On Christmas Day, I like to recall the significance of Jesus and the nativity for Muslims. I’ve talked about Rumi, Attar, and other mystics. Today […]
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Al Maliki Under Onslaught From Security
Al-Maliki Under Onslaught from Security Failures VP Abdul Mahdi threatens to Resign Parliament extends Work One Month Mahdi Army Rallies Roil Najaf Al-Hayat writing in […]
Saturday Reading For Analysis Of
Sunday Reading For analysis of the situation in Palestine this past week, few observers are cannier than Helena Cobban at Just World News. And from […]
7 Us Troops Killed On Saturday Turks
7 US Troops Killed on Saturday Turks March in Istanbul Against PKK Iraqi guerrillas killed 7 US troops on Saturday. Reuters reports political violence in […]
Iraqi Bill Clarification Lede Below On
Iraqi Bill Clarification The lede below on the Kurdish Baghdad deal on distribution of petroleum receipts contains some inaccuracies, according to Ben Lando of UPI. […]
Kurdistan Baghdad Oil Deal Us Strike
Kurdistan-Baghdad Oil Deal? US Strike Kills 11 Civilians Shiites Rally in Najaf, Criticize US Reuters is reporting that the Kurds have reached an agreement with […]
Coles Advice To Hilary On Iraq Reply To
Cole’s Advice to Hillary on Iraq Reply to Edwards on the South Lite The Chicago Sun Times has a run down of what the Democratic […]
29 Bodies Found In Baghdad Erdogan
29 Bodies Found in Baghdad Erdogan Warns on PKK 29 bodies were found in Baghdad on Wednesday, according to McClatchy. There was also mortar fire […]
Everyday Apocolypse In Iraq War Of
Everyday Apocalypse in Iraq War of the Mosques 142 Dead on Tuesday 142 persons were killed or found dead on Tuesday, and Wednesday morning two […]
Vigil For Detained Iranian
Vigil for Detained Iranian Intellectuals Amnesty International is hosting a vigil in New York next week for three detained intellectuals, including my friend Haleh Esfandiari. […]