reuters.com - 11/5/2008
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government is confident that president-elect Barack Obama will not jeopardize Iraq's improving security by hastily withdrawing U.S. troops, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Wednesday. Obama has "reassured us that he would not take any drastic or dramatic ...
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
africa.reuters.com - 11/3/2008
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africa.reuters.com —
CARACAS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez predicted on Sunday the "black man" will...
win the U.S. presidential race and offered to hold talks with him to improve ties between the superpower and one its biggest oil suppliers. ...
(more)
Energy and Oil | Africa
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NOW They Tell US!
JustOneMinute —
From Reuters : BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government is confident that president-elect Barack Obama will not jeopardize Iraq's improving security by hastily withdrawing U.S. troops, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Wednesday. Obama has "reassured us that he would not take any drastic or dramatic decisions," Zebari told BBC television."He will consult with the Iraqi government and the U.S. military in the field, but believes strongly that a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq will put more responsibility on the shoulders of the Iraqi government." We last heard from and about Mr. Zebari when the controversy before the house was whether Obama had been ...
Basking In The Obamaglow
Jules Crittenden —
[image] « Infidel Blogger Awards Basking In The Obamaglow This is probably just another stage of depression or mourning or whatever, but I was already feeling it yesterday when I encountered a friend of mine who voiced it. It felt really good. It was that President Obama feeling … My buddy’s a Midwesterner, grew up doing many irresponsible things with guns, was a Marine, now lives in Boston, has supported Bush and mongered war lo these many years.“I’m feeling great,” he said yesterday about living in Omerica . “It’s like a big weight lifted off my shoulders. Now I don’t have to listen to those people bitching anymore. Hey, you wanted it, you got it, it’s all yours.” I ...
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Reuters: Politics 11/5/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Newly-elected U.S. president Barack Obama will face a daunting array of foreign policy challenges, from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the global financial crisis to the need to shore up the country's frayed international image. ...
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