Sistani Fatwa: No Entering Iraq Illegally Informed that thousands of Iranian pilgrims came into Iraq every day, by-passing the official checkpoints, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sitani […]

Major Censorship Action Alert for Middle East Studies Some of you know that some unsavory political forces have convinced the House of Representatives to create […]

US Soldier Wounded, 9 Iraqis Killed AFP reports that a US soldier was injured and nine Iraqis were killed Thursday in separate attacks throughout the […]

Knight-Ridder Questions Saddam-al-Qaeda Links Warren Strobel et al. of Knight Ridder have looked at the case for Saddam-al-Qaeda links and found them lacking. 1. Although […]

Haykel on Zarqawi Letter US Officials are denying the allegation by Sunni radicals in Iraq that Abu Mus`ab al-Zarqawi was killed during the US invasion […]

Mosul Police Station, US Base Take Mortar Fire Al-Hayat reported a large explosion in Baghdad on Wednesday, but no word of any casualties. Reuters reports […]

CPA Official Launches False Allegations against Iran In a desperate attempt to redirect anger away from the Coalition Provisional Authority, one of its officials told […]

The Aftermath AP reports that Shiite and Sunni clerics jointly led a big procession from East Baghdad to Kazimiyah on Wednesday, attempting to emphasize communal […]

Rooting for the Company The Washington Post also has an interesting article by Dana Priest on why the 300 CIA case officers in Iraq haven’t […]