Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli squatters on Palestinian land in the militarily occupied West Bank conducted a pogrom against the Christian-majority village of Taybeh, […]
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Thousands of Sadrists Protest Arrests; Sinjar Bombings Worst Ever
Patrick Cockburn correctly put the bombings in Sinjar province in the context of the upcoming referendum on whether the oil-rich Kirkuk province will accede to […]
Cole on Lehrer
Just taped a segment for the Lehrer News Hour on Iraq. Will be aired today, 8/15.
Bombing of Yazidis; Summit Fizzles
Local officials in the two villages of of Al-Qataniyah and Al-Adnaniyah in northern Iraq (not far from Mosul) maintained Wednesday morning that 4 car bombs […]
Sam Seder Interview on Napoleon’s Egypt
Sam Seder is calling me Wednesday to talk about my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt. The segment will air Sunday Sept. 26, during Sam’s show (see […]
Dick Cheney ’94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire
Cheney was head of Halliburton in Dallas from 1995 until July, 2000, when he resigned in preparation for running for vice president. During that time, […]
Massive Attack on Yazidis Kills nearly 200
The BBC says that Ninevah Province police are reporting that three car bombs targeted a Yazidi village in northern Iraq near Sinjar not far from […]
Four US Troops Killed PKK Threatens Iraq, Turkey
Four more US troops have been announced killed in Iraq. In the wake of PM Nuri al-Maliki’s talks with Turkey and his commitment to expel […]
Karl Rove Resignation: Satire
Satire on Karl Rove’s resignation: Rewriting a Wikipedia article on Goebbels through search and replace. (Link in time stamp, below.) Karl Rove, leader of the […]
Sunni Arab Guerillas Kill 5 US Troops, Use EFP Fears of Shiite on Shiite Warfare Dulaimi denounces Genocide against Sunni Arabs
Sunni Arab guerrillas deployed an explosively formed projectile (a kind of roadside bomb) against 4 soldiers who had come in a humvee to investigate the […]
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