Do Something Good23 Feb 2007Excerpt: Until the U.S. stops funding war in Iraq, we cannot go away.
Saturday: 110 Iraqis Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Killed in Clashes; 133 Iraqis Wounded23 Feb 2007Excerpt: Updated at 12:40 a.m. EST, Feb. 25, 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said today that approximately 400 militants have been killed since the beginning of a security crackdown ten days ago. Several dozen more were killed today at a base north of the capital. Another 110 Iraqis were confirmed killed or found dead and 133 wounded in various incidents around Iraq.
Rice Faces Formidable White House Foe22 Feb 2007Excerpt: If, as she insists, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is determined to make concrete progress toward achieving George W. Bush’s vision of a two-state solution, one in which Israel would be required to make major territorial concessions, it appears that she faces a major foe in the White House: Elliot Abrams.
In Afghanistan, Death Comes Cheap22 Feb 2007Excerpt: A crazy woman stalks the streets near Afghanistan’s parliament. When a warlord’s rocket killed her family during the early 1990s she lost her mind. Now she moves between the cars and people looking for it, another of the living dead trapped in her own private hell.
Iraqi Police Commit Rape—Armed, Trained, and Funded by the US22 Feb 2007Excerpt: The international news media is flooded with images of a woman in a pink headscarf recounting a shattering experience of rape by members of the Iraqi National Police. Most of the coverage has focused on her taboo-breaking decision to speak publicly about the assault, but has ignored the context for understandingand combatingsexual violence by Iraqi security forces.
Dark CloudsOver the White House22 Feb 2007Excerpt: In their whining, complaining, often maudlin closing arguments, Scooter Libby’s defense counsel averred that the prosecution had “cast a dark cloud over the White House”—as if that was, in itself, a bad thing, and, in the current context, a very bad thing…
Friday: 3 GIs, 41 Iraqis Killed; 26 Iraqis, 1 Briton Wounded22 Feb 2007Excerpt: Updated at 12:15 a.m. EST, Feb. 24, 2007 At least 40 Iraqis were reported dead today, most of them were found dumped in several cities throughout the country. Another 27 people were wounded. Fridays are relatively quiet because it is the Muslin prayer day and many journalists take the day off. Three American soldiers were also killed. A British soldier was seriously wounded north of Basra when his patrol came under fire.
Is Washington Being Sidelined on the Middle East?21 Feb 2007Excerpt: Once upon a time, an American president would have been a leader in the effort to bring peace between Israel and its neighbors, since, after all, such reconciliation would bring stability to the Middle East and serve long-term U.S. geopolitical interests.
From Horror, an Opportunity for Peace21 Feb 2007Excerpt: NEW DELHI —Horrific as it was, the fire-bombing of a speeding India-Pakistan train, killing 68 civilians from the two countries, is being seen as an opportunity for their governments to cooperate on anti-terrorism operations and reconceptualize security issues.
The Unraveling21 Feb 2007Excerpt: The edifice of lies in the Balkans, built up by the Empire over the past decade and a half, is beginning to crumble.
Old Europe and the Mullahs21 Feb 2007Excerpt: There has been a noticeable shift in the rhetoric emanating from the proponents of war with Iran, almost certainly due to the perception that armed conflict with Tehran will not be as easy a sell as was Iraq…
Thursday: 70 Iraqis, 2 GIs Killed; 30 Iraqis, 3 GIs Wounded21 Feb 2007Excerpt: Updated at 12:35 a.m. EST, Feb. 23, 2007 At least 70 Iraqis were reported killed today and another 30 wounded in various incidents around the country. Also, the U.S. military reported that an American soldier was shot dead in Baghdad on Tuesday, and today in Diwaniyah one soldier was killed and three others wounded when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb.
From China to Cairo20 Feb 2007Excerpt: There were few constants during my stay in Egypt. One was the wiggling of the eyebrows and winks of passersby, an abbreviated version of an Egyptian’s first words to most any visitor: “Welcome.”
So What if Iran Is Interfering in Iraq?20 Feb 2007Excerpt: Anti-warriors and even formerly gullible reporters are taking issue with Bush’s claims that Iran is supporting the Iraqi insurgents, but this could represent a serious strategic mistake in our efforts to prevent another war.
Scooter Libby and World War III20 Feb 2007Excerpt: Cowed into funding a war neither they nor the majority of Americans believe in, congressional Democrats are taking the line that what’s needed are some “benchmarks”—well-defined criteria by which to assess whether our efforts are paying off.
The Axis of Evil: And Then There Was One19 Feb 2007Excerpt: During his State of the Union Address on Jan. 29, 2002, President George W. Bush named Iraq, North Korea, and Iran as members of an “Axis of Evil,” and accused them of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The three Evils Ones “threaten the peace of the world,” Mr. Bush declared. “By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger,” he said.
Iraq: Enough Blame to Go Around19 Feb 2007Excerpt: As President Bush continues his Nixonesque policy of “exiting” Iraq by escalation and intimidation, both Republican and Democratic politicians are also imitating the Vietnam-era rhetoric of blaming the citizens of the chaotic country and their neighbors for the mess. In fact, the politicians are blaming everyone but themselves for this monumental policy failure.
Clash of Civilizations Not Inevitable, Poll Finds19 Feb 2007Excerpt: A violent clash between Islam and the West is not inevitable, according to a majority of respondents in a survey [.pdf] of more than 28,000 respondents in 27 countries released Monday.
The Colonial Stag in Rutting Season19 Feb 2007Excerpt: It begins with the visible swelling of the throat. Displays of agitation—bellowing, prancing, and stomping—follow and culminate in a frenzy of rivalrous assaults.
Opposition to US Base in Eastern Europe Rises19 Feb 2007Excerpt: BUDAPEST —The arguments put forward by the United States to justify its project for a missile defense base in Eastern Europe are becoming less and less convincing to the publics and experts of the countries involved.
Tuesday: 41 Iraqis, 3 GIs Killed; 221 Iraqis Wounded19 Feb 2007Excerpt: Updated at 12:05 a.m. EST, Feb. 21, 2007 At least 41 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and 221 wounded in several incidents, including a dirty bomb attack north of the capital. Also, one American soldier died of non-combat related wounds in Baghdad yesterday, a second GI was shot dead on Sunday in Baghdad, and a third soldier died today in Anbar Province.
Roots of Injustice Push Lebanon Toward Civil War18 Feb 2007Excerpt: From the ashes of The Great War came hope to a region long forgotten behind the Ottoman cloud. The vacating Turkish troops from the Arab lands of the Middle East ended a reign of more than 400 years. For a region that has watched the greatest empires and conquerors pass through, the post-World War I era brought a chance to take charge of a land long ruled by outsiders…
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