Our Fatality Free Month in Iraq
September 1, 2011 3 min. read

As if fueled by some cosmic irony to enhance sales of Dick Cheney’s In My Time, we have welcome news from the Near East! For the first time since the former Veep’s “Coalition of the Willing” sand-plowed Saddam’s twisted regime in 2003, an entire month has passed without a single United States service member dying. […]

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A little self-promotion…
June 28, 2011 1 min. read

Recently, the folks over at The American Spectator saw fit to publish a piece I wrote about the political threat posed by radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr…

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Move Over Madoff: US Billions Potentially Stolen in Iraq
June 18, 2011 2 min. read

Reports are swirling that nearly $ 7 billion of Iraq’s oil money, siphoned into the country to rebuild critical infrastructure, may have simply been lifted by some enterprising crooks

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Bowling Green Based Jihadis Stumble into FBI Snare
June 1, 2011 3 min. read

Federal officials announced Tuesday that two Iraqi nationals have been arrested in Bowling Green, Kentucky on charges that they conspired to provide weapons and money to al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).

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On Memorial Day, Let's Honor the Memory of Those Who Have Served
May 27, 2011 2 min. read

Here in America, a lot of us are aware of what Memorial Day stands for – it formally commemorates the men and women who fought and died while in military service. However, too often, it’s simply summer’s annual kick-off, and the official start to vacation season. Once upon a time, Memorial Day marked a moment […]

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We tried to get out…but Th(AEI)y Keep Pulling Us Back In
May 25, 2011 2 min. read

As the architects of the Iraq war remain holed up in this last bastion of neo-conservatism, AEI’s continued influence and Gates’ congruence to their guidance may come as a surprise to many, in an era of hope and change

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Despite Budget Impasse, US Military Will Get Paid…to Stay in Iraq Indefinitely
April 8, 2011 4 min. read

In his farewell tour of greater Mesopotamia, the Defense Secretary remarked that the US and Iraq would have to negotiate the terms of any American presence, while admitting that he had dreamed up at least a couple scenarios that might keep American forces in Iraq, perhaps indefinitely.

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Defining Irony: Iraq Set to Take the Helm of the Arab League
March 24, 2011 2 min. read

In an unintended twist of fate, Libya’s expulsion from the Arab League has left the fragile state of Iraq at the helm of the Arab League. It remains to be seen whether they’ll be ready to lead.

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Libya's Iraqi Lesson? Or, "Why I Can't Stand Charles Krauthammer"
March 9, 2011 3 min. read

There’s currently a spirited debate shaping up on the Washington Post’s Post Partisan blog between heavy-weight commentators Charles Krauthammer and Anne Appelbaum. Their discussion sheds light on a provocative contention some conservatives are now promoting; namely, that the Bush Doctrine set precedent for the Middle East’s demand for democracy.

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A Holy Night Goes Silent: Iraq's Christian Community Cancels Christmas
December 24, 2010 3 min. read

Sadly, Santa may not make it to Iraq this year. Nor will Iraq’s Christian community enjoy festive decorations, or the tradition of midnight Mass. Any and all public displays of the holiday have been scratched  following Christian leadership’s decision to cancel Christmas celebrations. New al Qaeda threats directed at the tiny community, left reeling by a bloody siege on […]

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WikiLeaks Takes on Iraq: Afghanistan Was Just the Beginning
October 16, 2010 2 min. read

The self-described whistleblower website, WikiLeaks, will release as many as 400,000 sensitive military documents on the U.S. mission in Iraq as early as next week.

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Time to Hurry up and Wait for the Kurdish Bloc
October 3, 2010 2 min. read

Maliki’s political endurance hangs on the support of the Kurdish faction.

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