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Archives for April 2005

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Assassination Attempt On Allawi 70

Assassination Attempt On Allawi 70

Juan Cole

Assassination Attempt on Allawi 70 Bodies Recovered in Iraqi Massacres Retired Gen. John Keane, back from a fact-finding trip to Iraq, told The Hill that he thinks the Iraqi guerrilla opposition is planning “spectacular” attacks to derail th political process in the country. His thesis was given some support by events on Wednesday. A suicide […]

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20 Killed 42 Wounded Us Troops

20 Killed 42 Wounded Us Troops

Juan Cole

20 Killed, 42 Wounded US Troops Humiliate Member of Parliament Guerrillas killed some 20 persons in Iraq on Tuesday and late Monday night, according to ash-Sharq al-Awsat. In the upscale Sunni Azamiyah district of Baghdad, a suicide bomber killed 4 National Guards and wounded 38 persons when he attacked a police recruitment center. Gunmen assassinated […]

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Outgoing Interior Minister Warns On

Outgoing Interior Minister Warns On

Juan Cole

Outgoing Interior Minister Warns on Iran, Badr Corps Falah al-Naqib, the interior minister in the expiring government of Iyad Allawi, warned Tuesday that melding the Shiite Badr Corps into the new Iraqi security forces would be a mistake. He also blamed Iranian intelligence for the rumors that Sunni guerrillas had taken over 100 Shiites hostage […]

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Badr Foreign Troops Unneeded Badr

Badr Foreign Troops Unneeded Badr

Juan Cole

Badr: Foreign Troops Unneeded The Badr Corps claims to be in military control of Muthanna province, including the city of Samawah. Regional Badr leader Hadi al-Amiri said Monday that Samawah is secure, and there is no need for Australian troops to be deployed there. The Dutch used to be stationed in Samawah but have gone […]

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Ex Baathists Excluded Police Poorly

Ex Baathists Excluded Police Poorly

Juan Cole

Ex-Baathists Excluded Police Poorly Trained The United Iraqi Alliance (Shiite religious parties) who now dominate the Iraqi government are insisting on purging the Iraqi government of former members of the Baath Party and trying any who might be associated with crimes. They are also dismissive of attempts to reach out to Sunni guerrilla movements. The […]

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17 Killed In Iraq Including 2 Us

17 Killed In Iraq Including 2 Us

Juan Cole

17 Killed in Iraq, including 2 US Troops The guerrilla war rolled along on Saturday, claiming at least 17 victims dead and more wounded. Guerrillas detonated a bomb in the eastern city of Baquba, killing 7 persons, including police, and wounding 5. Guerrillas assassinated a policeman in southern Baghdad. Police were also killed in violent […]

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News Roundup Bush And His Agendas

News Roundup Bush And His Agendas

Juan Cole

News Roundup Bush and his agendas (social security privatization, the Iraq War) continue to slide in the polls. Americans turn out to want a timetable for withdrawal of US troops just as much as Iraq’s Sunni Arabs do! (69 percent want a clear goal and don’t think Bush has articulated one.)

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7 Iraqis Killed 16 Wounded Friday In

7 Iraqis Killed 16 Wounded Friday In

Juan Cole

7 Iraqis Killed, 16 Wounded Friday in String of Bombings Two Marines Killed Guerrillas in a town near Baghdad took 60 local Shiites hostage and are threatening to kill them, unless Shiite inhabitants leave the area. This incident is the most worrying explicit Sunni-Shiite conflict I can remember, and I find it alarming. Shiites could […]

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Sistani Discourages Shiite Mps From

Sistani Discourages Shiite Mps From

Juan Cole

Sistani Discourages Shiite MPs from joining Cabinet Al-Zaman/ AFP: An aide close to Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani said Friday that Sistani prefers it if the members of parliament from the United Iraqi Alliance decline posts as cabinet ministers. He says that they should instead concentrate on drafting the permanent constitution. The aide gave the interview […]

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