Irancove @ January 18, 2008 # One Comment
Via Informed Comment/USG Open Source Center:
The USG Open Source Center translates an interview with the police chief of Basra, Staff Maj-Gen. Abdul Jalil Khalaf. Therein, Khalaf denies that Iran is playing a negative role and stirring turmoil in the southern port city of 1.5 million. Khalaf was appointed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about six […]
Irancove @ January 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Source: NIAC
By Babak Talebi
America’s political future will depend heavily on the Senate elections in 2008 because a surprisingly large number of the upper chamber’s 35 races are considered competitive. Each election cycle, a third of US Senators face re-election, and just like the House races described earlier, rarely are incumbent Senators defeated. This year, for […]
Irancove @ January 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On the Strait of Hormuz incident:
Prof. R.K. Ramazani
The recent naval encounter between the US and Iran extended their cold war for the first time to the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Such incidents could escalate into armed conflict, with catastrophic consequences for the world economy, especially the price of oil. To prevent such escalation, Washington […]