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Iraqi presidency endorses controversial provincial law Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 11:50. Nuri al-Maliki Politics Iraq Iraq's Presidential Council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a long-delayed provincial councils' election law, state- controlled media reported.

Last evening, October 5, 2008, ABC Radio talk show host John Batchelor and ex-DoD Jack Shaw continued their discussion of Iraqi-British billionaire businessman Nadhmi Auchi and corruption of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) that led to corruption of the Nouri al-Maliki government in Iraq, i.e.

It's frankly been a bit stunning how far Iraq has dropped off the radar screen this election season. 140,000 American troops still in harm's way (25 Americans died in September, and hundreds of Iraqis) and you wouldn't know the place existed. I think what's going on is that Americans have made their minds up about the war.

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) In a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, India will gift a piece of prized real estate in the capital’s elite diplomatic enclave for building the embassy of the Palestinian National Authority to President Mahmoud Abbas this week.

News Analysis: Amid Progress in Iraq, Sides Have Scores to Settle 2 October 2008 von There are clear signs of progress in Iraq, like the recent passage of an election law, but some fear new violence.

IRAQ: Is Kurdish-Arab "Honeymoon" Over? For the first time, the Shia-led government of Maliki is militarily challenging Kurds who are partners in his coalition government. Since the overthrow of Hussein, Shias and Kurds have given the appearance of a political alliance.

As the U.S. presidential race heats up, the rhetoric coming from Baghdad changes.

In the United States, people expect to be told when their leaders are sick. In the Arab world, such is not usually the case. So perhaps this article in one of Baghdad’s daily newspapers is a bit of good news. It seems that Iraqis are fed up with the secrecy that marks governance throughout the Arab world.

Western Lawyers Say Iraq Discarded Due Process in Hussein Trial 25 September 2008 von New disclosures have given fresh ammunition to critics who contend that Saddam Hussein was railroaded to the gallows by vengeful officials in Iraq’s new government.

Did you know that we’ve lost 20 soldiers in Iraq this month? The army is investigating whether troops were exposed to a deadly chemical at an Iraqi water pumping plant in 2003. I can guess what the outcome will be. A former Iraqi official told a Senate Democratic Policy committee yesterday that $13 BILLION in Iraq aid was wasted or stolen and is unaccounted for.