Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. April 1, 2008. As the smoke clears over new rubble in Iraq's second city, the big winners are the forces of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
Juan Cole, MIT Center for International Studies. March 6, 2008. There are three major conflicts in Iraq -- and the U.S. is virtually powerless to stop them.
Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. December 12, 2006. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad had a feast this week and his main course was George Bush with an apple in his mouth.