There was a time, just a few generations ago, when one war was considered the Great War, The War to End all Wars, the most terrible of wars. Men died by the hand of fellow men, and even more by the hand of God as they struggled in the mud and filth and wretchedness that …
US Forces Blot out Kurd Flag?
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 …
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 …