Posts by Matthew Schehl


Demonstrators back Iranian dissidents in front of White House

(Apr. 20, 2015)

WASHINGTON — In a meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, President Obama pledged $200 million in humanitarian aid Tuesday for Iraqis displaced by fighting with the Islamic State. Not part of the agenda was the fate of approximately 2,500 members … Continue reading


Iraqi official: Decentralization key to nation’s survival

(Apr. 20, 2015)

With smoke still clearing from Iraq’s victory over the Islamic State group in Tikrit, Iraq’s prime minister is busy selling his post-conflict vision of his nation. “If we don’t decentralize, the country will disintegrate,” Haider al-Abadi bluntly declared in a … Continue reading