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Brown: "It was one of my regrets that I wasn't able to be more successful in pushing the Americans on this issue
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Regrets..! Is that it.? total lack of planning for post war period costs the lives of hundereds of thousands. I fell anxious to attaian that whoever in charge now did not learn the lesson....Iraqis are really unfortunate and obviously no body on this planet cares or bothers about them being killed, slaughtered and diplaced forcefully. Pre-war era: they were sent to dungeons, tortured and mal treated in every single aspect then when they agreed the war as a price to get rid of one of the darkest ages in Baghdads history, they ended with more killing and losses... ! Now all they can get is REGRETS?!!!
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Disturbing story of Fallujah's birth defects
This story is a repetition of what happened in Basrah in 1991 after the gulf war, both times it was totally ignored because lives of poor people are not important to news organization and also because of the access to highly influential officials who may deny the news agencies the access to them if they did so.
I wonder how can such issues be ignored when all the victims are kids who their only problem is that they were born in the wrong place at the wrong time
Source: BBC
Six years after the intense fighting began in the Iraqi town of Fallujah between US forces and Sunni insurgents, there is a disturbingly large number of cases of birth defects in the town.
Fallujah is less than 40 miles (65km) from Baghdad, but it can still be dangerous to get to.
As a result, there has been no authoritative medical investigation, certainly by any Western team, into the allegations that the weapons used by the Americans are still causing serious problems.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8548961.stm
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In Iraq, Voters Are Optimistic, but Cautious
Short Video through the New York Times about how it feel now in Baghdad before the election
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/in-iraq-voters-are-optimistic-but-cautious/
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Unearthing the splendour of Ur in Iraq
The buried antiquities of Ur could one day outshine those of ancient Egypt, archaeologists at a
large-scale excavation in Iraq believe. By Mehdi Lebouachera, in Tell al-Muqayyar for AFP
Published: 11:53AM GMT 19 Feb 2010 With the country ravaged by war and strife since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam
Hussein, Baghdad's struggling government has had greater priorities than funding large-scale digs at
Ur - the birth place of Abraham and one of the cradles of civilisation - where only small teams have
been working since 2005. "When the (large-scale) excavations restart, tons of antiquities will see the light of day, filling
entire museum wings," enthused Dhaif Moussin, who is in charge of protecting a site that has been
prone to looting..." Read the rest at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/7270478/Unearthing-the-splendour-of-Ur-in-Iraq.html
Published: 11:53AM GMT 19 Feb 2010 With the country ravaged by war and strife since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam
Hussein, Baghdad's struggling government has had greater priorities than funding large-scale digs at
Ur - the birth place of Abraham and one of the cradles of civilisation - where only small teams have
been working since 2005. "When the (large-scale) excavations restart, tons of antiquities will see the light of day, filling
entire museum wings," enthused Dhaif Moussin, who is in charge of protecting a site that has been
prone to looting..." Read the rest at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/7270478/Unearthing-the-splendour-of-Ur-in-Iraq.html
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Sunni party drops out of Iraq's national elections
I think its good news and bad news at the same time, Less diversity is bad in election, but at the same time less religious-political mix is welcomed, Its not about Sunni or Shia but any party that identify itself with one group or another is a bad choice, I hope the Other religious parties will follow suit (which will not happen) and we turn into decent choices between ideas not religious beleives.
Source: Washington Post
BAGHDAD -- Iraqs main Sunni party said Saturday it is dropping out of next month's national elections, seizing on U.S. concerns about Iran influence in the political process as proof that the vote will not be legitimate.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/20/AR2010022000651.html?hpid=topnews
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Does the name matter ...! really?!!
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Operations to be measured by results and achievements on the ground.... The case in our country is that nobody out there is sincere, worried nor cautious... No the name does not matter whether It was Iraq's freedom, liberation or Iraqi Democracy !!! what really matters is the new intentions with that name and whats behind the horizon!? what plans been made, what acts need to be done to reach the goals that pour to the interest of the people and their country..!! Americans voted for President Obama only because they wanted the CHANGE and they made it. Thats the type of change we should look for ... Hopefully, one day all of us will do the same to accomplish and fulfill the idea of a better Iraq.
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Iraq-Turkey railway link re-opens
I always find more hope in such news than all the plans posted by empty headed politicians.
Source BBC
Germany began building the Berlin to Baghdad railway a century ago, hoping to open a route through Turkey to the Gulf. It took three decades to finish.
Turkey is gradually upgrading its railway network with high-speed routes and Iraq also plans big investments in its railways.
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