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51 Of Americans Disapprove Of Bushs

51 Of Americans Disapprove Of Bushs

Juan Cole

51% of Americans Disapprove of Bush’s Iraq Policy An ABC News-Washington Post poll released Sunday: Percentage of Americans who disapprove of Bush administation policy in Iraq: 51 Percentage who approve: 47 Percentage who think Bush has made the US more prosperous: less than 10 Percentage who say Bush cannot understand their problems: 58 Percentage who […]

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Mudarrisi Avoid Conflict Ayatollah

Mudarrisi Avoid Conflict Ayatollah

Juan Cole

Mudarrisi: Avoid Conflict Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mudarrisi modified his recent demand that US troops leave the country immediately, according to al-Sharq al-Awsat. The cleric said that the Coalition troops would not stay long in Iraq, since that was neither something the Iraqi people want nor something in the interests of the Coalition. In the meantime, […]

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Talabani Pledges Militias Will Join

Talabani Pledges Militias Will Join

Juan Cole

Talabani Pledges Militias will Join Iraqi Army Jalal Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and current president of the Interim Governing Council, pledged that his paramilitary forces would be melded into the national Iraqi army eventually, In an interview with al-Zaman, he again urged a Federal system on Iraq, such that both provincial […]

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Bremer Imposes Flat Tax On Iraq Paul

Bremer Imposes Flat Tax On Iraq Paul

Juan Cole

Bremer Imposes Flat Tax on Iraq Paul Bremer continues to use Iraq as an economic guinea pig, and has now implemented the “flat tax” idea beloved of the US wealthy by fiat. Flat taxes are regressive, since they tax the rich at the same rate as they tax the poor. Someone making a million dollars […]

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Breaking News 15 Us Soldiers Killed 21

Breaking News 15 Us Soldiers Killed 21

Juan Cole

Breaking News: 15 US Soldiers Killed, 21 Injured in Helicopter Attack Guerrillas used SAM-7 shoulder-fired missiles to down a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter south of Fallujah. The troops, so many of whom were tragically killed or wounded, were being taken out of the deadly Sunni Arab triangle for much needed rest and recreation. There are […]

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2 Us Soldiers Killed In Mosul 2 Wounded

2 Us Soldiers Killed In Mosul 2 Wounded

Juan Cole

2 US Soldiers Killed in Mosul, 2 Wounded; Baghdad Partially Closed Guerrillas in Mosul set off bombs as US soldiers drove by in two sport utility vehicles, killing two of the soldiers and wounding two others. Guerrilla threats of violence paralyzed Baghdad on Saturday. Many shops did not open, many children were not sent to […]

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Bremer Promises Shortened Timetable For

Bremer Promises Shortened Timetable For

Juan Cole

Bremer Promises shortened Timetable for turning over Sovereignty First Jay Garner said he wanted to turn control of Iraq over to the Iraqis (mainly to Ahmad Chalabi and the Iraqi National Congress) within six months. (That would have been around now). Then Bremer came in to replace Garner, and said he would rule Iraq himself […]

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Raucous Celebrations In Kirkuk At Kurd

Raucous Celebrations In Kirkuk At Kurd

Juan Cole

Raucous Celebrations in Kirkuk at Kurd as President; 5 Dead The odd rotating presidency of the Interim Governing Council, whereby 9 of the 25 members take turns for one month each as leaders of the country, has now fallen on Jalal Talabani, 69. The leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is popular in eastern […]

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Wolfowitz On Shiite Contacts In Iraq

Wolfowitz On Shiite Contacts In Iraq

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Wolfowitz on Shiite contacts in Iraq; and on How He is the Only Patriot Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz talked Friday at Georgetown about his recent trip to Iraq, during which his life was put in danger by a missile attack on the hotel where he was staying. He spoke of his meetings with […]

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