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No Government Any Time Soon In Iraq
No Government any Time Soon in Iraq The formation of a government in Iraq has been put off yet again, possibly until April 1 or […]
Sunni Arabs Struggle With New
Sunni Arabs Struggle with New Realities Ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports that Sunni Arabs are unhappy with the small number of ministries being offered them in the […]
Major Battle North Of Samarra Leaves
Major Battle North of Samarra Leaves Dozens Dead Or Does It? Al-Zaman: Rockets fell on schools in Amiriyah district, West Baghdad, Wednesday, killing 4 students. […]
30 Killed On Tuesday Including Us
30 Killed on Tuesday, Including US Soldier Early on Monday, Iraqi troops supported by US forces fought a firefight in northern Baghdad, killing several guerrillas, […]
Government To Be Formed By Sunday
Government to be Formed by Sunday? Iraqi official sources maintained on Tuesday that negotiations between the United Iraqi Alliance and the Kurdish Alliance to form […]
Wolfowitz Romancing Tunisian World
Wolfowitz Romancing Tunisian World Bank Employee? I can’t vouch for the accuracy of this gossipy story that Paul Wolfowitz is romantically involved with Shaha Ali […]
Live Blogging 1100 Am Sorry Im Getting
Live-Blogging 11:00 am Sorry I’m getting to the Brookings event on blogging, which is being webcast here, a little late this morning. One of the […]
10 Killed In Iraq Sistani Impatient Ed
10 Killed in Iraq Sistani Impatient Ed Wong does his usual good job of reporting on developments in Iraq. The guerrilla war continued apace, with […]
Schiavo Case And Islamization of the Republican Party
The Schiavo Case and the Islamization of the Republican Party The cynical use by the US Republican Party of the Terri Schiavo case repeats, whether […]