Los Angeles (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In our post-election blues, many pundits have started a post-mortem exploration of what went wrong with the […]
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Why You Should Pray that We Don’t Bomb the Sites Sacred to Shiites
http://hnn.us/articles/1322.html History News Network 3-17-03: News Abroad Why You Should Pray that We Don’t Bomb the Sites Sacred to Shiites By Juan Cole Most Iraqi […]
It Appears To Be Case That Iraq Simply has no nuclear weapons program
It appears to be the case that Iraq simply has no nuclear weapons program. Al-Baradei of the IAEA has swept the country with Geiger counters […]
Pakistani Authorities Have Arrested
*Pakistani authorities have arrested Yasser al-Jaziri, a North African al-Qaeda leader, in the posh Gulburg district of Lahore. They met no resistance after acting on […]
Saudi Based Reporter John R
*Saudi-based reporter John R. Bradley says in the Sidney Morning Herald that the Saudi Defense Minister, Sultan b. Abdul Aziz, has confirmed that “that United […]
Today Is Ashura Holiest Day Of Shiite
*Today is Ashura’, the holiest day of the Shiite Muslim calendar, consecrated to mourning the martyrdom of the Prophet’s grandson Husayn. It is a time […]
Midnight’s Other Children: Reading Rushdie in the Middle East
Midnight’s Other Children: Reading Rushdie in the Middle East | – Talk Delivered at a Panel in Honor of the Premiere of Midnight’s Children The […]
Pakistani Anti Terrorism Court Has
*A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has remanded `Aqil Ahmad Abdul Quddus, the harborer of Khalid Shaikh Muhammad, to jail. A warrant is out for his father, […]
Pakistani Parliament Has Been Sent Home
*The Pakistani parliament has been sent home by Gen. Pervez Musharraf after having been paralyzed for several days by the chanting and filibustering of opposition […]
Al Qaeda Leader Reports On Militant Web
*An al-Qaeda leader reports on a militant web site that there were only 1900 “Arab Afghan” fighters in Afghanistan during the US war against the […]