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Archives: January 2007
Bush Comment On Najaf Farcical
Bush Comment on Najaf Farcical; Hawatimah Tribe of Diwaniyah involved in Mahdist Uprising?Attempts are being made to knock down all kinds of stories about the Najaf uprising. Bush expressed happiness that the…Cole In Salon
Cole in Salon.com: Bush's Anti-Iran Fatwa My Salon.com column this week is now available:"The danger of Bush's anti-Iran fatwa":The president's decision to use force against Iranian "agents" inside Iraq could snare innocent…Mahdist Cult Almost Defeated Iraqi
Mahdist Cult Almost Defeated Iraqi Army at Najaf Wave of Bombings, Mortar attacks in Baghdad Marc Santora of NYT reveals that the Iraqi army was very nearly overwhelmed and defeated by the…Cole Interview On Cnn Monday Cole On
Cole Interview on CNN MondayCole on CNN. YOUR WORLD TODAY Aired January 29, 2007 - 12:00 ET JIM CLANCY, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: Now, from the raging battle outside Iraq, to the political…Fighters For Shiite Messiah Clash With
Fighters for Shiite Messiah Clash with Najaf Security, 250 Dead Over 60 Dead in Baghdad, Kirkuk Violence Well, a big battle took place at the Shiite holy city of Najaf on Saturday…Elhanan Guest Editorial Another Way
Elhanan Guest Editorial: Another Way for IsraelAnother Way for IsraelElik ElhananCombatants for PeaceVia The Jewish Alliance for Justice and PeaceThis is the message we want to bring to the American Jewish community:…7 Us Troops Killed Bombing Kills 13 In
7 US Troops Killed Bombing kills 13 in Baghdad, 40 Bodies Found Massive Anti-War Protest on Mall in DC It was announced Saturday that 7 US soldiers have been killed by guerrillas…Dabbous Guest Editorial Getting Home
Dabbous Guest Editorial: Getting Home in BeirutMy View from our Sunni-Beiruti NeighbourhoodEugène Richard Sensenig-Dabbous'For those of you who know Beirut, I drove from my office at the Maronite Catholic Notre Dame University…Gul Partitioned Iraq Means Endless War
Gul: A Partitioned Iraq Means "Endless War" Bombings, Killings in Baghdad Leave 50 Dead Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is warning the US not to just leave Iraq in chaos, allowing a…Karrada Bombing Kills 26 40 Bodies
Karrada Bombing kills 26, 40 Bodies Found Maliki Threatens Sunni MP Reuters reports on political violence in Iraq's ongoing civil war.In Baghdad:*Police found 40 bodies on Thursday, most of them showing signs…Battle At Haifa Street Kills 30 Senate
Battle at Haifa Street kills 30 Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejects EscalationThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12 to 9 for a non-binding resolution condemning the Bush administration's escalation of the war.…Iraqi Television On Bushs State Of
Iraqi Television on Bush's State of the UnionIt is odd that US media seem completely uninterested in how Bush's State of the Union speech was received in Iraq, where half of it…Another Helicopter Downed 5 Americans
Another Helicopter Downed, 5 Americans Dead Mahdi Army Pledges not to Respond to US Arrests Sunni Arab guerrillas used some sort of surface to air rocket or missile a heavy PKC machine…Arguing With Bush Yet One Question Has
Arguing With BushYet one question has surely been settled - that to win the war on terror we must take the fight to the enemy.Actually, it is unclear what "taking the fight…Ashura Massacres Shake Iraq At Least
Ashura Massacres Shake Iraq At Least 130 Killed The Western press reported on 130 of the iraqis killed in political violence in Iraq on Monday, and the some 200 wounded.It isn't ordinary…Rightwing Smearers Of Obama Dont Know
Rightwing Smearers of Obama Don't know a School from a MadrasaThe rightwing smear campaign against Barack Obama, waged by a magazine funded by the far rightwing Korean businessman and part-time messiah, the…Sadrists Rejoin Government Talabani Us
Sadrists Rejoin Government Talabani: US Should Talk directly to Syria Reuters reports on political violence in Iraq on Sunday. Two more US troops were killed, and the death toll in al-Anbar for…22 Us Troops Announced Killed 29
22 US Troops Announced Killed 29 Bodies Found in Baghdad Reuters reports that police found 29 bodies in Baghdad on Saturday and 5 more in the northern city of Mosul. There was…Militiamen Wound 6 British Soldiers
Militiamen Wound 6 British Soldiers Sadrist Rejoin Parliament Shiite militiamen fired mortars at a British base at Basra, seriously wounding one British soldier and lightly injuring 5 others. The Sadr Bloc of…Us Moves On Sadr Aide Bombings Wrack
US moves on Sadr Aide Bombings Wrack Baghdad, Mosul Baathists Plan Convention in Damascus US and Iraqi troops arrested Sadr aide Abdul Hadi Darraji in East Baghdad at midnight Iraqi time last…Cheney Blew Off Iran In 2003 For Love
Cheney blew off Iran in 2003 For the Love of God Impeach this ManLawrence Wilkerson, an aide to Colin Powell when he was secretary of state says that Iran in 2003 offered…Cole Appearance In Sf Cancelled Juan
Cole Appearance in SF Cancelled"Juan Cole will be speaking in San Francisco at the First Universalist Unitarian Church, 1187 Franklin St. at Geary, Saturday, January 20 at 5:00 pm."Alas, my hosts could…Bombings In Sadr City Kirkuk Dozens
Bombings in Sadr City, Kirkuk-- Dozens Dead Al-Hakim Criticizes Bush on Irbil Raid Another big bombing by guerrillas in Shiite Sadr City killed 25. Guerrillas in Kirkuk set off a bomb that…125 Killed Hundreds Wounded By
125 Killed, Hundreds Wounded by Bombings, Assassinations Guerrillas kill 4 US Troops UN Says 34452 Iraqi Civilians Killed in 06 Resolution Condemning Escalation Introduced in Senate Reuters reports that the death toll…International Journal Of Contemporary
International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies The first issue of the International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies is up on the Web and freely accessible. There are several good articles. The table…Breaking News 60 Dead 110 Wounded In
Breaking News: 60 Dead, 110 Wounded in University Bombing Guerrillas used a car bomb and a suicide bomber to kill 60 persons, wounding 110 more, at the entrance to the Mustansiriya University…70 Killed In Orgy Of Bombings
70 Killed in Orgy of Bombings, Kidnappings Shiites Consult Sistani on Iran/Mahdi Army Strategy Ankara Conference on Kirkuk: Kurds disinvitedSo there is no sign yet that the guerrillas and militiamen in Iraq…Cole In Bay Area Here Is How Things
Cole in Bay AreaHere is how things have shaped up for later this week when I'm on the West Coast.Wednesday Jan 17, 7 pm.UC Santa Cruz:"Juan Cole, professor of Middle Eastern history…Sleeping Through Revolution Martin
"Sleeping through the Revolution": Martin Luther King on the Evils of WarHere are some excerpts on war from Martin Luther King, Jr., "Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution. The comments in italics…Iraq For Land Can Jordan Egypt And
Iraq for Land: Can Jordan, Egypt and other Sunni Arab States Get a Real State for the Palestinians, Peace for Israel, and Peace for Iraq all at Once? Will Bush even let…Saddams Execution And Revival Of Baath
Saddam's Execution and the Revival of the Baath Party in Iraq Saddam's half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and the head of his revolutionary court were hanged early on Monday. An Iraqi government spokesman came…Misreading Enemy My Op Ed At Mercury
Misreading the Enemy My op-ed at the Mercury News, "Misreading the Enemy," argues that "As long as the Sunni Arabs of Iraq are so deeply unhappy, they will simply generate more guerrillas…Mahdi Army Lowers Profile Sunni
Mahdi Army Lowers Profile Sunni Guerrillas now Mainly fight Shiites McClatchy reports that Mahdi Army militiamen in Baghdad have adopted a low profile as they await the arrival of extra US troops,…If Shoe Were On Other Foot Europeans
If the Shoe were on the other FootEuropeans who use a credit card to buy an airplane ticket to the United States open themselves to further scrutiny by US authorities. Even special…Attempts At Marginalizing Carter
Attempts at Marginalizing Carter Intensify Fourteen members of the Carter Center have resigned in protest over former president Jimmy Carter's book,"Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." AP hints that they were mostly themselves Jewish…Maliki Said To Have Pledged Mahdi
Maliki Said to Have Pledged Mahdi Crackdown Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that its sources in the Iraqi government are saying that there are some secret paragraphs to the agreement between the Bush…Cole In Salon Did Us Just Provoke Iran
Cole in Salon: Did the US just Provoke Iran? My article, "Did the US Just Provoke Iran," about the Irbil attack and other US-Iranian tensions over Iraq, is just out in Salon.com.Terror Attack On Us Embassy In Athens
Terror Attack on US Embassy in Athens Terrorists fired a rocket from across the street into the US embassy in Athens on Friday morning. The rocket exploded in the bathroom on the…Us Forces Storm Iranian Consulate In
US Forces Storm Iranian Consulate in IrbilThe US military stormed the Iranian consulate in the northern Iraq Kurdistan city of Irbil on Thursday.Irbil is the fief of Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani. The…Bush Sends Gis To His Private
Bush Sends GIs to his Private Fantasyland To listen to Bush's speech on Wednesday, you would imagine that al-Qaeda has occupied large swathes of Iraq with the help of Syria and Iran…