Iraqi Parliament's Debate on US Pact Disrupted Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Lawmakers loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday disrupted a parliamentary debate ahead of a Nov. 24 vote on a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement that would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years. Permalink: http://www.aina.org/news/2008111911932.htm
Durban II: An Early Test Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100
Less than three months after Barack Obama will be sworn in as the next president of the United States, he will have to decide whether or not to participate in a replay of the ignominious hatefest known as the United Nations Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa in 2001. Permalink: http://www.aina.org/news/20081119082637.htm
Iraq Leader Defends US Troop Deal Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100
(BBC) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has defended the security pact with the US, saying it preserves Iraqi sovereignty.
Mr Maliki said there were no hidden clauses in the pact, and there would be no permanent US bases in Iraq nor cross-border attacks on neighbours. Permalink: http://www.aina.org/news/20081119005112.htm