Political slogans grew sharper, and in some places the protests shifted from economic dissent to open calls for regime change.
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Bombings Target Police, Kill 10; Minorities Awarded Seats in Provincial Councils
A series of bombings in Baghdad and Baquba on Monday killed 10 persons and wounded over 30, including 10 policemen. The powerful blast in Baquba […]
Obama’s Grandmother Dies
Condolences to Senator Barack Obama on the passing of his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who was in so many ways a mother to him, as well.
Franken/Coleman
I do courtesy links time to time for members of the liberal blogads network, and today’s recommendation is CultureKitchen for their posting on the Minnesota […]
The Coming McCain Military Draft
There has been almost no discussion in the press about the broader implications of John McCain’s military policies. McCain wants to keep a large military […]
Deputy Oil Minister Wounded; Iraq Likely to tie down Next President
Guerrillas deployed a bomb to wound Iraq’s deputy oil minister on Monday morning. Steven R. Hurst at AP correctly argues that if there is no […]
Pakistanis Are Closed Following Us
Pakistanis are closely following the US presidentail elections, according to Aljzeera English. Centcom commander Gen. David Petraeus is visiting Pakistan to discuss the security situation. […]
Al-Maliki Confident of US Withdrawal
McCain says that victory is in sight in Iraq. In contrast, Iraqi PM Nuri al-Malki says that at US troop withdrawal is in sight. Al-Hayat […]
Afghanistan: Next President’s Top Challenge
The British commander of an elite special operations unit in Afghanistan, Major Sebastian Morley, has resigned over what he says is the inadequate equipment given […]
Palin Pranked
Sarah Palin gets pranked by a comedy team from Montreal pretending to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Scariest things about the interview: 1. Palin laughs […]
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