iraq

Iraq is a Middle East country bordered by Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria that was the home of many ancient civilisations including the Sumerians, who invented writing. It achieved its modern  independence in 1930, having been a British colony since 1920, before which it was ruled by the Ottoman Turks.

Bloggers may well be using the tag to refer to the Iraq war, which started in 2003 when America and its allies invaded the country to otherthrow the dictator Saddam Hussein.

The war and its aftemath has proved highly controversial and has inspired playwrights, novelists, and many bloggers within the theater of war, both soldiers and civilians.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “iraq”

• US Cutting Gaza Lifeline

  
  Sabbah — Authority: 141
  Making an American Impenetrable Underground Wall the Laughing Stock of the World-Leave It to the People of Gaza Illustration By Carlos Latuff By Ann Wright* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz No doubt at the instigation of the Israeli government, the Obama administration has authorized the United ...
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• Were Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 11, 2009

  
  Mojo Feed | Mother Jones — Authority: 143
  With the help of a tour guide, US Army Soldiers explore what is thought to be the biblical home of Abraham among ruins discovered near the Great Ziggurat of Ur close to Contingency Operating Base, Adder, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2009. The Sumerians built the Ziggurat of Ur to honor their moon god, Nanna. ( US Army photo by ...
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• In Defence of Christine Grahame

  
  SUBROSA — Authority: 541
  Yesterday the SNP MSP Christine Grahame criticised the army for recruiting in deprived areas of Scotland. She also stated that Scots army recruits stood a one in nine chance of being badly wounded or coming home in a body bag. The MoD is strongly denying her statistics . I disagree with them as much as I ...
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• Operation Free

  
  'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance — Authority: 135
  We are packing our bags and heading east next week to join the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. A delegation of veterans from OpFree will be there to make sure the world understands the grave threat climate change poses to global security. We know that climate change makes the world a more dangerous place and ...
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• To The Victor Go The Spoils. Or At Least Corporations Friendly To The Victor

  
  WOK3 — Authority: 438
  From Middle East Online: By  Prashant Rao   Iraq struck deals with consortiums led by energy giants Shell and CNPC over massive southern oil fields Friday, part of a two-day auction that seeks to dramatically boost the country’s crude output. The successful bids from the Anglo-Dutch and Chinese giants ...
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• Blackwater ‘became an extension’ of the CIA: report

  
  Dr Nasir Khan — Authority: 438
  By Raw Story ,  Thursday, December 10th, 2009 The role of Blackwater employees in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars was so central to the US’s efforts that the lines between the controversial security contractor, the CIA and the military were effectively “blurred,” says a report in the New York Times . ...
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• Iraq holds oil auction, Shell wins giant field (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  Reuters – Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia’s Petronas on Friday won the rights to develop one of the world’s largest remaining untapped oilfields as Iraq staged its second auction of oil contracts since the 2003 U.S. invasion. View original post here: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Iraq holds oil auction, ...
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• Gates, EU leaders say Iran to face new sanctions

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 717
  Source: Reuters * Gates says Iran faces "significant additional sanctions" * EU leaders express grave concern over nuclear programme (Adds EU leaders on Iran sanctions) By Adam Entous KIRKUK, ...
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• Obama’a Nobel Speech

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 744
  By Benjamin H. Friedman I have two complaints about the President’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech, one factual, one theoretical. The first concerns his repetition of the common claim that we live in a world of growing instability and civil war. The president said: The resurgence of ethnic or sectarian conflicts; ...
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• Last Minute Law in Iraq, by Bilgay Duman

  
  EUROPE TURKMEN FRIENDSHIPS — Authority: 138
  Last Minute Law in Iraq   Bilgay Duman, ORSAM Middle East Expert    see: http://www.orsam.org.tr/en/showArticle.aspx?ID=108
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• Gates foresees significant new sanctions on Iran

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that he expects "significant" new sanctions" to be imposed on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. "I think that you are going to see some significant additional sanctions imposed by the international community, assuming that the Iranians dont change course ...
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• Blackwater guards linked to secret CIA raids

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Private contractors joined raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, says New York Times Private security guards working for Blackwater USA participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times has reported . Blackwaters role points to a ...
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• Shell and Petronas win a third of Iraqs oil reserves

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Majnoon oilfield goes to Anglo-Dutch and Malaysian consortium in second auction of oil assets since 2003 invasion A consortium led by Shell has won the rights to develop the giant Majnoon oil field at the second auction of Iraqs oil rights since the 2003 invasion. The auction for about a third of the countrys known ...
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• I NEED SOME VOIP SITE OR SOME PROGRAM, TO CALL IRAQ LANDLINE FREE OR VERY CHEAP,FROM NORWAY).DO U KNOW SOMEONE?

  
  Free Voip Info , free voips calls - iphone - skype - nokia - cisco - dlink — Authority: 173
  do we hit a enthusiastic respond ??? !! thanks
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• Shell-Petronas win Iraq’s Majnoon oil deal

  
  Royal Dutch Shell plc .com — Authority: 144
  
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• Shell-led group wins Iraq Majnoon oilfield deal

  
  Royal Dutch Shell plc .com — Authority: 144
  
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• Baghdad bombers remind Barack Obama that leaving Afghanistan is easier said than done

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 972
  Suicide attacks claimed by al-Qaeda have plunged Iraq into yet another crisis, says Con Coughlin.
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• Gates sees more sanctions on Iran over nuclear plans

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 717
  Source: Reuters KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Friday he expected the international community to impose significant additional sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ...
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• UK, US talked of toppling Saddam in 2001

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Dec.11 (ANI): Britain and the US were considering measures to bring down the Saddam Hussein regime in 2001, two years before the second Gulf War, the head of MI6 has said.Sir John Sawers, who acted as Tony Blair’s private secretary for foreign affairs in the run-up to the Iraq invasion in March 2003, [...]
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• The past and future of Iraq

  
  Muhlberger's Early History — Authority: 128
  From the New York Times blog At War . Among other things, this deeply personal account shows why it will be a very long time before Iraq will be a "normal country:" ‘I Have No Living Friends in Iraq Now’ by RIYADH MOHAMMED In most parts of the world, the end of the year is a ...
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