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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008

Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes

— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — 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 ... (more) Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes

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usatoday.com - 12/30/2008

Iraqis to take charge of Green Zone in 2009

— usatoday.com — 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 ... (more) Iraqis to take charge of Green Zone in 2009

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timesonline.co.uk - 12/30/2008

Iraq death toll plummets

— timesonline.co.uk — The number of British and US forces who died in Iraq in 2008 looks likely to be the lowest annual toll since the invasion nearly six years ago, while bombs and gunfire killed far fewer Iraqi civilians than in 2007. The casualty reductions are the ... (more) Iraq death toll plummets

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The new sign of deep friendship is a slap in the face
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... It’s almost not-morning now, so I figure everyone’s stomachs are settled enough to read about our fancy new Death Star imperialist palace embassy in Iraq, which opens today. It cost $700 million, which the AP writer manages to minimize by calling it merely the “largest embassy ever”, which is similar in scope and accuracy to calling the blue whale the largest fish ever.  For this blogger at least remembers the plans for the “embassy”, which seems less ...

US Inaugurates New Baghdad Embassy
Newshoggers.com — ... By Cernig The new US embassy in Iraq is a fitting symbol of Dubya's legacy. It's a $700 million white elephant built with corruption, graft and dodgy construction practises. Heavily fortified to show "how much Iraq has changed" (TM), it's ten times larger than any other American embassy in the world and six times larger than the UN complex in New York - fitting the lack of attention Bush aid to the rest of the world throughout the last eight years. It will persist as a massive reminder of an illegal invasion and occupation, even once that ...

US Inaugurates New Baghdad Embassy
At-Largely — Posted By Cernig The new US embassy in Iraq is a fitting symbol of Dubya's legacy . It's a $700 million white elephant built with corruption, graft and dodgy construction practises . Heavily fortified to show "how much Iraq has changed" (TM), it's ten times larger than any other American embassy in the world and six times larger than the UN complex in New York - fitting the lack of attention Bush aid to the rest of the world throughout the last eight years. It will persist as a massive reminder of an illegal invasion and occupation, even once that occupation is ...

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Little Green Footballs — ... Received this evening from a reader in Kuala Lumpur, who followed a link from the “Most Blogged” section of a Yahoo News article: ...