Century of Violence: What World War I Did to the Middle East
World War I may have ended in 1918, but the violence it triggered in the Middle East still hasn’t come to an end. Arbitrary borders drawn by self-interested imperial powers […]
More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, Afghanistan
Little Partisan Gap in Views of Whether U.S. Has Reached Goals Negative Views of U.S. Efforts in Iraq, AfghanistanAfter more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the public does not think the United States has achieved its goals in either country. About half of Americans (52%) say […]
Confessions beaten out of ‘suspects’, executions by the hundreds… How different is justice in today’s Iraq from the era of Saddam? The presumption of guilt is just one of Saddam’s creation that has outlived the dictator
by Robert Fisk, THE INDEPENDENT Saddam is Dead! Long live Saddam! And glancing through the grisly list of executions which the new, free, democratic, American-constructed Iraq has carried out – […]
How a banana can land you in an American Prisoner-of-war Camp
Whenever I eat a banana I remember the story told to me by one of Iraq’s few ACA Chartered Accountants. When I met him he was Finance Director in an […]
Looted Iraqi museum hopes to reopen, minus many relics
Story Summary By Alexander Dziadosz A decade on from the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and whipped up a tsunami of theft in Baghdad, Iraq’s National Museum is preparing to display its treasures of Mesopotamian culture – even if thousands are missing. The looting of the museum under […]
A post-everything moment in the Mideast
January 08, 2014 12:31 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary Leading examples include the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), the Nusra Front, the Tawhid Brigade, the Army of Islam, the Islamic Front, the Syrian Revolutionaries Front, the Free Syrian Army, the Mujahedeen Army […]
WND EXCLUSIVE INTERNECINE MUSLIM WAR SPREADS INTO IRAQ : Fallujah’s fall: Al-Qaida march spreads from Syria, Lebanon
WASHINGTON – The fall of Fallujah in Iraq today marks a significant turning point in al-Qaida’s rise from the dead, as the terrorist network that delivered the worst foreign attack in America’s history demonstrates its new-found military muscle in Syria, Lebanon and an Iraqi city it previously controlled. The city […]
America mustn’t allow a Mideast without Christians
STORY SUMMARY December 28, 2013 12:16 AM By Michael Gerson The Daily Star In some parts of the world, Herod’s massacre of the innocents is a living tradition. Majority rule will bring the harsh imposition of the majority faith. Democracy promotion – as embraced by the National Democratic Institute or […]
Gauging the Jihadist Movement, Part 1: The Goals of the Jihadists
By Scott Stewart STRATFOR Editor’s Note: The following is the first installment of a five-part series examining the global jihadist movement. Part 2 analyzes insurgent and terrorist theory. Part 3 defines the jihadist movement and evaluates its various elements. Part 4 looks at franchises and grassroots jihadists and Part 5 […]
IMMIGRANTS' PERSPECTIVES: Iraq ‘is our responsibility; we are all Iraqis’
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch December 18, 2013 – 11:00 Iraq has seen a massive escalation in violence since April 2013, when 50 people were killed by Iraqi security forces at […]
IMMIGRANTS’ PERSPECTIVES: Iraq ‘is our responsibility; we are all Iraqis’
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch December 18, 2013 – 11:00 Iraq has seen a massive escalation in violence since April 2013, when 50 people were killed by Iraqi security forces at […]
Iraq policeman sacrifices himself to save pilgrims
STORY SUMMARY An Iraqi policeman gave his own life Wednesday in an attempt to protect Shiite pilgrims, embracing a suicide bomber just moments before an attack to shield others from […]
Letter from Kurdistan. Stratfor Geopolitical Weekly
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 By Reva Bhalla At the edge of empires lies Kurdistan, the land of the Kurds. The jagged landscape has long been the scene of imperial aggression. […]
Iraq War soldiers face probes into 11 civilian deaths after marine jailed for murder
Each of the deaths in question occurred after the 2003 invasion which toppled dictator Saddam Hussein British soldiers who fought in Iraq are facing 11 investigations over their “conduct”, it […]
The Future of OPEC
STRATFOR Analysis December 4, 2013 | Summary The prospect of revitalized oil production in Iraq and Iran may add to tensions between those two countries and Saudi Arabia over export […]
Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of Interventionism
by Rep. Ron Paul, June 03, 2013 May was Iraq’s deadliest month in nearly five years, with more than 1,000 dead — both civilians and security personnel — in a rash of bombings, shootings, and other violence. As we read each day of new horrors in Iraq, it becomes more […]
Riyadh killing Iraq democratization process: Expert
Saudi Arabia is sparing no effort to derail the process of democratization in Iraq, a Middle East expert tells Press TV in an interview. “Saudi Arabia has sought, since day one, to destabilize, discredit, [and] derail the fledgling democracy in Iraq with the ultimate goal of dismantling the entire democratic […]
Millions of mourners marking Ashura worldwide
Millions of mourners across the globe are commemorating Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram, on which the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH), and his companions were martyred in an unequal battle. Black-clad mourners are taking to the streets and mosques in different parts of the […]
Analysis: Iraq’s never-ending security crisis
By Michael Knights Washington Institute for Near East Policy In any other country, the detonation of 15 car bombs in a capital city on Monday and the dozens of resultant […]
No to disrespecting Islam
In his annual Hajj message, delivered on his behalf by Crown Prince Salman at the annual reception for leaders of Islamic countries, dignitaries, guest pilgrims of the king and heads […]