Who is the alien of independence day?

by Ahmed Janabi On May 15, 1948, Israel was created. For Israelis it is known as Independence Day; but for Palestinians and Arabs it is al-Nakba, or The Catastrophe. From the late 19th century until 1948, thousands of Jews travelled from around the...

A cosy sort of enmity

by Ahmed Janabi The relationship between the US and Iran has been puzzling many observers, who argue that many Iranian actions do not reflect the country's public display of enmity towards America. When the Shah was overthrown by Ayatollah al-Khomeini in February 1979,...

Zarqawi v Iraqis: Conflict of interest?

by Ahmed Janabi US troops detained a senior al-Qaida operative in Iraq on December 9 with the help of local citizens in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, the marines said. Amir Khalaf Fanus, known locally as The Butcher, was handed in by Iraqi civilians at an Iraqi...

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Saddam asks to meet ex-US official

Lawyers for former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein have said he has asked to meet a former US attorney general who is a member of his defence team, but he is yet to hear from the authorities.

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Huyendo de los escuadrones de la muerte

Ahmed Janabi* CSCAweb (www.nodo50.org/csca), 31de marzo de 2004 'Al-Jazzera.net', 30 de marzo de 2004 Traducción para CSCAweb de Loles Oliván "En los últimos meses los objetivos de los asesinatos han sido ingenieros, farmacéuticos, magistrados y abogados. Más de mil profesionales e intelectuales iraquíes han sido...

Everyone is a Target in Iraq

Nowadays in post-invasion Iraq, everybody is on somebody’s hit-list. Different political groups have emerged with contradictory interests and views, and some are resorting to violence against rivals.

Jude Wanniski- Re: An Interview with Muhammad al-Duri

Memo To: Website Fans, Browsers, ClientsFrom: Jude WanniskiRe: An Interview with Muhammad al-Duri It's almost two years since the invasion of Iraq and the world has not been able to hear from any of the members of Saddam Hussein's regime, because of...

Purported al-Qaida statement

The following is a translation of a statement from the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigadesclaiming responsibility for the Madrid bombings. The statement was published in Arabic in the London based newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi.

Ahmed Janabi responds to W’s demand to tell the good news

There were a number of reports that brought up the embarrassing truth about "good news" claims regarding reopening schools and hospitals (i.e., that they were never closed). Here are a couple more points in the propaganda v. reality list: White House press...

Huyendo de los escuadrones de la muerte

Ahmed Janabi* CSCAweb (www.nodo50.org/csca), 31de marzo de 2004 'Al-Jazzera.net', 30 de marzo de 2004 Traducción para CSCAweb de Loles Oliván "En los últimos meses los objetivos de los asesinatos han sido ingenieros, farmacéuticos,...

Everyone is a Target in Iraq

Nowadays in post-invasion Iraq, everybody is on somebody’s hit-list. Different political groups have emerged with contradictory interests and views, and some are resorting to violence against rivals.

In pictures: Anger over killing

by Ahmed Janabi Tunisia has been roiled by protests after an opposition politician was shot dead outside his home.  

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Al-Nauimi: The US is running the show

Najib al-Nauimi, the former Qatari justice minister who has joined Saddam Hussein’s defence team, says the injustice that the deposed president is facing is his main motive for joining the team.

Buffer zone angers Palestinians

The Ruling Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) says it will hold Israel responsible for any consequences of its decision to establish a buffer zone in northern Gaza.

Zarqawi v Iraqis: Conflict of interest?

by Ahmed Janabi US troops detained a senior al-Qaida operative in Iraq on December 9 with the help of local citizens in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, the marines said. Amir Khalaf Fanus, known locally as The...

Iran presses Baghdad on US pull-out

by Ahmed Janabi Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called on Iraqis to demand a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops, stressing that the US is responsible for Iraq's suffering. Khamenei...

Everyone is a Target in Iraq

Nowadays in post-invasion Iraq, everybody is on somebody’s hit-list. Different political groups have emerged with contradictory interests and views, and some are resorting to violence against rivals.

Iraqis Want to Remain United

By Ahmed Ahmed They say every cloud has a silver lining. The death of hundreds of Iraqi Muslim Shiites on August 31, 2005 in a Baghdad stampede was by all means a...