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US Pressures Turkey not to Attack Mahdi Army attacks Police in Karbala Rubin on Cheney’s Roll-out of Iran War
The Bush administration made a diplomatic ‘full court press’ with Turkish leaders to dissuade them from attacking the Kurdish Workers Party [PKK] guerrillas hiding out […]
Morning News on Napoleon’s Egypt
From the Morning News Book section: ‘Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East by Juan Cole Book Digest: As the bibliography of the disaster known as […]
US Air Strike kills 49 in Sadr City PKK Kills 17 Turkish Soldiers Turkey Shells Iraq
Ferit Demir reports (via The Scotsman): ‘ Kurdish rebels [of the PKK/ Kurdish Workers Party] killed at least 17 Turkish soldiers, wounded 16 others and […]
The Sadism of the Israeli Occupation
The Guardian reports on a building scandal in Israel over the extreme brutality of its occupation of the Palestinians in the West Bank. Excerpt: ‘ […]
Iraq/ Turkey Tensions in Streets, Halls of Parliament Turkish Economy Imperilled Istrabadi Resigns, Slams Iraqi Government
Iraqi president – slash – Kurdistan leader Jalal Talabani condemned Syria’s president Bashar al-Asad for supporting the Turkish claim of the right to invade Iraq […]
Dictating Islam to Muslims
At the Napoleon’s Egypt blog, Jaubert’s important letter critical of Napoleon Bonaparte’s use of the naval forces. It also contains the crucial passage, “You will […]
Turkey: We are More than Serious [About an Invasion] Barzani: Iraqi Kurdsistan will Defend Itself
The leader of the Kurdistan Regional Authority in Iraq, Massoud Barzan, called Friday for talks with Turkey. The call was immediately rejected by Ankara, which […]
Gen. Abizaid: Iraq about Petroleum
Gen. John Abizaid at Stanford U.: ‘ While [panelists] discussed green technology, the subject of America’s operations in Iraq was also a hotly debated topic. […]
Sneaky FCC Must be Stopped
Alexandra Russell writes: This morning, the New York Times revealed that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is rushing through a plan to rewrite media ownership rules, […]
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