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String of Baghdad Bombings Leaves Over 100 Dead
Five car bombs exploded in Baghdad early Tuesday, killing more than 100 people in what appeared to be coordinated attacks by militants in response to the Iraqi government's approval …
Protests Again Rock Iran
Photographer Maziar Pourbeheshti was shaken as he logged onto his Facebook account in the early evening from his Tehran apartment. At the Tehran University campus Monday, he had witnessed …
DOJ Watchdog Report on Yoo, Bybee Torture Memos to Be Released Soon, Agency Spokeswoman Says
Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers in testimony before Congress that a long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal …
Meanwhile . .
Ever since President Obama's speech last Tuesday, all media, political and public attention has been focused exclusively on the war in Afghanistan. The president mentioned Iraq a few times …
The Curious Case of Anthony McKinney
On September 15, 1978, 70,000 people flocked to the Superdome in New Orleans to see the heavyweight championship rematch between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks, who had taken the …
Revitalizing the Antiwar Movement
With Nobel laureate Barack Obama's announced escalation of the occupation of Afghanistan, even those who believed his rhetoric of hope and change, who supported and voted for him in …
Obama Sending Special Envoy to North Korea
President Obama is sending Stephen Bosworth as a diplomatic envoy to North Korea to discuss nuclear disarmament talks. Jean H. Lee, The Associated Press reports: "Bosworth is …
Climate Change Talks: What to Look for at Copenhagen
The Copenhagen climate change talks kicked off on Monday. A Q&A on the key areas that will define success or failure. Copenhagen - Delegates left the Bali climate …
President Obama to Propose $200 Billion Jobs Plan
The White House has confirmed that President Obama, in a sppech to be delived at the Brookings Institution this week will propose the expenditure of TARP funding to boost …
The Psychological Implosion of Our Soldiers
US Army Specialist Lateef Al-Saraji, a decorated combat veteran, came back from the occupation of Iraq with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Saraji joined the military because he wanted …