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Fresh Efforts Being Made in Iraq to Trace Missing Persons
The government has set up a committee to trace thousands of Iraqis missing since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, says an official.
‘Chemical Ali’ Executed
Saudi daily Al-Riaydh has reported that Ali Hassan al-Majid, a former Iraqi official better known as “Chemical Ali,” was executed by hanging in Iraq shortly after midday on Monday. Majid, who was captured in August 2003, several months after...
Keyword Ads: The New Entertainment?
Usually I pick on Google when it comes to calling attention to sponsored links triggered by keywords in unanticipated (and therefore often entertaining) ways. Therefore, it seems only fair that I call out Yahoo! for a couple of links that may strike...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Says She Deplores the Reported Abuses of Iranian Political Prisoners
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she deplores the reported abuse in custody of Iranians rounded up in protests of the country’s disputed June 12 presidential election. Clinton discussed the situation in Iran with visiting British...
Iraqis Want Free Food Program to Continue
An Iraqi government survey conducted late 2008 has found that 95% of Iraqi families would prefer to keep the state’s free food program running rather than replace it with financial aid, a government spokesman said on 3 January.
Problems Surround Disbanding Of Iranian Rebel Camp In Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who has found himself sandwiched between the demands of an influential neighbor, Iran, and the presence of a large occupation force of mostly U.S. soldiers, assured Iranian leaders during a recent visit to Tehran that...
Pentagon has Briefed Obama Transition Team on Iraq Pullout
The U.S. Defense Department says top military officials have briefed President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team on plans to withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq next year.
C Students Don’t Learn Hard Lessons
Sunday, December 14, 2008 C Students don’t Learn Hard Lessons With less than six weeks before the Inauguration, it is beginning to feel as if every day brings us a new irony to ponder, most of those ironies being centered on President George W....
