Iran Threatens U.S. (yes, again)
Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in News, Politics
A suicide bomb in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province killed 42 people on Sunday, including 6 commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The Sunni Muslim insurgent group, Jundollah (God’s Soldiers), has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari has stated that Iranian security officials have presented documents showing direct ties from Jundollah to U.S., [...]
85,000 Iraqis Killed
Posted on 14. Oct, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in News, Politics
According to the latest report from the Human Rights Ministry, 85,694 people have been killed between 2004 and 2008. That number ONLY counts: Iraqi civilians, military and police. It does NOT count: U.S. military deaths, insurgents, foreigners, contractors or U.S. forces. The Ministries report was released Tuesday as part of a larger study on human [...]
Bush Gets the Boot, or was it a shoe?
Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by BigCheeze in Politics
This weekend an Iraqi journalist threw both of his shoes at George W Bush during a news conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Bush thought it was weird but also touted it as an example of freedom of expression. Does that mean we can express ourselves in the same manner here in the US? I’m [...]
