Interesting article in yesterdays NYTimes on how all the “stuff” that was looted from Iraqi military and industrial complexes have now started to appear on the black market as well as in the Bazaars of Baghdad and Mosul. In the weeks after Baghdad fell, the roads in that part of Iraq were choked with trucks …
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Cross-Atlantic… Cooperation??
I know, it sounds crazy. But if you combine these three news stories… well, maybe there is a bit of a “thaw” happening between the EU, UN and US. Updated Once click UN presents Syria with Ultimatum (Cheers: The War in Context) A top U.N. envoy will tell President Bashar Assad that Syria will face …
Young Iranians: Secular and Restless
According to a new study by the Iranian National Youth Organization and A Daily Briefing on Iran, 44% of Iranians between the ages of 18-29 want to leave Iran and 50% say they are secular. It seems abundantly clear that this is a dangerous time for the Iranian regime. There is pressure from inside and …