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But a 2004 Marine assault on Falluja, west of Baghdad, forced leaders of the Sunni insurgent group Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia to move north. The region then crumbled into terrifying mayhem. (International Herald Tribune)
Summer Journey: The Royal Game of Ur Jun 21, 2008
D. thesis was on ancient Mesopotamian exorcistic magic the art of getting rid of demons ... "He showed me his huge game collection," says Finkel, "and it transformed my life." Finkel was especially fascinated by what he learned of the Royal Game of Ur, which was popular in Mesopotamia 4,600 years ago. (Time.com)
Opinion: The death of US strategy in Iraq Jun 17, 2008
Most likely, the Shiite Arab forces will retain control of most or all of Mesopotamia. Though historical animosities between Arabs and Persians are strong, even among Shiites, such an Iraqi government will probably continue to be penetrated by Iranian agents of influence and tilt toward Tehran. (Christian Science Monitor)
The Poland of Islam? Jun 13, 2008
Particularly in Saudi Arabia, a growing discontent is visible with the Wahhabi cult that, allied to the monarchy, drove so many young people to abandon their homes and cross their country's northern border to die as terrorists in Mesopotamia. Since his accession to power in 2005, Saudi king Abdullah has set the kingdom on a course of undeniable reform. (CBS News)
* The nation-building librarian Jun 13, 2008
But not only the Kurds, of course: Winston Churchill, as British secretary of state for war and air, called for the systematic gassing and bombing of many peoples whom Britain sought to subjugate as it carved up a new colony on the dunes of Mesopotamia, the mountains of Kurdistan and elsewhere amid the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. I am strongly in favor of using poison gas against uncivilized tribes, Churchill said, [to] spread a lively terror. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
More of this story Jun 7, 2008
" Two, a competing studio is close to finishing a similar script, sending Baum - who believes there's only room in Hollywood for one so-called Jew movie a year - into something of a frenzy. Written by Daniel Goldfarb, directed by Paul Mazursky (director of the 1986 film Down and Out in Beverly Hills, among many others) and featuring actors you might recognize from TV, the tale of jaded Hollywood runs through July 20 at the Hayworth Theatre. Hayworth Theatre, 2509 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 389-9860... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
LETTERS: NCT, June 5, 2008 Jun 6, 2008
" Still waiting Bill wrote on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM:Bush said that major combat operations were over with that day on the carrier deck. Don't tell the marines who went into Falluja. So ok, Bill, "the war is not over". Being a smart conservative and all, can you tell me who it is that we are at war with? We love the Iraqi government, so it's not them. They are Shiites with close ties to Iran. We have more than 90,000 Sunnis on the payroll and arm groups of them, so clearly it's not them. The... (North County Times)
'Now Hear This' May 23, 2008
Clinton and Obama repeatedly cite the canard that "there is no military solution in Iraq." But that's precisely what has happened in Mesopotamia. Brave Americans in helmets and flak jackets have become the protectors of Muslim women. (Townhall.com)
Assessing Iraq in Context May 23, 2008
But that s precisely what has happened in Mesopotamia. Brave Americans in helmets and flak jackets have become the protectors of Muslim women. (Human Events Online)
The Beginning of the Road May 17, 2008
Meanwhile, the business was also taking off in Pennsylvania, which became the cable industry s Mesopotamia. One early Pennsylvania entrepreneur was John Walson, who ran an appliance store in Mahanoy City, Pa. (Multichannel News)
Sumerian Art at the British Museum May 16, 2008
Masterpieces of Mesopotamia in London. Four objects in the British Museum describe the rich art and culture of Ur in Mesopotamia, one of ancient civilization's first cities that flourished in what is now Iraq ... The ancient Near East and its environs witnessed the development of the world's first cities in the Third Millennium B.C. Many of the complex and organized societies that inhabited Mesopotamia, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, produced written records of their... (Suite101.com)
Former Guantánamo detainee tied to Mosul suicide attack May 8, 2008
There have been a number of suicide attacks in Mosul recently, and the city has become a center of activity for the insurgent group Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, American and Iraqi officials say. In Baghdad, Zebari acknowledged in a news conference that recent tensions over Shiite militia activity in Iraq, which the United States has accused Iran of supporting, had made it difficult for American and Iranian officials to sit down together. (International Herald Tribune)
* [ HARDCOVER: US ] A Splendid Exchange is a splendid book May 4, 2008
Ancient Mesopotamia was richly endowed with fertile soils and water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, but it lacked stone and wood for building, and metals like copper for tools and weapons. The Sumerians, however, had surplus food to trade, so they could bargain for stone from near the headwaters of the rivers, wood from what is now Lebanon and metal from Sinai, Cyprus and elsewhere. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A Brief History of Belly Dancing Apr 22, 2008
Its origins date as far back as 6,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia ... Over time the dance spread from Mesopotamia to North Africa and then on to Rome, Spain and India. (Suite101.com)
What's next for U.S. foreign policy post-Bush? Apr 20, 2008
"Imperial overreach has reached the breaking point. American legions are mired in Mesopotamia, and now the empire rashly threatens Persia. And there isn't a general to be found who thinks the empire would win.". Where do you think the next U.S. administration should focus its foreign policy efforts. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
The looting of Iraq's past Apr 20, 2008
The Oriental Institute is one of the most important centers for the study of the ancient Near East in the US, and most of the 28,000 objects in its Mesopotamian collection were excavated in the first half of the 20th century, when University of Chicago archeologists conducted large-scale expeditions in Iraq ... Even after that system ended more than 30 years ago, the university continued to do work in Iraq, the present-day site of Mesopotamia, which introduced many important innovations to the... (Xinhuanet, China)
NYT: McCain, Iraq and 'al-Qaida' Apr 19, 2008
Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia is just one group, though a very lethal one, in the stew of competing Sunni insurgents, Shiite militias, Iranian-backed groups, criminal gangs and others that make up the insurgency in Iraq. That was vividly illustrated last month when the Iraqi Armys unsuccessful effort to wrest control of Basra from the Shiite militia groups that hold sway there led to an explosion of violence. (MSNBC -- Race)
How to Win in Iraq Without Losing to Iran Apr 19, 2008
Over the longer term there was also the prospect of the resurgence of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia ... The Bush administration is obsessed with Iran and sees it as a greater threat than the Sunni Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia ... These blunders by Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia provided the American policymakers an opportunity to neutralize it. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Letters to the editor (April 13) Apr 15, 2008
EH wrote on Apr 13, 2008 6:25 PM:" John Goodwin: It is nice to read the facts about Muslims. I want to thank you for doing your home work. A little history about the Islamic world. c, 2750 B.C.: Gilgamesh rules Uruk, namesake of modern Iraq - - - c. 2300 B.C.: Akkadian King Sargon I conquers Mesopotamia - - - 1792 B.C.: Hammurabi takes throne of Babylon - - - 689 B.C. : Assyrians destroy Babylon - - - 600 B.C.: Nebuchadnezzar II rebuilds Babylon - - - 539 B.C.: Persia's Cyrus the Great invades -... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Shaped by epidemic Apr 15, 2008
Cities were growing faster in population than in understanding what it took to make them fit places to live an urban problem probably as old as the Sumerians of Mesopotamia. Today in Health & Science. (International Herald Tribune)
Witness An Educational Tour Revealing How the Mysterious Receding Seas Encouraged the Growth and Expansion of Ancient Civilizations -- New Book Can Change Your Perspective On the Development of Human Civilization Apr 14, 2008
This book will take readers on an educational tour of ancient Mesopotamia, Rome, Troy, Ephesus and Egypt to show where sea levels were in those times. It will shed new light on the Exodus and other historical events that will, forever, change your perspective on the way our civilization developed. (Primezone Releases)
Editorial: General’s advice Apr 12, 2008
EH wrote on Apr 11, 2008 11:55 AM:" EDS it is a no win war. Look at the history of 5,000 years of invasions. 2750 B.C: Gilgamesh rules Uruk, namesake of modern Iraq - - - 2300 B.C. Akadian King Sargonl conquerers Mesopotamia - - - 1792 B.C. Hammurabi takes throne of Babylon - - - 689 B.C. Assyrians destroy Babylon - - - 539 B.C. Persia's Cyrus the Great invades - - - 330 B.C. Alexander ther Great invades - - - 53 B.C. romans attack - - - 638 A.D. Muslim Arabs sweep to power - - - 1258 Mongols... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
History overturned Apr 12, 2008
This humble little hamlet managed to confound the archaeological world when it was confirmed, in the mid 1970s, that a community living here was precocious enough to be manufacturing its own bronze weapons, implements and jewellery, if not before, then at least contemporaneously with Egypt, Mesopotamia and China. South-east Asian history had to be rewritten. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Finding a spot in pre-K Apr 12, 2008
We also studied ancient history from Mesopotamia to the Roman Empire. We studied Earth Science and climbed Stone Mountain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Letters for Thursday, April 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008
" Again, did any of this disturb any liberals? Oh No! It was just the vast right-wing conspiracy at work. Then we had the illegal contribution of some $460,000 by Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie to President Bill Clinton's legal defense fund. A FOB, Friend of Bill since 1974. "Charlie" Trie had known the then Governor Clinton from his Little Rock, Arkansas days. Trie introduced Wang Jun, chairman of CITIC, the chief investment arm of the PRC {People's Republic of China}, and Poly Technologies, a "front... (North County Times)
23 more killed, 83 hurt in Sadr City clashes Apr 10, 2008
"April 9 will enter history as the day the most arrogant dictatorship Mesopotamia has ever witnessed was deposed, the fall of a political regime that . . . left behind mass graves that contained hundred thousands of innocents," he said. President Bush, who is due to give a speech on Iraq today, spoke to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki by telephone. (Boston Globe)
Violence marks fall of Baghdad Apr 10, 2008
"April 9 will enter history as the day the most arrogant dictatorship Mesopotamia has ever witnessed was deposed, the fall of a political regime that ... left behind mass graves that contained hundred thousands of innocents," he said. US troop freeze. (Aljazeera.Net)
O.I. marks 5-year-old ‘catastrophe’ at Baghdad museum: Illicit trade in antiquities promotes looting of unprotected repositories Apr 4, 2008
McGuire Gibson, Professor in the Oriental Institute and an archaeologist who specializes in Mesopotamia, is curator of the exhibition with graduate student Katharyn Hanson ... Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, is the cradle of civilization, the region that spawned the seminal inventions of writing, the calendar and the wheel, and even the concept of cities ... The history of the world s civilization began in Mesopotamia, making the loss of its cultural patrimony a loss for all humanity. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
From a Beirut cell, an Iraqi watches as the U.S. finally takes his advice Apr 2, 2008
Now the Americans are finally taking Kharbit's advice in Iraq, and working with the Sunni tribes to fight Islamic extremists, such as the group Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. But it is too late for Kharbit, who was arrested here before the Anbar Awakening movement transformed America's worst enemies in Iraq into its best friends. (International Herald Tribune)
Lessons in the cards Mar 31, 2008
The 10 of diamonds shows an ancient tablet stating, Mesopotamia is considered the birthplace of writings as evidenced by this ancient clay tablet with cuneiform script. The tablet is on the back of every card with words in Arabic and Pashtu reminding the card players to Respect Iraqi and Afghan Heritage. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Archaeology : Diary from Vancouver, Canada Mar 29, 2008
What to make of the 18-year-old recruit who knows little of the rich history of Mesopotamia. How do you tell him that the rubble underfoot might just be a world-class archaeological site that needs to be preserved. (Nature News Service)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon Mar 28, 2008
Babylon was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian empire, which thrived in the region of Mesopotamia (a region covering today s Iraq, part of Syria, southeastern Turkey and Southwestern Iran) from 612 B.C. (when the Babylonians threw off rule by the Assyrians, with whom they had continual conflict) until 539 B.C. when it fell to Cyrus the Great of the Persian Empire ... Clearly, the hanging gardens must have been a sight to behold, especially in the context of the Mesopotamian desert. (Suite101.com)
Novel looks at 1921 Cairo summit through lens of Iraq war Mar 16, 2008
The British public were tricked into this adventure in Mesopotamia by a steady withholding of information. Or the mild-mannered German spy with whom Agnes takes up, referring to Lawrence s idea for Mesopotamia : Lawrence s plan was sensible: Keep the three Ottoman districts separate: Kurds in the north, Sunni in the middle, Shi a in the south. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Remarks by Secretary of Defense Gates, Secretary of the Army Geren, and the Last Surviving World War I Veteran Frank Buckles Mar 8, 2008
The war, which started as a fight over Balkan independence, left in its wake a redrawn map of Europe and the Middle East, including the demarcation of a land in Mesopotamia called Iraq. From Baghdad to Belgrade, the places that mattered then are in the forefront of our consciousness today. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Looting of Iraq's Past: A Preview Mar 6, 2008
Ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) was home to the invention of writing, the calendar and the wheel; its civilization developed cities and highly sophisticated Widely reported and immediately exaggerated by the media worldwide was the looting of Iraq's National Museum that occurred shortly after the country's invasion by American and allied forces on March 20, 2003 ... Distinguished speakers include McGuire Gibson, Professor of Mesopotamian Archaeology, University of Chicago and Donny George... (Suite101.com)
Letters to the Editor - 3/4/2008 Mar 5, 2008
The Iraqis mostly despise al qaeda in Mesopotamia, and this is a tiny group of troublemakers anyhow. The nations is in shambles, hardly a threat to anyone. (North County Times)
Ahmadinejad hails 'new chapter' in Iran-Iraq ties Mar 3, 2008
A U.S. military helicopter fired a guided missile to kill a wanted leader of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia from Saudi Arabia who was responsible for the deaths of five American soldiers in a bomb attack, The Associated Press reported from Baghdad, citing a military spokesman. Rear Admiral Gregory Smith of the U.S. Navy said the Qaeda leader, Jar Allah, also known as Abu Yasir al-Saudi, and another Saudi known only as Hamdan, were killed Wednesday in Mosul. (International Herald Tribune)
Iraqi leaders say 'Chemical Ali' will be executed Mar 1, 2008
Also on Friday, the U.S. military said that 5 suspected militants had been killed and 22 detained in raids in central and northern Iraq targeting Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, The Associated Press reported. Archbishop is kidnapped. (International Herald Tribune)
• Plaza in Peru may be the America's oldest urban site Feb 27, 2008
Scientists say settlements were beginning to grow in Peru about the time of urbanization in such cradles of civilization as Mesopotamia, Egypt and India. patrick. (Q13.com, WA)
The Code of Hammurabi Feb 21, 2008
The Babylonian king Hammurabi develops one of the earliest written law codes in ancient Mesopotamia ... Hammurabi was the greatest of the Babylonian kings, reigning in the late 18th and early 17th centuries BCE. The codex, unearthed in 1901, is intriguing in that it not only gives a view into the customs and taboos of Mesopotamian civilization but also provides insights into the ideological origins of other ancient law codes and quite possibly even modern law. (Suite101.com)
2 women bombers in Iraq had severe mental problems, U.S. says Feb 21, 2008
The information led to reports that Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia had been using the mentally retarded to carry out suicide bombings. But U.S. officials said it remained unclear whether the women's condition made them unaware of what they were doing or whether they suffered from the sort of severe incapacitation that was initially described by Iraqi officials. (International Herald Tribune)
How ancient trade changed the world Feb 20, 2008
Luxury goods When people first settled down into larger towns in Mesopotamia and , self-sufficiency the idea that you had to produce absolutely everything that you wanted or needed started to fade ... The first long-distance trade occurred between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley in Pakistan around 3000 B.C., historians believe. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Mistaken Iraq battle kills 6 fighters allied with U.S. Feb 15, 2008
"He recognized the importance of identifying and separating the 'irreconcilables' hard-core Al Qaeda in Iraq from the 'reconcilable,' " Petraeus said, referring to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, a homegrown Sunni Arab extremist group that American intelligence agencies say is led by foreigners. Petraeus said Odierno, who has been named army vice chief of staff, understood that "you cannot kill your way out of an insurgency." While some critics said early in the war that Odierno, as a brigade... (International Herald Tribune)
News Analysis: The case for a pause in U.S. troop reduction in Iraq Feb 14, 2008
Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, a predominantly Iraqi group that American intelligence says has foreign leadership, has been pushed north toward Mosul but is still active. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Gates supports a pause in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq Feb 12, 2008
The bombs seemed to be another attack on the so-called Awakening groups, mostly Sunni tribesmen now allied with United States and Iraqi forces to defeat Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. The television network CBS, meanwhile, said in a brief statement Monday that two journalists were missing in the southern city of Basra. (International Herald Tribune)
Judge slain and 3 U.S.-backed militiamen killed in Iraq Jan 15, 2008
So far, 60 "suspected extremists" have been killed and 193 arrested in all four provinces, the American military said Monday in a statement that said the enemy was Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, a guerrilla group that consists overwhelmingly of Iraqis but whose leadership, the U.S. military believes, is foreign-born ... The latest attack happened Monday south of the provincial capital of Baquba, as an American-Iraqi force joined with members of a local Sunni Awakening militia to search for Al Qaeda in... (International Herald Tribune)
Suicide bomber kills key Sunni leader Jan 8, 2008
If Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, a mostly homegrown insurgent group that American intelligence officials say has foreign leadership, was behind the assassination, it would be the latest indication that the organization is trying to show that it can get to any Sunni who has recently thrown in his lot with American forces ... Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia has been blamed for a rising series of attacks on Awakening fighters and leaders in recent weeks. (International Herald Tribune)
Deadly bombing mars Iraqi celebration Jan 7, 2008
The Iraqi authorities said they suspected that the bomber was sent by Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, a mostly homegrown insurgent group that American intelligence agencies say has foreign leadership ... Members of the Awakening groups have complained lately that they are increasingly caught between Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia and the Shiite-led Iraqi government, which is suspicious of the Awakening groups and has shown reluctance to integrate them into the security forces ... Prime Minister Nuri Kamal... (International Herald Tribune)
Iraqi Army says Sunni soldier killed 2 American troops Jan 7, 2008
While violence has fallen off in western and central Iraq, Mosul and northern Iraq remain volatile, and many areas still are under the sway of extremist Sunni militant groups like Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. Khalid al-Ansary, Mudhafer al-Husaini and Abeer Mohammed contributed reporting from Baghdad, and an Iraqi employee of The New York Times contributed from Mosul. (International Herald Tribune)
Top Iraqi official offers surprising praise of Sunni groups Jan 4, 2008
Numbering close to 80,000, the American-backed groups are credited with driving out Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia and other militants from many areas and helping to reduce the American death toll sharply. Many militia members used to attack U.S. troops, before joining forces with them. (International Herald Tribune)
A 2nd female bomber hits U.S.-allied Iraqi tribesmen Jan 3, 2008
For the second time in three days a female suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest amid a group of armed Sunni tribesmen who had sworn allegiance to the U.S. military and to fight Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia ... The Baghdad bomber detonated his explosives amid men who were gathered in the eastern neighborhood of Zayouna for the funeral of Nabil Hussein Jassim, a retired Iraqi Army officer who was killed last week in a car bombing blamed on Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia that left 14 people dead. (International Herald Tribune)
Resilience the key to surviving climate change Jan 3, 2008
Thus too with Mesopotamia. It was a strong empire, but it crumbled because the extension of its irrigation system in an arid region caused excessive salination rendering the land unsuitable for agriculture. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Brazen suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 30 Jan 2, 2008
In the latest sign that Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia and other extremist groups are increasing attacks against Sunni militias working with U.S. forces, the decapitated head of a member of one such group was found north of Muqdadiya, the police said. Also, the police in Salahaddin Province said Al Qaeda fighters kidnapped a farmer and killed his son in Dhuluiya, and also stole 200 of the farmer's sheep. (International Herald Tribune)
Attacks in Iraq drop 60 percent, U.S. commander says Dec 31, 2007
The commander, General David Petraeus, said the "principal threat" to security remained Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, the homegrown insurgent group that U.S. intelligence officials say is foreign-led ... He said that Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia remained active in northern Iraq, where it has been pushed since major offensive operations in Baghdad and Anbar Province, and that the rate of attacks in Nineveh "has just been variable and probably slightly up." ... One reason for the continuing violence, he... (International Herald Tribune)
Iraqi Assyrians cling to roots even far from home Dec 25, 2007
-- Isaac Samow's ancestors have occupied Mesopotamia for millennia, surviving innumerable conquests and massacres ... "If there are no Assyrians left in Mesopotamia, how will our culture live?". (North County Times)
Traboulsi: Arab-Kurdish Federation Dec 22, 2007
-- this armed insurgency has intermittently tolerated or abetted the kind of violence embraced by al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia that indiscriminately targets civilians and openly proclaims that Shiites are apostates deserving death ... (To my knowledge, during the discussions on the draft constitution, there was a similar proposal that was not followed up, of a federation between two regions, one called Kurdistan and one called Mesopotamia. (Zmag.org)
Street: Note to Liberals Dec 18, 2007
Like the ill-fated Kerry campaign of 2004, Moulitsas - who tells ABC that Daily Kos "support[s] every Democrat who runs for office" and who praises George Bush Senior's invasion of Mesopotamia for "contain[ing] Iraq and with a minimum loss of life" (tell it to the survivors of the thousands of surrendered Iraqi troops the U.S. slaughtered from the skies on the infamous "Highway of Death") - seems to think that American government should have been more effective in its illegal imperial takeover... (Zmag.org)
The mother of all civilisations Dec 16, 2007
The historians had been searching for this answer in Egypt, Mesopotamia (Iraq), India and China. They didnt expect to find the first signs of city life in a Peruvian desert. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Not Everybody Is Kung Fu Fighting Dec 14, 2007
The Times says British investigators have linked the plotters to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia ... The official noticed several similarities between the events in Britain and attacks in Iraq attributed to al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, including the use of vehicle-borne explosives aimed at multiple targets. (CBS News -- World)
Baghdad safer, but it's a life behind walls Dec 10, 2007
Old and New: A father walks his son to school past barricades painted with themes of ancient Mesopotamia in the Abu Nawas area of Baghdad. Sam Dagher. (Christian Science Monitor)
Sharing hopeful tidings Dec 9, 2007
It would be foolish and historically naive to believe that we Americans can turn Mesopotamia into a pluralistic democracy characterized by mutual tolerance and the rule of law. But, at this point, if we can help to stabilize the country, bring a measure of daily routine and security to the Iraqi people, get the electricity and the water flowing reliably again, the garbage collected, and do what we can to keep this thing we did from descending into absolute madness, we will have reason to be... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dig reshapes ancient Jerusalem Dec 6, 2007
Ben-Ami believes the structure may have been a section of a palace belonging to Queen Helena of Mesopotamia, who converted to Judaism in the first century and left behind her kingdom in modern-day Iraq to settle in Jerusalem. The wall was found beneath a parking lot about 300 meters (1,000 feet) south of the area known as the Temple Mount to Jews and al-Haram al-Sharif to Muslims. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Street: The Obama Disease Dec 4, 2007
CORPORATE-FRIENDLY "COMMON GROUND"As a part of his great post-Sixties Kumbaya project, Obama takes special pride in his "pragmatic" readiness to "reach out" to Republicans to "get things done." He inveighs against the "Tom Hayden wing of the Democratic Party" and tells progressive Democrats they would be "playing chicken with the troops" if they dared not to fund the George W. Bush administration's monumentally illegal, brazenly petro-imperialist and inherently mass-murderous occupation of... (Zmag.org)
Al-Qaida's Emerging Defeat Nov 28, 2007
If you're a wire-service editor, eight months is an eon -- but if you're trying to politically reinvent Mesopotamia, it's a millisecond ... If you're a wire-service editor, eight months is an eon -- but if you're trying to politically reinvent Mesopotamia, it's a millisecond. (Townhall.com)
Jacob: Lies of Military Progress Nov 28, 2007
Indeed, some of the most fatal of those hits come from US air strikes that mistakenly bomb the men involved in killing the US bogeyman Al Queda in Mesopotamia, which may or may not be a phantom reality. Meanwhile, these tribesmen learn US military methods and locations while stockpiling US-supplied weaponry for some future war on their Shi'a opposites or perhaps even the same US forces they currently align themselves with. (Zmag.org)
