US Papers Wednesday: `Ashura Casualties

"The anti-Iran drumbeat continues to sound as US officials involved in Iraqi affairs ramped up their allegations of Iranian involvement in Iraqi affairs. As one Times reporter put it, “The debate about Iraq is increasingly becoming a debate about Iran.” The major papers...

The danger of Bush's anti-Iran fatwa

"Jan. 30, 2007 | George W. Bush last week announced that American troops in Iraq were henceforth authorized to "kill or capture" any Iranian intelligence agents they discovered in Iraq. The announcement came on the heels of his pledge in the State of the Union address to...

Shia pilgrims killed in Iraq attacks

"Bombers today killed at least 25 people in attacks on Shia worshippers who were marking the climax of the Ashura religious festival in towns near Baghdad. Gunmen also killed four pilgrims and wounded six in the capital's south-west district of Bayaa, the Reuters news agency...