Radical Shiite leaders Moderate Stance toward US Nir Rosen reports that Muhammad Yaqoubi, leader of the breakaway Sadrist group, al-Fudala, has moderated his anti-American statements […]

Egyptian Held in Najaf Assassination Attempt The Iraqi Information Network announced that the local police in Najaf had apprehended one of the assailants who attempted […]

Turks Nix Sending troops to Iraq The Turks have finally just announced that they will not send troops to Iraq, and the whole issue is […]

I’m at a conference in Anchorage of all places. I’ll try to make some entries later Friday, but am having trouble getting internet access, or […]

Historians Dispute Analogies to Germany, Japan, with Iraq The Bush administration has continually compared the situation of post war Iraq with that of Germany and […]

AFP: Some Translators Quitting after Death Threats AFP is reporting that some translators working for the Coalition have received death threats accusing them of being […]

Najaf Strikes in Protest The holy city of Najaf announced a general strike for Thursday to protest the collapse of security that allowed such events […]

CBS Cancels Reagan Miniseries For further proof that the First Amendment only protects free speech from the US government (mostly), but not from the large […]

Two Coalition Troops Killed, two Wounded Guerrillas exploded a roadside bomb in Baghdad late Monday night, killing one US soldier and wounding two others. A […]