Jalal Talabani

Time for Arabs to Get Serious About Iraq

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 09.19.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Iraq is slowly coming out of the woods. It has already shown that it is able to produce more than the one-man shows that we have in many Arab countries today.

Iraq's "National Sovereignty Day" is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


Jeremy Scahill

The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30th "National Sovereignty Day." This is U.S.-style Hallmark hype and will remain so until every last occupation soldier leaves Iraqi soil.

Pope Mideast Trip May Include Iraq

Earth Times | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


A report published in a leading Baghdad daily that Pope Benedict XVI may visit Iraq in mid-May as part of his tour of the Middle East sparked instant ...

Obama Went to Iraq and Visited... the Airport. Was it the Sandstorms or the Rising Shitstorm?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


Jeremy Scahill

it is hard not to wonder about the "coincidence" of Obama's visit being confined to the airport and coming in the midst of a rising tide in violence in Iraq over the past several days.

Iraq's President Talabani Unlikely To Seek Re-Election

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 04.14.2009 | World


KARBALA, Iraq — Iraqis seeking to punish religious parties for bad governance gave a veteran administrator the most votes in a January election ...

Iran, Iraq Presidents Start Official Talks

Aswat Al Iraq | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Friday started the first round of official talks with Iranian officials by meeting his Iran...

Sarkozy Visits Iraq For First Time

BBC NEWS | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


French President Nicolas Sarkozy has visited Baghdad for the first time, in a bid to rebuild ties and drum up business for French companies. After ...

Vice President-Elect Joe Biden Arrives In Iraq (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Vice President-elect Joe Biden has arrived in Baghdad following his visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan. There was no formal announceme...

The U.S. Attack on Syria: Implications for the Next Administration

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.07.2009 | World


Stephen Zunes

Obama's refusal to criticize the U.S. attack on Syria raises the prospect that rather than pursue the diplomatic route, he will instead "pick up where the Bush Administration has now ended."

Bush Thanks Iraqi Leaders For Security Pact Help

AP | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Bush called Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday to thank him for pushing through an agreement that sets a th...