IRAQ - Bush's Domestic Problems & The US Clock Vs Iraqi
Clock.(George W. Bush)(Brief article)
Republican President Bush now is in an unenviable spot as the Iraq
conflict is heating up between his administration and the two houses of
Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The . . .
IRAQ - Iranians Are Latest To die in Oil Sector.
It is dangerous to work in Iraq's oil sector, even delivering
the much-needed fuels, as five Iranians found slain on April 15 in
Ba'quba were doing. There were 399 attacks on workers, oil . . .
IRAQ - The Risks For The US.
The following are extracts from an article by Barry R. Posen,
director of the Security Studies Programme at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT), published on April 19 by The Boston . . .
IRAQ - Sadr-Fadhila War.
Hundreds Sadrists in Basra on April 17 crowded into a huge tent
erected in front of the governor's office for the start of a
three-day sit-in to demand his resignation. "This governor
[Muhammad . . .
IRAQ - Sadr's Background.
Though in his early 30 and a low-ranking mullah, Sadr comes from a
prominent Shi'ite religious family. His sources of appeal are:
fierce nationalism, a shrewd sense of when to confront the . . .
IRAQ - The Turkey-Kurdistan Front.
A major new threat is emerging in the Kurdish north. If not
defused, this crisis could draw foreign military intervention,
splintering Iraq further apart and undermining US hopes for . . .
IRAQ - Saudis To Cancel Debt.(Brief article)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Feisal on April 18 said
Riyadh had agreed to write off 80% of the more than $15 bn debt it is
owed by Iraq. This is viewed as one way Iraq's Sunni . . .
IRAQ - Other Complications.
Iraq's parliament is to consider a draft law for the petroleum
sector approved on Feb. 26 by the cabinet. Nationalists are against the
draft, fearing Iraq's petroleum wealth will be controlled by . . .
IRAQ - The Refugee & Health Problems.
Human rights groups on April 17 warned that escape routes for
Iraq's refugees were closing inside the country and at its borders.
The warning came at an international conference held on April 17-18 . . .
IRAQ - Focusing On The Non-Oil Sector - Part 14 - Iraqi
Complications.
Trapped in Iraq since it invaded the country in March 2003, the US
and its allies face a wide range of complications. Not only has it
become the most expensive war in history, costing US tax-payers . . .
IRAQ - Lull In Sectarian Violence.
The US troop surge in Baghdad, a last-ditch effort to stabilise
Iraq four years after the US invasion, appears to have brought down the
death toll, at least in the capital. But the government has . . .
IRAQ - More US Troops for Iraq & Afghanistan.
President George W. Bush is to send 8,200 more US troops to Iraq
and Afghanistan - a move which will cost $3.2 bn. The Pentagon will send
a brigade of 3,500 troops to Afghanistan to focus on . . .
IRAQ - Trade With Iran.
While the US works to stop Iran from meddling in Iraq, Iranian air
conditioners fill Iraqi appliance stores, Iranian tomatoes ripen on the
window sills of kitchens in Najaf and white Iranian-made . . .
IRAQ - Turkish Role.
Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler was on March 8 quoted as saying
IOCs were contacting the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp (TPAO) about
exploration in northern Iraq. He said TPAO will soon . . .
IRAQ - Awaiting Passage.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani on March 15 said Baghdad
was awaiting passage of the petroleum law through parliament before
end-May. He said almost all IOCs had indicated "interest to . . .
IRAQ - The Draft Law.
The legislation tabled for Iraq's parliament to debate from
this month has been left partly vague, avoiding key issues, because of
the suspicions of the nationalists. According to a highly placed . . .
IRAQ - Why Nationalists' Suspicions.(Brief article)
There have been many reasons for Iraqi nationalists, and their Arab
counterparts, to be suspicious of US/Western motives behind calls by
liberal planners for Iraq's petroleum sector to be opened up . . .
IRAQ - Focusing On The Non-Oil Sector - Part 13 - Iraq's
Petroleum Law.
Iraq's Council of Representatives (parliament) is expected to
consider a draft law for the petroleum sector approved on Feb. 26 by the
cabinet. But nationalist Iraqi politicians and ex-ministers . . .
IRAQ - The Fate Of Larijani & Iran's Nuke Plan.(Ali
Larijani)
When the UNSC's 60-day deadline for Iran to suspend its
nuclear activities expires on Feb. 21, one man could still hold the key
to a negotiated deal: Ali Larijani, Iran's top security official
and . . .
IRAQ - Bush Defends N. Korean Deal.(George W. Bush)
President Bush on Feb. 14 rejected criticisms of the Feb. 13
six-party agreement on North Korea's nuclear programme while
singing the praises of multilateral diplomacy. His backing of the deal
has . . .
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