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Nearly 10 years after US invasion of Iraq, Sunni protesters dig in as familiar ... - Washington Post Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:37:55 GMT

Observer

Nearly 10 years after US invasion of Iraq, Sunni protesters dig in as familiar ...
Washington Post
RAMADI, Iraq — Sunni protesters are camped out in dozens of tents festooned with tribal banners on the edge of this one-time Iraqi insurgent stronghold. They are digging in and growing more organized, vowing to keep up their demonstrations against a ...
Iraq is still held back by sectarian violence and politicsObserver

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Kerry and Hagel, Vietnam and Iraq - Huffington Post Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:57:16 GMT

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Kerry and Hagel, Vietnam and Iraq
Huffington Post
Too bad in 2002 neither of them were willing to risk their political standing as U.S. Senators to vote against the congressional resolution that gave George W. Bush carte blanche to do whatever he pleased in Iraq. Kerry and Hagel (like Colin Powell ...
Maddow: Many in Congress never read Iraq intel briefs before authorizing warRaw Story
Rachel Maddow Special "Hubris: Selling The Iraq War"RealClearPolitics
MSNBC's 'Hubris' Documentary: Overlooking the Role of Media in Selling the ...Firedoglake
Antiwar.com (blog) -The Nation. (blog) -Advocate.com
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Panorama to reveal new information on how Iraq war began - The Independent Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:01:01 GMT

The Guardian

Panorama to reveal new information on how Iraq war began
The Independent
The BBC will revisit one of the greatest crises in its history when it broadcasts a controversial new Panorama investigation which promises to reveal fresh information about the intelligence deployed by the Blair Government to justify the invasion of Iraq.
BBC's Panorama to air new Iraq WMD investigationThe Guardian

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Iraq Panel Clears Senior Judge Over Saddam Ties - ABC News Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:51:46 GMT

Iraq Panel Clears Senior Judge Over Saddam Ties
ABC News
An Iraqi judicial panel rejected on Tuesday a decision to remove one of the country's top judges from his post because of alleged ties to Saddam Hussein's now-dissolved Baath party, an official said. Last week, Iraq's Justice and Accountability ...

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The Kurds: Surprise Victors of the Iraq War (For Now) - CounterPunch Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:40:15 GMT

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The Kurds: Surprise Victors of the Iraq War (For Now)
CounterPunch
The Kurds of Iraq are the big winners in the 10 years since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. They have also been lucky. Up to a few weeks before the invasion in 2003, the US was intending to invade northern Iraq from Turkey, along with 40,000 Turkish ...
Turkey defies US, Iraq by oil, gas deal with KurdsPress TV
Turkey defies US, Iraq to secure affordable energy supplies from KurdsOman Tribune
Iraq budget battle opens new front in Kurdish feudReuters
UPI.com -www.worldbulletin.net -The Majalla Magazine
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Zain Iraq Plans First-Half IPO After $1.3 Billion Asiacell Sale - Bloomberg Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:10:52 GMT

Zain Iraq Plans First-Half IPO After $1.3 Billion Asiacell Sale
Bloomberg
Zain Iraq plans to sell shares by the end of the first half as the nation's biggest mobile-phone operator follows a $1.3 billion initial public offering by Qatar Telecom QSC's Iraqi unit. Zain Iraq, a unit of Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co ...
Zain Iraq plans own IPO by JuneTelecompaper (subscription)

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Iraq greenlights gas pipeline deal with Iran, Syria - Hurriyet Daily News Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:56:47 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Iraq greenlights gas pipeline deal with Iran, Syria
Hurriyet Daily News
Ouji said in July that the project calls for the construction of a 56-inch (142 centimetre) pipeline with a capacity of 110 million cubic metres a day, connecting southern Iranian port of Assalouyeh to Iraq and then to Syria, with the possibility of ...
Iraq approves plan to pipe Iranian gas to Syria: ReportGlobalPost
Iraq Cabinet says ministry can negotiate oil, gas lines with Iran, SyriaPlatts

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Iraq's al Qaeda wing claims Baghdad blasts - Reuters Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:35:31 GMT

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Iraq's al Qaeda wing claims Baghdad blasts
Reuters
Once at the heart of the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq, al Qaeda now targets mainly Shi'ites and local security forces in an attempt to trigger the kind of widespread sectarian violence that drove the oil producer to the edge of civil war in ...
Iraq bombings aim to destabilize Maliki's government: Iran MPPress TV
Bombs target Shiite neighborhoods, claim 21lives in IraqCNN
Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 37 in IraqWall Street Journal
ABC News -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Iranian-backed militant group in Iraq is recasting itself as a political player - Washington Post Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:19:06 GMT

Iranian-backed militant group in Iraq is recasting itself as a political player
Washington Post
BAGHDAD — The Iranian-backed Shiite group responsible for most of the attacks against U.S. forces in the final years of the Iraq war is busily reinventing itself as a political organization in ways that could enhance Iran's influence in post-American ...
Iranian-backed group enters Iraq politicsUPI.com

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People's Mujahedeen 'non grata' in Iraq - Middle East Online Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:49:20 GMT

Middle East Online

People's Mujahedeen 'non grata' in Iraq
Middle East Online
An Iranian exile group attacked in Iraq this month has moved from terrorism lists to international good graces, but Baghdad wants it out over its opposition to Iran's rulers and ties to Saddam Hussein. On February 9, mortar rounds and rockets slammed ...
Dissidents blame camp attack on IraqWashington Times
After deadly rocket attack in Iraq, Iranian exile group hosts US House ...Washington Post
Group of Congress members warns Iraq after attack on Iranian refugeesRaw Story
NCR-Iran.org (press release)
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