| Clerical“Closening”Between Iraq and Iran - Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:50 +0000 |
| Over at The National, Hassan Hassan has authored an excellent analysis of Iraq’s complex relationship with Iran, and the evolving nature of her ties to the Arab Gulf states. Hassan suggests Iraq’s Arab neighbors should resist knee-jerk presumptions regarding another Persian proxy.Hassan complements his take ... |
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| The Donkeys’Party Enters Kurdistan’s Political Bray - Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:17:29 +0000 |
| The Donkeys’ Party of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region unveiled an aptly wrought statue of its four-legged namesake today. Cast in bronze by famed Kurdish sculptor Zerak Mire, the officious fellow is buttoned up in a suit, collared shirt and tie. The political m’ass’cot stands five feet tall ... |
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| Iraqi Political Tensions Alarm Arab Neighbors - Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:03:52 +0000 |
| Iraq’s fugitive vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, initially fled Baghdad to Kurdistan to avoid capture at the hands of Shi’a forces loyal to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Rumors spread that the vice president’s body-guard had been slaughtered in a bloody attempt to seize the Sunni VP on trumped-up ... |
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