Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Since the beginning of Israel’s latest offensive against the Palestinian people in Gaza in October of last year, […]
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2 GIs Killed, 2 Wounded; Bush Has own Interpretation of Security Agreement; 2/3s of Iraqis below the Poverty Line
A US soldier and a Marine were shot to death and two Marines were wounded in the northern Iraqi province of Ninevah on Tuesday, and […]
Afghans fear Lack of Food Aid; Resent Corruption; Pakistan Abolishes Civilian Wing of ISI
Aljazeera English reports on Afghan fears that foreign aid won’t reach them: Pervasive corruption is also deeply angering the AFghan public. Meanwhile, the Pakistan chief […]
20 Killed in Baghdad Bombings; Al-Maliki New Strong Man?
Three bombings in Baghdad on Monday left some 20 persons dead and many others injured. One bomb targeted a mini-bus with female Iraqi government employees […]
Obama: More Aid, Troops for Afghanistan; Stewart: Don’t Put in More Troops
President-Elect Barack Obama talked to Afghan President Hamid Karzai by telephone on Saturday. Late that day, Karzai’s office issued a statement about the conversation: ‘ […]
Wertheim: There is Racism and There is Racism II
Anne-Ruth Wertheim writes in a guest op-ed for IC: After I wrote my article “There is Racism and There is Racism’’, I received quite a […]
Bush and Rant on Red Sea Piracy
Piracy by Somali pirates in the Red Sea region threatens to reduce world trade through the Suez Canal by about a third, and could raise […]
SOFA Vote Set for Wednesday;
The Iraqi parliament has postponed its vote on the proposed US-Iraq security pact from Monday to Wednesday. MPs had complained that there were not given […]
Wertheim: There is Racism and There is Racism-I
A new kind of racism is gradually emerging in the Netherlands. Not the classical contempt for others, but a cultural racism of distrust and fear. […]
Sevilla: Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families!
Dani Sevilla writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Within the United States there are over one and a half million service members that have […]