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US Troop Withdrawal From Iraq: Your Thoughts, Your Stories (POLL)

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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**** Scroll down for a poll U.S. troops must withdraw from Iraqi cities and towns by June 30 as part of the Status of Forces Agreement that was ratif...

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How The FBI Broke Saddam - Without Using Torture

The Daily News | James Gordon Meek | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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Where were Iraq's WMD? How close was Saddam Hussein to Al Qaeda, really? These were vital - but still unanswered - questions when the Iraqi despot wa...

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Obama's Doublespeak on Iran

Ismael Hossein-zadeh | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Ismael Hossein-zadeh

In terms of actual policy measures, President Obama and his foreign policy team have not taken any steps to reverse or mitigate the hostile policies their predecessors put into effect against Iran.

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Iraqi Officials Start Referring To Maliki As "Master," Reminding Some Of Saddam Era

New York Times | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Iraq's civilian leaders held a meeting on Thursday with the 300 top Iraqi military commanders from around the country to discuss the withdrawal of Ame...

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Incredible Photos Of Saddam's Palaces (PICTURES)

bldgblog.blogspot.com | Posted 06.30.2009 | World

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These extraordinary images --published here for the first time show the imperial palaces of Saddam Hussein converted into temporary housing for the U....

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Carville and Rove Duke It Out at Radio City Music Hall

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media

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Marcia G. Yerman

Instead of getting Ali and Frazier, the crowd braced itself for a confrontation between Carville -- "The Ragin' Cajun," and Rove -- "The Boy Genius." There was drama and theatrics galore.

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24 and the Tortuous Politics of Torture

William Bradley | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

For Dick Cheney, if there's a 1% chance of a terror plot existing, it should be treated as a certainty. It's one thing when that sort of manipulation is used to entertain, and quite another when it's used to govern.

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Stop the Presses: Cheney's Re-emergence Is Finally Explained!

Sandy Goodman | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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Sandy Goodman

Nancy Pelosi, this week, accused the CIA of lying. Who, journalists collectively ask, could ever accuse the CIA of lying? Who indeed? Almost anybody, it seems to me.

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What Does Obama's Afghan Command Change Mean?

William Bradley | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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William Bradley

The move from McKiernan to McChrystal also seems to signify an end to nation-building fantasies in Afghanistan.

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Saddam Hussein's Jail Letters Revealed

New York Daily News | James Gordon Meek | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

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Immediately after U.S. troops captured Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq's brutal ex-dictator turned into a crybaby over "beatings" by a "detention gang" ...

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Bible and Guns: Why Soldiers Who Proselytize Strengthen Our Enemies

Kamran Pasha | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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Kamran Pasha

American Christians who supported the Iraq war as an End-Times battle to spread Christianity have ironically created an environment where Christianity is now disappearing from Iraq.

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The Iraq War in Perspective

Richard N. Haass | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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Richard N. Haass

The second and still ongoing Iraq war was a war of choice, not necessity. The United States could well have accomplished a change in regime behavior and a change in regime threat without regime change.

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Get the Story: Why We Misunderstand Swine Flu, the Financial Crisis, and other Non-Narrative News

Jay Michaelson | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media

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Jay Michaelson

Nameless trends, faceless economic forces -- these are the true villains in today's most pressing dramas, yet they are almost completely unrepresentable on screen.

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Even For Cheney, The Al Qaeda-Iraq Torture Story Is A New Low

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

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Andy Worthington

Coercive and illegal techniques were used widely at Gitmo in an attempt to secure information linking al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein.

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Abu Omar al-Baghdadi: Iraq Displays Images Of Suspected Insurgent Leader

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government presented the first image of the alleged leader of an al-Qaida front group Tuesday in a bid to prove the right su...

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Torture Used to Link Saddam with 9/11

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

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Marjorie Cohn

Obama's intent to immunize those who violated our laws banning torture and cruel treatment violates the President's constitutional duty to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

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Weapons of Mass Influence - Undermining Terrorism - An Interview With Jerrold M. Post

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

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Yvonne R. Davis

Dr. Post offers a step-by-step approach for political, military and ideological actions to induce behavioral, emotional and attitudinal changes to manage and minimize a "war" we just can't win.

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CNN Reporter Turned Princess Starts Jordanian J-School

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.13.2009 | Media

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Princess Rym's advice to young journalists today is: "Be persistent. Don't take no for an answer. Remember why you're doing this. It's not about you, it's about the story."

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South Park Creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone Received Signed Saddam Photo From US Marines

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the long-running Comedy Central animated series South Park, say that they received a signed photograph of ...

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Fugitive Saddam Aide Calls For Better US Ties After Troops Leave, Govt Toppled

AP | SALAH NASRAWI | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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CAIRO — A former top deputy of Saddam Hussein has said he wants good ties with the United States, but only after U.S. troops leave and the Shiit...

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Ali Larijani, Iranian Parliament Speaker, Slams Obama's Nowruz Greeting

New York Times | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

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Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's Parliament, on Wednesday criticized the United States in harsher terms than any other leading Iranian figure has d...

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Success in Iraq? Think Again.

Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

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Rick Horowitz

See, in a world where things aren't connected to other things -- where you get to handle one thing at a time, in a vacuum, at the pace you choose -- maybe you could consider the war in Iraq a success.

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Iraqi Resistance Infighting

Fay Ferguson | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

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Fay Ferguson

The Supreme Command of Jihad and Liberation were due to meet with other groups opposed to US-backed prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to discuss plans for governance after US troops leave.

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Tariq Aziz, Saddam-era official, gets 15-year term

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 04.11.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — For years he was the urbane, cigar-smoking face of Saddam Hussein's regime, who argued his boss' case in the international corridors o...

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Iraqi PM Calls For Reconciliation With Saddam Supporters

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — In an overture to Sunnis, Iraq's prime minister called on Iraqis on Friday to reconcile with former supporters of Saddam Hussein's Sun...

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