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Amidst Violence US Embassy Opens in Iraq
airamerica.com - 1/5/2009
Amidst Violence US Embassy Opens in Iraq
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A day after dozens were killed by a female suicide bomber in Iraq, the US announced today in Baghdad the opening of one of the most expensive embassies the US has ever built. What does this mean for future relations between the U.S. and Iraq? According to U.S. spokeswoman Susan Ziadeh, ...
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008
Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Of the various premises on which the U.S. invasion of Iraq was sold to the American people, one of the most bizarre was that a post-Saddam Iraqi government would be friendly to Israel . As with claims about WMD and Al Qaeda connections, this one has ... (more) Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes

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news.yahoo.com - 1/5/2009
US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — BAGHDAD The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone— and the most visible sign of what U.S. officials call a new chapter in relations between America and a more sovereign ... (more) US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News

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TV News Winds Down Iraq Operations
nytimes.com - 12/29/2008
TV News Winds Down Iraq Operations
— nytimes.com — Quietly, as the United States presidential election and its aftermath have dominated the news, America’s three broadcast network news divisions have stopped sending full-time correspondents to Iraq. “The war has gone on longer than a lot of news ... (more) TV News Winds Down Iraq Operations

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