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Najaf Demonstrations against Rice: "Rogue" Operation in Baquba; Sadr in Iran for 5 Years
Secretary of State Condi Rice’s visit to Baghdad for consultations on the US-Iraqi security agreement provoked a demonstration in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, […]
Biden as VP Candidate
A warm congratulations to Senator Joe Biden on his VP candidate position on the Democratic ticket! Sen. Biden called me to testify before the Senate […]
Security Agreement Undermines McCain; Dulaimi Was Planting Bombs; Awakening Councils Targeted
Muthanna Dulaimi was caught while planting a roadside bomb! The son of the leader of the Iraqi Accord Front, which has cabinet seats in the […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 58 outside Munitions Plant; Zardari Candidate for President
The Tehrik-i Taliban responded to Pakistani military operations against it at Bajaur by sending a suicide bomber to attack workers leaving a munitions factory. Some […]
Baquba Raid Roils Sunni-Shiite Relations; Al-Maliki to Disband Awakening Councils
The raid by a special forces operation on the governor’s HQ in Diyala province is being denounced as a rogue operation by the US military. […]
Reuters/Zogby Poll: McCain Makes a Move, Takes 5-Point Lead Over Obama
Zogby News Release reprinted by permission at IC: Released: August 20, 2008 Reuters/Zogby Poll: McCain Makes a Move, Takes 5-Point Lead Over Obama Obama loses […]
Afghanistan in Crisis
All hell seems to be breaking loose in Afghanistan, at a time when most Western observers are focusing on the Georgia crisis. Ten French troops […]
Raid on Governor’s office in Diyala; Seniora to Baghdad; Dulaimi’s Son Arrested
Strange things happen in Iraq. On Tuesday, an unidentified Iraqi government security force, or at least people wearing such uniforms, attacked the Diyala provincial governor’s […]
Davidson: Privatizing Foreign Policy: The Road to Iran
Lawrence Davidson writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Americans’ penchant for paying little attention to their nation’s foreign policies has powerful and disastrous effects […]
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