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Iraq in Last Throes as Kurdistan Seeks Independence, Syria and Iran Intervene

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 25, 2014 Former vice president and unindicted felon Richard Bruce Cheney (they always give the criminals’ names that way, in full) once said that he was sure that the Sunni Arab resistance to the U.S. in Iraq was in its last throes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hair of the Dog

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jun 23, 2014 Dig deeper

As U.S. Pressures Maliki to Resign, Will the Iraqi Government Collapse?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 A consensus is forming in Washington that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki must resign, as part of accountability for his failures with his Sunni Arab citizens. Because Washington is so good about demanding accountability. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Does Iraq Need More Weapons? Not Really

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2014 The U.S. is sending arms to the Nouri al-Maliki regime as assistance for recent crises, an act that critics say will perpetuate the violence; the American Studies Association's Israel boycott is dividing academia; meanwhile, politicians are worried about American students' poor performance in the sciences. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )