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You have to wonder why the U.S. media is not covering the next attack on Fallujah. The foreign press is covering it, the remaining residents are aware of the upcoming U.S. assault, hell, even the police and Iraqi military in Fallujah are aware of it. So again, why is the U.S. media ignoring an important [...]

Posted by nytexan July 21st, 2008 | Tags: Fallujah, Iraq | Category: Bush, Chris Matthews, Elections, Iraq, Maliki, Media, Politics, War, military | Comments (5)

Obama meets with Afghan president

Obama meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Sen. Barack Obama chows down with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Obama has said part of his strategy is “taking the fight to al Qaeda in Afghanistan”
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday — a leader [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 20th, 2008 | Tags: Afghanistan, candidates, Europe, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Karzai, Maliki, Obama | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Europe, Foreign Policy, Hamid Karzai, Iraq, Maliki, candidates | Leave a comment

Bush must have shared his formula with Maliki for buying time. Maliki has decided that cash payments will appease the stomach turning mess that resulted from King George’s folly. Maliki has to face the music by himself pretty soon.

Posted by bosskitty July 13th, 2008 | Tags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, consequences, Corruption, Dinars, Drug Lords, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Karzai, Maliki, Oil, Politics, Stimulus, Taliban, troops | Tagged: Bush | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Corruption, Dinars, Drug Lords, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Karzai, Maliki, Oil, Politics, Stimulus, Taliban, bribes, consequences, troops | Tagged: Bush | Comments (3)

Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to attack Iran, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has said during a visit to Tehran.
He was speaking after meeting Iran’s foreign minister and is later due to meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The role of the US in Iraq is high on the agenda, with Tehran [...]

Posted by bosskitty June 9th, 2008 | Tags: Ahmadinejad, Armageddon, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Maliki, Olmert, Shaul Mofaz, Tehran, War | Category: Agendas, Ahmadinejad, Armageddon, George Bush, Global Power, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Maliki, Olmert, Shaul Mofaz | Leave a comment

Iraq Kurdish leader snubs Rice over Turkey raid
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region refused to meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday because of Washington’s tolerance of Turkish military attacks, his prime minister said.
“The United States supervises (Iraq’s) air space, so it is not possible [...]

Posted by bosskitty December 29th, 2007 | Category: Condoleezza Rice, European Union, Hoshiyar Zebari, Iraq, Kirkuk, Maliki, Oil, PKK, President Masoud Barzani, Turkey | Comments (2)

Congress should take Maliki’s suggestion on this one and kick Balckwater out of Iraq. Not only should they be kicked out of Iraq but Blackwater’s recent contract of $92 million should be taken away. Blackwater is a private mercenary army that has no business working with or representing the U.S. anywhere in the world.
BAGHDAD [...]

Posted by nytexan October 3rd, 2007 | Category: Blackwater, Congress, Iraq, Maliki, Mercenaries | Leave a comment

It appears that the Iraqi government is again saying that they are ready for us to go. They also note that pulling troops out would not have a effect on their security.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less [...]

Posted by nytexan September 11th, 2007 | Category: Ali al-Adeeb, Congress, Iraq, Maliki, Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, Petraeus, Politics, Ryan Crocker, military | Comments (5)

AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFP) — US President George W. Bush paid a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday for a “war council” meeting ahead of a crucial report to Congress ….
The trip coincided with the withdrawal of British troops from their last base in the southern city of Basra amid tensions between Washington [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 3rd, 2007 | Category: Admiral William Fallon, Al-Asad, Anbar, British, Bush, Crooks, Foriegn Policy, Gates, Iraq, Joint Chiefs, Maliki, Occupation Army, Orwellian, Politics, Propaganda, Rice, Tax Dollars, The Divider, The Liar, US Ambassador Ryan Crocker, War Cost, War Council, War on Terror, deployment, disinformation, escalation, profiteers, troops | Comments (2)

Today, the National Intelligence Council released an unclassified summary of the most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq. The report paints a grim picture of the political and security situation in Iraq and is at odds with the President’s assessment.
BossKitty says: Regardless of all the official and unofficial reports gushing [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 26th, 2007 | Category: Baghdad, Bush, Cheney, Dillusion, Iraq, John Warner, Kurds, Maliki, NIE, Soldiers, Statistics, Tax Dollars, War, War Cost, deadline, disinformation, national intelligence, surge | Comments (1)