Interesting how this changes every other day: Sectarian violence in Iraq has become “self-sustaining,” increasing the challenge of stabilizing the country, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Friday. “Violence between the Sunnis and Shia has become self-sustaining and has spread out to a wider range of … groups and actors,” said John Negroponte, the […]
Well he is some more of those “exaggerated” stories from Iraq: The Iraqi Government says at least 65,000 people may have fled their homes as a result of sectarian violence and intimidation. Reports of people leaving their homes because of violence or intimidation, or simply because they no longer feel safe are becoming more and […]
The vicious attack of Jill Carroll by right wing bloggers has gained national attention and now international attention: Miss Carroll has been under sustained assault from some on the pro-war Right. Bloggers and hosts on the country’s influential talk radio stations have attacked her for stating that she had not been threatened during her confinement. […]
Visions of Ohio have come to Iraq as we start to hear about problems from the polling places. Ishaki, Iraq — Less than two hours after polling stations opened Saturday morning, potential voters in the Sunni town of Ishaki were convinced the Iraqi government had rigged the referendum in favor of Kurds, Shiites and Iran. […]
From the AP Iraqis Miss Third Constitution Deadline By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer The speaker of Iraq’s Parliament announced a one-day extension early Friday in talks on Iraq’s new constitution  a fourth attempt to win Sunni Arab approval for the draft. But he said that if no agreement is reached, the draft would […]