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Governments that keep secret their nuclear weapons may be understood in terms of the sensitivity of the security strategy. However, Iran’s secretiveness as to the whole truth behind its nuclear capability has something to do with the Shiite doctrine of deceit called ‘taqiyya.’ This lies deep within the Iranian belief systems. The teachings [...]

Hurriyah, a neighborhood in Baghdad, will soon be turned over by US troops to their Iraqi counterpart. This place was the scene of some of the fiercest fightings three years ago between the Shiite and the Sunni factions. While the Iraqi battalion that will take over the place is purported to be one of the best in the force, members of the battalion [...]

There are documentary evidences of armed men engaged in persecuting homosexuals in Iraq. Nearly 480 gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender Iraqis have been killed mostly by the police since the invasion. One example is Ahmed who was 14 years old when he was executed by Iraqi police in Dora, a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad. In May 2006, four officers [...]

A prisoner from Basra voting in the provincial Elections taking place in Iraq today. Early voting has been calm apart from Tikrit, where three mortar shells were fired into areas near voting booths. No one was injured. Not bad for a war ravaged country like Iraq. As Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told reporters gathered at the polling station, [...]