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Archives: May 2005
Iraqi Islamic Party Leader Released Us
Iraqi Islamic Party Leader ReleasedThe US military has released Muhsin Abd al-Hamid, the leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party. The IIP runs the provincial council in Anbar and is the only major…30 Dead Dozens Wounded By Guerrillas
30 Dead, Dozens Wounded by Guerrillas In Response to Operation Lightning Guerrillas in Baghdad fought determinedly against the 40,000 Iraqi soldiers fielded to crack down on violence in Baghdad. AFP writes,"Four car…No God But God Max Rodenbeck Makes Odd
No God But God Max Rodenbeck makes odd statements and basic errors in his review of Reza Aslan's "No God but God" on the struggle between moderates and extremists in the Muslim…43 Iraqis Dead In 2 Days Shiite
43 Iraqis Dead in 2 Days Shiite Pilgrims Massacred Killings in Sinjar, HillaWire services report that the unconventional sectarian civil war in Iraq continued on Saturday. Guerrillas in Qaim executed 10 Shiite…Military Analysts Who Lived In
Military Analysts Who Lived in Aluminum Fairy Land RewardedTwo Army analysts who mistakenly claimed that aluminum tubing bought by Iraq was for centrifuges to enrich uranium received job performance awards during the…Muqtada All Factions Must Participate
Muqtada: All Factions Must Participate in Constitution-MakingThe Herald Sun reports that late on Friday, ' "A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle near a police patrol, killing seven people, including three policemen…Us Helicopter Shot Down 2 Soldiers
US Helicopter Shot Down, 2 Soldiers Dead PM Jaafari launches a Campaign around Baghdad Guerrillas shot down a US helicopter near Baqubah on Thursday, killing two US soldiers. Stephen Kamarow explains the…Blog Casting And Future Of Blog
Blog-Casting and the Future of Blog AdvertisingCarl Bialik of the WSJ has an article on attempts to count various things about web logs, including how many there are, how many Americans read…Bombings And Assassinations Continue
Bombings and Assassinations Continue US Military Sweep in Haditha Thursday morning's 70 minutes of mayhem began at 7:20 a.m. Baghdad time. Guerrillas detonated two bombs, and carried out two drive-by shootings and…Islamism Versus Secularism In Iraq
Islamism versus Secularism in Iraq: A DebateI saw this debate on al-Jazeera (Doha) on Sunday in Arabic at 17:15 GMT, on 22 May 05. It was some of the best television discussion…Sometimes You Are Just Screwed Readers
Sometimes You are Just Screwed Readers occasionally write me complaining that I do not offer any solutions to the problems in Iraq. Let me just step back from the daily train wreck…14 Us Troops Dead In 3 Days Civil War
14 US Troops Dead in 3 Days Civil War in Telafar The Associated Press reports that a car bomb in Baghdad killed 3 US troops, and a drive-by shooting killed a fourth…Zarqawi Wounded News That Abu Musab Al
Zarqawi Wounded?The news that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may have been wounded, reported at a jihadi web site, dominated US television news on Tuesday.I'm not sure why. A report on a web site…49 Killed 130 Wounded In Iraqs Day Of
49 Killed, 130 Wounded in Iraq's Day of Rage Car bombs and other attacks killed at least 49 Iraqis on Monday and left at least 130 wounded, according to AP. Four American…Sadr Mediates Sunni Shiite Dispute Al
Sadr Mediates Sunni-Shiite Dispute Al-Sharq al-Awsat/ DPA: Young Shiite nationalist leader Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday that the attempts of his aides to mediate between the Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars and the…100 Million Mishandled In Iraq
$100 Million "Mishandled" in Iraq An international audit has found that the Allawi government "mishandled" $100 million in petroleum funds that should have been used for development, and that the US Coalition…
8000 Antiquities Still Missing From
8,000 Antiquities Still Missing from IraqThe Independent summarizes a paper given by John Curtis of the British Museum at an art crime conference in London, concerning Iraq's ancient heritage looted while Americans…14 Killed Sadr Tries To Mediate
14 Killed Sadr Tries to Mediate between Sunnis, Shiites At least 14 persons were killed in Iraq on Sunday in separate incidents. There was a car bomb in Tikrit, which wounded US…Is It Georges Fault Laura Bush Heckled
Is it George's Fault? Laura Bush Heckled at Wailing Wall over Pollard Affair And at Temple Mount by PalestiniansI was alarmed at the tenor of the reporting about First Lady Laura Bush's…Muqtada Tries To Mediate Between
Muqtada Tries to Mediate Between Sunnis and Badr Three Sunni Arab organizations arranged a meeting of 1,000 Sunni notables on Saturday, in an attempt to form an umbrella group with greater political…Us Public Confidence On Iraq
US Public Confidence on Iraq Plummeting A new Harris Interactive poll shows that US public confidence in the Iraq venture is falling rapidly.Question: How confident are you that U.S. policies in Iraq…