Diplomats can continue issuing statements about how Assad should step down, but the Syrian Civil War was never really about Assad, it was an Islamic Holy War with Syria’s Sunnis and Shiites acting as proxy armies for Shiite Iran and Sunni Turkey.
I Thought the War in Iraq Was a Victory for Iran?
May 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
March 2009: In Ramadi, hundreds of Iraqis protest a visit by former Iranian President Rafsanjani.
How many times have we heard that the war in Iraq was a victory for Iran? During almost every speech I’ve given, some audience member professes how stupid the Bush Administration was for failing to see that the majority of Iraq’s [...]
Another American Contractor Kidnapped In Iraq – Wasn’t This Supposed To be Over?
February 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I thought Saddam Hussein and the Sunni Muslims were the bad guys. And aren’t Nouri al Maliki and the Shiites the good guys? Oh, wait - I forgot about Muqtada al Sadr. Why can’t I keep this straight? American soldiers and Marines fought like Hell, shed their blood, and died to take down Saddam. So how [...]
Disaster Averted? Iraqi Court Overturns Ban on 500 Politicians
February 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
(photo: Iraqis put up election posters in Basra as a soldier provides security.)
I previously wrote about a major crisis unfolding in Iraq for FrontPage Magazine on January 22 (click here to read it) after the Independent High Election Commission sided with the Justice and Accountability Commission in banning 500 politicians from the March parliamentary elections [...]
Iraq’s New Crisis
January 22, 2010 By 8 Comments
A government ban of 500 election candidates threatens to derail the country’s political progress.
Where Are The Stories On What Pakistanis Actually Think About Drone Attacks?
January 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The New York Times ran a short piece yesterday via Reuters news service which indicated that U.S. drone attacks in Afpak [Afghanistan and the Pakistani border] are “undermining efforts to deal with militancy.” A drone aircraft was reported to have killed 3 militants in a car traveling in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. It also mentions [...]
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