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Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis
Kurdistan does not need to copy Israel, but it can learn from its journey from a small and politically uncertain environment to a start-up and tech superpower.
Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids
On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War
Justice in Baghdad: Iraq convicts notorious Saddam Hussein-era torturer
This Week in History: Saddam terrorizes Israel
Hoping to fracture the coalition of countries lined up against him, Saddam Hussein dragged Israel into the Gulf War.
Iraq: Not the fall of Saigon, but certainly the fall of democracy
US marks official end to Iraq war in Baghdad
Nearly 9 years after invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, US Defense Secretary Panetta packs up military flag.
November 15: Disquieting disparity
A kidnapped Venezuelan athlete is located 50 hours later and rescued, but it takes five years and a 1,000 terrorists to free an Israeli soldier.
Operation Persia
Iraq's Sadr calls for halt to attacks on US troops
Extremist Iraqi cleric warns that if US forces do not leave by year-end deadline, violence against military would resume at full force.
Terra Incognita: Not your father’s Middle East
Arab nationalism/monarchism, Islamism, scapegoating of the West are the pillars upon which the next era in the Middle East will be built.
Witness: In Libya, echoes of Baghdad's Firdos Square
If Libya is lucky its new government will learn from the mistakes of Iraq. There is already talk of unity of Libya's many tribes.
Katsav and Mubarak trials
Assad is so scared by Mubarak's trial that his media have totally ignored it, even though it's most sensational trial in Arab history.
Port crisis brings Iraq-Kuwait relations to new low
Sectarian undertones compound commercial worries, experts say; called "worst crisis between the two states since the Saddam era"
