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03 Feb 2010 10:59

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Politics: Henry Kissinger still alive, still pushing for strong Iraq policy

  • Yet while Iraq is being exorcised from our debate, its reality is bound to obtrude on our consciousness. The U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq will not alter the geostrategic importance of the country even as it alters that context.
  • Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger • Regarding the need to continue focusing on Iraq policy even while we’re withdrawing. He notes that Obama barely touched on it in his State of the Union address. Due to its strategic significance and its everlasting ties to terrorism, Kissinger claims “It cannot be in the American interest to leave the region as a vacuum.” He’s like the dude claiming we should spend the day after the party doing a deep clean of the apartment, despite the fact that it’s someone else’s job. source
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01 Feb 2010 09:29

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World: In Iraq, a bunch of Shiites killed during a pilgrimage

  • 41+ were killed by a suicide bomber today, while on a pilgrimage for the Shiite mourning day of Arbaee
  • 122+ were injured in the attack, which happened while they were traveling to the holy city of Karbala source
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29 Jan 2010 09:37

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World: Tony Blair: Uh, yeah, about Iraq … we changed, not Saddam

  • It wasn’t that objectively he had done more. It was that our perception of the risk had shifted.
  • Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair • Speaking out regarding allegations that he had misled Parliament about the threat in Iraq. Essentially, he admitted that it wasn’t an imminent threat, but 9/11 had changed the playing field. Oh boy. That sounds like he might have misled Parliament on Iraq. source
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25 Jan 2010 09:37

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World: Speaking of Iraq, major deadly blasts shook Baghdad today

  • three huge explosions hit Baghdad’s major hotel district today
  • 31+ were killed, and dozens more were wounded in the blasts source
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23 Jan 2010 17:40

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U.S., World: The U.S. isn’t letting Blackwater remain above the law in Iraq

  • The U.S. plans to appeal the decision to clear Blackwater in a 2007 shooting. A few weeks ago, our boys at Blackwater (now called Xe to avoid self-created negative connotations) were cleared of any wrongdoing in a shooting that killed 17 innocent Iraqi citizens. The decision sparked controversy, and the U.S. government now plans to appeal it. The Iraqi government has not been happy about this entire situation, BTW. source
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03 Jan 2010 10:52

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U.S., World: Iraq isn’t taking the Blackwater court decision lying down

  • win Blackwater won its criminal suit, saying they weren’t liable for a shooting that killed 14 Iraqi citizens and injured many others.
  • lose The Iraqi government, upset over this, plans to help out victims’ families in civil suits and ask for a review of the criminal case. source
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02 Jan 2010 10:53

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World: Iraq’s 2009 civilian death toll way down, still really high

  • 9,226 civilians died due to violence in 2008 – the biggest year yet
  • 4,497 died in 2009 – the lowest since the war began in 2003 source
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01 Jan 2010 11:55

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World: Blackwater bull*#^@: Iraqis stunned by U.S. court decision

  • What are we — not human? Why do they have the right to kill people? Is our blood so cheap? For America, the land of justice and law, what does it mean to let criminals go? They were chasing me and shooting at me. They were determined to kill me.
  • Blackwater victim Abdul Wahab Adul Khader • On his anger with a decision by a U.S. federal court to dismiss criminal charges against the company, which shot him in the hand in an attack on Sept. 16, 2007. The attack left 17 dead and 27 wounded. Many Iraqis interviewed were in disbelief by the decision, which some referred to as the continuation of a cover-up. source
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30 Dec 2009 09:21

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World: Day of bloodshed: 30+ killed in multiple bombings in Iraq today

  • 24+ killed in suicide bombings in the desert province of Anbar
  • 7+ religious pilgrims were killed separately by a roadside bomb
  • 100+ including a Sunni governor, were injured in the attacks source
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25 Dec 2009 10:44

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U.S.: The controversial military rule on pregnancy lasted less than a week

  • Well, that didn’t last long, guys. It’s a Christmas miracle! Just days after news broke about Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo’s new rule on pregnant soldiers in Iraq, the policy was removed. The policy would’ve pushed a court-martial on any soldier who was pregnant while on duty, or impregnated a soldier on duty. Try explaining that one to civilians, and you see the problem. source
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