Straw Backs Down on Iraq Link On Sunday, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw backed off his categorical denial that the Iraq war had increased the […]

Is Bin Laden Ordering the Bombings around the World? The Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock quotes counter-terrorism experts who are beginning to wonder if Usama Bin […]

Sharm el-Sheikh Deaths rise to 88 Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility The death toll at Sharm el-Sheikh had risen to 88 by late Saturday, with 200 wounded. […]

Aljazeera.net reports that the Sunni Arab walk-out from the constitution drafting committee appears to be ending. The talk is positive that remaining issues can be […]

State of Play in Taba Trial Some commentators are wondering if the Taba bombings of last fall are related to the Sharm el-Sheikh atrocity. I […]

62 Dead, 150 Wounded in Terror Attack on Egyptian Resort Terrorists placed seven car bombs at various points around the Red Sea resort town of […]

Constitutional Wrangling in Iraq Americans fear Blowback The process of writing the Iraqi constitution is well advanced, and drafts are circulating. But the work has […]

Sharon to Condi: F– You! Haaretz reports on US Secretary of State Condi Rice’s visit to Israel: ‘ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spent […]

Reader Comment on Gaza Pullout Roger Wyatt writes from the U.K. ‘ I find your blog enormously stimulating and admire your prolific output. Your comments […]