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Sir William Patey, head of the Middle East department at the FCO, 1999-2002, told the inquiry: “In February 2001 we were aware of these drum beats from Washington and internally we discussed it. Full Article at Times Online
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BAGHDAD - Iraq cannot hold a national vote scheduled for January on time, Iraq's election panel said Tuesday, even as a vice president signaled he would again veto an election law in a dispute whose roots lie in Iraq's ethnic and sectarian divisions. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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BEIRUT (AP) - An aide to Lebanon's top Shiite cleric says the sheik has successfully undergone minor procedure to measure the flow of blood to the heart. Full Article at Ventura County Star
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Fourteen years after the end of the Bosnian war, efforts to find and identify the around 40,000 missing from conflicts related to the breakup of the former Yugoslavia are still underway. Nearly 30,000 of those people were from Bosnia. Full Article at MinnPost.com
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Vice President Joe Biden issued a somber warning for opponents of the Obama administration's agenda, telling party loyalists during a fundraising speech in Iowa that the naysayers "should be worried about us, for we are their worst nightmare." Duh. Full Article at NewsMax
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Fort Benning soldier in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Briand T. Williams, 25, of Sparks, Ga. , died Sunday in Numaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Full Article at Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the next year to what he's called "a war of necessity" in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told McClatchy. Full Article at Wizbang
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Tony Blair, Prime Minister until 2007: Ultimately responsible for ordering the invasion of Iraq Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 and current Justice Secretary: Key player in negotiations with United States Lord Goldsmith,... Full Article at Times Online
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Sir Peter Ricketts, who was chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee in 2001, said there was concern in both London and Washington that the strategy of "containment" of Saddam Hussain was "failing". Full Article at Metro.co.uk
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In March 09, Nobama told the world that his Strategic Vision was that Afghanistan was a fight that the US had to fight for our own security; this is ONE of very few things that I agree with Nobama. Full Article at Politics Daily
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Associated Press FORT BENNING - The Department of Defense says a soldier from Georgia has been killed while fighting in Iraq. The military said late Monday that 25-year-old Sgt. Full Article at Hinesville Coastal Courier
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By Alex Delmar-Morgan DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates is the world's top investor in Iraq so far this year, having announced $37.7 billion worth of projects in the first nine months of 2009, mainly in the oil, gas and real-estate sectors, according... Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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Some of the nation's wealthiest and most powerful law firms have donated hundreds of millions of dollars in free legal services to terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Full Article at HumanEvents.com
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This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Full Article at BBC News
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McClatchy reports that Barack Obama made his decision last night on Afghanistan, and has decided on a number between McChrystal’s medium- and high-risk plans. Full Article at Hot Air
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed, including two Sunni Muslim clerics, in bomb attacks in Baghdad and Iraq's western province of Anbar on Tuesday, a well-informed police source said. Full Article at Xinhua
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Iraq is on the verge of a boom in project finance as power plants, shopping malls and general infrastructure investment starts to kick in and violence continues to subside, the country's trade bank said. Full Article at TradeArabia
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The United States does not control its own destiny. Full Article at Global Research
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Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the internet early next year, chief Eric Schmidt has announced. Full Article at Channel 4
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Documents show that even while he asserted that no decisions had been taken about military action, military planning for a full invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime began in early 2002. Full Article at The National Newspaper
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The Republic of Iraq (conventional short form: Iraq) (Arabic: العراق (help·info) translit: 'al-‘Irāq, Kurdish: عيَراق), is a country in Southwest Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. Full Article
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Iraqi national policemen check weapons and armaments seized by Iraqi security forces during recent security operations, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday Oct. 8, 2009. The weapons were seized during operations in Madain, about 20 kilometers (14 miles) southeast of Baghdad.
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Women's 400m gold winner Golestan Mahmud of Iraq holds up her national flag at the end of her race at the 16th Arab Atheltics Championships in Damascus on October 07, 2009.
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Women's 400m gold winner Golestan Mahmud of Iraq drapes her national flag over her shoulders at the end of her race at the 16th Arab Atheltics Championships in Damascus on October 07, 2009.
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Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) speaks during a meeting with Iraqi businessmen in Baghdad October 7, 2009.
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Salah al-Obaidi (L), spokesman of Iraq's Sadr movement, and Hazem al-Aaraji, aide to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, speak during a press conference to announce the start of the electoral campaign for the party's primary elections in Baghdad on October 7, 2009.
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Members of Iraq's Sadr movement hold a press conference to announce the start of the electoral campaign for the party's primary elections in Baghdad on October 7, 2009.
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Iraqi security forces inspect a damaged car after a car bomb tore through an open-air market on Tuesday in Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Eight people were killed and 20 were wounded in the blast, police said.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks about Iraq and Afghanistan during an address before the Association of the United States Army 2009 Annual Meeting in Washington, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: An Iraqi motorist waits for the start a car race on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: An Iraqi rides a jetski on a lake during car races on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: Iraqis change a flat before a car race on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: An Iraqi motorist gets ready before a car race on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: An Iraqi motorist races during a car race on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: An Iraqi motorist is stands near his car before a car race on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: An Iraqi motorist races during a car race as the shadow of those watching is seen on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
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U.S. soldiers meet Iraqi boys during a patrol near the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad September 27, 2009. For a city under constant attack at the hands of a violent Sunni Arab insurgency, northern Iraq's Mosul looks in better shape than it has for many years.
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An Iraqi boy stands near a U.S. soldier standing guard during a patrol near the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad September 27, 2009.
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An Iraqi boy stands near a U.S. soldier standing guard during a patrol near the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad September 27, 2009.
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US commander in Iraq Ray Odierno speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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ARLINGTON, VA - OCTOBER 01: Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Multi-National Force-Iraq commanding general, briefs reporters at the Pentagon October 1, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Odierno briefed reporters on the current state of military affairs in Iraq.
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ARLINGTON, VA - OCTOBER 01: Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Multi-National Force-Iraq commanding general, briefs reporters at the Pentagon October 1, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Odierno briefed reporters on the current state of military affairs in Iraq.
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Women's 400m gold winner Golestan Mahmud of Iraq holds up her national flag at the end of her race at the 16th Arab Atheltics Championships in Damascus on October 07, 2009.
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So it makes sense for the physical suppliers such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, etc. to try and find a more stable alternative benchmark
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When the prime minister discussed Iraq with President Bush at Crawford in April, he said that the UK would support military action to bring about regime change.
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Especially where there are Soldiers and Airmen in the fight, that is critically important, and I know how much they appreciate going out, whether it's Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Africa – wherever they are – they appreciate leadership coming, just to say, 'Thank you for answering the call to serve...
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The tone of voice was more if there turns out to be any link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden that is going to have major implications for Iraq and Saddam Hussein.
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If I am elected president I will begin the immediate withdrawal of all troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Iraq/Afghanistan needs to be fully functioning and independent democracy by date X
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This is a little bit like Iraq after the country was stabilized
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Google Maps for the Iraq counterinsurgency
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What I was seeing was the development of what I would later see in Iraq and Afghanistan, where Special Operations forces would operate in both theaters without the conventional commander even knowing what they were doing ... That’s dangerous, that’s very dangerous. You have all kinds of mess when you do...
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This region has seen too many conflicts, like the Iran-Iraq war, invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, and the war that led to ouster of Saddam Hussein. We cannot afford more conflicts in the region.
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I have a flag, President Bush, Colin Powell, maps of Afghanistan and Iraq ... The podium on which President George W. Bush gave a speech transforms into aircraft.
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Unlike Iraq, the mission in Afghanistan where they attacked us in 9/11, is always in every American's heart and mind. And the fact that we have to get it right.
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We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges
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Captain Montalvan made great sacrifices fighting for our country in Iraq ... I'm not entirely familiar with the facts of this case, but what I do know underscores both the need to help our returning veterans and to raise awareness and increase access for service dogs.
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Bonus. There's a bonus that's available to traditional National Guard Soldiers who are in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait
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If you have McDonalds in your country, you have sufficient liberalisation ... There’s literally a KFC on the border between Kuwait and Iraq. As you travel from Basra down to Kuwait City, you realise, as you cross into Kuwait: I’m in America now.
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Eventually, if you follow this [a strike on Iran] all the way down, eventually I’m putting boots on the ground somewhere. And like I tell my friends, if you like Iraq and Afghanistan, you’ll love Iran.
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I picked up the New York Times to discover we have spent more money rebuilding Iraq’s schools, hospitals, water treatment and electrical plants – $54 billion – than we have spent on any construction project since the Marshall Plan.
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solidarity with the peoples of the world who have suffered and are suffering from imperialist aggression, especially the more than 50 years of the genocidal blockade against Cuba… the massacre of the Palestinian people, the illegal occupation of part of the territory of the Western Sahara, and the invas...
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scrambling to establish a link between Iraq and al-Qaida
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examine the United Kingdom's involvement in Iraq, including the way decisions were made and actions taken, to establish as accurately and reliably as possible what happened, and to identify lessons that can be learned
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Kirkuk is a small Iraq. I compare this city to a rose; all scents of the rose are there and this is exactly how it should be. We will work hard to make sure that the groups there will achieve peace and reconciliation. We have to work together to make sure that all the historical rights of these people a...
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recommendations about how the United States can safely extricate itself from Iraq.
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