TagsTagsThe Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush has been sentenced to three years in jail, and people who think it’s cool to assault the President of the United States are seething and whining. Chief defense attorney Dhia al-Saadi then demanded that the charge be dismissed, saying his ...
Saddam Hussein henchman Tariq Aziz has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in the kangaroo court trial and execution of 42 Baghdad merchants; apparently Aziz still has influence in Iraq, because two of Hussein’s half-brothers are going to be hanged. BAGHDAD, March 11 — An Iraqi ...
Saddam Hussein henchman Tariq Aziz has been acquitted of mass murder in one of the cases pending against him. BAGHDAD — Iraq’s special criminal court on Monday acquitted Tariq Aziz, the man who once served as the urbane, cigar-smoking public face of Saddam Hussein’s rule, delivering the most significant not ...
Michael Yon comments on a New Bid to Eradicate al Qaeda. Iraq continues to progress, but still some fighting. Yet these days, al Qaeda in Iraq is like a piranha fish with no scales; it’s still alive and flopping around on shore, but the dwindling piranha school cannot be happy. ...
I saw this last week, but it slipped through the cracks. A US Army soldier has some ... special instructions for a group of Iraqi police, who apparently haven’t been sufficiently motivated. (You might expect a language warning for something like this, and you’d be right.) [Video]
The Associated Press helpfully informs us that the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at President Bush was protesting the war. BAGHDAD – The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush failed to apologize as his trial began Thursday, and instead appealed defiantly to the pride ...
A mother of six, arrested by Iraqi security forces in January, is revealing the disgusting tactics of Islamic terrorists in Iraq—who use rape as a recruitment tool. BAGHDAD (AP) — A woman accused of helping recruit dozens of female suicide bombers looked into the camera and described the process: trolling ...
Iraq, Terrorism, Militant Islam, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Suicide Bombers
Great photos and reports from military service members on the Iraqi election, at North Shore Journal: Iraqi Provincial Elections Succeed.
Bret Stephens has a good piece in the Wall Street Journal, with a question for Barack Obama: Iraq Is Obama’s Mideast Pillar. So what are you going to do about the one bright spot on your map — an Arab country that is genuinely democratic, increasingly secular and secure, anti-Iranian ...
Iraq has truly come a long way from its nightmarish days of dictatorship: Iraq wraps up election with no major violence. BAGHDAD – Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation’s stability as U.S. officials ...
A pretty amazing gesture from the Iraqi government to the country’s Christians: For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq. BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for ...
Earlier reports about a “coup attempt” in Iraq may have been false: Iraqi officer arrests related to ‘terror’: general. BAGHDAD (AFP) — A top Iraqi general said on Thursday that security forces reportedly arrested in connection with an attempted coup were actually detained on suspicion of aiding “terrorism.” “The office of ...
Q: How do you know when you’ve really made it in the Arab world? A: Father offers daughter to shoe-thrower. CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian man said on Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George ...
Iraq, President Bush, Journalism, Arab World, Women's Rights, Misogyny
Another gripping report from Iraq by Michael J. Totten, On the Hunt in Baghdad. Hit Michael’s tip jar while you’re there and help support him to write more of these pieces; the mainstream media sure aren’t!
Arab journalists are stepping forward to say, “I’m Muntadhar al-Zeidi!” — photographed by Bilal Hussein. (Hat tip: Snapped Shot.)
Now at the website of VG, Norway’s largest newspaper: a cute little Flash game in which readers can throw a shoe at Bush, just like an Iraqi journalist: Kast en sko på Bush her! (Hat tip: Bruce Bawer.)
The Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at George W. Bush yesterday is rather predictably being hailed as a hero by the Arab world. Newspapers across the Arab world printed front-page photos of Bush ducking the flying shoes, and satellite TV stations repeatedly aired the incident, which was hailed ...
A local Iraqi TV reporter enhanced his credibility today by screaming insults and throwing shoes at President Bush. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi reporter called visiting U.S. President George W. Bush a “dog” in Arabic on Sunday and threw his shoes at him during a news conference in Baghdad. Iraqi security ...
Iran has been supplying high-explosive shaped charges to Iraqi terrorists for years, but apparently they’re now changing their tactics. WASHINGTON – Iran is no longer actively supplying Iraqi militias with a particularly lethal kind of roadside bomb, a decision that suggests a strategic shift by the Iranian leadership, U.S. and ...
It’s not an official day, but a number of bloggers are celebrating Victory in Iraq Day, November 22, 2008. We’re glad to join them, and to say thank you to the men and women of the US military and our coalition partners—and the courageous Iraqis who’ve worked so hard to ...
Victory in Iraq Day, November 22, 2008. Put it on your calendars.
If Barack Obama had gotten his way, Iraq would now be in the hands of Islamists, and America’s image would have suffered a crushing blow. He voted to cut off funding for the troops, just when they needed it most, and still refuses to admit he was wrong. Well, he was ...
Bill Roggio has the story behind yesterday’s US attack on Syria: Syrian strike aimed at al Qaeda’s coordinator in Syria. The US military incursion into Syria was aimed at the senior leader of al Qaeda’s extensive network that funnels foreign fighters, weapons, and cash from Syria into Iraq, a senior ...
The US military is fed up with Syria’s open support of Iraqi jihadis, and today they sent helicopters into Syrian territory in a strike targeting a family that has been helping the jihadis get across the border: Syria: US choppers attack village near Iraq border. DAMASCUS, Syria – U.S. military ...
Today’s jaw-dropping example of United Nations idiocy comes from the head of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, who declared that his agency is powerless to do anything about nuclear proliferators who don’t tell the truth. He actually seems surprised to discover that nations like Iran and Saddam-era Iraq would try to hide ...
Iran, Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, Iraq, Saddam Hussein