Cooking Classes on the Small Screen Jul 10, 2009
"When we started, we couldn't find many Web sites that were trying to create the whole experience: the recipe bank, the blog, articles, the show," said Piper-Burket, who also works on documentary film projects, including one on the agricultural history of Iraq. "We wanted to try and make it a big, cohesive thing.". (CBS News)
Next big test for Iraq: January election Jul 3, 2009
"The next election will be the most crucial in the history of Iraq in my view," says Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoyshar Zebari in an interview. "Now the picture is much clearer neither one sect can rule by itself or one ethnic group or national group can run this country this is a cardinal rule that everyone has come to accept.". (Christian Science Monitor)
statement against the elections Jun 19, 2009
My research interests include Shi'i Islam, contemporary Muslim political movements, the Salafi trend within Sunni Islam, militant transnational Sunni Islamism (jihadism), Muslim religious nationalism, and the modern history of Iraq, Lebanon, Iran, and Palestine/Israel. Blog Archive. (Harper's Magazine)
Washington Repeating Iraq Mistakes in Afghanistan May 21, 2009
On Afghanistan, or with the possibility of a repeat performance in Pakistan, we must learn from the not-so-distant history of Iraq. We must rethink our strategy because it s yielding little but upset allies, frustrated locals, fodder for extremists and less, not more, security. (Roll Call)
Iraqi general's story a microcosm for the people who endured Saddam Hussein May 20, 2009
"The Weight of a Mustard Seed" also reminds readers of the question of whether the Bush administration had even the slightest understanding of Islam or the history of Iraq. Had this insightful book been released sooner, perhaps the United States would have understood more about Iraqi society. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Trepidation as US exits Iraq's cities May 19, 2009
"We know the Maliki government hasn't yet incorporated the Sons of Iraq [into the military] as they should," says Phebe Marr, a prominent Iraq scholar and author of "The Modern History of Iraq.". April's rise in violence is a result, at least in part, of the US pullback already under way, Ms. Marr adds. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Why suicide bombers are back in Iraq May 7, 2009
The history of Iraq shows that even a more discreet foreign presence, such as that employed by the British after 1930, will only further compromise local authority. As long as the United States attempts to salvage strategic interests in the region from its imbroglio in Iraq, the effort to develop a truly independent Iraqi security force will prove disingenuous, and many Iraqis will reject the legitimacy of their government as a pawn of indirect imperial rule and continue their insurgency. (Asia Times Online)
Pentagon honors medics killed so far in wars Mar 11, 2009
The history of Iraq and Afghanistan is filled with stories of those who dared to run to the wounded in the middle of a firefight, or kept applying bandages, checking pulses and lifting troops to safety when they themselves were wounded. A number have received the Silver Star and other decorations. (International Herald Tribune)
