Again – April Fool’s: The Iranian general who helped broker an end to nearly a week of fighting between Iraqi government forces and Shiite Muslim militiamen in southern Iraq is an unlikely peacemaker. Brig. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who helped U.S.-backed Iraqi leaders negotiate a deal with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to stop the […]
The daily news hunt is revealing some interesting finds: Baghdad Governor Suspends Cooperation With U.S. Forces Baghdad provincial Governor Husayn al-Tahan said he is suspending all cooperation with U.S. forces until an independent investigation is launched into the killing of 20 Shi’a, allegedly in or near a mosque. But the media doesn’t report the good […]
The LA Times has a very interesting article today that takes an in depth look at the Middle East and who is really becoming victorious with the Iraq War: The Islamic government in neighboring Iran watched with trepidation in March 2003 when U.S.-led troops stormed Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime and start remaking the […]
Yesterday, Donald Rumsfeld took the spotlight as he started accusing Iran of sending explosives to Iraq. Rumsfeld told reporters at a Pentagon news conference “It is true that weapons clearly, unambiguously from Iran have been found in Iraq,. That’s a big border and it’s notably unhelpful for the Iranians to be allowing weapons of those […]
We get told constantly by the administration that we will leave Iraq once they have enough troops trained to take over their own security. But what if the troops are to scared to even leave their base? This is exactly what is happening in the war-torn country. From ABC news Australia: Iraqi soldiers fear leaving […]