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6 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan; War Loses Majority Support
The US military announced on Wednesday that 6 US troops had been killed in Afghanistan. As Afghans go to the polls in what is being […]
Whodunnit in Baghdad
Speculation has been flying around in the news media and on the internet about who was behind Wednesday’s gory bombings in Baghdad. Let me lay […]
Nearly 100 Dead, 500 Wounded in 6 Bombings in Baghdad
A series of coordinated truck bombings targeted Iraqi government ministries and other facilities on Wednesday morning, killing nearly 100 persons and wounding some 500. Poorly […]
Armed Band Takes Bank Near Presidential Palace; Charges Levelled of Foreign Money, Influence
On Wednesday morning, on the eve of Afghanistan’s elections, gunmen in the Seraji district of Kabul invaded the Pashtani Bank while laying down small arms […]
Iraq between Accelerated Withdrawal and bringing US Troops back In
Today’s story about Iraq is a story of conflict between Gen. Ray Odierno and the Iraqi parliament. Elements in the cabinet and the parliament put […]
Obama Defends Afghanistan War; Campaigning Wraps up with Karzai calling on Warlords
President Barack Obama gave a major speech on the Afghanistan War to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday. Ironically, the American […]
Karzai Takes Steps to Regain Lost Momentum
Incumbent Afghan president Hamid Karzai is clearly feeling the breath of his main rival in the presidential contest on the back of his neck. He […]
Kurdish, Arab Leaders Accuse Each other of Terrorism over Ninevah Attacks; 12 Killed, 52 Wounded in Iraq Attacks;
In Baghdad, two bombs went off near a falafel stand and killed 8 and wounded 21 persons Al-Zaman [The Times of Baghdad] reports in Arabic […]
No Health Reform for Gaza; But Death Panels they Have
While Americans are debating their own health system, they are unindicted co-conspirators in an effort to degrade the health, mental and physical, and to half-starve […]