Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rushdi Abualouf of the BBC reported on a new fatwa or considered legal opinion issued by the conservative Salafi scholar […]
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Controversy Over Whodunit In Fallujah
Controversy over Whodunit in Fallujah The Scotsman has a balanced article on speculation concerning the identity of the attackers in Fallujah on Saturday. It notes […]
Shiites Have Alternative Plans Afp
Shiites have Alternative Plans AFP reports that the Shiites say they have alternative plans for elections if direct elections are declared impossible by the United […]
Dangers Of Economic Shock Therapy In
The Dangers of Economic Shock Therapy in Iraq Nobel Laureate, economist Joseph Stiglitz, sagely warns against Bush administration plans for economic “shock therapy” (rapid and […]
Zarqawi Letter And Fear Of Democracy
Zarqawi Letter and Fear of Democracy Matthew Yglesias asks at his thoughtful blog: “Something a bit curious in the (purported) Zarqawi letter: [I]f we fight […]
Fallujah Phase Ii Guerrilla War Reuters
Fallujah: Phase II, Guerrilla War? Reuters reports on the impressive coordinated tactical strike by guerrillas at Fallujah on Saturday. Some forty masked, armed men were […]
Arab Kurdish Chieftains Visit Sistani
Arab, Kurdish Chieftains Visit Sistani Jalal Talabani, the Kurdish leader, met with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Saturday, and emerged to say he was confident […]
Bush And Service In Texas Air National
Bush and Service in the Texas Air National Guard I have not said anything about the controversy concerning George W. Bush’s service in the Texas […]
Zarqawi Letter I Have Had Chance To
“Zarqawi” Letter I have had a chance to examine the letter the Coalition forces say they found on a Compact Disk on the person of […]
Sistani Considers Meeting With Un Envoy
Sistani considers the Meeting with the UN Envoy a Success az-Zaman reported today that informed sources affirmed that Lakhdar Brahimi’s report for the United Nations […]