Iraq’s President Talabani to meet Sarkozy in France (EARTHtimes.org)
Baghdad – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is to travel to Paris on Monday for talks with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, officials confirmed Sunday. Talabani and Sarkozy are expected to discuss relations between the two countries during the vi…
No Iraqi crackdown on media freedom (Guardian Unlimited)
In response to the articles published on 11 November regarding the ruling by an Iraqi court to award damages to the prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, for an article written by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and published in the Guardian in April, the Islamic Dawa party (IDP) wishes to clarify that the prime minister and his office have categorically denied any involvement in the court case and its proceedings.
Iraq VP threatens to veto vote law over refugees (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Iraqi VP wants guaranteed parliamentary seats for refugees * Fresh doubt over January election date BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice president threatened on Sunday to veto a …
Iraqi VP Threatens to Veto Election Law (CBS News)
January Vote in Jeopardy as Sunni Official Seeks Greater Representation for 2 Million Iraqi Voters Living Abroad
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Nov 15 (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters Nov 15 (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 1315 GMT on Sunday. MOSUL – A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol wounded three soldiers in southeastern Mosul, 390 km (240 …
Iraq VP threatens to veto vote law over refugees (Khaleej Times)
BAGHDAD – Iraq s Sunni Arab vice president threatened on Sunday to veto a new election law unless seats in parliament are allocated to Iraqi refugees, casting fresh uncertainty over the January election.
Iraqi man says abused by British soldiers: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British soldiers forced an Iraqi detainee to wear an orange jump suit and told him that he was to be executed at the US-run Guantanamo Bay camp, according to allegations in a report Monday.
Tom Hayden: The Karzai questions (The Capital Times)
Fifty-nine Americans died in October fighting to protect the corrupt Afghan electoral process that resulted in a second five-year term for Hamid Karzai. Since July and the run-up to the August election, 195 Americans were killed and more than 1,000 were wounded, a higher casualty rate than during the 2007 military surge in Iraq. A principal purpose cited by U.S. President Barack Obama for …
U.S. Readies New Facility for Afghanistan Detainees (International Herald Tribune)
The new complex is part of a broader effort to alter America s detention image, which has been badly tarnished by reports of abuse.
