As Anbar Counts Votes, Sheiks Voice Defiance Tribal Leaders Threaten Reprisals If They Lose By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign…
Iraq
Sunnis Laying Low in Iraq and Waiting for the Pullout
A changing of the guard, in the form of General Petraeus handing over the keys to General Odiermo, presages by…
Seven Years after 9-11, Time to Get over It
The annual national hysteria over the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon is in full cry.…
Goodnight, Anbar Province, and Good Luck
U.S. hands over former Iraqi insurgent flashpoint By Tim Cocks Reuters Monday, September 1, 2008; 6:09 AM RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters)…
Iraqi 4th of July Sale–Big Markdowns by America
In the world of insider-deals, there are good deals, extra-good deals and deals that are so good as to be…
Bush Middle East Policy–“Absent across the Board”
U.S. on the Outside in Peace Efforts By Robin Wright Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 22, 2008; A20 Just…
Washington Post Counts Combat Stress– in Dollars
Combat Stress May Cost U.S. Up to $6 Billion By Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 18,…
Taking Five Years to Smell the Coffee
For U.S., The Goal Is Now ‘Iraqi Solutions’ Approach Acknowledges Benchmarks Aren’t Met By Thomas E. Ricks and Karen DeYoung…
A Doggle in Search of a Boon
Inspector General for Iraq Under Investigation FBI, Congress Among Those Probing Allegations of Overspending, Mismanagement By Robin Wright Washington Post…
Thanks and Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You
Local Iraqi interpreters working with either the State Department, Military or private organizations in Iraq have a limited shelf-life. Their…