Israel will dispatch top diplomatic official Major General Amos Gilad to Russia for meetings with high ranking military and diplomatic figures in an attempt to halt a rumored sale of its S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Iran. The highly advanced system would make...
Family Fears for Safety of Shoe-Throwing Journalist
Muntadar al-Zeidi hospitalized for a broken arm, multiple broken ribs.
Pakistani Opposition Party to Start Blocking NATO Supplies to Afghanistan
Pakistan’s oldest religious party plans to stop NATO supplies from entering Afghanistan
Hamas Approves First Gaza Bank
Hamas approves the first bank to be licensed independent of the PMA in the Gaza Strip
Israel: UN Rights Envoy is ‘Unwelcome’
The Israeli government held UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Richard Falk for over 20 hours at a Tel Aviv airport, before eventually putting him on an airplane bound for Los Angeles. UN officials complained of the envoy's treatment,...
US Drone Kills Two in North Waziristan
With widespread reports of US drones looming in the skies over Waziristani villages, sewing panic, it comes as little surprise that tonight one of the drones fired on a house in just outside of Miramshah, in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, killing two and injuring...
Muntadar al-Zeidi: The Shoe-Man of Baghdad
Back-story on the Arab world’s newest folk hero.
US to Propose UN Authorize Ground Raids into Somalia
When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wraps up her final visit to the United Nations tomorrow, it is reported that she will urge the Security Council to authorize "all necessary measures" to combat piracy in Somalia, including allowing foreign militaries to launch...
One Small Shoe for Man…
Muntadar al-Zeidi’s act of defiance is praised across the Arab world as Iraqi officials struggle to determine if he (seriously) acted alone.
Federal Report Spotlights Iraq Reconstruction Fiasco
A 500+ page draft of a federal report by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has been obtained and made publicly available by the New York Times. The report details the history of the American-led reconstruction of Iraq and highlights...