Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category
Wednesday, February 16th, 2005
Shi'ite list picks al-Jaafari to be Iraq's prime minister-FEB-2005/p>
The Shiites are lining up their rulers, and so far I'm impressed by a few things. For one, the dreaded Islamic Republic doesn't look to be in the cards, as the various groups are talking about the necessary coalition building inherent ...
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
Some encouraging views from the Arab News. Well worth the read.
In spite of everything, the Iraqis voted. They did so with a passion and a seriousness that gives the lie to the cliché that Arabs are not ready for democracy. One myth down, a thousand to go.
Everyone says that ...
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Power Line: Progress in Iraq you may not have heard about
Via Powerline, this fits in with the previous post about Amir Taheri's piece in the Arab News. A returning soldier from the Iowa Army National Guard offers a summary of accomplishments in Iraq.
I recently spent the holidays ...
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Monday, September 27th, 2004
Power Line: Our Helpul French Allies
Another Powerline post. It seems the French are putting conditions on any international conference on Iraq.
"France said Monday that it would take part in a proposed international conference on Iraq only if the agenda included a possible U.S. troop withdrawal, thus complicating the planning ...
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Monday, September 27th, 2004
The New York Times> Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: Saddam, the Bomb and Me
The former head of Saddam's bomb effort is speaking out in the NYT. Judge for yourself.
"Was Iraq a potential threat to the United States and the world? Threat is always a matter of perception, but our nuclear ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2004
Yahoo! News - Iraq Reaches Olympic Soccer Quarterfinals
One of the best stories of the Olympics so far. It's too much to dream of them going all the way, but could you imagine?
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