Shiite

Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach U.S. J-Students How to Report Accurately on Middle East

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media


Magda Abu-Fadil

"Unfortunately, I wasn't scared enough, and I wasn't cautious," Anderson admitted. "I got caught because I refused to take the precautions that I probably should have."

Obama is Doing Right by the Iranian People, So Far

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.24.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

The conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories, which Bush et al either supported or outright committed, actually strengthened the Ahmadinejad government.

Lebanon's Election is Obama's First Post-Muslim/Arab World Speech Victory

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.09.2009 | World


Ray Hanania

Obama's speech to the Arab and Muslim World is creating a new context in which the people of the Middle East can more clearly see justice without the need for more violence.

First Milestone Approaches In Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.13.2009 | World


Chris Weigant

America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.

US Security Pact Should Be Rejected, Shiite Clerics Say

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Shiite clerics warned the government Friday not to sign a security pact that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq until 2012, as the prime m...

We are like a city on a hill

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

This election will show the public's choice, its mandate for the type of leader it wants to deal with complex issues, like why people use terrorism as a tactic to dialogue with those in power.

My Interview With Deborah Campbell: How Hezbollah's Triumph is Blowback for U.S. Policy

Omid Memarian | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics


Omid Memarian

Why after the Israel-Lebanon 34-day war two years ago, and particularly after the Doha accord in May, which restored Hezbollah to the Lebanese governm...

McCain's Afghanistan: Macabre Visions Through The Eyes of an Ex-President

Shoaib Harris | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Shoaib Harris

Unlike McCain, who keeps recycling President Bush's bravado of catching "Bin Laden dead or alive," Obama, to his credit, has articulated his Afghanistan strategy more clearly.

US: Shiite 'Special Group' Responsible For Deadly Baghdad Car Bomb

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home


BAGHDAD — The U.S. military blamed a renegade Shiite militiaman on Wednesday for a truck bombing that killed 63 people in a Shiite area of Baghd...

Baghdad Car Bomb Kills Over 50, Wounds 75

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial street in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding sco...

Petraeus' Testimony: Everything His President Wants to Hear

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Robert Scheer

Once again, the president is passing the buck to the uniformed military to justify continuing a ludicrous imperial adventure, and the good general has dutifully performed.

More Questions For Petraeus

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

What would it take for America to tell Maliki that we aren't going to support the Iraqi Army in any military offensive?

Reading The Pictures: General Love

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-04-07-petraeus_shaw.jpgIn a brilliant slide show, the Times produced a series of photos of military rock-stars through modern U.S. history captured at their telegenic best.

Friday Talking Points [26]

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Since the campaigns of both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have seemingly taken my advice earlier this week, and are both concentrat...

Questions For Petraeus

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

If only Maliki had waited two or three weeks, Petraeus and Crocker could have testified that everything was hunky-dory in Iraq, and gotten out of Washington unscathed.

Reading The Pictures: The Mighty U.S. Trained And Supported Iraqi Army

Michael Shaw | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-03-31-shaw_iraq_army.jpg If the general public was tuning in at all to the current goings-on in Iraq, this image alone could blow a major hole in the administration's rationale for being there.

Reading The Pictures: Iraq Civil War - Day 3: Beyond Mickey Mouse

Michael Shaw | Posted 03.29.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-03-31-shaw0330.jpgThis goes way beyond Mickey Mouse.

Friday Talking Points [25] -- Place Your Bets On The Democratic Race!

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

We haven't done a contest here in a while, so I'm going to open the betting window today on the outcome of the Democratic race. To play, just post a ...

McCain's Gaffe in the Middle East: Much More Than "a Senior Moment"

Gerald McEntee | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics


Gerald McEntee

Leave it to conservative FOX News' Washington, D.C. managing editor Britt Hume to raise the specter of John McCain's age as an issue in the 2008 elect...

Behind a Gaffe: Is Sen. McCain's Expertise in Foreign Policy Expired?

Omid Memarian | Posted 03.23.2008 | Politics


Omid Memarian

McCain's lack of understanding of the nuances of the conflict in the MIddle East raises serious doubts about his reasons for supporting the war in Iraq.

Friday Talking Points [24] -- Which Side Are You On?

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Like the hapless characters in Waiting For Godot, America sits and watches in fascination as the Democratic nomination race grinds into yet another ca...

Where Will Iraq Be In November?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While everyone else is having fun determining who "won" or "lost" the Democratic debate last night, I would like to revisit an important topic: Iraq. ...

All Iraqi Groups Blame US Invasion For Discord, Study Shows

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics


Iraqis of all sectarian and ethnic groups believe that the U.S. military invasion is the primary root of the violent differences among them, and see t...

Sadr Followers Protest Iraq Bombings

Associated Press | Bradley Brooks | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics


Thousands of followers of a radical cleric took to Baghdad's streets after Friday prayers to protest a triple car bombing in one of their southern str...

Iraq and Waco - How Catastrophes 'Succeed'

RJ Eskow | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics


RJ Eskow

"Betting against success"? The phrase is meaningless. What's more, it's a calculated insult to the 71 percent of Americans who recognize that this war is a tragedy that must end.