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Seth Colter Walls

Sen Leahy On Iraq: Maliki Realizes Obama Will Win [VIDEO]

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Violence Against Women, Pat Leahy, Iraq Timeline, Joe Biden, Iraq, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

On Monday afternoon, Vermont Senator Pat Leahy spoke with the Huffington Post on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention. Addressing the b...

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Bush, Maliki Clash Over Status Of Withdrawal Agreement

Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq, Warwire, War Wire, George Bush, Nouri Al-Maliki, Iraqi Prime Minister, Home News

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Hey, Look Over Here

Eric Alterman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Gareth Porter, Iran, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Media News
Eric Alterman

As the cable shows occupy themselves with campaign to-and-fro and Olympic swimmers, take some time to read this piece from the invaluable Gareth Porter about recent developments in Iraq.

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Jordan's King Visits Iraq, Urges Arabs To Support

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq, War Wire, Jordan, Nouri Al Maliki, Diplomacy, Iran, Home News

BAGHDAD — Jordan's King Abdullah II held talks Monday with Iraq's prime minister after coming to Baghdad on an unannounced visit, the first by a...

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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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Iraq Events Moving out of US Control

The Real News | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Basra, Elections, Military, George W. Bush, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, War in Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
The Real News

The difference in opinion between the current president and the presidential candidates is of little importance to the issue of troop withdraw from Iraq, as the choice is not necessarily theirs to make.

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Everything is Excellent News for John McCain

August J. Pollak | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
August J. Pollak

Because anything that happens to Barack Obama will be the death of his campaign. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Websit...

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Here's Your Maverick

Jon Soltz | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Timelines, Department of Veterans Affairs, John McCain, Veterans Affairs, Votevets, 2008 Election, Veterans, Nouri Al Maliki, McCain Iraq, Politics News
Jon Soltz

John McCain sure is a maverick, I'll give him that. In just a week, he's managed to alienate the Iraqi Prime Minister, the Iraqi people, the American people, and the veterans community.

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By McCain's Measure, the Surge Failed
(Just Ask an Iraqi Leader)

Adele Stan | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Success of the Surge, Ayad Allawi, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Iraq, Politics News
Adele Stan

Critics may quibble with John McCain's definition of the surge in Iraq -- a little bit this, a little bit that. But to go after McCain on his definit...

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Troop-Withdrawal Advocates Gain an Important Ally

Byron Williams | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Maliki Surge, Iraqi Security Forces, Success of the Surge, Maliki Obama, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Nouri Al Maliki, Obama Iraq, Politics News
Byron Williams

Conventional wisdom maintains that the surge is working and that violence is down. But the underlining reasons for much of the violence in Iraq is beyond the surge's control.

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The Media, Obama, Iraq

John McQuaid | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, John McCain, Iraq, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
John McQuaid

Why have the media been so reluctant to acknowledge Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's all-but endorsement of Obama's Iraq plans?

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Looking Back: Rumsfeld Privately Criticized Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki As Inferior To Mass Murderers

Jonathan Schwarz | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Maliki Obama, Donald Rumsfeld, Maliki, White House Maliki, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
Jonathan Schwarz

There's no question Nouri al-Maliki has been giving the White House heartburn. So it's worth looking back at the Bush administration's private views of Maliki, as stated by Donald Rumsfeld back in 2006.

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Confessions of an Anti-Iraq War Democrat: Memories of a Purple Finger

Lanny Davis | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Troop Withdrawal, Saddam Hussein, Success of the Surge, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iraq Elections, Iraq, Purple Finger, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
Lanny Davis

Many anti-war Democrats now see a moral obligation (after all the carnage and destruction wrought by our military intervention) not just to pick up and leave Iraq without looking over our shoulders.

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Jason Linkins

Latest Clarification: Al-Maliki Supports 'US Troop Pullout By 2010'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Maliki Withdrawal Plan, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Nouri Al Maliki, War in Iraq, Politics News

A day after attempting to walk back previous professions in favor of a timeline for an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the Iraqi government has on...

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WATCH: How McCain Can Hit Back On Maliki

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, John McCain, Iraq, War in Iraq, Iraq Timetable, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

It's easy, really! ...

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The McCain Campaign is Over: Ended by Iraqi PM, Nouri al-Maliki

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nouri Al-Maliki, Russ Feingold, John McCain, George W Bush, Iraq, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Paul Abrams

As reported in these pages, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has endorsed Barack Obama's 16-month withdrawal timetable. The McCain campaign is effectively over.

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At Last! The Immovable Object Meets An Irresistible Force

James Heffernan | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, Timetable, Bush, McCain Iraq 100 Years, Maliki Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
James Heffernan

Imagine you're al-Malaki running for re-election, and you decide, like a good puppet, to run on a platform that promises indefinite foreign occupation. How many votes do you think you'd get?

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White House Accidentally E-Mails Story On Iraqi PM Backing Obama Withdrawal Plan To Reporters

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Obama Iraq Plan, Obama Withdrawal Plan, White House E-Mail, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

As Reuters reported earlier today, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki has voiced his support for Obama's withdrawal plan. Needless to say, such support is...

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Seth Colter Walls

Exclusive: Former Iraqi PM Allawi To Testify To Congress Wednesday

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Delahunt, 16 Months, Iraq Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Ayad Allawi, Nouri Al Maliki, Iraq, Politics News

Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Bill Delahunt tells the Huffington Post that next Wednesday, his Foreign Affairs subcommittee will hear testimony from for...

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War Is Over (If Maliki Wants It)

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: October Surprise, Timetable, United Nations, Sovereignty, Iraq, Campaign, War Is Over if You Want It, Withdrawal, Bush, Iran, 2008, Sofa, Bridge Agreement, War Is Over, 2008 Campaign, Un, Status of Forces Agreement, Prime Minister, John McCain, Time Horizon, Yoko Ono, War, 2008 Elections, Democracy, 08, 2008 Election, Agreement, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, John Lennon, 08 Campaign, Sovereign, Bridge, Sadr, 2008 Presidential Race, Bilateral, Purple Finger, Nouri Al Maliki, Aspirational Goal, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Without a microscopic examination of the seething cauldron of Iraqi partisan politics, it's safe to say that Maliki knows which way the wind is blowing. The Iraqi people want to know -- "when is the U.S. leaving?"

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Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US, Iraq, the Crisis of Democracy Grows

Tom Hayden | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Troop Withdrawal, Warwire, John McCain, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Al-Maliki, McCain Iraq, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News
Tom Hayden

In John McCain, the hawks have found the perfect iconic candidate for keeping the Iraq war alive through the present depths of its democratic legitimacy crisis.

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Seth Colter Walls

Congressman Goes Over Bush's Head In Iraq To Advise Parliament

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Delahunt, George W. Bush, Security Agreement, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

Last winter, Rep. Bill Delahunt decided he wanted more information from the Bush administration about long-term U.S.-Iraqi security negotiations. He w...

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Iraq PM al-Maliki Handing Out Cash To People In The Streets

AP | SALLY BUZBEE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, Iraq Prime Minister, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

BAGHDAD — It is a politician's dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq's prime minister has been...

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Jason Linkins

Iraqis Continue To Insist On Timetable For Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nouri Al Maliki Timetable, John McCain, False Flip-Flop, Iraq Timetable, Iraq War, Iraq, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

Earlier this week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated that forthcoming agreements with the United States would include a timetable for the wi...

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Withdrawing from the Empty Rhetoric on Iraq

Adam Blickstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, John McCain, Iraq, Nouri Al-Maliki, Politics News
Adam Blickstein

If the Iraqi government caves to Bush administration demands and agree to vaguer language on American withdrawl, then what message does that send to the Iraqi people?

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