mcclatchydc.com - 10/14/2008
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BAGHDAD — Time's running out for reaching a security agreement with the U.S., and an accord is unlikely before the end of this year, Iraq's Sunni Muslim vice president said Monday.
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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news.yahoo.com - 10/15/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
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! ...
thepetitionsite.com - 10/14/2008
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thepetitionsite.com —
Soldier who saved puppy from life of hardship
in Iraq could see her dog face certain death....
URGENT! PLEASE DONATE to Operation Baghdad Pups: www.baghdadpups.com and www.SPCA.com They simply can not do this without our financial support as well! The ...
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Hashimi: Security Agreement in Doubt; UN Worries about Iraqi Christians; Physicians Close Clinics in Karbala
Informed Comment —
... McClatchy is reporting that Iraqi vice president Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni Arab, is expressing severe doubts that any security agreement can be concluded by the end of the year. He tells Leila Fadel that even if its text were soon finalized, the agreement would have to be passed by the cabinet, by the national security council and by parliament in time to take effect January 1. ...
ThinkFast: October 14, 2008
Think Progress —
... who express confidence in Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). Iraqi Vice President Tariq al Hashimi said “it’s questionable whether the U.S. will have a legitimate right to maintain its troops in Iraq” if no security agreement is reached before the UN mandate expires on Dec. 31. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also ...
Plan B?
Main and Central —
... eh? How legal is that? Interestingly, Maliki calls out that bluff in the Times interview...
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki said in an interview with the London Times newspaper Monday that if there was no agreement and no renewal of the U.N. mandate, "the U.S. forces will be confined to their bases and have to withdraw from Iraq." But he added that "a sudden withdrawal may harm security."
The Sunni Vice President Tariq al Hashimi told McClatchy's Leila Fadel...
Hashimi also expressed strong concern that the improved security ...
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SOFA Text?
mudvillegazette.com 11/26/2008 — Actually, McClatchy calls it an " unofficial translation from the Arabic ".
There are some bits that are more interesting than others ("Iraqi airspace control and monitoring will be transferred to the Iraqi authorities immediately as this ...
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