Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran’s behavior than as a signal to third parties
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Sadr Threatens Weekly Demos; The Forgotten Refugees; Same old Retired Guys on the Take, on TV
Muqtada al-Sadr is urging Iraqis to hold weekly demonstrations after mosque prayers on Fridays against the proposed security agreement being negotiated by the al-Maliki government […]
Cole in Salon: John McCain’s Arab-American Problem
My fortnightly column in Salon.com is now out: “John McCain’s Arab-American Problem“. Excerpt: ‘ Arab-Americans do, however, have some distinctive concerns in common. They are […]
2 GIs Killed, 4 Wounded on Memorial Day; Bike Bomber kills 6, wounds 18;
In a grim Memorial Day reminder of the risks facing US troops in Iraq, two sets of guerrillas used roadside bombs to kill and wound […]
White: UK Deportation of Yezza "Orwellian"
Ben White writes from Nottingham, UK with a guest editorial: “I don’t like to use clichés, but this is really Orwellian”. So said my friend […]
War without End
Hoda Abdel Hamid of Aljazeera English has made a multi-part documentary on the Iraq conflict from January, 2006, through the present, entitled “War Without End.” […]
Trotta: Take Obama Out
Liz Trotta, a veteran journalist who helped pioneer a place for women at the front as war correspondents, was being interviewed on Fox News on […]
Sistani Opposes SOFA; "As Long as he is Alive; Al-Maliki Advisor seems to, Too; 5 Killed, 22 Injured in Baghdad
Mark Kukis at Time reports on Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani’s insistence with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that Iraq recover its sovereignty on all levels. The […]
Memorial Day, 2008
Memorial Day is about honoring those who have sacrificed themselves for the nation, in our armed forces. We cannot honor them properly unless we know […]
Sistani Forbids Feeding Americans; Warns against Security Agreement; Hundreds of Sadrists Arrested
Fars News reproduces in Persian on May 24, 2008, another anti-American fatwa by Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani of Najaf. It says that its correspondent in […]
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