Maliki hints Bush tried to help McCain by extending U.S. troop presence in Iraq

Named source - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki  - says negotiations with U.S. over Iraq withdrawal seemed suspect, even political."Last July, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should be out of Iraq “as soon as possible” and endorsed Sen....

McCain indicates US troops withdraw in 2 years

Republican presidential candidate John McCain appeared to leave a door open on Monday to a large-scale drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq in the next two years.McCain, who has wrapped up his party's White House...

White House Gaffe Causes Waves

Yesterday a White House clerk had inadvertently sent an email out to the wrong distribution list, which has become the source of much controversy. The story was a transcript released from a German magazine that...

White House Gaffe Causes Waves

Yesterday a White House clerk had inadvertently sent an email out to the wrong distribution list, which has become the source of much controversy. The story was a transcript released from a German magazine that conducted an interview with Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri...

Blogging from Iraq, Last of the Surge Leaving Iraq

I thought with all of the controvsey over whether things are better or worse in Iraq, I found a blog of a  reporter who is in country with first hand knowlege.  He relates that the last of the troop...

Al Qaeda in Iraq "never closer to defeat": U.S. envoy

Here's some progress."The U.S. ambassador to Iraq praisedPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday for cracking down onShi'ite militias and Sunni Arab militants and said al Qaeda inIraq had never been closer to defeat."You are not going to hear me say that al Qaeda...

Iraq violence lowest since '06 mosque attack

By Paul Tait, Sep 20, Reuters (Excerpt) "Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since before a 2006 mosque attack which unleashed the deadliest phase of the Iraq war, the deputy commander of U.S. forces...

VIEWS FROM THE ARAB PRESS ON MALIKI & BUSH

Here are some quotes from a cross section of Middle Eastern Newpapers, translated into English, giving voice to the views of the people in the region.  " BASIM AL-SHAYKH IN IRAQ'S AL-DUSTUR   Is...

Anbar o Akbar!

After just listening to President Bush’s speech I am struck by his total conviction to his mission and am confident that he will not give up the fight until his term in office is over. The speech’s aim was to improve the morale of our troops and to give a boost to...

Breaking News; 7 Iranians Released

Prime Minister Maliki has released the 7 Iranians arrested by the Americans last night. Iran was furious over the detention of it’s citizens and so was the Prime Minister Mr Maliki.Iran plans to continue it...

France calls for new Iraq prime minister

"France calls for new Iraq prime minister By Peter Allen in Paris Last Updated: 1:16am BST 27/08/2007 France's foreign minister risked fracturing his country's new relationship with America yesterday, by calling...

Iraq's Shiite, Sunni, Kurdish leaders reach consensus on key laws

"Iraq's Shiite, Sunni, Kurdish leaders reach consensus on key laws Compiled by Daily Star staff Monday, August 27, 2007 Iraq's Shiite, Sunni, Kurdish leaders reach consensus on key laws Iraq's top Shiite, Sunni...

Bush Backflip with Pike on Iraq

GW. Bush is furious over Prime Minister Maliki's latest trip to Syria. But Bush has said that if Maliki cant stablize Iraq Maliki will be replaced, so a Democratic Iraq can succeed. President: Bashar Al-ASAD...

Sens. Warner and Levin Travel to Iraq, Praise Surge Results

"WASHINGTON — After a brief trip to Iraq, Sen. Carl Levin said Monday that the Iraqi Parliament should vote no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki because of its sectarian nature and...

New Coalition Is Reached To Rule Iraq

"y ELI LAKE Staff Reporter of the Sun August 17, 2007  WASHINGTON — A month before General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker deliver to Congress a make-or-break assessment of Iraq, the country's prime minister announced a new ruling coalition that excludes the...

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