Despite Agreement US Future in Iraq Unclear
Maya Schenwar, Truthout: "Iraq's Parliament passed the US-Iraq security pact by a slim majority on Wednesday, requiring that US troops withdraw from Iraq by 2011, unless the Iraqi people vote for a quicker withdrawal next year. The agreement is a muddle of triumphs and disappointments."
http://www.truthout.org/112808Z
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The US-Iraq Deal Doesn't Bode Well
Although the vote is a victory for Maliki, it says little about the future stability and security of the Iraqi state. And it says even less about the future of US-Iraq relations.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20081127/cm_thenation/1096386744
US pact 'could mean torture'
A LANDMARK US military pact approved by Iraq's parliament could lead to Iraqi detainees being tortured or executed at the hands of their own government, a London-based human rights group said.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24719285-5001028,00.html
Full Text The Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq - PDF File
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/20081119_SOFA_FINAL_AGREED_TEXT.pdf
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=security+pact
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+withdraw
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Maya+Schenwar
http://www.truthout.org/112808Z
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The US-Iraq Deal Doesn't Bode Well
Although the vote is a victory for Maliki, it says little about the future stability and security of the Iraqi state. And it says even less about the future of US-Iraq relations.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20081127/cm_thenation/1096386744
US pact 'could mean torture'
A LANDMARK US military pact approved by Iraq's parliament could lead to Iraqi detainees being tortured or executed at the hands of their own government, a London-based human rights group said.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24719285-5001028,00.html
Full Text The Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq - PDF File
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/20081119_SOFA_FINAL_AGREED_TEXT.pdf
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=security+pact
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Iraq+withdraw
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Maya+Schenwar
rudkla - 28. Nov, 18:33
