Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigApr 6, 2018
Pentagon planners' use of such words as "freedom" and "hope" and catchy code names for U.S. operations reflects our utter hypocrisy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 9, 2014
The Iraqi parliament finally voted in the government of new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday, in what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called a “turning point.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 21, 2014
If prime minister-designate Haidar al-Abadi in Iraq is to hope to defeat the so-called Islamic State (actually a kind of mafia made up of serial murderers and marauders), he must find a way to reincorporate Iraq’s Sunni Arabs into the government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
Arguably, the so-called Islamic State (actually a vicious gang of serial killers) could never have taken over northern and western Iraq if the largely Sunni Arab populations there had not been deeply alienated from the government in Baghdad by the openly sectarian politics of former Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 13, 2014
Middle Eastern regional powers joined the U.S. in welcoming the appointment of Haider al-Abadi as Iraq’s next prime minister, creating a dorm full of strange bedfellows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 13, 2014
As of Tuesday, longtime Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was on his way out, as the long-term outcome for his divided country seemed troubled at best. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 12, 2014
The coup-like atmosphere created by Nouri al-Maliki’s stationing of his troops at the Green Zone, checkpoints and bridges in Baghdad late Sunday backfired on him with Iraq’s parliamentarians. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 11, 2014
Nouri al-Maliki, who is seeking a third term as prime minister of Iraq in the teeth of widespread opposition, abruptly began acting like a strongman Sunday night. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 14, 2014
Last Wednesday Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki angrily lashed out at the Kurds, accusing them of harboring the terrorists of the "Islamic State." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 5, 2014
Despite the Iraqi parliament’s failure to reach a quorum on Tuesday, in a clear slap in the face to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other incumbents running for another term, on Friday Mr. al-Maliki insisted that he remains a candidate for a third term as prime minister. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 28, 2014
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday told BBC Arabic that he was buying used fighter jets from the Russian Federation and from Belorussia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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