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Were Those Iraqi Elections Really Worth the Price?
By Jill Lawrence
My eyes didn't get all dewy when Iraqis held their parliamentary elections. Others were moved by inspirational scenes, thrilled that we had bestowed the gift of democracy on a nation that seems, at last, to be taking to it. I found myself trying to remember exactly where "democracy" was on the ...
In Middle East, Biden Vows 'No Space' Between U.S., Israel on Security
By Tom Diemer
Vice President Joe Biden, arriving in Jerusalem on Tuesday, told Israeli President Shimon Peres there "is absolutely no space between the United States and Israel in terms of Israel's security." Biden, who also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is in the Middle East to reassure Israelis ...
Vote Count to Take Several Days After Millions of Iraqis Turn Out for Elections
By David SessionsVoting tallying is underway after millions of Iraqis participated Sunday in the country's highly anticipated elections despite scattered bombings and the threat of more violence from insurgents, the Washington Post reports. The turnout was modest, but included droves of Sunnis, who boycotted the ...
Companies Profiting from U.S. Contracts Also Doing Business with Iran
By Bruce DrakeThe U.S. has given foreign and multinational American countries doing business with Iran more than $107 billion in contracts, grants and other benefits even as it has pressed other nations not to do business with that country in the effort to discourage it from developing nuclear weapons, the New ...
Iraq Bombings Rattle Muslim Holy City on Election Eve
By Tom Diemer
At least three people were killed and dozens more wounded in Iraq Saturday as a car bomb went off near buses carrying pilgrims in the holy city of Najaf -- an outbreak of violence coming on the eve of parliamentary elections. The bomb exploded near the Safi al-Safa shrine, gutting two buses and ...
Influential Shiite Cleric Stays Neutral in Upcoming Iraqi Elections
By Tom Diemer
With elections coming on Sunday, a frail Iraqi cleric who could influence the outcome has refused to endorse any of the candidates or political coalitions battling for votes among the Shiite majority. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the Shiite spiritual leader in Iraq, has urged Iraqis to vote, but ...
Sue Myrick Meets the Muslims - and Brings Backup
By Mary C. Curtis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sue Myrick met the Muslims. And, at least for a while, she did "very well," according to Jibril Hough, spokeswoman for the Islamic Center of Charlotte. Hough had suggested Thursday night's town hall – part of what Myrick calls her "Conversation With America" -- as an ...
Lawmaker Wants to Limit CIA's Moonlighting Agents
By Tom Diemer
A California lawmaker, skeptical of CIA scrutiny of its moonlighting agents, wants to crack down on active-duty intelligence officers who take part-time jobs in the private sector. Politico said Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) intends to add an amendment to the Intelligence Reauthorization bill that ...
Iran Plans New Nuclear-Enrichment Facilities
By Christopher WeberIran says it is planning construction of two new uranium-enrichment facilities beginning next month. The country's vice president, Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also the head of Iran's nuclear program, said Monday that Tehran will build a total of ten new nuclear-enrichment plants in coming years, The ...
Nearly Two-Thirds Back Reading Plane Bomber His Miranda Rights
By Bruce DrakeThe Obama administration's handling of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the al-Qaeda-directed Nigerian who tried to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day has been a political football for weeks, with Republicans and others criticizing the decision to try him in a criminal court rather than as an "enemy ...
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