The hand shaking between the Iraqi president (and Kurdish) Jalal Talabani, and Israel defence minister Ehud Barak is interesting historically because of the Israeli connections with the Kurds in the past,...
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"During the iron-fisted rule of his all-powerful predecessor, he said, the prisons were full of "innocent prisoners. These cells were Saddam's theatres for torture and brutal crimes."But five years since then, Iraqis and US and allied forces still face daily attacks from...
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North of Iraq, Kurdistan: Iran's army crossed the border and
penetrated five kilometers into Iraqi territory at the Kandil Mountains
near the Turkish border, Kurdish media reports. "The Iranian army
launched a...
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"PARIS: After years of shunning involvement in a war it said was wrong, France now believes it may hold the key to peace in Iraq, proposing itself as an "honest broker" between the Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish...
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"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...
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Just becuase the Israelis did it, does not make it right - good on President Jalal Talabani for opposing the idea. One nation is the way to go."Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has added his voice to a chorus of criticism of moves by US and Iraqi troops to build a security...
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Caption on photo should read - "Saddam Hussein is prepared for execution with eye exam. Officials want to make sure he sees what is going to happen." (tongue in cheek)
UPDATE: Word has it that Saddam will "leave...
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi and Iranian authorities slammed the United States on Monday for having arrested several Iranians who were visiting Iraq.
A U.S. official said the Iranians were suspected of involvement in attacks against Iraqi security forces.
Iranian Foreign...
AP
reports :"U.S. troops detained two Iranians who were in Iraq at the
invitation of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a presidential spokesman
said Monday."
Full story: news.yahoo.com
The detention of the Iraqi president's guests indicates that the
present Iraqi regime...
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"The Republicans may just have swerved into a strategy that will put the Democrats on the defensive in that they will now have to deal with the demands of a soverign country.
In the constant chant of "please,...
"Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United States of destabilizing Iraq through hired terrorists and former members of Saddam Hussein's regime.
In a meeting with Iraqi President...