Update. Israeli intelligence spirited the soldier out of Brazil to avoid prosecution. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to Junio Silva at the Brazilian newspaper […]
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Anti-Gay Church Fined by Court Can Robertson be far Behind?
A jury has found an independent “Baptist” church (which doesn’t actually appear to have anything to do with the Baptist Church) in Topeka, KS, guilty […]
Letters to the Editor
In my absence, my readers are making what seem to me especially substantial, informed and incisive comments, and several of those posted today seemed to […]
US Gives Turkey Intel on Kurds Militia Rule in Basra
The US is giving Turkey intelligence on the Kurdish Workers Party, according to Reuters. It seems to me that there is a contradiction between US […]
Iraq Cabinet Proposes lifting Immunity for Private Security Guards
The Iraqi cabinet has reported out draft legislation that will remove immunity from prosecution for private security guards such as those of Blackwater. The immunity […]
Iraq’s Katrina? 3 US Soldiers Killed in Bombing Diyala Roiled by 28 Police Killed, 20 Headless Bodies
Iraq’s Katrina? The Army Corps of Engineers is worried that a dam north of Mosul will collapse. CBS warns, ‘ A catastrophic failure, engineers believe, […]
Breaking News: Turkish Gunships fire into Iraq
Indian NDTV is reporting Tuesday morning that Turkish Cobra helicopter gunships have fired into Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) positions inside northern Iraq. The action comes […]
Reconciliation Sheikhs Kidnapped; Kirkuk, Karbala Bombings
LA Times says that 11 members of The Salam (Peace) tribal council of Baquba, were kidnapped at gunpoint as they were driving back from the […]
Muqtada al-Sadr Says Freeze on Al-Mahdi Army’s Military Action Still in Effect
The USG Open Source Center summarizes and translates a recent statement of Shiite clerical leader Muqtada al-Sadr, issued two weeks ago, insisting that the suspension […]
Major US Anti-War Protests Karbala turned over to Iranian-backed Badr
Tens of thousands of Americans rallied against the war in major cities on Saturday. The US military is turning over security duties in Karbala to […]