Former Iraq Baathists Skeptical of Law
The Associated Press –
Parliament on Saturday passed a law that allows some former Baathists— mostly from Iraq’s once-dominant Sunni Arab minority — to reclaim government jobs or …
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Iraq war has been “a terrible episode”, says minister
Times Online – UK
The invasion of Iraq and the occupation of the country by US led multinational forces had been “a terrible episode for everybody”, a Foreign Office minister …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3182274.ece

Senator Dick Durbin Likens Clinton Camp’s Attack on Obama’s Iraq …
FOXNews – USA
by Bonney Kapp Senator Hillary Clinton continued to question Senator Barack Obama’s positions on the War in Iraq. On Meet the Press today, Clinton stated …
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Oh Brother… Hillary Attacks Obama On Iraq- Takes Credit For …
By Gateway Pundit(Gateway Pundit)
Judith Apter Kliinghoffer at the History News Network posted this amazing attempt by Hillary Clinton to take credit for the success in Iraq even though she opposed the Bush Surge that brought about this success: …
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/01/
oh-brother-hillary-attacks-obama-on.html

Shiite, Sunni political blocs sign pact to maintain Iraq’s unity
Xinhua – China
13 (Xinhua) — Some of Iraq’s Shiite and Sunni parliamentary blocs signed on Sunday an understanding aimed at protecting the country’s unity and stressing …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/13/content_7414950.htm

Rise in homicides by US Iraq war vets -NY Times
Reuters – USA
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) – A survey of public records by The New York Times found at least 121 US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan committed a killing or …
www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSB398610

Gallery Owner Battles for Art in Baghdad
The Associated Press –
The Hewar, or Dialogue, is perhaps the best known cultural crossroads in Iraq. After the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the two-story building became the …
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Hillary On MTP: Comparing The Iraq Records
By Big Tent Democrat(TalkLeft)
Barack Obama stood tall in that moment and argued forcefully AGAINST war and against voting for the Iraq War Resolution. Barack Obama was clearly superior in judgment to Hillary Clinton at that moment. …
www.talkleft.com/story/2008/1/13/94729/0522

News of the Day for Sunday,January 13, 2008
By Cervantes(Cervantes)
Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims pour into Iraq’s holy city of Kerbala to mark the religious ceremony of Ashura in which Imam Hussein, one of Prophet Mohammad’s grandsons, was killed in 680 AD. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammad (IRAQ) …
warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2008/01/news-
of-day-for-sundayjanuary-13-2008.html

Bush Shakes Up ‘08 Iraq Debate
By Nicole Belle
(A)s Bush rallied US troops at the base here on Saturday with a “Hoo-ah” and conferred with his Iraq dream team, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, he indicated that he was setting in motion policies that could …
www.crooksandliars.com/2008/01/1
3/bush-shakes-up-08-iraq-debate/

Baathists wary of new Iraq law
AFP –
BAGHDAD (AFP) — A new law passed by Iraq’s parliament allowing ex-officials of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party to return to public life was greeted warily on …
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Bush: Iraq Will Be Seen As A Victory
Sky News – United Kingdom
Mr Bush said he has not decided whether to bring more soldiers home than the 30000 scheduled to leave Iraq by July. He said he has made no decision on …
news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1300367,00.html

Minister warns over Iraq situation
The Press Association –
A senior government minister has warned that there was no time for“triumphalism” regarding the situation in Iraq. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister, …
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Bush Hails Legislative Action in Iraq
Voice of America – USA
By Paula Wolfson Iraq’s Parliament has passed a law that removes restrictions that prevented many members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party from serving in …
voanews.com/english/2008-01-13-voa7.cfm

Bush hails Iraq progress
Reuters UK – UK
By Tabassum Zakaria and Matt Spetalnick MANAMA (Reuters) – US President George W. Bush said on Saturday that America’s new strategy had reversed Iraq’s …
uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL0946920320080113

Bush: Iraq troop reduction on track
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
After meeting in Kuwait with his top Iraq commander, Gen. David Petraeus, and the US ambassador to Baghdad, Ryan Crocker, the president presented a mixed …
www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/
ny-womain135536535jan13,0,3217103.story

No decision yet on Iraq troop levels: Bush
CTV.ca – Canada
US President George Bush says he hasn’t made a decision yet on bringing more US troops home from Iraq. If his top commander doesn’t want to go beyond the …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/
20080112/bush_iraq_080112/20080112?hub=CTVNewsAt11

Iraq’s parliament lets former Baathists back into government
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
By JAMIE GUMBRECHT AND LEILA FADEL Iraq’s parliament voted Saturday to allow former members of the Sunni-dominated Baath party back into government jobs and …
www.kansascity.com/451/story/442437.html

NYT probe finds 121 killings in US by Iraq, Afghanistan vets
AFP –
WASHINGTON (AFP) — A study conducted by The New York Times has found 121 murder cases in the United States, which involve veterans of the Iraq and…
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News & Views 01/12/08
By dancewater(Cervantes)
US and Iraqi officials claim that security is improving across al-Anbar province and much of Iraq . Security during the last half of 2007 was indeed better than in the period between February 2006 and mid-2007. …
warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2008/01/news-views-011208.html

Bush hails Iraq progress
International Herald Tribune – France
By Tabassum Zakaria and Matt Spetalnick Reuters MANAMA: US President George W. Bush said on Saturday that America’s new strategy had reversed Iraq’s descent …
www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/0
1/13/news/OUKWD-UK-BUSH-MIDEAST.php

Iraq Eases Curb on Ex-Officials of Baath Party
New York Times – United States
And he said that to consolidate progress in the country in the past year, he was prepared to slow or even halt further American troop reductions in Iraq …
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/world
/middleeast/13iraq.html?ref=middleeast

Bush: pace of withdrawal from Iraq may have to slow
Independent – London,England,UK
Mr Bush, speaking in Kuwait after meeting General David Petraeus, the senior US commander in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, the American ambassador in Baghdad, …
news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article3333870.ece

Unfinished Debate on Iraq
New York Times – United States
Iraq will be a central challenge — perhaps the central challenge — for whoever succeeds President Bush and has to repair the profound damage he has wrought …
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/opinion/13sun1.html

Iraq Nashat set to sign for set
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
DUBAI: Iraq international midfielder Nashat Akram, who plays for Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, is set to sign for Premiership club Manchester City, …
thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/
2008/1/13/sports/19995851&sec=sports

Implications of the New Kurdish-Sunni Alliance for Security in …
By Naxal Watch(Naxal Watch)
As the US military “surge” and the activities of Iraq’s Awakening Councils drive al-Qaeda and other insurgent groups into northern Iraq, a new and largely overlooked accord between Kurds and Sunnis could have enormous implications for …
intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2008/01/
implications-of-new-kurdish-sunni.html