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What does the Arab world hear through our Iraq infighting?
I ask this — and answer it — in my column today, after Al-Jazeera asked me to analyze the Petraeus brouhaha and beyond for an Arabic-speaking audience. These audiences have a pretty long attention...
View ArticlePassing 3,800 American fatalities in Iraq
As of Sept. 25, 2007, the Department of Defense has these figures for Americans slain in a war where the goal is acceptable levels of chaos. U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD — 3800 Reported U.S. Deaths...
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Can Iraq get any worse? Yeah, and maybe soon!
If Turkey invades, which that trigger-happy tank and others poised along the Iraqi border may do soon. From the Guardian: “Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, came under intense pressure...
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Remember Halabja: 20 years ago today
So any reader of mine knows that I enjoy crashing protests and reporting from within. But yesterday, I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t bear to see the signs stating that deposing Saddam wasn’t worth...
View ArticleThought for the (Next) Day
As John McCain polishes what will be a crafty prime-time tribute tomorrow the Iraqi war effort, and as he frames it as the compelling reason for electing him, let us consider the prescient words of...
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Mission still not accomplished.
For those people who take such pride in American might that they feel immune to the rest of the world’s concerns, I wonder if this story, and this image that will likely become iconic, would even give...
View ArticleMaking Sense of Today’s Holy Wars
I’m launching my new book about the so-called clash-of-civilizations Wednesday night at USC. Info on the event is here, and parking info is here. We’ll have some copies of the book available for sale,...
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