Are American troops “white-ing out” Kurdish flags? Are the formely allied/friendly Kurdish forces now turning against the US? Just saw this on Kurdos’ blog (in the Iraqi blogs section) Apparently there has been some seriuos tension brewing between American and Kurdish forces in and around Kirkuk. If the Kurdish factions decide to revolt, as have …
Category Archives: Politics
Suicide Bomber responsible at Mosul
On the surface one might think that this is better than a direct rocket attack… but dig deeper and you realise that this was the worst possible cause of this tragedy. When I first heard the reports from the Pentagon (at all the usual places) that the attack on the base at Mosul was carried …
Ongoing US prison scandals
Over the past couple days more allegations have surfaced about the US using Abu-Graib style interview techniques in their prisons in Iraq and Guantanamo. Why is this such a problem when it’s the modus-operandi of most Middle Eastern nations? Well, to blunt… The United States of America is not a Middle Eastern nation. I find …