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Fear Stalks Iraq As Truce Ends Us
Fear Stalks Iraq as “Truce” Ends US Diplomat in Baghdad Implicated in Israel Spy Scandal Al-Hayat: The one-day total for deaths related to the guerrilla […]
43 Dead In Wednesday Bombings
43 Dead in Wednesday Bombings Constitution Wrangling continues Guerrillas detonated three car bombs in central Baghdad Wednesday morning, killing at least 43 and wounding 73. […]
Its Cities Stupid Iraqi Reader Writes_17
It’s the Cities, Stupid An Iraqi reader writes in to complain about the tendency of Western analysts to focus on “tribes” in their political analyses. […]
One Week Postponement Iraqi Parliament
One-Week Postponement The Iraqi parliament voted to amend the interim constitution to allow the permanent constitution to be presented for a vote on August 22 […]
Now Theyre Moving Goalpost Every
Now They’re moving the Goalpost Every indication is that a final text of Iraq’s permanent constitution just won’t be reported out of the drafting committee […]
Constitution Likely Not Achieved 30
Constitution likely Not Achieved 30 More Bodies of Police Found in Baghdad The prospect that Iraqi politicians might make some last-minute deal on key issues […]
Guest Editorial Transitional Permanent
Guest Editorial: A Transitional Permanent Constitution? Guest Editorial by Andrew Arato,New School University With the ongoing marathon meetings of its political principals concerning the constitution, […]
Constitution Cliffhanger 6 Us Troops
Constitution Cliffhanger 6 US Troops Killed Politicians and the parliamentary drafting committee in Iraq are meeting Sunday afternoon in an attempt to report out the […]
Us Attack On Mosque It Is So Hard To
US attack on Mosque? It is so hard to tell what is really going on in Iraq now. A lot of Western reporters have left […]