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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 : Explosions go off in Baghdad as officials meet to discuss handover of responsibilities....
Posted: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 7:37pm PDT
Prisoners are being summarily executed in the government's high-security detention centre in Baghdad. Robert Fisk reports...
Posted: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 7:33am PDT
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 : Two explosions go off as US deputy secretary of state visits Iraqi capital....
Posted: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 7:31am PDT
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 : Fighting between Turkish soldiers and Kurdish separatists intensify after deadly ambush....
Posted: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 7:31am PDT
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 : This month will be critical in Iraq, with 100,000 militiamen to be transferred from United States to Iraqi command. Grouped in a loose confederation called the "Awakening Councils" or the "Sons of Iraq," these militiamen have been fighting alongside American forces for two years. The fighters, 80 percent of whom are Sunni Arabs, have been credited with driving Al-Qaeda out of several majority-Sunni areas and bringing stability to large swaths of the country, especia...
Posted: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 7:29am PDT
From a Tuesday, October 7, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 7:14am PDT
From a Monday, October 6, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 7:17am PDT
From a Sunday, October 5, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 9:45am PDT
Saturday, October 4, 2008 : The attack by Kurdish separatists that killed 15 soldiers is the deadliest in years....
Posted: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 10:39am PDT
From a Saturday, October 4, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 10:35am PDT
Friday, October 3, 2008 : The Iraqi government sacks two top policemen in a Baghdad area where more than 50 died in recent bombings....
Posted: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 8:14am PDT
From a Friday, October 3, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 7:03am PDT
Thursday, October 2, 2008 :Robert Fisk is Britain’s most celebrated foreign correspondent and has borne witness to countless tragedies in the Middle East for over three decades. With the publication of a new collection of essays, Fisk joins us to talk about the U.S. elections and their bearing on Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Israel-Palestine....
Posted: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 8:14am PDT
From a Thursday, October 2, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 7:26am PDT
Courage to Resist office, 3945 Opal Street, Oakland (Near the Macarthur Bart, just off of 40th street)...
Event Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2008 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Oct 1, 2008 3:18pm PDT
From a Wednesday, October 1, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Wed, Oct 1, 2008 7:57am PDT
From a Tuesday, September 30, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Tue, Sep 30, 2008 7:14am PDT
The location is at the Pressure Grout Company, 1975 National Ave., Hayward, CA 94545
The Alalusi Foundation offices are in the same building, and the materials are stored in the adjacent warehouse.
The closest freeway exit from I-880 is Winton Avenue. Take Winton Ave. West to Clawiter Road, Left on Clawiter, go to the first light, then Right on National Avenue, and about 1 block down on the Right side. There is a parking lot on the East side of the Pressure Grout building; just go i...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 9:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Sep 29, 2008 11:06pm PDT
From a Monday, September 29, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Mon, Sep 29, 2008 7:15am PDT
From a Sunday, September 28, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog...
Posted: Mon, Sep 29, 2008 7:13am PDT