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500,000 evacuated from Jacobabad as Floodwaters head toward Sindh
As Pakistan’s massive flooding continues, Some 500,000 people have been forced to evacuate the Sindhi city of Jacobabad, suddenly finding themselves homeless. Ordinarily this sort […]
Kurdish General Again Insubordinate, Angles for US to Remain in Iraq
The public statement by Iraqi chief of staff Lt. General Babakr Zebari , at a defense conference that the Iraqi army would not be ready […]
6 Million Pakistanis need Immediate Aid as 1/3 of Country is Submerged
I can barely believe the words I am writing are not a nightmare from which I will soon wake up. A third of Pakistan is […]
Portugal’s Green Energy Revolution and the true Cost of Gas, Coal and Oil
Don’t miss Elisabeth Rosenthal’s important and well-written piece at NYT on Portugal’s energy policy. With remarkable clarity given the potentially technical subject matter, she explains […]
Cutting off Aid to the Lebanese Army Hurts US Interests
The Israel lobby in the US Congress is trying to hold up US military assistance to Lebanon after last week’s exchange of fire at the […]
2 Marines Killed, Base Attacked in Afghanistan;
Civilian Surge in Doubt
A prisoner trying to escape a US detention center in southern Afghanistan grabbed a gun and killed two US Marines before being cut down. The […]
Pakistan Flooding Threatens Grain Crop
Two million more people have been affected by Pakistan’s floods– 13 million — than were affected by the 2005 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and […]
Abedin: The Illusion of a ‘limited war’ against Iran
Mahan Abedin writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment: The Illusion of a ‘limited war’ against Iran The frank admission by Admiral Mike Mullen, […]
Rudolph: Can You Pass the Terrorism Quiz?
Jeffrey Rudolph writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment Can You Pass the Terrorism Quiz? Misconceptions about terrorism, regularly promoted by the mainstream media, […]