A new book on Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the Iraq war, and its aftermath makes mincemeat of the historical record in the service of ideological imperatives.

Yesterday the Treasury Department designated six al Qaeda members as global terrorists. These operatives form a network that funnels money and personnel from the Gulf to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan via Iran and is tied to other enemy groups. Al Qaeda's safe haven in Iran is not unlike the militant sanctuary in Pakistan.

Many questions about the future of Iraq remain unanswered, but while concerns about security dominate the news, a concrete plan for economic recovery and development will also be crucial to ensuring a peaceful, democratic future for the Iraqi people. Revitalization of the petroleum sector--which was expected to provide an economic...

A review of Umar F. Abd-Allah'sA Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb.

An Iraq of Its Regions is a unique work that should become the handbook for any serious discussion of Iraqi regionalism.

Can the Shiites be natural allies to the United States? Yes.We just need to make sure we follow the first rule of medicine: do no harm.

Rubin reviews I. B. Tauris's Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity.

The world of realpolitik fears the Shia and wants to postpone the Iraqi elections.