Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Yale has published a study in […]
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A Million Palestinians Threatened with Starvation by Israel
The Israelis already have the Gaza Strip under military siege, carefully controlling what and who goes in and out of it. They have now cut […]
Mullen Rattles Sabres at Iran; Muqtada Reaffirms Truce
Another US soldier was killed on Thursday. Guerrillas blew up an oil pipeline from a refinery south of Baghdad on Friday. Iraqi oil production has […]
Syria Reactor Story a Diversion; But From What?
The US and Israel accused Syria on Thursday of building a secret nuclear reactor with North Korean help. There was a lot of innuendo in […]
5 US Troops Killed; Turkey Bombs N. Iraq; Iran Backs al-Maliki against Mahdi Army
Five US troops were killed in Iraq on Tuesday. Turkey bombed northern Iraq again on Wednesday, claiming to hit at guerrillas of the Kurdish Workers […]
Clinton Fails to Pull out Big Win; Brandishes Nukes at Iran; Israeli Spying on US for Nuclear Secrets
Hillary Clinton’s win in Pennsylvania just was not big enough to allow her to hope to win the elected delegate count. She is increasingly using […]
Zogby: Clinton 10 Points ahead in Pennsylvania
Zogby is reporting as follows, that there is a late surge for Clinton in Pennsylvania and that her margin is being given to her by […]
2 US Troops Killed, Others Wounded; Sadr City Fighting; Bombing, Kidnappings in Baquba
The LAT says that 2 US troops were killed in Salahuddin Province north of Baghdad (a largely Sunni Arab area). Also, a roadside bomb struck […]
Bush Team Pushed Torture behind Myers’ Back
The Guardian, basing itself on a soon-to-be-published book by Philippe Sands (Torture Team) reveals that torture was implemented at Guantanamo Bay in the face of […]
Rice: Muqtada a Coward; Najaf Tense; Veterans Depressed, Unemployed
Ned Parker, Raheem Salman and Saad Fakhrildeen get the story in Najaf, the Shiite holy city south of Baghdad. The four grand ayatollahs, pillars of […]