Americana in Arabic A Challenge to Philadelphia Long-time readers know that as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks and subsequent events, I decided […]

Government Talks Postponed as 35 Die Shiites Reject Hard Line Sunni Speaker The Shiite religious parties of the United Iraqi Alliance took revenge Sunday on […]

Afghanistan Between Opium and Taliban Yes, there still is a war in Afghanistan. Seven were killed in it on Sunday, and over 40 on Saturday. […]

Iraq Swindled of Millions by US Firms Instability Spills over onto Lebanon’s Nasrullah Guerrilla violence killed 11 in Iraq on Saturday, including a British soldier […]

Christian-Muslim Riot in Egypt Coptic protests in Alexandria, Egypt, got so out of control on Saturday–turning into a Christian-Muslim riot– that Egyptian police intervened to […]

Guerrilla Attack Kills 2,Wounds 22 Marines in Anbar Sunni Mosques Bombed in Baqubah US Marines appear to have fought a major engagement with a company […]

Retired Generals Besiege Rumsfeld Retired Major General John Batiste said Friday of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, “We went to war with a flawed plan […]

65,000 Displaced in Iraq 52 Killed and Another Shiite Shrine Blown Up Major violence in Iraq on Thursday: *Guerrillas set off three bombs in Baqubah, […]

Kiriyenko: Iran’s Method “Unfeasible” for Fissionable Material Here is what a nuclear official who has no interest in getting up a war on Iran says […]