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By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail

The Sahwa, referred to as Concerned Local Citizens, and Awakening Groups, by the U.S. military, were formed to battle al-Qaeda. Members are paid 300 dollars a month by occupation forces, and now number over 80,000 across Iraq. The Sunni-dominated groups form a counterweight to the government security apparatus, which has long been known to comprise primarily Shia militiamen.

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Speaking to reporters as he arrived for a meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, al-Shahristani said the Oil Ministry was still working on the compensation details with the Development Fund of Iraq, which is controlled by the United States and the United Nations.

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David Satterfield, the State Department's coordinator for Iraq, told Congress the administration planned a "status of forces" agreement with Iraq similar to those it had with many countries, providing the legal basis for U.S. troop presence.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04521793.htm


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Beveor das Ölgesetz verabschiedet wird, sollen die befristeten Abkommen für eine Zwischenlösung sorgen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/104565



Ölpreis und US-Kontrolle des Irak

Karl Rove, der 2007 zurückgetretene einflussreiche Berater von US-Präsident Bush, über die Notwendigkeit, die US-Truppen nicht aus dem Irak abzuziehen.

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Bush officials: Congress irrelevant on Iraq
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/03/military_iraqpact_030408w/


Informant: Gomez

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Bush asserts right to ignore Congress and UN and set up long-term bases in Iraq
http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/7228/


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President Can Keep Troops In Iraq Even After UN Mandate expires

The administration can keep troops in Iraq into next year even after the current U.N. mandate governing operations there expires and without Congress' permission, a senior State Department official told a Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday.

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Bush Tries To Circumvent Congress Over Bases In Iraq

The Bush administration yesterday advanced a new argument for why it does not require congressional approval to strike a long-term security agreement with Iraq, stating that Congress had already endorsed such an initiative through its 2002 resolution authorizing the use of force against Saddam Hussein.

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More Iraqis continue to flee their country than the numbers returning, despite official claims to the contrary.

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The mainstream Sunni insurgents who have been fighting al Qaeda appear to have outmaneuvered U.S. strategists by using Awakening Councils to pursue their interests in weakening their most immediate enemy, reducing pressures from the U.S. military and establishing new political bases, while continuing to mount attacks on U.S. and Iraqi government forces.

http://www.ipsnews.org/news.asp?idnews=41436


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