Citing the failure of the Shiite-dominant government to deal with the attacks of Shiite militias such as that responsible for the kidnapping of several people from the Ministry of Higher Education in Baghdad earlier this week, Minister Abed Dhiab announced Friday that he is officially suspending cooperation with the government until there is change.   more »

Dear Senator Kerry,
I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour in which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and Spanish and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a Bachelors and an Associates Degree and between deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A.   more »