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Bombing Kills 15, Including AC Leader in Baghdad; Al-Sadr Calls for Blood Pledge of Holy Struggle Against Occupation; Seniora to Baghdad
A suicide bomber in Baghdad killed 15 and wounded 29 in al-Adhamiya on Sunday. This neighborhood is what’s left of the Sunni enclave on the […]
Aljazeera International on the Kirkuk Crisis
The struggle over the oil city of Kirkuk has so far derailed provincial elections in Iraq. Aljazeera International on the Kirkuk crisis (part 1) Aljazeera […]
Bombers hit Karbala Pilgrims for Third Straight Day
Bombers struck at Shiite pilgrims for the third straight day on Sunday, killing as many as six new victims. This despite extensive security measures in […]
Aljazeera: War Crimes in Georgia and Ossetia
Ethnic cleansing of Georgians by Ossetians? Georgian plans to wipe out Ossetians? Aljazeera International reports on claims and counter-claims of war crimes.
McSame is Getting even More Same
“Approval Ratings: The Public v. McCain”
Kahl: Iran Tamed Mahdi Army; Al-Maliki May attack Sunni Awakening Councils
Colin Kahl, just back from Iraq, gave a briefing that Gareth Porter attended. He reports that: 1. US officials in Baghdad are genuinely worried that […]
Musharraf said on Verge of Resigning
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will likely resign before Monday. Musharraf could only have stayed in power in one of three ways. He would have had […]
Bombing Kills 26 Pilgrims; Iraq Seeks Regional Security Network with Iran, Turkey
A female suicide bomber targeted Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 26 and wounding 75. Pilgrims are streaming to the holy […]
McCain: Nations don’t invade other Nations
McCain says, “In the twenty-first century, nations don’t invade other nations:” And imagine him all sweetness and light now about wanting good relations with Moscow […]
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