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The Folly of de-Clintonification

Jared Levy | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Jared Levy

As Barack Obama goes about forming a cabinet, cries have gone up that Obama is committing some kind of sin by appointing a number of people who worked in the Clinton Administration.

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Iraqi Parliamentarian Acquitted For "Crime" of Visiting Israel

Heather Robinson | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Heather Robinson

Following a visit to Israel in September, the Iraqi Parliament stripped human rights activist Alusi of his legal immunity and threatened him with prosecution for the "crime" of visiting Israel.

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The Surge "Success" Debunked

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Luis Carlos Montalván

Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.

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Iraq's New Law on Ex-Baathists Could Bring Another Purge

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Joshua Partlow | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: De-Baathification Law, Warwire, Iraq War, Baathists Purge, War in Iraq, Baathists, Iraq, Iraq Government, Politics News

Maj. Gen. Hussein al-Awadi, a former official in Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, became the commander of the Iraqi National Police despite a 2003 law ba...

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