Iraqis Stunned as Blackwater Mercs’ Case Thrown Out
by Relatives of the 17 Iraqis killed by American mercenary forces employed by the Blackwater corporation (now called Xe after months of bad press) were stunned …
Category: Iraq
Iraqi Gays Murdered By Their Own Tribe
The latest news about the repression of homosexuality in the Islamic world comes from Iraq where 6 gay men were murdered by members of their …
Iraq Votes Peacefully and Properly
Iraq’s provincial council elections went off smoothly under the watchful eye of the military, the BBC reports, and the country’s Sunni minority turned out in …
Iraq Partnering with U.S. Universities
Iraq and the United States recently announced a cooperative education agreement that will allow Iraqi students to study at universities here in the U.S. The …
What It Means to be Free
Freedom isn’t an easy thing to handle. That’s a fact lost on many westerners and most of the rest of the world. Freedom brings with …
Kurdish Girls Suffer Sexual Abuse, Mutilation
The Washington Post reports that more than 60% of Kurdish women in the northern part of Iraq have had their clitoris “circumcised” as part of …
Islamic Honor Killings On the Rise in Iraq
Iraq has a Ministry of Human Rights that is working to end gender discrimination in that country. That’s a tall order in a country in …
Afghanistan / Iraq / Military
Iraq Thankful for American Troops
Perhaps thankful is too strong of a word. Or perhaps not. 80% of Iraq’s parliament voted for a security pact that will keep American troops …
Abortion / Iraq / Liberalism / Politics
The Left’s Claim to Value Life
One of the American left’s great lies is that they value human life. This claim is manifested primarily in their opposition to the practice of …
Obama on the Iraq Troop Surge
Barack Obama told Bill O’Reilly as much of the truth about Iraq last night as any Democrat not named Leiberman is likely to: “I think …