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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Rpg Attack In Mosul Injures 1 Sabotage
RPG attack in Mosul injures 1; Sabotage of Petroleum Facilities Michelle Faul reports that on Sunday, guerrillas in Mosul launched a rocket-propelled grenade at a […]
Wrangling Over Future Of Kurdistan
Wrangling over the Future of Kurdistan Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, a member of the Interim Governing Council, announced Sunday that the Kurds would not be […]
Al Hakim In Damascus Abdul Aziz Al
Al-Hakim in Damascus Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, president for December of the Interim Governing Council, visited Damascus and announced that he was seeking a security agreement […]
Steps Toward Trying Saddam In Iraq
Steps toward Trying Saddam in Iraq According to al-Hayat, the court judge, Dara Nuruddin, a member of the Interim Governing Council, announced that 20 judges […]
Vigilanteism In Karbala Curfew
Vigilanteism in Karbala: Curfew Announced Basil Abdul Majid reports in az-Zaman that a curfew has been announced in the city as a result of threats […]
Saddam Trial May Backfire Following
Saddam Trial May Backfire The following interview appeared in the Ann Arbor News on Sunday. In it I take a contrarian stand. I know that […]
Wave Of Assassinations Against
Wave of Assassinations Against Baathists in Wake of Saddam’s Capture Even before Saddam was captured on Dec. 13, a wave of assassinations of former Baathist […]
2 Us Soldiers Wounded 3 Iraqi Police
2 US Soldiers Wounded; 3 Iraqi police Killed by US Troops According to MSNBC, attacks on US forces and Iraqi police in the past few […]
Lessons Of Libya War Isnt Always
Lessons of Libya: War isn’t always Necessary Hawks in Washington will attempt to make the argument that Libya’s sudden willingness to give up its weapons […]