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Richard Perle Still Holding Out For ‘George W. Bush Square’ in Baghdad (thinkprogress.org)
Iraq war architect Richard Perle thinks still a chance his dream of a square named after Bush in Baghdad can be realized.
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Sadrists Bid to Kill Withdrawal Treaty in Parliament (www.commondreams.org)
Followers of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were making a bid on Monday to kill a controversial Iraq-US military pact passed by the Iraqi cabinet by trying to block it in parliament.
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White House Falsely Claims Iraq Treaty Establishes Only ‘Aspirational’ Withdrawal Deadline (thinkprogress.org)
At today’s White House press conference Press Secretary Dana Perino was asked if the inclusion of a deadline was a “repudiation” of Bush’s views on Iraq. She claimed that there is, in fact,... More
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Juan Cole: Iraqis Will Demand Abrogation of Paul Bremer's Order 17 (www.juancole.com)
Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh said that as soon as the agreement is passed, Iraq will go to the United Nations Security Council to ask for permission to abrogate Order 17 issued by US viceroy... More
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Iraq War Over in 2011? Maybe. Maybe Not. (blog.wired.com)
The current draft of the Status of Forces Agreement is just that definitive, I'm told. War over, goodbye. But there's still wiggle room, nevertheless.
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Will Iraqi Parliament Approve Withdrawal Treaty? (www.nytimes.com)
Moqtada al-Sadr sought once again to position himself as a nationalist opponent of the American-led forces. "I call on the Iraqi Parliament again to refuse this pact without hesitation because it is a... More
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U.S. Task Force Found Few Iranian Arms in Iraq (www.ipsnews.net)
The caches that included Iranian weapons represented just 2 percent of all caches found. That means Iranian-made weapons were a fraction of one percent of the total weapons found in Shi'a militia... More
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Green Zone Government Starts Paying 'Sons of Iraq' Sunni Fighters (www.iht.com)
Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is making good on promises to pay thousands of U.S.-backed Sunni fighters in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday, despite some government unease over the... More
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Mask Ban Upsets Iraqis Hired as U.S. Interpreters (www.washingtonpost.com)
The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign.
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Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani Gave The Green Light to Sign Treaty (www.washingtonpost.com)
Shiite lawmakers and government officials met Saturday with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani to review the latest changes to the agreement, and the cleric "gave the Iraqi side the green light to sign it,"... More
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