Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The strategic situation in Syria is dire for the Baathist government of Bashar al-Assad. Typically in military history, if an […]
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Did Reagan Administration Give Saddam
Did the Reagan Administration Give Saddam Smallpox Samples? I have a question for the biologically informed. We have all been scratching our heads for some […]
Koran And Fighting Unbelievers
The Koran and Fighting Unbelievers Professor XXXXX wrote: “It is my turn to be astonished by Prof. Cole. The following link: http://www.geocities.com/pnoak/some.html includes 24 passages […]
Pakistan Has Arrested 500 Suspected Al
Pakistan has arrested 500 suspected al-Qaida operatives in the past year, and has turned 443 over to the US authorities, according to Pakistani officials, as […]
Huge Tiff Is Going On Between India And
A huge tiff is going on between India and Pakistan in the wake of this week’s comments on nuclear war by General Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf […]
Informed Comment Is On Hiatus Until
Informed Comment is on hiatus until after New Year’s Day. Enjoy the holidays! In the meantime, enjoy the following sites (the underlined parts are clickable): […]
India Almost Went To War With Pakistan
India almost went to war with Pakistan twice in the last year, according to India Today. Last winter, Indian forces prepared to attack the Pakistani […]
From Discussion Of So Called Koranic
From a discussion of so-called Koranic “belligerancy” in the Medinan chapters In general, theological explanations by themselves do little to explain foreign policy, while foreign […]
Letter By Ayman Al Zawahiri Bin Ladens
A letter by Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bin Laden’s right-hand man, has been published by Asharq al-Awsat. Dated February 1998, the letter speaks of Americans as “the […]
In Response To Question Raised About
In response to a question raised about the request Paul Wolfowitz made to put 100,000 US troops into eastern Turkey on the Iraq border, and […]