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mcclatchydc.com - 10/26/2008
U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord
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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 Nations mandate for the American mission in Iraq.
townhall.com - 10/27/2008
Joel Mowbray : Iraq War vet’s service attacked in Ohio campaign
— townhall.com — When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to... Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state legislature. Family considerations were ... (more) Joel Mowbray : Iraq War vet’s service attacked in ...

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U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target
foxnews.com - 10/27/2008
U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target
— foxnews.com — A U.S. strike on a network of foreign fighters in Syria killed its target, an Al Qaeda... coordinator who was wanted for sending foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, a U.S. official told FOX News. (more) U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target

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longwarjournal.org - 10/26/2008
Syria: US conducted cross-border raid
— longwarjournal.org — Syrian officials claim the US military conducted a cross-border raid into Syria from Iraqi territory. The raid... was reportedly carried out in the town of Sukkariya near Abu Kamal in eastern Syria. According to witnesses, four US helicopters crossed ... (more) Syria: US conducted cross-border raid

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U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... _ said Tariq al Hashimi, the country’s Sunni Muslim vice president. "I didn’t know the Americans are rendering such wide-scale services." Hashimi said that Army Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, listed “tens” of areas of potential cutoffs in a three-page letter, and he said the implied threat caught Iraqi leaders by surprise. "It was really shocking for us," he said. "Many people are looking to this attitude as a matter of blackmailing." Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/54795.html

Now They Understand
Suburban Guerrilla — That democracy thing? We were just kidding: 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 Nations mandate for the American mission in Iraq. Many Iraqi politicians view the move as akin to political blackmail, a top Iraqi official told McClatchy Sunday. In addition to halting all military actions, U.S. forces would cease ...

Blackmail!
Main and Central — ... from Iraq, American officials have said. Without coalition forces, Iraq would virtually shut down. The U.S. military controls the Iraqi intelligence services and Iraqi airspace, and Iraqi officials often use American military aircraft to travel safely. The Iraqi government is unable to monitor air traffic over the country, so commercial airplanes flying over Iraq would have to be rerouted and flights to and from the country would be grounded. McClatchy had an earlier article pointing out the Iraqi reaction to Odierno's threats... ...

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