Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations is again warning of imminent famine in northern Gaza. A panel of the Integrated Food Security Phase […]
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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 […]
Polk: Bases in Iraq, Provocation of Iran
William R. Polk writes in a guest editorial for IC: Rushing toward War As the Bush Administration begins its final months in office, it has […]
US Deters Israel from Attacking Iran; Russian Cooperation seen Key to Dissuading Tehran’s Nuclear Program
The Haaretz article that made such a stir by reporting that the Pentagon had turned down Israeli requests for high-powered equipment to aid an attack […]
Cole in Salon: The Bush/Cheney Kettle Call the Putin Pot Black
My column, , “Putin’s War Enablers: Bush and Cheney (Russia’s escalating war on Georgia reveals the consequences of the Bush administration’s long assault on the […]
Iraq Refugee Crisis
There are approximately 2 million Iraqi refugees in the Middle East, mainly in Syria but with another big population in Amman. Their money is running […]
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Abdullah II in Baghdad; Bomber Attempts Assassination of Diyala Governor
McClatchy reports on the visit to Iraq of King Abdullah II of Jordan, . The king is the first Arab ruler to come on a […]
McCain Strategist Lobbyist for Georgia; Scheer: Did He Stage Provocation?
McCain’s campaign strategist Randy Scheunemann was a lobbyist for Georgia until recently, and remained part of Orion Strategies until May 15. OS had signed a […]