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• Still no safety in Iraq

  
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  The Judo family stayed away from Christmas Eve Mass in Baghdad. Because of recent sectarian violence in the capital and other areas of the country, they were worried that churches might be targeted by armed groups. By nightfall, their worst fears had been realized. Not only had a Christian been killed in the ...
  1 day ago

• Iraq departures, changes in personnel, etc

  
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  This time last year, I was sitting in the Baghdad office of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki when a journalist sitting a few feet from me threw his shoes at President George W. Bush. He became the talk of the world. It was sad that some considered the reporter, Muntader al-Zaidi, a hero for what he did, and it ...
  2 days ago

• Another church bombing in Mosul

  
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  The Chaldean bishop of Basra, Imad al-Banna, is asking Christians "not to display their joy, not to publicly celebrate the feast of Nativity" to avoid offending Iraqs Shiite community, whose Ashura holiday falls two days after Christmas this year. According to Louis Sako, chief archbishop of Kirkuk for the Chaldean ...
  3 days ago

• The big if in Cucolos Cuckoo policy

  
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  A female service member e-mailed to ask if I knew about one of the worst parts of the "100% repulsive order" coming down from General Prude Anthony Cucolo? If youre late to the party, see yesterdays snapshot and the short version is that Cucolo has issued an order where pregnancy will result in punishment for any ...
  4 days ago

• Tie your tubes before you enlist . . . or else!

  
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  Who was Mary MacArthur? She was an "act of God." That was the finding. Helen Hayes was set to do a play and she learned she was pregnant and bowed out of the production and the ruling was "an act of God." It wasnt Hayes fault, it wasnt the productions fault, it was just one of those things that happen in life. ...
  6 days ago

• Security, injuries

  
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  I hope that Yasmine, my sister in law, who was killed in the explosion at the court house eight days ago rests in peace knowing that she was not killed because of a security breakdown in her beloved Iraq- but only a breach that may occur anywhere in the world. I hope her four children appreciate that, too. The above ...
  1 week ago

• The rats turn on War Hawk Tony Blair?

  
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  The head of MI6 and Britains top diplomat yesterday refused to back Tony Blairs assertion that the war in Iraq was worth the human and financial cost. In testimony to the Chilcot Inquiry, spymaster Sir John Sawers and Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Britains ambassador in Washington, both admitted they now agonise over whether ...
  1 week ago

• That deal the US made with the Kurds

  
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  Fuad Hussein, chief of staff to President Massoud Barzani of Iraqs Kurdistan region, told editors and reporters of The Washington Times on Tuesday that the White House commitment last week was historic. It is new, yes, Mr. Hussein said. In our political history and in our relationship with the United States ...
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• The Defense con-game

  
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  After retiring from the Marine Corps in December 2003, Emil "Buck" Bedard headed back to work -- for both the Pentagon and defense contractors. Two months after leaving the service as a lieutenant general, Bedard became an adviser for the Pentagons Joint Forces Command , a job that this year paid him about $1,600 ...
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• Worse than his face lift, the words from Tony Blairs mouth

  
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  Hes recovering from one of the worst face lifts ever (those pop eyes are really something, Tones), has jug ears, bad teeth and an overbite that would make Bugs Bunny blush, so who would have thought War Hawk Tony Blair could get any uglier? But he has. Bushs lapdog gave an interview to the BBC (link has text and ...
  2 weeks ago

• The US military announces another death

  
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  Today the US military announced : "CAMP VICTORY, Iraq -- A Multi-National Corps-Iraq Soldier died Dec. 10 from non-combat related injuries. Release of the identity of the Soldier is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. The name of the deceased service member will be announced through the U.S. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Its not all about oil . . .

  
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  Its not all about oil, Ayla Jean Yackley ( Reuters ) helpfully explains , its about the "drilling rigs" which will need "thousands of tonnes of cement and steel, many miles of pipeline and tens of thousands of trained and qualified workers." PFC Energys Raad Alkadiri crows, "Iraq will place a massive call on the ...
  2 weeks ago

• The US military announces another death

  
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  Today the US military announced : "BAGHDAD -- A Multi-National Division–Baghdad Soldier died, Dec. 10, of non-combat related injuries. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense. The names of service members are announced through the U.S. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Iraqs intended elections scheduled for March 7 (for now)

  
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  Iraqs presidency council has again delayed the parliamentary elections, setting March 7 as the new date for the nationwide vote, an official said on Wednesday. "The presidency council and the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) have agreed that the coming legislative elections will be on March 7 next ...
  2 weeks ago

• Strobel practices reporting, NPR self-embarrasses

  
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  While Obama, who spoke with Barzani for 10 minutes, according to the White House, helped stave off another political crisis, their intervention raises anew questions about whether Iraqis can find consensus without constant prodding from outside. Thats from Warren P. Strobels " Obama, Biden phoned Kurds to press Iraq ...
  2 weeks ago

• Are they targeting US collaborators?

  
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  AFP reports that the Iraqi Parliament adjourned today because they did not have a quorum despite the session being called by President Jalal Talabani. The Parliament hopes to meet tomorrow and address the elections. Of course, theyve been hoping that for some time. In fact, remember November 27th when we were being ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pressing for answers

  
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  One month after Army Staff Sgt. Amy Seyboth Tirador died in Iraq, new details have emerged about her death but not enough to satisfy her mother, who is calling on elected officials to expedite a military investigation into how Tiradors life ended. The 29-year-old soldier from Colonie was shot in the back of the head ...
  3 weeks ago

• Xinhua shows up CNN

  
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  CNN and Joman Karadsheh revealed yesterday afternoon that they are nothing but War Hawks happy to spin the latest wave of Operation Happy Talk but not at all interested in the US service members whose lives are sacrificed in the illegal war. They demonstrated that by repeating -- without skepticism -- the ministries ...
  3 weeks ago

• US military deaths in Iraq highest since June

  
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  Will you see the above headline anywhere? Probably not. But theyre still recycling the Interior Ministrys figures on Iraqi deaths for another day in the news cycle. Theyre unable to provide their own figures because -- pay attention -- news outlets arent able to follow up. They can say, "X died today." But the ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Iraq Inquiry

  
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  In the meantime, Greenstock is setting himself up as judge and jury in his own case. Ironically, the key issue is who decides who decides, ie whose opinion was valid as to whether UN security council resolution 1441 required further approval from the council to authorise war. Greenstock says his diplomacy was clever ...
  4 weeks ago

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