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Iraqi PM Shows Authoritarian Streak, Warns Of 'Rivers Of Blood'

AP | By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 12.28.2011 | World

Read More: Al Maliki, Maliki Power, Maliki, Maliki Sectarian, Iraq, Iraq Sectarian, Nouri Al Maliki, Video, World News

BAGHDAD -- In the week since the last American troops left Iraq, Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an arrest warrant for the country's hig...

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War Is Over. What Next?

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.20.2011 | Politics

Read More: Egypt, Dictator, Tunisia, War, Yemen, Democracy, Iraq, Diplomacy, Soviet Union, Bahrain, America, Iraq War, Iran, Loyalty, Human Rights, Arab Spring, Chris Weigant, Middle East, Revolution, Saudi Arabia, Secular, Oil, Libya, Israel, Ally, Islamist, Maliki, Stability, Politics News
Chris Weigant

To mark the milestone of the last American troops to leave Iraq, I'd like to take a wider view and look at the entire region, post-Saddam and post-Arab Spring.

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Mutual Interests for Baghdad and Washington

Raghida Dergham | Posted 12.16.2011 | World

Read More: Raghida, Maliki, Iran, Un, Iraq, Gcc, Iraq War, Dergham, Baghdad, Foreign Policy, World News
Raghida Dergham

President Barack Obama has taken his containment policy through partnership to a new level this week by crowning Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki as a strategic player in the Arab-Iranian-Turkish equation.

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Republicans Disrespect Iraqi Democracy

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.26.2011 | Politics

Read More: Tea Party, Parliament, Wmd, President Obama, John Boehner, Timetable, Status of Forces Agreement, War, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Mahdi Army, Obama, Mccain, Democracy, Iraq, Lindsey Graham, Strongman, Barack Obama, Withdrawal, Bush, Iran, Michele Bachmann, Chris Weigant, Sofa, Sadr, Mission Accomplished, Puppet, Iraq War, George W Bush, Republicans, Maliki, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Every current Republican gripe on the Iraq withdrawal boils down to a monumental refusal to face the reality of a full-fledged Iraqi democracy.

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Will the U.S. Troop Withdrawal Leave the Door Wide Open for Iran?

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 12.25.2011 | World

Read More: Unhcr, Qods Force, Iran, Khamenei, Mek, Ahmadinejad, Allawi, Shahlaei Camp Ashraf, Qassem Soleimani, Iraq, United States, Maliki, Withdrawal, Quds, World News
Alireza Jafarzadeh

On October 23, Ahmadinejad laid out Tehran's strategy to CNN. Clearly, Iran intends to take on the U.S.'s former role in Iraq.

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Reviewing America's Wars [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2011 | World

Read More: White House, Pentagon, President Obama, Cia, Pakistan, Al Sadr, Media, America, Afghan, War, Mahdi Army, Joe Biden, Drones, Barack Obama, Muqtada Al Sadr, Army, Arab Spring, Deadline, Sadr, Donald Trump, Libya, Taliban, Afghanistan, Iraq, Maliki, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Pakistan War, World News
Chris Weigant

Since the mainstream media has abdicated all responsibility for reporting the news, I thought today would be a good day to review the current status of America's wars.

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Tehran's Dilemma in Trying to Have It Both Ways

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Egypt, Khamenei, Irgc, Gaddafi, Iraq, Ben Ali, Hezbollah, Uprising, Iran, Mek, Ahmadinejad, Tehran, Protest, Unrest, Baghdad, Libya, Mubarak, Maliki, World News
Alireza Jafarzadeh

To no one's surprise, the regime ruling Iran is watching the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, searching for a way to exploit the outcomes to its advantage.

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Maliki To Retain Power As Iraqi Leaders Reach New Government Deal

AP | REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Maliki, Iraq Government, Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, Iraq Parliament, Iraqiya, Nouri Al Maliki, World News

BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will return to power for another four-year term after Iraqi lawmakers working late into the night Wedne...

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Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Timeline

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: White House, Pentagon, President Obama, Troops, Speech, Kept His Promise, Timetable, Perspective, Mccain, Obama, Media, Ptsd, Withdrawal, Veterans, Bush, Military, Sofa, Troop Level, Status of Forces, Promise, Combat Forces, John McCain, Status of Forces Agreement, American Forces, Context, Barack Obama, Soldiers, Deadline, Chris Weigant, Iraq War, Afghanistan, Iraq, Maliki, Milestone, Timetable for Withdrawal, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I have wondered why the White House hasn't been making some political hay over the success of the withdrawal timetable in Iraq. But I now see they wanted to roll this news out when people were actually paying attention.

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Exceptional Democracy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Third Party, Parliament, American Exceptionalism, Primary, Legislative, Executive, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, American, Democracy, Parliamentary, Congress, Election Season, Britain, America, President, Election, Government, Exceptionalism, Prime Minister, Chris Weigant, Representative Democracy, Sadr, Party, Calendar, British, Maliki, Al-Sadr, Minority, Al Maliki, Politics News
Chris Weigant

If America is truly supposed to be exceptional in all things, why do other countries -- almost without exception -- decide our governmental structure isn't really for them, when it comes time to choose?

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Tehran's Strategic Defeat in Iraq

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Sunnis, Elections, Iraq, America, Ayad Allawi, Iraqi, Iran, Alireza Jafarzadeh, Shiites, Tehran, March 7, Defeat, Maliki, Prime Minister, Parliament, Iraqiya, Strategic, World News
Alireza Jafarzadeh

The triumph of the cross-sectarian and nationalist Iraqiya list, headed by former PM Ayad Allawi, represents a major threat to the ambitious agenda of the regime in neighboring Iran.

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Security is the dominant issue for displaced Iraqis

Charity Tooze | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Iraqi Refugees, Iraq Elections, Maliki, Charity Tooze, Politics News
Charity Tooze

Iraq continues to convulse from its transition from despotic dictatorship to democracy. Tomorrow marks Iraq's second election since the US lead invas...

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The Forgotten War

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, US Military, President Obama, Pentagon, Troops, Timetable, Status of Forces Agreement, Forgotten War, War, American Troops, Iraq, Obama, US Troops, 2011, Barack Obama, Withdrawal, Bush, Military, 2010, Combat Troops, Troop, Deadline, Sofa, Chris Weigant, Afghanistan, Maliki, Politics News
Chris Weigant

No so very long ago, Afghanistan was known as "the forgotten war." But these days, Afghanistan is hard to miss in the headlines. Obama needs to begin talking about our newly-forgotten war: Iraq.

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Obama Maliki Meeting: Iraqi PM To Seek US Investments

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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BAGHDAD — Bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that insurgents, though weakened, remain intent on des...

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An Interview with Iraq MP Mohammed al-Dayni After His Arrest and Escape

Dal LaMagna | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Maliki, Human Rights, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Iraq MP, Iraq Maliki, Iraq War, Mohammed Al-Dayni, Coalition Forces Iraq, Human Rights Iraq, Insurgents Iraq, World News
Dal LaMagna

I had the opportunity to interview a member of the Iraqi Parliament helping to negotiate a cease fire with Iraqi insurgents who is now charged by his government of traitorous crimes.

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The Beginning of the End of the Iraq War?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Troops, President Obama, Timetable, Status of Forces Agreement, Obama, Election, 130000, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Bush, Iraqi, Elections, Surge, Al-Maliki, Chris Weigant, Sofa, Iraq War, National Sovereignty Day, Iraq, Milestone, Maliki, Cities, Timetable for Withdrawal, World News
Chris Weigant

If our soldiers are out of Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi security forces start shouldering more and more responsibility as a result, do we really need all 130,000 troops sitting in their bases?

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

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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Obama Flip-Flopped On Detainee Photos Because Iraqi President Feared Violence

McClatchy | Nancy A. Youssef | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Detainee Photos, Detainee Rape Photos, Abu Ghraib Photos, War Wire, Obama Maliki, Maliki, Obama, Obama Detainee Photos, Iraq, Obama Detainee Pictures, World News

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama reversed his decision to release detainee abuse photos from Iraq and Afghanistan after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al...

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Iraq Anti-Corruption Watchdog Arrests 1,000 'Corrupt' Officials

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Corruption, Iraq Anti-Corruption Watchdog, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, Abdul Falah Sudani, Iraq Corruption, Foreign Affairs, Commission of Public Integrity, Iraq Corruption Arrests, Maliki, Al-Maliki, Iraq, Advocacy, Nouri Al Maliki, World News

Iraq's anti-corruption watchdog says arrest warrants have been issued for some 1,000 allegedly corrupt officials....

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First Milestone Approaches In Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Chris Weigant

America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Stuart Bowden, Ted Stevens, Jesse Jackson Jr, Ron Paul, Guantanamo, Al Franken, Best Government Dollar Spent, 50 State Strategy, Mccain, Primary Schedule, Awards, China, Worst Political Theater, Drill Baby Drill, Sarah Palin, Most Overreported Story, Andrew Cuomo, First Cat, Howard Dean, Socks the Cat, 2008, Bailout, Sofa, Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Worst Political Scandal, John Edwards, Status of Forces, Sorry to See You Go, Health Care, Aids, Global Warming, Gravel, Election 2008 Coverage, Alaska, Bobby Jindal, Thomas Tamm, Reconstruction, Joe the Plumber, Tony Snow, Bernanke, Democrat, Letterman, Socks Clinton, Most Underrated, Democrats, Barack Obama, Best Idea, Predictions, George Carlin, 15 Minutes of Fame, Honorable Mention, Michigan, Hybrid, Wiretapping, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Executive Experience, Maliki, Caribou Barbie, Best Spin, Stuart Bowen, Destined for Political Oblivion, Kucinich, Jesse Helms, Private Jet, Beijing, Truth Commission, Going Green, Iraq, Most Overrated, Isaac Hayes, Spitzer, Caroline Kennedy, Bush, Wright, Blagojevich, Paulson, Bo Diddley, Mclaughlin, Unemployment, Inauguration, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Snl, Florida, Socks, Primary, Africa, Whistleblower, Best Political Theater, Most Underreported Story, Boldest Political Tactic, Castro, David Plouffe, Jeremiah Wright, Olympics, Harvey Korman, Beau Biden, Bernie Mac, Free Speech Zone, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Oil, Most Honest Person, Socialism, Michael Crichton, Arthur C. Clarke, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Worst Idea, David Letterman, Tamm, Wurzelbacher, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Gold Medals, Begich, Ron Paul, Ramsey, Mccain, Awards, China, Sarah Palin, Cindy Sheehan, Turncoat of the Year, Miss America, Enough Already, Mark Begich, 2008, Sofa, Dennis Kucinich, American Taxpayer, Turncoat, Status of Forces, Shinseki, Prime Minister, America Does Not Torture, Obama Wins, Edwards, Obama Is a Muslim, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Best Comeback, Taliban, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Maliki, Worst Politician, Styx, George Bush, President, Jon Benet, Beijing, President Elect Barack Obama, Iraq, Obama, President-Elect, Most Original Thinker, Spitzer, Bush, Lieberman, Michael Phelps, Blagojevich, Paulson, Mclaughlin, Stevens, Clinton, Bummest Rap, Pirates, Most Stagnant Thinker, Most Defining Political Moment, Shoes, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Biggest Loser, Somali Pirates, McLaughlin Group, Most Boring, Person of the Year, Jesse Jackson, Throwing Shoes, Worst Lie, Capitalist of the Year, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Richardson, Olympics, Best Photo Op, Biggest Winner, Chris Weigant, Palin, Best Politician, Fairest Rap, Ramseys, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Welcome to our annual awards! For the past three years, this column has paid homage (translation: "ripped off their gimmick") to the McLaughlin Group...

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A Close Look At The Iraq Status Of Forces Agreement [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Bases, Troops, Jurisdiction, Timetable, Status of Forces Agreement, American Forces, Forces, Iraq, Agreement, Contractor, Bush, Iraq War, Soldiers, Chris Weigant, Sofa, Armed Forces, Blackwater, Security Contractor, Maliki, Status of Forces, Timetable for Withdrawal, Warwire, World News
Chris Weigant

What I found is that the Iraqis got almost everything they had pushed for, and the Bush administration got almost nothing of what they wanted.

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Memo To Right-Wing: Withdrawal Timetable Now Doubleplusgood

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: War on Terror, War Wire, Timetable, Nineteen Eighty Four, Democratic, Failure, Iraq, Withdrawal, Bush, Memory Hole, Doubleplusungood, Iraqi, Sofa, Ministry of Truth, Status of Forces, Orwell, 1984, White Flag, Time Horizon, George Orwell, Democrat, Right Wing, Surrender, Democrats, Chris Weigant, Lose a War, Doubleplus, Hypocrisy, Doubleplusgood, Newspeak, Maliki, Timetable for Withdrawal, Aspirational Goal, On the Ground, Minitrue, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I'm on a lot of strange press lists, so I get a lot of strange press releases, but this is the first time I've ever gotten one from another dimension, I have to admit.

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Leaked Iraq Exit Stategy: Out By 2011?

Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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It was supposed to lock in an indefinite U.S. occupation. Last year, after the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki indicated that Iraq consi...

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