Jared Levy, Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 6, 2009. Many analysts view the elections through the lens of the struggle between U.S. and Iranian regional hegemonic aspirations.
Abeer Mohammed, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. June 4, 2009. Few believe the capital is reverting to an earlier era of sectarian violence, but most accept that bloodshed will plague Iraq for years to come.
Agence France PresseMay 18, 2009. The general election is expected to be a key test of popular support for the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Jerome Starkey, Independent UK. March 31, 2009. Karzai rushed the new Shia Family Law through parliament in a shameless bid to win votes in advance of national elections.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 27, 2009. More U.S. troops in Afghanistan will spark a backlash in which religion combines with nationalism to oppose foreign intervention.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 5, 2009. Iraqi voters have rebuffed religious parties and cemented the power of the country's Prime Minister.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 1, 2009. The last regional poll, in 2005, triggered two years of civil war. This time, there was not a single major attack anywhere in the country.
Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: Election 2008. March 20, 2008. McCain keeps publicly making the false claim that Iran, a majority Shiite country, was supplying the mostly Sunni militant group, Al-Qaeda.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. February 13, 2008. Journalist Dahr Jamail talks about the current state of Iraq and why an immediate withdrawal of American troops is necessary.
Robert Dreyfuss, Tomdispatch.com. November 12, 2007. Who, exactly, are we fighting in Iraq? Why are we there? Nearly five years later, there are still no answers to the most basic questions about the Iraq occupation.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 29, 2007. Amanda Terkel: Seymour Hersh says Bush thinks, "Yes, I may be at 30 percent in the polls, but in 20 or 30 years, they'll appreciate what I've done."
Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. February 16, 2007. The Shia cleric al-Sadr draws his influence from channeling the sentiments of the millions of Shia poor, preaching a mixture of militancy against Sunnis and skepticism against Shia elites.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 21, 2006. As Iraq falls apart, rumors are flying that there will be a Bush-backed coup, an open three-sided civil war and a host of other nightmarish outcomes.
