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Rubin: How to Stop War with Iran
Barnett Rubin gives us a thoughtful call to arms on how to prevent war with Iran at the Global Affairs blog. After analyzing the way […]
MESA Letter on Mearsheimer & Walt
The Committee on Academic Freedom (North America) of the Middle East Studies Association has written a letter protesting the cancellation of a talk by John […]
Josh Marshall on the Numbers Game in Iraq
From Josh Marshall’s Veracifier site, “Iraq by the Numbers”.
Sadrists Threaten Civil Disobedience Da’wa Leader Slams Bush for Base Visit
Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that the Sadr movement is complaining bitterly about the ongoing detention of its leaders. A spokesman for the Sadr office of […]
Iran, Victory Culture: Wednesday Reading
Tom Engelhardt’s essay, “The Empire of Stupidity,” discusses Iraq, Vietnam and ‘victory culture.’ Engelhardt is author of the recently reissued The End of Victory Culture“, […]
On How al-Anbar isn’t that Safe and on How its "Calm" is Artificially Produced
Bush made a surprise visit to Al-Anbar Province on Monday, as part of his propaganda drive to get Americans to think we should stay in […]
Haleh is Free
As Barnett Rubin notes at the Global Affairs blog, Haleh Esfandiari has been allowed to leave Iran and has met her husband, Shaul Bakhash, in […]
Maliki: Don’t Use Iraq as a Base to settle Scores US Pressures Bagdad to stop visit of Iranian President
Sawt al-Iraq reports in Arabic that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has pledged not to allow Iraq to become a base for regional or international powers […]
Bush and Ahmadinejad: Will they or Won’t They?
More from Barnett Rubin on signs of a potential Bush administration attack on Iran at the Global Affairs blog. He quotes Alex Debat from the […]
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