtada al-Sadr Denounces Bush
The USG Open Source Center translates a statement by Shiite clergyman Muqtada al-Sadr condemning Bush’s Middle East tour. “Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr Statement Condemns President Bush’s […]
12 Parties Sign Letter of Understanding: Seek to Block Kurds from Taking Kirkuk
Several Sunni, Shiite and secular political parties have come together in a new pact aimed at challenging the dominant coalition of the Kurdistan Alliance and […]
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