Backgrounds of New Security Ministers The USG Open Source Center rounds up information on the new ministers of interior and defence, and of national security. […]

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim to Tehran Basra, Federalism, Iran’s Nuclear Program on Agenda Shiite Iraqi clerical leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim is multi-tasking, according to al-Zaman [Ar.]/ […]

Bush Deliberations: Need for Political Track in Counter-Insurgency Paul Bremer says he hopes Bush’s cabinet summit will develop an effective military plan for defeating the […]

Beeman Guest Editorial: The Journalism/Think Tank Merry-Go-Round William O. Beeman “The Journalism/Think Tank Merry-Go-Round And the Dilemma of the Academic Public Intellectual” ‘ [I want […]

50,000 US Troops to be Garrisoned in Iraq Shahwani Opposes Militias in Security Forces A suicide bombing at a checkpoint in Baquba killed 8 and […]

Zarqawi Autopsy Jordan Refuses Repatriation of Body The US is sending a forensics team to do an autoposy of Abu Musaba al-Zarqawi. Al-Hayat reports that […]

Heavy Fighting in Ramadi Anbar Mourns Zarqawi Al-Zaman reports that heavy street fighting broke out on Friday in downtown Ramadi between US forces and guerrillas. […]

Key positions Filled Guerrilla Movements Pledge to Fight on Iraq has filled the key positions of minister of defense, minister of interior, and minister of […]

Yale Affair I am not going to talk about the Yale affair per se. But I did want to clear up some misimpressions I’ve seen […]