news.bbc.co.uk - 10/18/2008
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Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have staged a mass demonstration in Baghdad in protest against plans to extend the US mandate in Iraq. An estimated 50,000 protesters chanted slogans such as "Get out occupier!". Iraqi and US negotiators drafted the deal after months of talks but it still ...
thedonovan.com - 10/15/2008
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thedonovan.com —
So, the Iraqi Air Force graduates it's first
class of new pilots. But few got this part. Cassandra...
over at Villainous Company did, as did Neptunus Lex. how is this not important? Heck, it's the *core* of the ...
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longwarjournal.org - 10/16/2008
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After a relative lull in targeted airstrikes in
Pakistan's tribal areas, the US has launched an attack...
in South Waziristan. Reports from Pakistan indicate at least six were killed and five were wounded after an unmanned Predator strike aircraft ...
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US kills 6 in strike in Baitullah Mehsud's territory
news.yahoo.com - 10/15/2008
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BAGHDAD - American troops acting on a tip
killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq...
a Moroccan known for his ability to recruit and motivate foreign fighters in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The ...
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US troops kill No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq - Yahoo! ...
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“Get out occupier!”
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via the BBC: Iraqis stage mass anti-US rally
Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have staged a mass demonstration in Baghdad in protest against plans to extend the US mandate in Iraq.
An estimated 50,000 protesters chanted slogans such as “Get out occupier!”.
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The BBC’s Jim Muir in Baghdad says Moqtada Sadr’s militant opposition to the US presence has strong grassroots support among many Shias - and this was a physical manifestation of that opposition. ...
Iraqi Shiites Stage Massive Anti-U.S. Rally
PoliGazette —
... Thousands of Iraqi Shiites protested against a deal between Baghdad and Washington that would enable the U.S. to keep its forces until 2011 in Iraq. ...
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Economic Summit a Concession to Europe —
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