On Wednesday night it was reported that 35 high ranking members of Iraq's Interior Ministry were arrested, amid claims of enormous bribes, shadowy conspiracies, and even the possibility of a coup being plotted by the remnants of Iraq's Ba'athist Party. And here we...
al-Qaeda, innocent men, or illusionists? Iraq’s government can’t get its story straight
Both Sunni and Shi’ite clerics call for the release of Zeidi. Iranian Ayatollah praises the start of the “shoe intifada.”
The investigating judge for Muntadar al-Zeidi conceded that the journalist was beaten after throwing his shoes at President Bush on Sunday, and said that an investigation was in underway to determine the identities of those who beat him. The judge said his...
Updated 12/19 9:45 PM EST Wednesday night's breaking story about the arrests of high ranking Interior Ministry officials in Iraq continues to unfold in the press, but exactly what happened still isn't clear. Even the initial story's report that General Ahmed Abu...
Maliki’s office claims Zeidi is sorry, insists Maliki isn’t plotting revenge.
Iraq's Trade Ministry issued a statement condemned a pre-dawn raid by US forces on a flour mill belong to the Iraqi Grain Board, and demanding an apology. During the raid, the ministry says US forces killed at least three of the mill's security guards in their sleep,...
Updated 12/18 11:30 AM EST 35 high ranking members of Iraq's Interior Ministry have been arrested over the past three days, including Director of Internal Affairs General Ahmed Abu Raqeef and three others generals. The arrests were coordinated through Prime Minister...
President-elect Barack Obama will face the decision of whether or not to renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to provide security for the State Department in Iraq when it expires in the spring, but if a State Department advisory panel has anything to say about it,...
Besides making an international celebrity out of Iraqi reporter Muntadar al-Zeidi, the now infamous shoe-throwing incident is cropping up in surprising ways across Iraq, where a population beaten and exhausted from years of war is once again finding its voice against...
