Over 20 Dead, 46 Wounded in Guerrilla War; Governor of Diyala Wounded in Assassination Attempt Sunnis Threaten Boycott A wave of guerrilla bombings and apparently […]

Shiites, Sunnis, Demonstrate Against one Another over Elections; Five Percent of Ballots Fraudulent: IECI According to Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times, Sunni Arab […]

Iraqi Christians in Peril this Christmas Because of the poor security, Iraqi Christians had to celebrate midnight mass at sundown instead. Many Christians have fled […]

Sistani Calls for Government of National Unity According to AFP, Iraqi national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubaie met Saturday with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and then […]

Interlibrary Loan/ DHS Story a Hoax The story of the interlibrary loan request for Mao’s Little Red Book that produced an interview by the Department […]

Achcar Comments on IC 12/24/05 Gilbert Achcar kindly writes: ‘ Dear Juan Two remarks: 1) re: to the “informed reader” of your “informed comment” who […]

20,000 Protest Election Fraud in Iraq Leading Sunnis Scorned as Baathists The question of whether the December 15 elections might contribute to social peace in […]

Kashmir Earthquake Victims Tens of thousands of earthquake victims in Pakistani Kashmir are facing winter with inadequate shelter, medicine and food. John Walbridge of Indiana […]

Iraqi Elections: Post-Election Coalition Possibilities An informed reader writes: ‘ “Moreover, a group of Sadrists, the Messengers, ran separately from the UIA in the south […]