November 17, 2008
The Iraqi cabinet voted overwhelmingly Sunday to approve the security agreement that sets the conditions for the Americans' continued presence in Iraq from Jan. 1 until the end of 2011. Next the measure goes to parliament, where it is expected to be approved as well.Iraqis are telling each other the...
go to article »November 16, 2008
Reuters has filmed a series of video messages from people in a dozen countries congratulating Barack Obama on his election victory and offering suggestions, requests and advice. You can submit your own video message on YouTube, tagging it postcardstopresident. This builds on Reuters excellent Voices...
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Barack Obama's victory in the election for the next president of the United States on 4 November 2008 was an undeniable symbol of progress for the entire world, including for the middle east. For months, as the opinion-polls fluctuated and Obama gradually established a perceptible lead, Arab po...
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Iran just test fired a missile near Iraq's border. Obama's reaction? His "incoming administration plans to explore a more regional strategy to the war in Afghanistan -- including possible talks with Iran -- and looks favorably on the nascent dialogue between the Afghan government and "reconcilable" ...
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20 Countries in the World according to an American Presidential order in 2004 were an open playground to the American army to lauch raids whenever where ever in those 20 countries it wants. I guess some of you have read the NYT important report that there was a 2004 secret order from Bush to th...
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If we are to believe the Washington Post, the Iraqis are so useless that their security forces don't have a prayer. The message from this article is let's just leave them behind and get the hell out of Iraq. These security forces are sectarian, they drive too fast, and so on. Sure Iraq's a little be...
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Al Qaeda in Iraq, the Muslim terrorist organization responsible for countless losses of life the war torn country, has warned president-elect Barack Obama to do what he promised during the Democratic primaries: withdraw from Iraq ASAP, regardless of whether or not a stable and prosperous Iraq will b...
go to article »November 7, 2008
As the optimism of the Obama win spreads across the globe and some see a more flexible United States coming, let's examine who most sees this as change they can believe in.As expected, al-Qaeda in Iraq hopes that their demands will be heard by a President Obama. Their latest statement orders the Ame...
go to article »November 6, 2008
I know that the confetti has not settled down yet, but I think it's time already to ask the Obama-Biden campaign some questions about their foreign policy plans, especially regarding the U.S. role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and regarding ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq. I did not vot...
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I had always wanted McCain to win the presidential elections even though everyone around me had made me feel that would be asking for too much. It was Biden's Iraqis-are-uncivilized-monsters plan, Obama's constant why-the-hell-should-we-help-the-Iraqis-anymore line and the dodgy characters in Obama'...
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