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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
Washington Watch: Does Ahmadinejad have a Saddam complex?
The Iranian president risks repeating the late Iraqi leader’s mistake: convincing his enemies that he’s too dangerous to ignore and must be removed.
'Koran etched in Saddam Hussein's blood found in Iraq'
Report: Iraqi gov't unsure what to do, as destroying a Koran forbidden, but "to write it in blood is haraam [forbidden]," says Sunni sheikh.
Why Obama should commute Pollard’s sentence
The opposing message, apparently, is that unauthorized transmittal of classified data about Arab states to warn Israel of existential threats is unforgivable.
Terra Incognita: The enigma of Iraq’s Tariq Aziz
Saddam Hussein’s foreign minister, charged with several crimes, may soon find himself at the end of a rope.
Tariq Aziz sentenced to death by hanging in Iraq
Former aide to Saddam Hussein charged with involvement in execution of Shi'ite groups; court did not say when he would be hanged.
Yalla peace: No deals with the devil
Like the proverbial pact with the Germans during the British Mandate and Saddam Hussein inthe 1990s, cheering Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not help the Palestinian cause.
Mideast Monitor: Lebanonization of Iraq
Teheran’s patronage over a portion of the Iraqi Shi’ite community and political leadership resembles Syria’s domination of the Lebanese political system.
Ahmadinejad’s miscalculation
Israel is temperate, humane and pragmatic.
Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks
Government fears new insurgent offensive post US withdrawal.
In porn, a story of Iraq's politics
Films' availability a sign of security situation.