Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli systemic destruction of civilian building infrastructure in Gaza generated over 50 million tons of debris by 1 December […]
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Al-Maliki: US Cannot Afford to Stay; Physicians to Carry Weapons
In an interview with the Associated Press, PM Nuri al-Maliki warned that the future is dark if Iraq and the US do not agree on […]
Karzai: Civilian Gov’t of Pakistan better against Terrorism; Pakistan Bajaur Campaign Leaves 15 Dead
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai believes that the new civilian government will take more effective steps against the Pakistani Taliban on the Afghan border. This stance […]
Kaptur: Playing Wall Street Bailout
Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) on how the Reality Game, “Wall Street Bailout,” is played: See also Chalmers Johnson at Tomdispatch.com on the Pentagon Bailout Fraud.
Bombings in Baghdad Kill 34, Wound 100; Arab-Kurdish Violence in Diyala
A wave of deadly bombings and other attacks swept Baghdad on Sunday, killing nearly three dozen persons and wounding over 100. The attacks on Shiite […]
Daragahi: Damascus Bombing Payback from Radical Sunnis
These bombings in Baghdad follow a major such attack in Damascus, Syria, which was probably carried out by radical revivalist Sunnis (“Salafis”) to punish the […]
Obama Won: Gallup/USA Today Poll; 52% Say Obama best to Fix Problems, vs. 35% for McCain
In addition to those two snap polls done just after the debate on Friday by CNN and by CBS, there is now further evidence that […]
Saudi Oil Moguls fear Hybrid Cars
Saudi Arabia wants lower petroleum prices. As a country with enormous reserves, Riyadh would like to preserve their value. In contrast, countries like Algeria with […]
Iraqi Hopes for US Troop Withdrawal
One of the things that struck me about Friday night’s debate on the time line for troop withdrawal was that McCain appeared to believe that […]
Palin Says She did Not Have Money to Travel in Youth; But She went to College in Hawaii!
On seeing this part of the Couric interview of Palin, I suddenly remembered something about her: ‘ Couric: In preparing for this conversation, a lot […]