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UN: April Deadliest Month In Iraq Since June 2008

Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:52:56 +0000

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations mission to Iraq says more people were killed in violent attacks across the country in April than in any other month since June 2008.

The U.N. figures released on Thursday underscore concerns that security is quickly deteriorating in Iraq, where violence spiked in the last part of April

Middle Eastern Expert Micah Halpern Has Been Thinking

Dave Chaffin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:34:04 +0000

Gas Crisis in Gaza
~~~~~By Micah Halpern~~~~~

Tuesday March 27, 2012~~~~

There is a severe gas crisis in Gaza. Taxis have ground to a halt, electric stations have stopped generating and cooking gas does not exist. There are black outs for

Big Show to Kick off The Week on The Morning Zone

Dave Chaffin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:51:47 +0000

Exactly who is killing whom in Iraq, and why? Do we need a scorecard to distinguish the various factions at work, and to attempt to understand differing agendas and modes of destruction?Army Reserve Lt. Colonel Kerry C. Kachejian, a West Point engineer who was called back to direct operations for the rebuilding of Iraq in [...]

Bloody Day Across Iraq Monday

Jade Walker — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:47:58 +0000

A wave of deadly attacks swept across Iraq Monday, killing dozens of people. The violence was so severe that the interior minister ordered the country’s security forces to clear the streets of all parked cars.