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Archives: February 2007
4 Us Gis Killed Army Of Heaven Cult
4 US GIs killed Army of Heaven Cult Arrested A suicide bomber killed 7 in Mosul and wounded 28 at a police station. Reuters reports political violence in Iraq on Tuesday. Guerrillas…Suicide Bomber Kills 20 At Bagram With
Suicide Bomber Kills 20 at Bagram with Cheney insideA suicide bomber killed 18-20 persons at the entrance to Bagram Base in Kabul while US Vice President Dick Cheney was on the premises.…Public Works Minister Seriously Wounded
Public Works Minister Seriously Wounded Vice President Abdul Mahdi narrowly Escapes Assassination New Oil Law Passes Cabinet Sunni Arab guerrillas attempted on Monday to assassinate Iraq's Shiite vice president, Adil Abdul Mahdi,…Al Gore Global Warming Oscars And Iraq
Al Gore, Global Warming, the Oscars and the Iraq War That the Al Gore film "An Inconvenient Truth" was legitimized by an Oscar Sunday night for "Best Documentary" has wider implications for…University Bombing Casts Doubt On
University Bombing Casts Doubt on Security Plan Muqtada Calls on Iraqi Army to Act without US Help A suicide bomber with a bomb belt got into the lobby of the School of…American Jews Blacks Fiercest Opponents
American Jews, Blacks, Fiercest Opponents of Iraq War77% of American Jews oppose the Iraq war, according to a new Gallup poll. Only Black Protestants are more opposed, at 78%. (Given that the…Barratt British Troops Not Withdrawing
Barratt: British Troops Not Withdrawing, being Redeployed to Afghanistan Keith Barratt writes:"I should like to correct a myth that has been accepted by much of the media and accepted by the majority…Al Hakim Targeted With Car Bomb
Al-Hakim Targeted with Car Bomb; Thousands of Shiites Protest US in Najaf; Enormous Bomb Hits Habaniya Mosque Late Saturday, the US Air Force launched a series of bombing raids on southeast Baghdad.…Khalilzad Apologizes For Arrest Of
Khalilzad Apologizes for Arrest of Ammar al-Hakim Maliki Government stalls Changes in Debaathification The US has released Ammar al-Hakim and US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad apologized profusely for his arrest. The US military…Breaking News Us Arrests Ammar Al Hakim
Breaking News: US Arrests Ammar al-Hakim US troops arrested Ammar al-Hakim, the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, on his return from Iran. There are conflicting reports on whether he has been released.Abdul…Cole In Salon On British Troop
Cole in Salon on British Troop Withdrawal My article,The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. Troops: Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going…Bombings In Tal Afar Kirkuk Dems Plan
Bombing in Tal Afar, Clashes in Ramadi Dems Plan to bring Troops Home in spring, O8 Senate Democrats are crafting legislation that would bring US troops home by spring of 2008.Reuters rounds…Rick Jervis Of Usa Today Reporting From
British Withdrawal May bring Militia, Iranian Influence Najaf Bomb Kills 18 Rick Jervis of USA Today--reporting from Baghdad-- suggests that the British drawdown from Basra could allow greater Iranian and militia influence…Us Petroleum And Nigerian Democracy For
The US, Petroleum, and Nigerian Democracy For those interested in the issue of US foreign policy and petroleum, the paper "Convergent Interests: U.S. energy security and the "securing" of Nigerian democracy," by…Blair To Draw Down British Troops Tony
Blair to Draw Down British TroopsTony Blair is taking 1600 troops out of Basra in the next few months and will aim to be down to only 3,000 or so (from 7,100…Rape Case Political Football In Iraq
Rape Case Political Football in Iraq Iraq War has Caused Spike in Global terrorism Iraqi security forces, Shiites, raided a house looking for a possible Sunni Arab insurgent named al-Janabi. They found…Attack On Us Military Base Kills 2
Attack on US military Base Kills 2 wounds 17; Running Battles leave Capital's Streets Deserted; Pentagon Thinks Big concerning attack on Iran In making continency plans for war against Iran, the Pentagon…Big Military Establishment Harms
Big Military Establishment Harms Liberty: WashingtonI understand Bush tried to invoke George Washington as a supporter of the Iraq War.Here is what George actually thought about maintaining large scale military institutions on…Security Plan Mocked By Massive
Security Plan Mocked by Massive Explosions Al-Hashimi Seeks "Terrorist" Status for Sadr MovementReuters reports that 2 US soldiers were killed by guerrillas on Saturday. In addition to the massive bombings at a…Car Bombs In Shiite East Baghdad Kill
Car Bombs in Shiite East Baghdad Kill 55, Wound 128 Baathis, Salafis Baiting Shiites into Attacking Sunni Arab guerrillas detonated two huge car bombs in a mainly Shiite market in east Baghdad…Senate Comes Close To Condemning Iraq
Senate Comes Close to Condemning Iraq Escalation Twin Bombings kill 11, Wound 65 at Kirkuk The US Senate came very close to passing a resolution condemning Bush's escalation of the Iraq War.…Austrian Rifles Via Iran Another Crock
Austrian Rifles via Iran?: Another CrockAn extremely well-informed observer sent me this comment on the story that Iran is sending high-powered Austrian rifles to Iraqi Shiites. Like the whole USG story about…Congressional Revolution On Iraq Blasts
Congressional Resolution on Iraq Blasts Bush Policies 56% Say Iraq War is hopeless. The House passed a non-binding resolution opposing the escalation of the Iraq War by a significant margin, 246 to…