Iraq requires more sacrifice: Bush Constitution Enacted, According to Electoral High Commission It takes an Aussie newspaper to put the headline so bluntly. As the […]

Ship of State Springs a Leak James Ridgeway of the Village Voice recalls the ghost of corrupt vice presidents past in the light of the […]

37 Dead as Palestine Hotel is Attacked A set of 3 powerful bombings in Baghdad, along with other attacks and violence, left 37 dead and […]

Rupert Murdoch and Judith Miller The extraordinary exchanges between New York Times editor Bill Keller and reporter Judith Miller over her role in the Plame […]

Wave of Assassinations, Bombings Oil Exports Halted Here’s the headline of The Times of Baghdad [al-Zaman] for Monday, October 24, 2005: Wave of Assassinations in […]

Syria and the Fundamentalist Crescent? Some kind readers have requested that I say something about the report of UN-appointed German diplomat Detlev Mehlis concerning the […]

Galbraith on Iraqi Army, Partition Former Ambassador Peter Galbraith wrote in response to a posting of last Thursday, and has kindly agreed to allow me […]

Sistani Supports Conference for National Reconciliation Al-Hakim, Sadr Opposed Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has thrown his weight behind the Arab League initiative for a national […]

The Great Iran Crock, Blair and AEI Mahan Abedin demolishes the Blair government’s case for Iran giving bombs to Iran’s enemies in Iraq. By the […]