Los Angeles (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In our post-election blues, many pundits have started a post-mortem exploration of what went wrong with the […]
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Death Toll in Kirkuk Rises to 33; Growing Arab-Kurdish Violence Threatens Stability of Iraq; 4 US Troops Killed
The casualty toll in the Kirkuk bombing on Tuesday has risen to 33, with about 100 injured. Four US troops were killed in Iraq on […]
With a Whimper, not a Bang; A Milestone on the Way to the End of American Iraq
T.S. Eliot wrote at the end of “Hollow Men” in 1926, “This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but a whimper.” […]
Sunday’s Protest March Broken Up; Rafsanjani Defers to Khamenei
The phase of mass protest in the aftermath of the controversial election results of June 12 has drawn to a close for the moment. Movement […]
Moaddel Guest Op-Ed: Iran’s Crisis and the U.S. Option: Support Mousavi now or fight Ahmadinejad tomorrow
Mansoor Moaddel writes in a guest editorial for IC: The current civil uprising in Iran reflects not just a protest against a rigged election. Nor […]
5,000 March Silently in Iran
CNN is reporting that 5,000 dissidents marched silently on Shariati street near a major mosque in downtown Tehran, ostensibly in honor of cleric Mohammad Beheshti, […]
Maliki Says Iraq can Patrol Own Cities
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki maintained Saturday that Iraq is ready to provide its own security in the cities, as US troops cease patrolling. This […]
Mousavi’s Web Site Closed; Manages to send Message to Iranians Abroad
CNN says that Iran’s National Security Council met recently with opposition leaders Mir Hosain Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Mohsen Rezai. Ismail Kowsari, spokesman for the […]
Mousavi Agrees to Seek Rally Permits; 9 am Bazaar Gatherings called in Iran
AP is reporting that opposition leader Mir-Hosein Mousavi has agreed to the Interior Ministry’s demand that he apply for a permit one week in advance […]
200 Killed in One Week in Iraq
As the dramatic events in Iran have taken the world focus off Iraq, the news that some 200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in bombings […]