Muqtada Plans Political Party AP reports that the young Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr has called on his followers to cease fighting American and Coaltion troops […]

Brown’s “Public Diplomacy Press Review A really useful compendium of news items related to public diplomacy and Middle East policy is sent out by email […]

Hollings on AIPAC I saw this in the press at the time, but a reader reminded me of it. Senator Hollings is retiring and speaking […]

Johnson: FBI Furious at Leak Many thanks to Ken Henderson for the following: ‘ In a later broadcast on MSNBC, former CIA officer and NBC […]

Baldauf: Najaf Standoff Helped Muqtada CSM journalist Scott Baldauf, who has his ear to the ground in Iraq in a way that US officialdom seldom […]

Newsweek: Franklin Confesses AIPAC Under Separate FBI Investigation Laura Rozen directs our attention to the new Newsweek article by Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, which […]

Pentagon/Israel Spying Case Expands: Fomenting a War on Iran Here is my take on the Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal in the Pentagon. It is an […]

Israeli Spy in Pentagon Linked to AIPAC CBS is reporting that a Defense Intelligence Agency analyst detailed to Undersecretary of Defense for Planning Douglas Feith’s […]

Thousands Stream into Shrine of Ali Muqtada orders Followers to Disarm CNN’s Kianne Sadeq continues her excellent reportage from Najaf. She and her team report […]