Iraq Update Bulgaria And Ukraine Began

Juan Cole 12/22/2005

Iraq Update

Bulgaria and the Ukraine began their pull-out of troops from Iraq.

For real news, go to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Robert Scheer points out that Iran yet again won the Iraqi elections. (It should be remembered that Jalal Talabani, the Kurdish leader, is also a close ally of Tehran.)

Private militias continue to threaten stability in Iraq.

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page