The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Jonathan Steele: With his tough stance on US withdrawal, Sunni militias and the Kurds Iraq's leader risks doom
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: With tough stance on US withdrawal, Sunni militias and the Kurds Iraq's leader risks doom
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward. "We know everything he says," according to one of multiple sources Woodward cites about the practice in "The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008," scheduled for release...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward.
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | yesterday
9/04/08 *Economic Adviser to al-Maliki called for activating the recommendations of exhibitions Iraq reconstruction* Baghdad (Iba) .. The Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr. Abdul-Hussein Al-Anbuge international and local non-governmental organizations that have contributed to...
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday called on clerics to help in bolstering the ranks of Iraqi people and to urge the return of displaced families to their native districts. Read the entire article at IraqiUpdates.com Post your thoughts below
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
*Maliki calls to seize the investment opportunities in Iraq * BAGHDAD - Iraq votes 03 / 09 / 2008 at 20:58:32 Called Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, on Wednesday, Iraqi investors and international companies to seize investment opportunities in Iraq, while praising the...
Abu Aardvark (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Continuing the roster of pinch-hitters for the first week of the semester, I'm happy to post an argument made by Gregory Gause of the University of Vermont which has generated a great deal of discussion on at least two different...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
From a Wednesday, September 3, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Covert operations in Iraq — rather than the U.S. troop surge in 2007 — are the primary cause of the reduction in violence there, according to a new book by Washington Post editor Bob Woodward.
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
US employed 'groundbreaking' spying against Iraqi PM; McCain complained about 'f*cking' WH spin': Woodward
Mia Culpa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by Bob Woodward. "We know everything he says," according to one of multiple sources Woodward, a Washington Post assistant managing editor, cites about the practice in "The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008,"
New York Times (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Basra is as an example of what an exit strategy might look like — and of the dangers of getting it wrong.
NewsWatch: White House (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
(ap) And then, a nap! Good morning: Stripes: It's generally bad when journalism sinks to theater criticism -- but what is a convention but a big, fancy stage show? Summary judgment on John McCain's speech Thursday night was flat,...
The American Conservative (Free subscription) | yesterday
As the convention speeches are picked apart by the opposition for fibs, lies and truth-stretching blarney, I’d like to pick out one such rhetorical flourish — or downright untruth — coming from Joe Lieberman Tuesday night. It set my teeth on edge. He said: You know, when others wanted to retreat in defeat from the field [...]
