1.0 link 145895 <![CDATA[Iraqi Refugees to Government's Return Offer: "No, Thanks"]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-utz/iraqi-refugees-to-governm_b_145895.html Since 2003, one in five Iraqis has been displaced. Two million of them have fled to neighboring countries, mainly Jordan and Syria.

Hoping to lure them home (and perhaps also present the image of a more stable and successful post-surge Iraq) the U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has taken to desperate measures.

They're currently offering one million Iraqi dinars, the equivalent of $850 USD, and free plane tickets to any refugee family wishing to go back - this despite...

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