Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On the Sunday before Christmas, Pope Francis said, “May the weapons be silenced and Christmas carols resound!” according to Kristina […]
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Bush White House Deadlocked over Iraq I saw Senators Biden and Lugar on the Lehrer Newshour on Monday, and I think Senator Biden intimated an […]
Nearly 3 Million Iraqis Sunni And
Nearly 3 Million Iraqis, Sunni and Shiite, Approve of attacks on Americans An opinion poll taken in late February showed that 10 % of Iraq’s […]
Transcript Of Cole Interview On Npr
Transcript of Cole Interview on NPR: Muqtada al-Sadr You can listen to my interview Monday on All Things Considered online now.
Muqtada Rejects Calls To Renounce
Muqtada rejects Calls to Renounce Violence Reuters is now reporting that Muqtada al-Sadr has rejected an appeal by Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum and other Shiite clerics […]
Arrest Warrant For Muqtada Al Sadr Dan
Arrest Warrant for Muqtada al-Sadr Dan Senor in a briefing in Baghdad on Monday revealed that an arrest warrant had been issued months ago “by […]
Muqtada Under Siege Us Helicopters
Muqtada Under Siege, US Helicopters Patrol Skies above East Baghdad Sistani calls for calm In the aftermath of one of the most turbulent days yet […]
Levine Dark Side Of Globalization Dont
Levine: Dark Side of Globalization Don’t miss Mark Levine’s excellent meditation on the US occupation of Iraq and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank […]
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Effect of Plus Ultra Casualties on Coalition? Agence France Presse reports that a human rights group and the main opposition party have called for the […]
2 Killed In Seizure Of Sadrist Office
2 Killed in Seizure of Sadrist Office in Baghdad; Muqtada Aide Had Called for IGC Resignation Two pieces of information from BBC world monitoring. First, […]