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UN votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein
FOX 8 Cleveland· 7 days agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to end the U.N. political mission in Iraq established in 2003 following the United States-led invasion that topple…
History As It Happens: Saddam and the CIA
The Washington Times· 4 days agoThe immediate aftermath of the al Qaeda terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, may seem like the right place to start when telling the story of why the...
Counter-Terrorism: Industrial Decapitation In Action
Strategy Page· 1 day agoJanuary 22, 2018: To those familiar with Arab military history the discovery of so many ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) weapon and ammunition manufacturing operations ...
Why Did America Stumble Into a Trap in Iraq?
Foreign Policy Magazine· 5 days agoLet’s get this out of the way first: The title of this book—The Achilles Trap—doesn’t make much sense. The subtitle—Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the...
Iran's allies in Iraq are firing at Israel. What if they draw blood?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in...
Black Ops 6 Teaser Trailer Confirms The Return Of Frank Woods
ClutchPoints· 3 days agoThe Call of Duty community is abuzz after a bombshell teaser for Black Ops 6. The legendary soldier...
‘Strangers in their own land’: Iraqi Yazidis and their plight, 7 years on from genocide
Stamford Advocate· 4 days agoDuring my ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2019, I witnessed how this festival brings joy to the displaced Yazidis as they celebrate with family and friends and ...
The U.S. Needs a New Purpose in the Middle East
Foreign Policy Magazine· 5 days agoWhen we arrived at the gates of Iraq’s Bardarash refugee camp in December 2019, the emotional pain of the scene leveled me: Cold, wind-swept rain fell as...
The Death of Western Values
Newsweek· 4 days agoKenneth Griffin, a billionaire investor, recently urged Harvard University, his alma mater, to reaffirm its commitment to "Western values." The West once...
The Menace of Political Show Trials
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 11 hours agoIn recent days, we have had brought home to us what “show trials” are like. Political opponents of Donald Trump charged him with felonies for acts that...
