Yearly Archives: 2005

WHILE TALKS over the Iraqi constitution continue in Baghdad, the results so far can only be worrisome for those who hoped the process would help consolidate a new democratic political order and alleviate the Sunni insurgency. The completion of a … Continue reading →

Traces of bomb-grade uranium found two years ago in Iran came from contaminated Pakistani equipment and are not evidence of a clandestine nuclear weapons program, a group of U.S. government experts and other international scientists has determined. “The biggest smoking … Continue reading →

Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority and its Kurdish allies moved Monday toward fundamentally reshaping their nation, submitting a proposed constitution that would create a loose federation with strongly Islamic national laws. The draft constitution, sent to parliament just five minutes before … Continue reading →

The draft constitution given to Iraq’s national assembly last night does little to advance the prospects for a unified and peaceful Iraq. Nor does it reflect well on the Bush administration, which let its politically motivated obsession with an arbitrary … Continue reading →

EARLIER this month Bush administration officials leaked to the press what they said was a new official estimate of when Iran might be able to build a nuclear weapon. Speaking anonymously, they told reporters that American intelligence agencies now believe … Continue reading →

George W. Bush’s Job Approval Ratings Drop to 36{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d}   American Research Group, Inc., August 22, 2005 George W. Bush’s overall job approval ratings have dropped from a month ago even as Americans who approve of the way Bush is … Continue reading →

Iraq: The Unseen War The grim reality of Iraq rarely appears in the American press. This photo gallery reveals the war’s horrible human toll. by Gary Kamiya, Executive Editor, Salon, Tuesday, August 23 2005 Aug. 23, 2005 This is a … Continue reading →

A leading Republican senator and prospective presidential candidate said Sunday that the war in Iraq has destabilized the Middle East and is looking more like the Vietnam conflict from a generation ago. Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, who received two Purple … Continue reading →

Shiites and Kurds were sending a draft constitution to parliament on Monday that would fundamentally change Iraq, transforming the country into a loose federation, with a weak central administration governed by Islamic law, negotiators said. The draft, slated for action … Continue reading →