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Iraq Boom Hands Naimi 2013 Oil-Supply Challenge - Bloomberg Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:28:38 GMT

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Iraq Boom Hands Naimi 2013 Oil-Supply Challenge Bloomberg Iraq's biggest jump in oil production since 1998 is increasing the burden on Saudi Arabia to lower crude exports to prevent price declines next year. The kingdom curbed crude output in November to a 13-month low, according to OPEC. Iraq plans next year ... Iraq Surpasses Iran in Oil ProductionEnergy and Capital KSA / Iraq: Opec, quotas and tensionMiddle East Confidential Badri urges OPEC to adhere to 30 million b/d ceilingPlatts all 130 news articles »

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Why Remember Iraq? - CounterPunch Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:19:40 GMT

Why Remember Iraq? CounterPunch Most Americans would prefer to forget that we are approaching the first anniversary of the expulsion of U.S. military forces from Iraq. The Republican Party, which rallied behind George W. Bush to invade the country and occupy it, has suffered from a ...

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OK in Iraq, But Wounded at Home | TIME.com - TIME Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:47:28 GMT

OK in Iraq, But Wounded at Home | TIME.com TIME Army National Guard Major Selina Herndon recently did an interview with the Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was asked how well her unit did once back home following a year-long deployment to Iraq in 2008-2009.

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Golden Oldies - Esquire (blog) Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:17:58 GMT

Golden Oldies Esquire (blog) Since it looks like we might have something of an Oscar smackdown between Argo. in which the brave CIA spirits escaped American diplomats out of Tehran, and Zero Dark Thirty, in which the brave CIA helps find Osama bin Laden so some SEALS can shoot ... and more »

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'Iran to boost exports to Iraq to USD12bn' - Press TV Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:36:48 GMT

Press TV

'Iran to boost exports to Iraq to USD12bn' Press TV Iran's Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danaeifar says Tehran plans to export 12 billion dollars worth of goods to its western neighbor by the end the current Persian calendar year (ending March 20, 2013). He added that the figure stood at around 11 billion ... Iran's Iraq Ambassador: We Will Try to Stop Escalation of Erbil-Baghdad CrisisRudaw Iran plans to boost annual exports to Iraq to $12b: EnvoyPayvand Iraq's imports from Iran to reach USD12b - MENAFNMENAFN.COM all 4 news articles »

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Lawyer loses contact with Saudi prisoners in Iraq - Saudi Gazette Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:32:45 GMT

Lawyer loses contact with Saudi prisoners in Iraq Saudi Gazette DAMMAM – A lawyer representing three Saudis on death row in Iraq said his office will hold the Iraqi authorities responsible if any of his clients were harmed in an explosion at a ward in Al-Rassafa prison. Thamer Al-Blaihid of Al-Jerais Law Office ...

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Iraq's president says Baghdad, Kurds agree to eventually withdraw forces from ... - Washington Post Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:02:10 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq's president says Baghdad, Kurds agree to eventually withdraw forces from ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraq's central government and Kurdish leaders have reached a deal aimed at easing a military standoff that began last month, the country's president announced Thursday. The agreement calls for both sides to eventually withdraw their military ... Turkey and Iraq Kurds close to energy deal - FT.comFinancial Times Iraq: Baghdad, Kurds agree to ease tensionsSalon How to avoid another oil war in Iraq?Al-Arabiya Iraq Oil Report -The Star Online all 346 news articles »

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Iraq: Protect Palestinians in Iraqi Prisons - Human Rights Watch Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:18:23 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Iraq: Protect Palestinians in Iraqi Prisons Human Rights Watch Prime Minister al-Maliki's claim to support Palestinian prisoners is brutally ironic given Iraq's record of torture and ill-treatment of detainees in its own prisons, including Palestinians held there.The prime minister should order an immediate ...

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Antiquities Smugglers Face Crackdown in Iraq - Al-Monitor Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:02:42 GMT

Antiquities Smugglers Face Crackdown in Iraq Al-Monitor The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism announced that detainees from antiquities-smuggling gangs have confessed to using satellites to locate antiquities, and have admitted to ties with international mafias. The ministry intends to organize an international ...

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Petraeus Rising: Managing the "War of Perceptions" in Iraq - Truth-Out Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:05:30 GMT

Petraeus Rising: Managing the "War of Perceptions" in Iraq Truth-Out The story of how David Petraeus's much-heralded crowning achievement in Iraq was constructed reveals a series of contradictions that undermine the Petraeus myth. Petraeus took the command in Iraq with so little commitment to the mission that he took ...