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Iraqi Negotiations In Ankara Ahmad
Iraqi Negotiations in Ankara Ahmad Chalabi, the current president of the Interim Governing Council, led a delegation to Turkey on Wednesday for bilateral talks. A […]
Guerrillas Killed One American And
*Guerrillas killed one American and wounded another northeast of Baghdad when they set off a homemade bomb near along a military supply route. In Irbil, […]
Germany And Russia Are Ready To Train
*Germany and Russia are ready to train a new Iraqi police force, but they want the US to specify a firm timetable for turning Iraq […]
Us Forces In Iraq Are Attempting To
*US forces in Iraq are attempting to seal the Syrian and Iranian borders on intelligence that outsiders are planning a big terrorist operation in hopes […]
Far Rightwing Journalist And Resurgent
*Far rightwing journalist and resurgent imperialist Max Boot has come back from Iraq and pronounced the US venture there a resounding success. Of imperialism he […]
In Debate Of Democratic Candidates On
*In the debate of the Democratic candidates on Tuesday evening here in the US, there were some sparkling moments. I thought Howard Dean acquitted himself […]
See Fawaz Gergess Analysis Of Iraqi
*See Fawaz Gerges’s analysis of the Iraqi resistance in CSM. He makes more of the radical Sunni Muslims in Iraq than I would, though he […]
Guerillas Wounded Two American Soldiers
*Guerillas wounded two American soldiers with a bomb as their convoy was going over a bridge in Baghdad on Monday. *Two tribal shaikhs were assassinated […]
Bushs Speech On Iraq Policy At 830 Pm
Bush’s speech on Iraq policy at 8:30 pm Sunday night struck me as weak compared to past addresses of his on the War on Terror. […]