There are reports of a mortar attack and two large car bombs at the Sheraton Hotel, home of Fox News and, next door in the Palestine, the Associated Press.
WHAT WAS HAPPENING: I had this picÂture taken as I stood on the shores of the Tigris after we had just crossed from Syria into northÂern Iraq. DownÂstream, about 2Â km, I could see a tower from the Iraqi base that comÂmands the area. The Kurds told me that the Iraqis someÂtimes snipe at the famÂiÂlies […]
In another indiÂcaÂtion that war seems inevitable, Kuwait has exempted AmerÂiÂcan troops from prosÂeÂcuÂtion by the InterÂnaÂtionl CrimÂiÂnal Court. The agreeÂment would exempt U.S. troops from war crimes while operÂatÂing in Kuwaiti terÂriÂtory, which is conÂveÂnient in its timÂing, to say the least.
Russia gets its money and Qatar survives a coup attempt. Americans hear none of this news.
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