reuters.com - 11/10/2008
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet has drawn its conclusions on a final U.S. draft of a security pact that would require American troops to leave by the end of 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's media adviser said on Monday. Adviser Yasin Majeed declined to say what the Iraqi cabinet's ...
washingtonindependent.com - 11/7/2008
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washingtonindependent.com —
Barely a week ago, the Iraqi government was
refusing to sign a status of forces agreement with...
the U.S. military, despite the agreement’s guarantee of a full-scale troop withdrawal by 2011. Prominent Iraqi dignitaries were talking about ...
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Now That Obama’s Elected, Iraq Will Sign Basing Deal
longwarjournal.org - 11/7/2008
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longwarjournal.org —
Abu Ghazwan. Image is from an Iraqi wanted
poster. Iraqi troops scored a blow against al Qaeda...
in Iraq's network during a series of operations in the Tarmiyah region. Iraqi soldiers, backed by the local Sons of Iraq and US ...
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Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader
afp.google.com - 11/13/2008
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1 day ago BAGHDAD (AFP) The Iraqi cabinet
will vote on a controversial military pact to govern...
the presence of US troops in the country on either Saturday or Sunday, Iraq's finance minister said. "We received the last draft from the Americans and now ...
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Iraq to vote on US pact at weekend: minister
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Iraq cabinet replies to U.S. final draft of troop pact
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... said. "Our response to the U.S. amendments of the security pact has been delivered to the Presidency Council tonight," Yasin Majeed told Reuters, referring to a body made up of President Jalal Talabani and his two vice presidents. Majeed declined to say whether the cabinet had accepted the final U.S. draft, but said the amended text would now be passed on to the speaker of parliament and his two deputy speakers. Parliament must approve the draft for it to take effect ... Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4A962V200... New Iraq pact rules out US troops ...
31 Killed by Triple Bombing in Baghdad; Questions about Funding for Iraqi Intelligence
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... The proposed security agreement between Iraq and the US may be easier to get passed through parliament in Iraq now that Barack Obama is president-elect. The Iraqi cabinet interprets the accord as requiring all US troops to be out by 2011, and is relieved that this date is a whole year later than Obama's own withdrawal plan would require. ...
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mudvillegazette.com 11/26/2008 — Actually, McClatchy calls it an " unofficial translation from the Arabic ".
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War Is Over If You Want It
attackerman.firedoglake.com 11/27/2008 — A Thanksgiving present from Baghdad: the Iraqi parliament has passed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) ending the war by 2011. Or, as AFP reports , possibly by May 2010 .
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U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord
mcclatchydc.com 10/27/2008 — BAGHDAD _ The U.S. military has warned Iraq that it will shut down military operations and other vital services throughout the country on Jan. 1 if the Iraqi government doesn't agree to a new agreement on the status of U.S. forces or a renewed United ...
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mcclatchydc.com 10/26/2008 — BAGHDAD _ The U.S. military has warned Iraq that it will shut down military operations and other vital services throughout the country on Jan. 1 if the Iraqi government doesn't agree to a new agreement on the status of U.S. forces or a renewed United ...
Iraqi Cabinet delays decision on US security pact
huffingtonpost.com 10/27/2008 — BAGHDAD — Iraq's Cabinet delayed a decision Sunday on the draft security agreement that would keep American troops here for three more years, and one prominent lawmaker suggested some parties may be stalling until after the U.S. election on ...
In a New Administration, Some Brand-New Jobs? —
Wash Post Federal Page 11/11/2008
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