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There is little reporting of these types of attacks any more. US personnel are still in danger in Iraq even though there are far fewer casualties since they are no longer stationed in cities and do not patrol routinely. Excerpts...

Have we won the war in Iraq? The other day I was cleaning out some old book shelves and came across a Time Magazine War Commemorative Edition, entitled “21 Days to Baghdad, The Inside Story of How America Won the...

A judge ordered Friday to refer former French president Jacques Chirac to trial on suspicion of involvement in the granting of fake jobs to political allies in the municipality of Paris when he was mayor from 1977 to 1995 The...

This is interesting in that one might think that Israelis would be against such talks given the stance of the Israeli govt. However, Hamas has not made things easy as its position on recognising Israel makes talks difficult. Perhaps they...

Two major hurdles for the election law are agreeing on the status of the city of Kirkuk and on voting for individuals rather than closed party lists. It would seem that a January vote is almost impossible now so the...

Lebanon successfully made three entries in the Guinness Book of Records over the weekend for the largest plate and the largest plates of hummus and tabbouleh. The “Hummus and Tabbouleh are 100 percent Lebanese” festival took place on Saturday and Sunday...