You are not alone and you are not powerless - Guest Posting by Siun (Sunday, May 14th, 2006)

Published by markfromireland in Previous Site at 3:50 pm with 6 comments.

Introduction:
I regularly get asked “What can I as an American do about what the Bush administration is doing to my country and Iraq?” in this guest article by my regular reader and commenter Siun I hope those who ask this question find some useful suggestions, resources, and some encouragement. (The links in Siun’s posting all […]

Bombing of Imam Abdullah Ali al-Hadi shrine (Sunday, May 14th, 2006)

Published by markfromireland in Analysis Briefings Commentary, Iraq at 8:06 am with 3 comments.

Thre’s really nothing much to say here that you can’t read elsewhere. It’s very bad news, the shrine is very important to the Shia. The bad news is alleviated only slightly by the fact that apparently nobody was killed. Baqoubah (بعقوبه) is the capital of the Diyala Governorate (province) well within what the Western […]