Japan in Iraq Reposted by permission: ‘Shingetsu Newsletter No. 33 July 7, 2005 Japan’s GSDF mission to Samawa has continued to produce a steady drumbeat […]

Statement of Qaeda al-Jihad in Europe This is my translation of the statement posted at the al-Qal3ah website claiming credit for the London bombings. – […]

Implications of London Bombing The attack on London is not something it is easy for me to talk about in dry analytical terms. I’ve lived […]

16 Killed, 39 Wounded in Guerrilla Violence Foreign Jihadis Target Shiite Badr Corps Al-Zaman: A statement attributed to Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has announced […]

103 Iraqi Parliamentarians Demand Withdrawal of US Troops Gilber Achcar kindly shares his translation of an al-Hayat article: ‘[More than] 103 MPs Demand a Timetable […]

More on Exit Strategies An informed reader writes, regarding the issue of an exit strategy from Iraq: ‘ First, most reasonable proposals run up against […]

Dulaimi to Iran: No attack by US from Iraq AMS Repudiates Call for Sunni Votes Al-Hayat reports that Iraqi Minister of Defense Saadoun Dulaimi is […]

Russia, China, Central Asia Call for US Withdrawal The members of something called the Shanghai Cooperation Council are trying to push the United States back […]

Bahrain Diplomat Wounded in Baghdad Bombing Near Iran Embassy The Bahraini charge d’affaires in Baghdad was shot in the hand while he was on his […]