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Maliki's Broadened Powers Seen as a Threat in Iraq - New York Times Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:20:22 GMT+00:00

New York Times

Maliki's Broadened Powers Seen as a Threat in Iraq New York Times Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era. Go to the Blog » A ruling in January by Iraq's highest court — sought by Mr. Maliki — gave him control of once independent agencies responsible for running the ... New Iraq protests smaller, less violent amid tight securityLos Angeles Times Even Saudi Arabia experiences small protests as region heats upCBC.ca Iraqi forces use water cannon to disperse protestsReuters CNN -Free Speech Radio News -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 448 news articles »

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Iraq's largest oil refinery reopens after attack - BusinessWeek Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:33:26 GMT+00:00

France24

Iraq's largest oil refinery reopens after attack BusinessWeek Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesman says the country's largest refinery has reopened days after gunmen attacked the facility. Asim Jihad tells The Associated Press the Beiji refinery resumed activities Friday morning. Gunmen attacked the refinery early ... Iraq's Baiji refinery 'back to normal'AFP Iraq's largest oil refinery back in operation after deadly attackMonsters and Critics.com all 22 news articles »

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Donald Rumsfeld Discusses Libya, Iran, Afghanistan and Handling of Iraq War - Fox News Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:54:54 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

Donald Rumsfeld Discusses Libya, Iran, Afghanistan and Handling of Iraq War Fox News But, the book is also controversial because Mr. Rumsfeld backs away a bit from the Iraq war policy. As you may know, President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Mr. Rumsfeld are considered the architects of what happened in Iraq. ... WOW: Bill O'Reilly GRILLS Donald Rumsfeld Over The Iraq WarThe Business Insider Known and Unknown by Donald Rumsfeld – reviewThe Guardian Rumsfeld and O'Reilly in shootout over Iraq WarExaminer.com The Australian -Huffington Post (blog) -RedState all 21 news articles »

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Gates Ratchets Up His Campaign of Candor - New York Times Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:18:55 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Gates Ratchets Up His Campaign of Candor New York Times And he has cited the painful experiences still unfolding in Afghanistan and Iraq to warn of grave risks if the military again intervenes in the Muslim world, this time in Libya, using tones far more grim than others in the Obama cabinet. ... Gates Says US Air Force May Resist Change Once He LeavesBloomberg Gates warns Air Force to prepare for range of threatsReuters Remarks by Secretary Gates at the United States Air Force AcademyDepartment of Defense Florida Courier -Charlotte Observer -Wired News (blog) all 449 news articles »

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The Real Bush Doctrine and the Real Iraq - American Conservative Magazine Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:16:22 GMT+00:00

Fox News

The Real Bush Doctrine and the Real Iraq American Conservative Magazine But whatever side you take on that question, what's unmistakable is that to the Middle Easterner, Iraq today is the only functioning Arab democracy, with multiparty elections and the freest press. It's strange that Krauthammer would insist that “the ... Libya and the Iraq War Dead-EndersThe National Interest Online (blog) How The New Yorker Supported The Iraq WarThe Plank on TNR.com (blog) No-Fly Zone Over Libya a 'No-Brainer'?Fox News Washington Post (blog) -Maui News (blog) -Socialist Worker Online all 48 news articles »

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Unrest In Yemen, Jordan, Iraq - Investor's Business Daily Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:45:22 GMT+00:00

New York Times

Unrest In Yemen, Jordan, Iraq Investor's Business Daily ... killing at least 2, as thousands in Yemen's capital demanded the president's ouster. In Jordan, 2000 protesters called for gov't reforms and the ouster of the new premier. Security forces broke up protests in Iraq, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Friday Prayers Lead to Mideast ProtestsNew York Times all 3 news articles »

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Barazani pushes government over Iraq reforms - Alsumaria Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:26:35 GMT+00:00

Al-Arabiya

Barazani pushes government over Iraq reforms Alsumaria Kurdistan leader Massoud Barazani called on the regional government to implement the 17 point reform list approved by Kurdistan's Parliament. Barazani urged the Parliament to accelerate provincial elections. Kurdistan leader called on citizens not to ... Kurdish leader calls for new vote in northern IraqThe Associated Press Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan: From Cold War to Warm PeaceWorld Politics Review Minorities In Iraq's Kirkuk Alarmed By Kurdish Troop PresenceRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty AFP -Rudaw -MEMRI (blog) all 109 news articles »

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Judge to look at RCMP search of terror suspect's home - CTV.ca Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:32:37 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Judge to look at RCMP search of terror suspect's home CTV.ca (Amanda McRoberts / THE CANADIAN PRESS) EDMONTON — Lawyers for a man accused of supporting a deadly terror attack in Iraq want a judge to determine if RCMP followed proper legal procedures when officers searched his home. Mounties seized a computer, ... Bogus search warrant in case of accused Edmonton terrorist: DefenceEdmonton Sun all 46 news articles »

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Wave of protests now touches nearly all of Arab world - MiamiHerald.com Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:28:42 GMT+00:00

Wave of protests now touches nearly all of Arab world MiamiHerald.com In Iraq, thousands trekked to demonstrations on foot after the government banned vehicular traffic. Even the closed-off kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer in the world, saw modest demonstrations. In Egypt, the day began in jubilation ... and more »

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Protests today in Bahrain, Cairo and throughout Iraq - AMERICAblog (blog) Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:35:05 GMT+00:00

Protests today in Bahrain, Cairo and throughout Iraq AMERICAblog (blog) In Iraq, protests are being reported due to the lack of progress since the downfall of Saddam Hussein. In Bahrain, sectarian conflict is at the heart of the problem. Fights between Shias and Sunnis in central Bahrain raised the spectre of sectarian ... and more »