Shiite Preachers throughout Iraq support Sistani, Slam US Plans as “Colonialism.” al-Hayat reported that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani’s representative in Karbala, Shaikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbala’i, […]

Democratic Candidates in Iowa Differ on Iraq, and it Probably Doesn’t Matter I think the Iraq War as an issue has probably been overblown as […]

The Paul O’Neill Controversy: Smith on the Iraq War Planning and the PNAC The allegation by Paul O’Neill that Bush wanted people to get him […]

Nathan Brown on the Trial of Saddam Nathan Brown, an eminent political scientist at George Washington University, shared with me the following with regard to […]

Cole on Lehrer 1/16 Some readers have kindly asked me to let them know about these things in advance. I’ll be on Jim Lehrer’s show […]

US HQ in Kirkuk comes under Fire; Civilians killed by bomb near Tikrit al-Hayat: Guerrillas launched an RPG attack in Karbala, with no casualties reported. […]

30,000 Shiites march in Basra demanding Free and Fair Elections British troops estimated that 30,000 Shiites demonstrated in Basra on Thursday, with massive crowds beginning […]

One US Soldier Wounded, Several KBR Employees Killed, Samarra Guerrillas killed AP reported a flurry of attacks on US forces on late Tuesday into Wednesday, […]

Dean Calls Clark a “Republican.” As Wesley Clark increases his poll numbers despite not running in Iowa, Howard Dean has attacked his credentials as a […]