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Asbahi Resignation and Islamophobia
Kudos to Jake Tapper for pointing out that Mazen Asbahi, the coordinator for Muslim affairs of the Obama campaign until he stepped down after 10 […]
Parliament Adjourns with No Provincial Election Law; Arab Tribes Threaten Violence
The Iraqi parliament proved unable to pass a provincial elections law on Wednesday despite a marathon 4-hour extraordinary session. They adjourned for the rest of […]
The Scam of Energy Independence
John McCain keeps talking about making the US “energy independent.” Robert Bryce points out that it is impossible for the United States to be energy […]
Abdul-Ahad on Iraq’s Killing Fields
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad of the Guardian on Iraq’s killing fields:
Iraq Withdrawal Time Horizon= 2011?
Worldmeets.us translated an article today from the Iraqi newspaper al-Sabah saying that there has been a breakthrough in the negotiations between the al-Maliki government and […]
Was Abu Nidal Forgery Aimed at Refuting Joe Wilson?
The LA Times summarizes the case made by journalist Ron Suskind that the Bush administration orchestrated the forging of a document by Iraqi defector and […]
Abdul-Ahad: Baghdad is "Calmer" Because they Made it into Prison Cells
The Guardian’s Ghaith Abdul-Ahad went back to Baghdad to see the effects of last year’s troop escalation (“surge”). He argues that the US military’s blast […]
Bush Suppressed Evidence Iraq Had no WMD
For critics of Ron Suskind’s revelations that Bush and Cheney suppressed evidence that Iraq had no WMD, check out the below: Tyler Drumheller from a […]
John H. Brown on Bushian Propaganda
John H. Brown, who resigned in protest from the State Department in March of 2003, on the difference between public diplomacy and propaganda with regard […]
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