andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/31/2009
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An Iraqi Army soldier gestures from the top of a Humvee parked outside a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Security in Iraq's second city is being increased with a curfew and total vehicle movement ban imposed from this evening in ...
huffingtonpost.com - 2/2/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen.
David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried...
to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq ...
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Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision
lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/29/2009
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lynch.foreignpolicy.com —
The institutional pushback against Obama's attempt to change
Iraq policy is unfolding as predicted. After a steady...
stream of Washington Post and Wall Street Journal editorials warning against withdrawing troops from Iraq, the New York Times today ...
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Obama vs Odierno
blogs.abcnews.com - 2/2/2009
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blogs.abcnews.com —
ABC News' Martha Raddatz Reports: The Obama administration
has tapped Ambassador Chris Hill, a career member of...
the Senior Foreign Service, to be Ambassador to Iraq. Hill, the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, served as...
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Chris Hill Tapped as Ambassador to Iraq
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Smells Like - Victory!
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Unqualified Offerings Looking Sideways at Your World Since October 2001 His Chubby Hiking Partner Fred, Another Guise | Main | January 30, 2009 Smells Like - Victory! It’s 2009. Iraqi soldiers still wear masks to hide their identities . From other Iraqis. Posted by Jim Henley @ 9:43 pm , Filed under: Main His Chubby Hiking Partner Fred, Another Guise | Main | Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Pages About Comments Policy E-Mail Policy 1. OG Ginger ...
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... by Eric Martin
Jim Henley looks at a picture of an Iraqi soldier wearing a mask that covers most of the face and takes note of the quality of "victory" in Iraq:
It’s 2009. Iraqi soldiers still wear masks to hide their identities. From other Iraqis.
Actually, it's worse than that. Those Iraqis that have worked with the US during the course of the occupation are now voicing fears that their lives could be in jeopardy if...their government learns their identities. Spencer Ackerman explains: ...
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