Mahmoud Uthman: IGC too Weak to be given Sovereignty In an interview with ash-Sharq al-Awsat, Kurdish Interim Governing Council (IGC) member Mahmoud Uthman (Osman) said […]

Two US Soldiers die in Helicopter Crash; Police General Killed AP reports that two US soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday near […]

Sunni Clerics Fail to Secure Release of 150 Imprisoned Women (AFP/az-Zaman): Sunni clerics meeting with US officers failed to secure the release of 150 Iraqi […]

The Passion of Christ in the World Religions The phenomenon of Mel Gibson’s The Passion, about the death of Jesus of Nazareth, has provoked a […]

3 Iraqi Contractors Killed, 2 Wounded in Mosul AFP says that guerrillas sprayed machine gun fire from a car at Iraqi contractors in Mosul working […]

Bremer fails to Resolve Deadlock in IGC over Fundamental Law ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports that Paul Bremer met Tuesday with the nine most powerful members of […]

Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows Power of Shiite Clergy in Iraq Mariam Fam has the best and clearest account I have seen of the recent […]

Iraqi Women see Window of Opportunity Closing Scheherezade Faramarzi reports on women’s aspirations for Iraq. It sounds as though not only did Mr. Bremer not […]

Muqtada: The UN has Agreed to the Occupation of Iraq Excerpts from and comments by me on an IRNA (Iran) news agency interview with Muqtada […]