Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a radio interview with France Inter on Saturday, French president Emmanuel Macron called for an arms embargo against Israel […]
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Car Bomb Kills 32 at Shula; Plummeting Oil Prices Hit Iraqi Army; Agricultural Crisis Looms as Euphrates falls
A parked car bomb detonated near a popular restaurant in Shula, a poverty-stricken Shiite neighborhood in northwest Baghdad on Wednesday evening , killing 35 persons […]
2 Americans Killed in Afghanistan; Pakistani Army advances on Mingora, Peochar
A roadside bomb hit a US convoy 35 miles outside Kabul, killing one American soldier and one civilian, on Wednesday morning. Aljazeera English reports on […]
Obama/ Netanyahu Meet Produces Few Results
The Obama-Netanyahu talks were clearly a train wreck for Israel’s far rightwing Likud Party. The talks went on nearly twice as long as scheduled, suggesting […]
Kuwait Elections: 4 Women in Parliament, Shiite Reps nearly Double
Kuwait held non-party elections last weekend for its 50-member parliament, electing 21 new faces. The election for the first time of 4 women (out of […]
Obama-Netanyahu must not be Kennedy-Khrushchev
Far rightwing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is meeting Monday with President Barack Obama in Washington. It is the most fateful encounter of two world […]
Drone Attack on S. Waziristan Kills 29; Pakistani Military advances in Swat
In the midst of a major Pakistani military campaign against Taliban in Swat Valley, the US operated a drone against South Waziristan, firing missiles at […]
Al-Maliki Calls for Majority Rule; US Soldier Killed at Najaf, Japanese fired on at Ramadi
Nuri al-Maliki called late Thursday for an end to the consensus system in Iraqi politics, which gives Kurds and sometimes Sunni Arabs a virtual veto […]
Pakistani Army Poised to Invade Mingora; Husain: Taliban like Borg
The Pakistani army is preparing to invade and reduce the city of Mingora (pop. 200,000), the largest city in the Swat valley. During the course […]
Australian Press Releases Abu Ghraib Photos
For those with strong stomachs, more Abu Ghraib torture photos may be seen here. They are courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald. The Australian press […]