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washingtonpost.com - 12/24/2008
Iraq Threatens to Expel Iranian Rebels
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Exile Group Has Protected Status Under Soon-to-Expire U.N. Mandate Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, December 22, 2008; Page A15
google.com - 12/22/2008
AFP: Iraq vows to expel Iranian opposition group
— google.com — 1 day ago BAGHDAD (AFP) Iraq vowed on Sunday to oust members of the main armed Iranian... opposition group from its soil, just days before Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is due on a trip to Tehran. The announcement was made during a visit by a government ... (more) AFP: Iraq vows to expel Iranian opposition group

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Hillary Mann Leverett: America Loses Another Bit of Leverage with Iran
The Washington Note — ... Monday's news that the Iraqi government is moving quickly to prepare the expulsion or deportation of the MEK - the Saddam-era Iraqi-based Iranian terrorist group -- from Iraq is an important story that needs to be understood in the context of the post-9/11 U.S.-Iranian dialogue over Afghanistan and al Qaida, a dialogue in which I directly participated. ...

The Old Flim Flam Flummox
Obsidian Wings — ... Monday's news that the Iraqi government is moving quickly to prepare the expulsion or deportation of the MEK - the Saddam-era Iraqi-based Iranian terrorist group -- from Iraq is an important story that needs to be understood in the context of the post-9/11 U.S.-Iranian dialogue over Afghanistan and al Qaida, a dialogue in which I directly participated. ...

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