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Iraqi cleric al-Sadr to retain elite militia units; bomb kills 21 in Tal Afar
The Associated PressShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen to disarm but said today he will maintain elite fighting units to resist the Americans if a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops is not established. Fighters in the Sunni-led insurgency,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Wars and Interventions, Bombings, Civil Unrest, George Bush
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Exaggerating threat of Iran
The letter "Make Iran accept Israel's legitimacy" (Aug. 5) promotes long-discredited political ideas regarding the Middle East, such as the idea that Iran represents "an existential threat" to Israel because it might, someday, develop nuclear bombs - even...Tags: Civil Unrest, Ridge
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Islamic group threatens Olympic transport
Police shut down the bustling International Bazaar in the capital of China's restive Muslim region of Xinjiang on Friday amid threats from an Islamic group that attackers might target buses, trains and planes during the Olympics. A sign at the entrance...Tags: Madrasas, Civil Unrest, Government, Police, Health Treatments
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Olmert makes graceless exit
Exit, pursued by a bear. –– Stage direction, Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" Is it some kind of requirement that a politician who's finally leaving the stage has to depart with a graceless blast at the press, the opposition or the...Tags: Golda Meir, Yom Kippur, Richard Nixon, Civil Unrest, Spiro Agnew
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Pullout deal near, Iraqis say
The Associated PressIraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last support soldiers out about three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however,...Tags: International Military Interventions, Petroleum Industry, Wars and Interventions, Civil Unrest, Government
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Tribune correspondent Kim Barker on Musharraf's possible impeachment
Tribune correspondentIt's not yet clear what a Pakistan without President Pervez Musharraf would mean for the U.S.-led war on terror. Musharraf, an army general who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999, became a key ally of the Bush administration in the war shortly...Tags: National Government, Armed Forces, Government, Civil Unrest, Pervez Musharraf
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Taliban gaining control, meting out harsh justice
The Associated PressAs the two women hunkered down in the dark, enveloped in blue burqas, they thought the gun-toting Taliban might free them despite accusations they had run a prostitution ring for a U.S. base. "I hope they release us tonight so we can go home," one said....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Civil Unrest, Theft, Crimes, Islam
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Lawmakers fail to agree on provincial elections
Los Angeles TimesThe Iraqi parliament broke for summer vacation Wednesday without passing a law that would have allowed provincial elections to be held this year, dealing a blow to hopes for bringing alienated Sunni and Shiite voices into the political process anytime...Tags: Laws, Parliament, Civil Unrest, Government, Economic Policy
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Iraqis fail to set elections this year
Tribune NewspapersBAGHDAD — The Iraqi parliament broke for summer vacation Wednesday without passing a law that would have enabled provincial elections to be held this year, dealing a blow to hopes for bringing alienated Sunni and Shiite voices into the political...Tags: Laws, Parliament, Government, Civil Unrest, George Bush
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Israel Enhances Arms Capabilities Amid Anxiety Over Iran
Associated PressIsrael is building up its strike capabilities amid growing anxiety over Iran's nuclear ambitions and appears confident that a military attack would cripple Tehran's atomic program, even if it can't destroy it. Such talk could be more threat than reality....Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Policy, Civil Unrest, Foreign Aid, Economic Sanctions
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No provincial election law passed in Iraq
The Iraqi parliament broke for summer vacation yesterday without passing a law that would have allowed provincial elections to be held this year, dealing a blow to hopes for bringing alienated Sunni and Shiite voices into the political process any time...Tags: Laws, Parliament, Civil Unrest, Government, George Bush
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Make Iran accept Israel's legitimacy
After reading "The right way to draw red line with Iran" (Commentary, Aug. 1), I think a far more essential step in lessening the nuclear threat than getting Iran to comply with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty would be to get Iran to withdraw its...Tags: Civil Unrest, Treaties
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