Zarqawi Letter and Fear of Democracy Matthew Yglesias asks at his thoughtful blog: “Something a bit curious in the (purported) Zarqawi letter: [I]f we fight […]

Fallujah: Phase II, Guerrilla War? Reuters reports on the impressive coordinated tactical strike by guerrillas at Fallujah on Saturday. Some forty masked, armed men were […]

Arab, Kurdish Chieftains Visit Sistani Jalal Talabani, the Kurdish leader, met with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Saturday, and emerged to say he was confident […]

Bush and Service in the Texas Air National Guard I have not said anything about the controversy concerning George W. Bush’s service in the Texas […]

“Zarqawi” Letter I have had a chance to examine the letter the Coalition forces say they found on a Compact Disk on the person of […]

Sistani considers the Meeting with the UN Envoy a Success az-Zaman reported today that informed sources affirmed that Lakhdar Brahimi’s report for the United Nations […]

Abizaid Escapes Unharmed from Fallujah Attack The poor security situation in the Sunni heartland was eloquently underlined Thursday when US military commander in Iraq, Gen. […]

Ibrahimi, UN, see consensus on Direct Elections UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Thursday. On emerging from the meeting in […]

British Official: Basra Shiites who Oppose Sistani and Muqtada Keep Quiet According to the London daily ash-Sharq al-Awsat, an informed Brtish diplomat says that Muqtada […]