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Future Uncertain For Vast US Embassy In Baghdad
McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.28.2008 | World
Shelley's lines about a long-forgotten ruler's monument to himself come unavoidably to mind the first time one visits the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad....
Iraq-US Security Pact: Bitter Battles Ahead?
The Real News | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
The Real News Network spoke with Leila Fadel about the Iraq/US deal that will not allow residual forces to stay after 2011.
Newly Signed SOFA To Spur WIthdrawal, Benefit Obama
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics
As has been widely reported, the recently signed Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and the Iraqi Cabinet could potentially "[close]...
Memo To Right-Wing: Withdrawal Timetable Now Doubleplusgood
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics
I'm on a lot of strange press lists, so I get a lot of strange press releases, but this is the first time I've ever gotten one from another dimension, I have to admit.
Diplomacy, Diplomacy, Diplomacy
Jon Soltz | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics
Diplomacy is as important for keeping Iraq stable as it is for making sure that US troops are not targets of attacks by insurgents, or caught in the crossfire of an explosion of sectarian violence, as we begin to pull back.
Friday Talking Points [55] -- "Bretton Woods II"? Not Quite.
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...
Bush Running Out Of Time For Iraq-U.S. Security Deal, House Dems Say
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Two House Democrats are expressing "uncertainty" that President Bush will have enough time to finalize the planned Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) w...
Maliki's Leverage Over Bush
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics
Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.
Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics
I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...
War Is Over (If Maliki Wants It)
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
Without a microscopic examination of the seething cauldron of Iraqi partisan politics, it's safe to say that Maliki knows which way the wind is blowing. The Iraqi people want to know -- "when is the U.S. leaving?"
Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...
Sovereignty In Iraq
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics
If Maliki backs down he will have proven to his fellow countrymen that not even their own safety is more important to him than being a pawn of America.
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
UPDATE 12/2: Marc Ambinder is reporting that Jeb Bush is considering a run for the Senate to...
President Bush let it all out today during an interview with ABC News' Charlie...
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The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Pardon the metaphor, but Obama is trying to put lipstick on the pig that is US...
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met in Philadelphia...
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
After a 12-day hiatus, Sarah Palin stepped back into the spotlight on Monday to...
Last night, CNN's Campbell Brown criticized President-elect...
Now that Americans have footed the bill for more than a...
CHICAGO — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes...
Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House...
Posted 11.29.2008 | World