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Sadrist Straw Poll selects Ibrahim Jaafari as candidate for Prime Minister
The straw poll conducted by the Sadr Movement, led by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, produced the following results: Ibrahim Jaafari, (National Reform Trend): 24%Jaafar al-Sadr […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Numbers to Die For | TomDispatch
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Numbers to Die For | TomDispatch: “* Believe it or not, the Defense Logistics Agency shipped 1.1 million hamburger patties to Afghanistan in […]
Karzai called Erratic, even Druggie; In fact, he is posing as liberator in shadow of Empire
Here is the reason it is so important that President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has begun behaving so erratically. It is because the path President […]
Wikileaks Video Shows US Killing of 2 Reuters Newsmen
Wikileaks on Monday released a 17 minute video of a US helicopter gunship attack on a group of Iraqi men in New Baghdad in 2007. […]
Pakistani Taliban kill 51 in strikes at Heart of US Presence, and at Secular Party
Although in the US the big news out of Pakistan on Monday, understandably, was a Taliban attack on the american consulate in Peshawar that killed […]
Bombings in Iraq kill 41, Wound 237; Attempt to tarnish al-Maliki’s reputation for improving Security;
The LAT says that at least 41 persons were killed and 237 were wounded by three suicide bomb attacks targeting the Iranian and German embassies […]
Bombings Target Foreign Embassies, Kill Dozens; 25 Iraqis Killed by Sunni Extremists; Sadrists close referendum vote
The headlines out of Iraq Sunday are mainly owing to the consequences of the US troop withdrawal from that country. Update Three suicide bombs rocked […]
Pakistan Moves Further Toward Democracy; Could become a Role Model for Other Muslim states
The Pakistani government on Friday tabled a proposed 18th amendment to the constitution, which if enacted will be an enormous advance toward democratization in the […]
Obama Phones Hu over Iran Sanctions; China Stresses Peaceful Resolution; India Reviving Iran Pipeline Plan
As part of his press for increased sanctions on Iran over its civilian nuclear enrichment program, President Barack Obama called Chinese President Hu Jintao on […]