usatoday.com - 12/30/2008
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The changes, outlined in a landmark security agreement the Bush administration signed in November, are part of the broadest transfer of responsibilities to Iraqi hands since 2004, when the government regained sovereignty from the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The most visible ...
washingtonpost.com - 1/1/2009
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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008
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Of the various premises on which the U.S.
invasion of Iraq was sold to the American people,...
one of the most bizarre was that a post-Saddam Iraqi government would be friendly to Israel . As with claims about WMD and Al Qaeda connections, this one has ...
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Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/29/2008
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The number of civilians killed by violence in
Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say....
Official Iraqi figures say 5,714 people were killed in 2008 compared to 16,252 the previous year. The non-governmental organisation Iraq Body Count ...
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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008
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... The status of forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the US kicks into effect on January 1, and with it a significant shift in the relationship between the two countries. Although US forces will still secure the Green Zone in Baghdad where government and diplomatic compounds are located, the Iraqis will have authority over it rather than the Americans for the first time since the March 2003 invasion. The Iraqis are delighted, but some Americans are less so: When the calendar flips to 2009 on Thursday, Iraq’s government will gain control over the Green Zone and its ...
01-01-09: Iraq Takes Charge Of “Green Zone”
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USA Today:
Iraqis to take charge of Green Zone in 2009
By Andrea Stone
BAGHDAD — When the calendar flips to 2009 on Thursday, Iraq’s government will gain control over the Green Zone and its own airspace and some jurisdiction over security contractors under the terms of a deal that will fundamentally change how the United States operates here.
The changes, outlined in a landmark security agreement the Bush administration signed in November, are part of the broadest transfer of responsibilities to Iraqi hands since ...
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