Iraq
Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote backfires
By Raya Jalabi, Maher Chmaytelli
ERBIL/BAGHDAD Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said he would give up his position as president on Nov....
On the Israel Lobby | by Stephen M. Walt
That ‘Israel Lobby’ Controversy? History Has Proved Us Right
October 2, 2017
Ten years ago, John Mearsheimer and I published a controversial article and subsequent book...
Debka’s version on US-Russian understanding
Kurds win Syrian oil under secret US-Russian deal – prize for Raqqa
US-backed Syrian Kurdish militias reported Sunday, Oct. 22, the capture of Syria’s biggest...
Iranian Foreign Minister in Conversation with Charlie Rose
NEW YORK, September 27, 2017 — Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif discusses the Iran Nuclear Deal and issues such as Iraq, Syria,...
Seizing Kirkuk
by Patrick Cockburn
Elite Iraqi security forces have captured the Kurdish government headquarters buildings in the centre of Kirkuk with the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordering the...
Iraqi forces seize oil city Kirkuk from Kurds in bold advance
By Maher Chmaytelli, Mustafa Mahmoud
BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi government forces captured the major Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a...
President Putin on Nukes and Korea
Putin: North Koreans Would Rather Eat Grass Than Give Up Nukes, If They Don't Feel Safe
Trump Poised to Drop Some Limits on Drone Strikes and Commando...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to dismantle key Obama-era limits on drone strikes and commando raids outside conventional battlefields, according to officials...
Has The Israel Lobby Destroyed Americans’ First Amendment Rights?
By Paul Craig Roberts
The Israel Lobby has shown its power over Americans’ perceptions and ability to exercise free speech via its influence in...
Truth and Lives vs. Career and Fame | by Ray...
August 20, 2017
Fifty years ago, I could have tried to stop the Vietnam War, but lacked the courage. On Aug. 20, 1967, we at CIA...