By TIM ARANGO, ERIC SCHMITT and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIDEC. ISTANBUL — After two months, the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State has settled into a grinding war of attrition. The front lines have barely budged in weeks. Casualties of Iraqi security forces are so high that American commanders heading the United States-led air campaign worry …

By Zamir Akram For those familiar with American political commentator Michael Moore’s works will recognise the title of this article as being inspired by his best-selling book Stupid White Men which was a stinging critique of US domestic and foreign policies under the Clinton and Bush Administrations. It should also be acknowledged that Moore has been among the very few …