Iraq, The Graveyard Of Western Journalism
With all due caution given the source this recent Q&A with Andrew MacGregor Marshall, a former senior correspondent with Reuters, featured on RussiaContinue Reading
Tag: The Islamic State – IS
The Yazidis And The Origins Of The Desert Religions
There are all sorts of crazy theories surrounding the rise of ISIS, now the Islamic State (IS), and its successesContinue Reading
The Age Of Wars
Couple of things caught my eye over the weekend. One is the low key presence of the regular Iraqi ArmedContinue Reading
The Peshmerga Factor
Talking of the conflict in Iraq there is a good piece in Vice magazine by Hetav Rojan on the militaryContinue Reading
The Rise Of The Islamic State
Reading Tom Holland’s stupendous (if controversial) history of the foundations of Islam, In the Shadow of the Sword, I wasContinue Reading
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