Love this picture … 29 May 2011 | 07:36 am

Victory in Baghdad II 19 Dec 2007 | 02:45 am

Now with pretty colors, courtesy of the Washington Post, the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior, and the Mahdi Army.

Interesting reading of the day. 21 Nov 2007 | 08:16 am

“Images of the Pathan” by Dr. Charles Lindholm.

“This is Ameriya, not Iraq!” 12 Nov 2007 | 02:33 pm

Another superb story from Ghaith Abdul-Ahad about the Sunni militias (“concerned citizens”) who have been the linchpin of American tactical success in Iraq. A senior Sunni sheikh, whose tribe is join...

State of emergency in Pakistan 4 Nov 2007 | 04:15 am

General Musharraf has gone ahead and ordered a state of emergency in Pakistan, despite the opposition of a Supreme Court,  which must legally ratify it, and his greatest patron, the United States, whi...

Obama and Iran 3 Nov 2007 | 02:17 am

Someone has been reading Flynt Leverett and Ray Takeyh. Senator Barack Obama says he would “engage in aggressive personal diplomacy” with Iran if elected president and would offer economic inducement...

Pakistan and its Army 3 Nov 2007 | 01:21 am

In the wake of events like this and this and this, then listening to the audio file of this event is definitely worth your time. Shuja Nawaz and COL David O. Smith, “Pakistan and Its Army: A Changing...

Victory in Baghdad 29 Oct 2007 | 11:50 pm

Pic: Iraqi Ministry of the Interior commando stands side-by-side with a member of the Mahdi Army. Just not exactly how we planned it. “I don’t think this place is worth another American soldier’s li...

Red on red 29 Oct 2007 | 10:49 pm

AQI suicide bomber attacks 1920 Revolution Brigades HQ in Muqdadiyah, north of Baghdad. Islamic Army in Iraq battles AQI in Salahuddin Province, 16 killed. If anything will eventually end the Sunni ...

PWNT 28 Oct 2007 | 03:13 pm

On the left: John Cole of Balloon Juice On the right: Assorted rightwing warbloggers