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POLITICS: Slow Sunni Integration Could Derail Iraq Successes
By Zainab Mineeia and Ali Gharib
WASHINGTON - Amid reports that the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has launched a campaign to disband the so-called Awakening Movement, or Sahwa, concerns among analysts and policy makers here is growing that such an effort could result in a resumption of sectarian violence, if not civil war.
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BOOKS-US: Revelations of an Abu Ghraib Interrogator
By Aaron Glantz*
SAN FRANCISCO - Few people have thought as much about the morality of the U.S. occupation of Iraq than Joshua Casteel, a former U.S. Army interrogator who served at Abu Ghraib prison in the wake of the detainee abuse scandal there.
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POLITICS: Why Its Iraqi "Client" Blocked U.S. Long-Term Presence
Analysis by Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki signaled last week that that all U.S. troops -- including those with non-combat functions -- must be out of the country by the end of 2011 under the agreement he is negotiating with the George W. Bush administration.
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IRAQ: Kidnappings Now Become 'Unofficial'
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail*
BAQUBA - Residents of Baquba deny police claims that kidnappings are now a matter of the past.
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POLITICS-US: Election Stirs Hopes and Fears Among Iraqis in U.S.
By Zainab Mineeia
WASHINGTON - As the November election nears, Iraqis in the United States appear divided over their preferences for the next U.S. president, according to a series of interviews carried out by IPS.
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RIGHTS: Accused Terrorist Sues Norway
By Tarjei Kidd Olsen
OSLO - The co-founder of a suspected al-Qaeda linked militant group in Iraq who lived a double life as a refugee in Norway's capital Oslo is suing Norway for violating his rights.
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IRAQ: Sectarian Clashes Flare Up Again
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail*
BAQUBA - A military operation said to target al-Qaeda has ended up targeting Sunni Muslims instead, creating new sectarian tensions.
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POLITICS-US: McCain's Plan to Privatise Veterans' Health Care
Analysis by Aaron Glantz*
SAN FRANCISCO - If John McCain is elected the next U.S. president, wounded veterans could be in for a world of hurt.
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IRAQ: U.S. Officials Admit Worry over a ‘Difficult’ al-Maliki
By Gareth Porter
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials privately admit being concerned that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki has become "overconfident" about his government’s ability to manage without U.S. combat troops, according to an Iraq analyst who just returned from a trip to Iraq arranged by U.S. commander General David Petraeus.
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POLITICS-US: One-Fifth of Iraq Funding Paid to Contractors
By William Fisher
NEW YORK - As a new report forecasts that the 190,000 private contractors in Iraq and neighbouring countries will cost U.S. taxpayers more than 100 billion dollars by the end of 2008, an under-the-radar Florida court case suggests that U.S. President George W. Bush -- a staunch contractor supporter -- is preparing to throw security contractors such as Blackwater under the political bus.
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IRAQ: 'Provincial Saddam' Goes, Finally
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail*
BAQUBA - The surprise removal of the Diyala police chief has brought new hope of a more secure future.
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US/IRAN: Nothing Behind U.S. Allegations?
Analysis by Omid Memarian
UNITED NATIONS - While the United States has repeatedly accused Iran of providing lethal weapons to Shiite militias, last week, U.S. officials once again failed to provide solid evidence for this charge, raising questions about the actual level of Iran’s meddling in Iraq.
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IRAQ: U.S. Blamed for Increasing Iranian Influence
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail*
BAQUBA - Haider returned from Iran recently, with enough money to pay for his wedding and a new car. He was trained to join Badr, the armed wing of the Dawa Party of U.S.-backed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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