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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Turkey, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Horn of Africa, Georgia, Lebanon, Iraq, Hezbollah, Ukraine, Biden, Iran, Clinton, Kurd, Russia, Israel, India, Us, Kenya, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs :The Geopolitical Importance of Syria SI Analysis: Engagement with Syria seems to be a priority for many di...

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Moqtada Al-Sadr Appears In Public For First Time In 2 Years

Telegraph | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, Muqtada Al Sadr, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, War Wire, World News

Moqtada al-Sadr, one of the most radical figures in Iraqi politics, made his first public appearance for two years when he paid a surprise visit to Tu...

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While Obama Escalates War in Afghanistan, Iraq Could Blow Up in His Face

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq Surge, Obama Afghanistan, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Thomas Ricks Fiasco, MoveOn.Org, Success of the Surge, Antiwar Movement, Afghanistan, Obama Iraq Withdrawal, Afghanistan Escalation, Iraq Occupation, Iraq Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Thomas Ricks, Myth of Iraq Surge Success, Iraq, Sunni Awakening, Obama Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, World News
Jeremy Scahill

There is great reason to suspect that the timeline for withdrawal -- all troops out by 2011 -- announced in February by the Obama administration will prove to be a fallacy.

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Moqtada al-Sadr: Iraq's Powerful Insurgent Urges Reprisals Against US Over Gaza

AFP | 8 Mins Ago | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Terrorism Iraq, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Gaza, Moqtada Al-Sadr Orders Reprisals, Iraq War, Moqtada Al-Sadr Gaza, Hamas, Sadr Movement, Iraq, Israel, Moqtada Al-Sadr Revenge, World News

NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) -- The Shiite radical movement of Moqtada al-Sadr, which fought two wars with US troops in 2004, threatened on Wednesday to resume a...

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Bush Talking Turkey Again

Jamal Dajani | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Saddam Hussein, Us-Iraq Security Agreement, Middle East, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Democracy, Iraq, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

Standing in front of thousands of applauding soldiers in Kentucky, President Bush staunchly defended the US-led invasion of Iraq. He must have missed the Iraqis pummeling his effigy with their shoes on Friday.

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Seth Colter Walls

Bush Running Out Of Time For Iraq-U.S. Security Deal, House Dems Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq War, Bill Delahunt, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Sofa, War Wire, George W. Bush, Rosa DeLauro, Status of Forces Agreement, Politics News

Two House Democrats are expressing "uncertainty" that President Bush will have enough time to finalize the planned Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) w...

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Al-Sadr Urges Rejection US-Iraq Pact

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, Moqtada Al-Sadr, US Troops, US Troops Iraq, Politics News

BAGHDAD — Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged Iraq's parliament to reject a pact that would extend U.S. presence in Iraq for three...

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Seth Colter Walls

Bush, Maliki Withdrawal Timetable Close: New Signs

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War Wire, Iraq Timelines, Moqtada Al-Sadr, John McCain, War Wire, George W. Bush, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

Reports are mounting that a "memorandum of understanding" between the United States and the Iraqi government for a military withdrawal by 2010 or 2011...

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Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr To Disarm If U.S. Withdraws On Timetable

Reuters | Wisam Mohammed | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Security, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq Timetable, McCain and Iraq, Warwire, Iraq Shiite and Security, Obama and Iraq, Iraq War, Iran, Iraq, Politics News

Influential Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States starts withdrawing troops according to a s...

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Buying Time

John Bruhns | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Troop Withdrawal, Success of the Surge, Maliki, Shiite Militias, Sunni Insurgency, Iraq War, Bush Iraq, Iraq, Politics News
John Bruhns

The fragile success of the surge can be easily reversed. Now the issue is sustaining the current conditions long enough for us to start bringing our troops home.

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Seth Colter Walls

Rival Iraqi Shiite Camps Both Blast U.S. Security Agreement

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq Security, Iraq, Politics News

You can add two more Iraqi voices to those speaking out on the need to regulate U.S. military action in the country, or remove it altogether. In an i...

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How Obama Can Fix Iraq, Short of Withdrawing U.S. Forces

Lionel Beehner | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Moqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Barack Obama, Iraq Refugees, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

Every American should hold their head in shame at how our government can't scrounge enough cash to offer asylum to more Iraqis fleeing violence.

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al-Sadr Supporters Boycotting Provincial Elections

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Saad Sarhan | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr Elections, Al-Sadr Elections, Al-Sadr Boycott Elections, Politics News

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Militia Leader al-Sadr Calls For New Offensive Against US Forces

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Militias, Iraq, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

The Bush administration's Iraq policy suffered two major setbacks Friday when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki publicly rejected key U.S. terms for an o...

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Al-Sadr Loyalists Pushing For Public Referendum On US-Iraq Security Deal

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Al-Sadr Loyalists, Iraq, US-Iraq Security Deal, Politics News

BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 10 people including the local po...

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US ambassador: al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Sadr, Iraq Government, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Politics News

BAGHDAD — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Saturday that al-Qaida's network in the country has never been closer to defeat, and he praised Prime...

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Condoleezza Rice Mocks Al-Sadr As A Coward

Associated Press | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr, War in Iraq, Sadrists Truce, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Sadr Cease Fire, Politics News

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to de...

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US GIs in Iraq Suffer Worst Week of '08

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Sadr City, Sadr City Violence, Sadr Violence, Mahdi Army, Iraq War, Politics News

BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad on Saturday, capping the bloodiest week for U.S. troops in Iraq this year. Clash...

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Sadr Will Disband Mahdi Army If Instructed By Clerics

Reuters | Khaled Farhan | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Moqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Mahdi Army, Sadrists Truce, Sadr Mahdi Army, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Mahdi Army Disband, Sadr Cease Fire, Politics News

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will consult senior religious leaders and disband his Mehdi Army militia if they instruct him to, a senior aide s...

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John McCain Falsely Claims Sadr Declared Ceasefire -- Again!

Think Progress | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Moqtada Al-Sadr, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Iraq Militias, Iraq Cease-Fire, Muqtada Al-Sadr, McCain Sadr, McCain Iraq, Sadr Cease Fire, Politics News

Appearing on Fox News Sunday this morning Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeated the false claim that Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra last w...

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Iran Confirms Role In Brokering Iraq Truce

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mahdi Army, Iran Mahdi Army, Iran Shiite Militias, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al Sadr, Sadr Cease Fire, Sadrists Truce, Politics News

TEHRAN, Iran — Officials in Iran confirmed for the first time Saturday that the country played an important role in brokering a recent truce bet...

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Al-Sadr Calls for Anti-US Protest

AP | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Sadr March, Muqtada Al-Sadr March, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Moqtada Al-Sadr Basra, Iraq Basra, Politics News

NAJAF, Iraq — The office of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called Thursday for a "million-strong" turnout for an anti-American demonstrat...

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Jason Linkins

McCain Clueless, Contradictory On al-Sadr's Influence In Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Moqtada Al-Sadr, John McCain, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Success of the Surge, John McCain Gaffe, John McCain Iraq Surge, McCain Iraq, Politics News

For all of John McCain's claims to both foreign policy experience and a keen understanding on what needs to be done in Iraq, it seems that with each p...

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Iraq Government In Emergency Session As Battles Rage

Reuters | Ross Colvin | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Baghdad Curfew, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Warwire, Iraq Government, Iraq Battle, Politics News

Iraqi lawmakers will hold an emergency session on Friday in an attempt to end violence in the oil city of Basra after an army crackdown on Shi'ite mil...

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