thenation.com - 10/23/2008
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So far, at least, the only political bloc in Iraq to support the US-Iraq agreement that would allow the continuation of the American occupation are the Kurds . It doesn't look like there will be any agreement at all before November, and possibly -- as I've been predicting since last spring -- ...
washingtonindependent.com - 10/23/2008
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washingtonindependent.com —
My colleague Matt DeLong caught Sen. John McCain’s
interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and passed along a...
quick discussion about the U.S.-Iraq basing deal that calls for a total withdrawal of all U.S. forces by Dec. 31, 2011. Long story…
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McCain Completely Misrepresents U.S.-Iraq Basing Deal
iht.com - 10/21/2008
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iht.com —
pact BEIRUT, Lebanon : Lebanon's top Shiite cleric
criticized Tuesday a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact, saying the...
Baghdad government has no right to "legitimize" the presence of foreign troops. Iraqi-born Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah ...
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Lebanese Shiite cleric opposes US-Iraq pact - ...
article.nationalreview.com - 10/23/2008
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Tomgram: Michael Schwartz, Iraq in Hell
TomDispatch —
... Among Iraqis, according to the Dreyfuss Report, only the Kurds, whose territories house no significant U.S. forces, remain unequivocally in favor of the agreement as written. Frustrated American officials, including Ambassador ...
What the Good News from Iraq Really Means
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... out at his Informed Comment blog, have come from the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, which is [Prime Minister Nouri] al-Maliki's chief political partner, the support of which he would need to get the draft through parliament." That party, Cole adds tellingly, "is close to Tehran, which objects to the agreement." The Iranian veto? Hmmm? Among Iraqis, according to the Dreyfuss Report , only the Kurds, whose territories house no significant US forces, remain unequivocally in favor of the agreement as written. Frustrated American officials, including Ambassador ...
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mudvillegazette.com 1/12/2009 — Third in a series, previous entry here .
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