Political asylum for fearful Iraqi watchdog

According to news source IraqSlogger, a high-level official from a watchdog group has been granted political asylum in the U.S. Although the tip hasn’t been confirmed as yet, IraqSlogger notes that it comes from a "well-placed source." The controversial...

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Faction Rejects Mahdi Army Militia ‘Freeze’

In the wake of this week’s rioting in Karbala, Mahdi Army leader and radical Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadrordered his followers to suspend violent activity for the next six months. One of the focuses of the suspension is to eliminate "rogue elements"...

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3,000th GI Killed In Iraq

According to the web site Icasualties.org, the number of U.S. servicemember casualties in Iraq has reached the 3,000 mark. The web site, which tracks American deaths in both Iraq and Afghanistan, reported the latest casualty this afternoon. He was Spc. Dustin R....

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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

Frankly, I am tired of Israel accusing Hezbollah of "using human shields." Even if Hezbollah truly are hiding behind children, the Israelis act as if they believe this excuses their military killing well over 600 (possibly closer to 900) people in Lebanon. At best,...

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Pecking Around

An alert reader (thanks Davey!) pointed out to us another Ed Peck sighting at Democracy Now. Swoooon! It seems that Nasrallah is willing to chit chat with Americans after all.

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Piqued A Peck

I stumbled across former Ambassador Ed Peck on Fox News' "Dayside" in the middle of his appearance today. It was unfortunate because the couple of minutes I watched were hilarious. Mike Jerrick seemed absolutely livid he had to listen to Peck and was openly rude to...

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Bad Habits Are Hard To Break

The disturbingly graphic photographs tell only half the story: What many found more horrifying was that these civilian victims of an Israeli attack had earlier been refused shelter at a UN base. But would they really have been “safer” there or just luckier? In...

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