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Archives for September 2003

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Iraqi Negotiations In Ankara Ahmad

Juan Cole

Iraqi Negotiations in Ankara Ahmad Chalabi, the current president of the Interim Governing Council, led a delegation to Turkey on Wednesday for bilateral talks. A source in the delegation told al-Sharq al-Awsat that the IGC has decided to decline peacekeeping troops from any neighboring countries, including Turkey, so as to avoid complications. This decision would […]

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Guerrillas Killed One American And

Juan Cole

*Guerrillas killed one American and wounded another northeast of Baghdad when they set off a homemade bomb near along a military supply route. In Irbil, guerillas wounded six American soldiers, killed one Iraqi, and wounded 41 others, when they set of a huge car bomb outside an office frequented by US soldiers in northern Iraq. […]

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Germany And Russia Are Ready To Train

Juan Cole

*Germany and Russia are ready to train a new Iraqi police force, but they want the US to specify a firm timetable for turning Iraq back over to the Iraqis. Russia is flatly rejecting the idea of sending troops to Iraq under any circumstances.

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Us Forces In Iraq Are Attempting To

Juan Cole

*US forces in Iraq are attempting to seal the Syrian and Iranian borders on intelligence that outsiders are planning a big terrorist operation in hopes of discouraging the United Nations from sending a peacekeeping force. -al-Zaman. If true, it would show that the canny enemies of the US realize that internationalizing the reconstruction of Iraq […]

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Far Rightwing Journalist And Resurgent

Juan Cole

*Far rightwing journalist and resurgent imperialist Max Boot has come back from Iraq and pronounced the US venture there a resounding success. Of imperialism he said, “No need to run away from the label America’s destiny is to police the world.” This gonzo style, borrowed on the sly from Ariel Sharon and falsely attributed to […]

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In Debate Of Democratic Candidates On

Juan Cole

*In the debate of the Democratic candidates on Tuesday evening here in the US, there were some sparkling moments. I thought Howard Dean acquitted himself well, but I was sorry to see him buy into Saudi-bashing. He accused the Saudis of systematically schooling their children to hate Americans. That such schooling exists in the kingdom […]

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See Fawaz Gergess Analysis Of Iraqi

Juan Cole

*See Fawaz Gerges’s analysis of the Iraqi resistance in CSM. He makes more of the radical Sunni Muslims in Iraq than I would, though he is careful to say they only amount to a few hundred, and he is attentive to the continued appeal of Arab nationalism. http://www.csmonitor.com/ 2003/0910/p11s01-coop.html

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Guerillas Wounded Two American Soldiers

Juan Cole

*Guerillas wounded two American soldiers with a bomb as their convoy was going over a bridge in Baghdad on Monday. *Two tribal shaikhs were assassinated in Iraq according to al-Zaman. One, `Abd al-Jabbar al-Issawi, was from the powerful Sunni al-Jubur tribe, which was favored under Saddam. Assailants shot him down in Baghdad. Who killed him […]

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Bushs Speech On Iraq Policy At 830 Pm

Juan Cole

Bush’s speech on Iraq policy at 8:30 pm Sunday night struck me as weak compared to past addresses of his on the War on Terror. He seemed to me distracted and nervous, no doubt aware that after the UN and Najaf bombings, and with the steady drumbeat of US casualties, things are not going well. […]

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