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The Propaganda Success of the ‘Surge’
9 hours ago ago from Dr Nasir Khan
By William Blum, Consortiumnews.com , Dec 10, 2009 Editor’s Note: It is an overpowering consensus in Washington that the relative decline in Iraqi violence must be attributed to President George W. Bush’s “courageous” decision in 2007 to “surge” U.S. troop levels, a lesson that now must be repeated in Afghanistan. This conventional wisdom has been pushed especially hard by the influential neoconservatives and the Republicans, but ...
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14 hours ago ago from Chandler's Watch
KABUL, (Reuters) Iraq's decision to hold parliamentary elections in March will not interfere with the U.S. military's plans to reduce the number of troops in the country to 50,000 by the end of August, the Pentagon said on Thursday. President Barack Obama has pledged to end U.S combat operations in Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010, ahead of a full pullout by the end of 2011. The U.S. force in Iraq is supposed to be reduced to 50,000 by end of ...
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6 hours ago ago from Iran Affairs
Some more old articles for your enjoyment : War crimes trial for Saddam could reveal details of past U.S. help Associated Press Sat Jan 24, 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) _ Saddam Hussein’s loyalists may not be the only ones edgy about the prospect of a war crimes trial for the former Iraqi leader. Vexing questions also could surface about how much the United States helped Iraq during its eight-year war with Iran _ and whether it tried to ...
Related contentDefense Secretary Gates arrives in Iraq
22 hours ago ago from Today News From Pakistan
BAGHDAD – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Iraq Thursday to meet with Iraqi officials amid a wave of bombings that have claimed 127 lives and rattled the country's government. U.S. military leaders who greeted Gates defended the Iraqi security forces ' response to the attacks. A Thursday night meeting between Gates and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was canceled after al-Maliki was summoned before Iraq's council of ...
Related contentOIF Summary, Dec. 10, 2009: Forces in Iraq Arrest Suspected Terrorists
15 hours ago ago from THE TENSION
D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2009 -- Iraqi security forces arrested two terrorism suspects in operations over the last two days, military officials reported. In western Baghdad, Iraqi forces arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member believed to be a recruiter for foreign fighters and to have ties to high-level members of the terror organization who stage vehicle-bomb attacks across central Iraq. Intelligence ...
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On Syria border: No sign of Saddam loyalist
23 hours ago ago from PopEater
RABIYA, Iraq -Iraq's border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by a relative scattering of security forces. But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq's upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam's banned Baath Party painted on the wall of a decaying grain elevator. Cigarette smugglers? Certainly. Foreign fighters? ...
Related contentAl-Qaida Claims Responsibility For Deadly Baghdad Blasts
17 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
BAGHDAD Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government. The group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted on the Internet that the attacks in the Iraqi capital targeted the "bastions of evil and dens of apostates." It also warned the group is ...
Related contentGates arrives in Baghdad for unannounced visit
20 hours ago ago from Washington Post - U.S.
BAGHDAD -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived Thursday for an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital, whose residents are still reeling from a series of bombings Tuesday that killed more than 100 people. Gates flew to Baghdad directly from Kabul, where he spent two days briefing commanders and military units on the administration's recently announced plan to flood Afghanistan with 30,000 new troops. Gates also met with Afghan ...
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