Number of Iraqi Pilgrims to Mecca will Double The Islamic Foundations Board of Iraq announced that it would double the number of Iraqis permitted to […]

Multinational Troops Hit in Iraq; Polish Officer, 6 Ukrainians Wounded The Polish military announced Friday that the multinational force under its command, which includes Bulgarians, […]

Islamic Party of Iraq Meets with Syrian President The Secretary General of the Sunni, Iraqi “Islamic Party,” Muhsin Abd al-Hamid, met yesterday with Bashar al-Asad, […]

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 […]