Hamas insists Gaza rocket fire all Israel’s fault. Israel insists upcoming Gaza attacks all Hamas’ fault.
Israeli Cabinet Approves Gaza Attacks Amid Rocket Fire
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Main Iraq Sunni Bloc Splits
The main Sunni parliamentary bloc in Iraq, The Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF), lost about a quarter of its membership today as the Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC) and several independent members announced their withdrawal from the IAF. The split seems to be...
Russia Accuses Georgia of Genocide in War
Today Russia released the findings of its probe into the August war with Georgia, with the head of the committee saying "we can say that we have witnessed the genocide of the Ossetian people." Georgia's actions in the war have been under repeated scrutiny since...
Mixed Signals From India On War Prospects
India presses for fast track cluster bombs, both sides ratchet up border forces.
Obama Wants Bush Pentagon Appointees to Stay
Obama asks entire Bush Pentagon team to remain in their positions.
Israel, Hamas Both Show Interest in New Gaza Truce
When the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip formally ended last week, the belligerent parties seemingly couldn't wait to return to a status quo of being constantly at one another's throats. But like a pair of boasting drunkards who schedule a duel after a night of liquor,...
Iraqi Parliament Agrees to Give British Troops Until July to Leave
Iraqi parliament agrees to allow foreign forces to remain in the country until July.
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Re-Resigns
For the second time in less than a week, Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani has announced his official resignation from his position. Assuming this resignation lasts longer than the previous one, Iraq's parliament, which Mashhadani previously suspended...
Shoe Journalist Says He Was Tortured After Arrest
Zeidi tells of torture as Maliki claims a confession of an unnamed “mastermind” who likes to slit throats.
Russia Giving Iran ‘Only Defensive Weapons’
Via a statement by its military-technical cooperation agency, Russia once again denied that it intended to supply the S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Iran, a denial it has repeated throughout the week over persistent Israeli concerns and comments from Iranian...
