Sistani threatens to turn to Militia Sadr Calls for Calm The shoe seems to be on the other foot now, with Muqtada al-Sadr attempting to […]

Iran Blames BushSunni Shiite Clashes Dan Murphy of the Christian Science Monitor has an excellent piece interpreting the significance of the turmoil over the bombing […]

Shiite protests Roil Iraq Tuesday was an apocalyptic day in Iraq. I am not normally exactly sanguine about the situation there. But the atmospherics are […]

Bringing the United Nations Back In There will be anti-War protests in the coming month, as the 3-year anniversary of the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq […]

Thinking about Suing If among my loyal readers there are any attorneys with expertise in libel law, in the US or UK, who might be […]

The Ambassador Versus the Ayatollah: Khalilzad to Iraq: No Shiite Control of Interior, Defense Sistani Contradicts Him On Monday, the stage was set for an […]

Guerrilla War Still Going Strong: Guerrillas kill 26, Wound 74 in Seven bombings, Other Attacks Al-Zaman [Ar.]: The Iraqi governent says that during the seven […]

17 Dead in Guerrilla Violence Fadhilah Defends Constitution Robert worth of the NYT reports that some 17 persons were killed in guerrilla violence in Iraq […]

What if Cheney had Apologized for Iraq? Satire alert for the humorless. What would it have looked like if Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney had […]