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By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2009 – The U.S. military role remains critical to preserving gains made in Iraq and helping to prevent sectarian violence in the roll-up to Iraq’s national elections, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told about 300 soldiers and airmen at a town hall session today at Forward Operating Base Warrior. “Whether you are just rotating in, or rotating out, you may ...
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by Daniel Pipes November 21, 2009 Since the ouster of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the U.S. taxpayer has been rebuilding Iraq and – for just as long – I have been complaining about this being unnecessary and even counterproductive. (See here , here , and here for sample critiques.) Comes a report today by Timothy Williams in the New York Times , U.S. Fears Iraqis Will Not Keep Up Rebuilt Projects that tops off my unhappiness. Excerpts: ...
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Delegation from Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq arrives in Washington, D.C. 14-12-2009 After reaching an historic compromise on the Iraqi national election law, which will help usher in a new era for Iraq, two high-ranking officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) have arrived in Washington, D.C. to discuss the latest developments in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region with United States officials and members of ...
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Is Iraq's Next Crisis Ecological? Andy Kroll & Martin Chulov December 14, 2009With each passing day, the transfer of power from American forces to the Iraqi government looks less like a peaceful exchange and more like a bloody descent into chaos. On December 8th, a series of bombings in Baghdad killed at least 121 people and struck two Iraqi government institutions, an appeals court and the Finance Ministry. Those institutions had ...
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Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Explosions Rock Downtown Baghdad, Killing 5 by The Associated Press text size A A A December 15, 2009 Car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, ...
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Explosions in Baghdad, Mosul Kill 9 People Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Print BAGHDAD Car bombs and other explosions ripped through Iraq's capital and a major northern city on Tuesday, killing nine people and showing again the ease with which insurgents manage to slip past security. The explosions in Baghdad and Mosul came exactly a week after suicide bombers killed 127 people and wounded more than 500 in a series of five bombings in ...
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TEHRAN, Iran Iran said Monday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the U.S. at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear program. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not say when proceedings would begin or specify the charge other than to say the Americans had "suspicious aims." In November, however, authorities accused the Americans ...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday announced Iran's willingness to begin swapping in increments its enriched uranium for the higher-grade uranium offered by six world powers. But the concession is unlikely to be accepted by the United States, in what has become an old pattern: "Do it our way or else." US officials are already suggesting that Mottaki's proposal -- which would see Iran immediately part with one-third of ...
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AFP/Getty Images U.S. military F/A-18D Hornets take off from the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. TOKYO The Japanese government has decided to postpone a decision on relocating a controversial U.S. military base in Okinawa until next year, a move that will deepen the rift between Tokyo and Washington in their bilateral security ties. The government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday ...
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