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| | Iraq Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base) |
 | | in Mosul, Iraq) is a Vice-President of Iraq under the Iraqi Transitional Government of 2005, and was President of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004 to 2005. | | | The ongoing violence in Iraq has been incited by an amalgam of religious extremists that believe an Islamic Caliphate should rule, old regime Sunnis that had ruled under Saddam that want back the power they had, and Iraqi nationalists that are fighting against what they view as a foreign occupation. | | | Elections were held in May 2005 for the Iraq Transitional Government, and then in December 2005 to elect a permanent government Government of Iraq, 2006-2010. |
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http://www.launchbase.net/encyclopedia/Iraq
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| | U.S.-led occupation of Iraq - Encyclopedia of Political Information |
| | The occupation of Iraq led by the government and military of the United States, with significant support from the United Kingdom, Poland and varying levels of assistance from various other allied countries, followed the collapse of Saddam Hussein's government caused by the 2003 invasion of Iraq. | | | Although Saddam supported terrorist groups, reports that he had ties to al Qaeda are, as of yet, unconfirmed; see Iraq and the War on Terrorism. | | | Resistance to the occupation is particularly virulent in the Sunni centre of Iraq, which was the source of Saddam's power base. |
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http://www.politicalinformation.net/encyclopedia/U.S.-led_occupation_of_Iraq.htm
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| | MSN Encarta - Iraq |
| | Iraq has been politically active in the Arab world, with most of its regimes trying to advance pan-Arab or partial Arab political unification under Iraqi leadership. | | | Under his leadership, Iraq’s regional and foreign policies were ambitious, often involving great risk. | | | The dictatorship failed in various attempts to topple Arab regimes and to achieve leadership status in the Arab world or even in the Persian Gulf region. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761567303
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| | CBC News Indepth: Iraq |
| | Initially the government of Iraq was a monarchy. | | | A major American motivation for aid to Iraq during this period was the Iran-Iraq War started by Saddam in 1980. | | | After a decade of absence, Iraq was asked to attend the Arab League summit in 2000. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/iraq
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| | Iraq |
| | Iraq became a charter member of the Arab League in 1945, and Iraqi troops took part in the Arab invasion of Palestine in 1948. | | | Iraq - Iraq or Irak, officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. | | | The sanctions against Iraq failed to crush its leader but caused catastrophic suffering among its people—the country's infrastructure was in ruins, and disease, malnutrition, and the infant mortality rate skyrocketed. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107644.html
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| | Iraq News |
| | The political deadlock in Iraq shows no sign of easing as new reports claim government involvement in the escalating violence. | | | An Iraqi businessman linked to Saddam Hussein told a US television network the kidnapping of US journalist Jill Carroll was a mistake and a ransom was paid for her release. | | | BAGHDAD, Iraq-Attacks targeting government employees appeared to be on the rise in the capital, where a Foreign Ministry worker was kidnapped and a Health Ministry laborer wounded in a shooting that killed her... |
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http://www.topix.net/world/iraq
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| | NPR : Iraq |
| | The 22-year-old was one of 14 Marines killed in an Aug. 3 bombing in northern Iraq. | | | April 10, 2006 · Iraqi political leaders are riled by comments from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak suggesting Iraq's Shiites are loyal to Iran and that the country is close to civil war. | | | April 12, 2006 · Mike Hartwick was killed when he was shot down in his helicopter in Iraq, near Baghdad. |
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http://www.npr.org/iraq
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| | Informed Comment |
| | Chaim Kaufman says Iraq is descending into civil war and ethnic cleansing, and that US troops have a responsibility to stop the ethnic cleansing from becoming a massive phenomenon before they depart. | | | Iraq will not attend a meeting of neighboring foreign ministers in Cairo to protest the recent remarks by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak criticizing Shiites for being more loyal to Iran than to their own countries. | | | Sunni Arab leaders in Iraq affirmed again on Monday their opposition to Ibrahim Jaafari as candidate for prime minister from the Shiite fundamentalist United Iraqi Alliance. |
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http://www.juancole.com
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| | AlterNet: Special Coverage: War on Iraq |
| | From Guantánamo to Iraq, the vicious abuse of prisoners by the U.S. military is business as usual. | | | The latest civil violence in Iraq works toward the Ba'athists' long-term plans to regain control of Iraq -- and U.S. forces are falling right into the trap. | | | From human life, to security, to money: The Iraq war is all losses and no gains. |
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| | Iraq (08/05) |
| | In 1945, Iraq joined the United Nations and became a founding member of the Arab League. | | | Iraq's two largest ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds. | | | The CPA disbanded on June 28, 2004, transferring sovereign authority for governing Iraq to the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG). |
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6804.htm
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| | Iraq Dispatches |
| | They are in Iraq to observe and record, and they were involved in documenting human rights abuses at American-run prisons when the hostages were taken. | | | Most of Iraq is a disaster and in a state of complete chaos. | | | While the Bush Administration portrayed Thursday's Iraqi elections as a resounding success, Iraqi political parties are complaining of violations ranging from dead men voting to murder in the streets as accusations begin to fly from all political corners of rampand fraud and violence bringing the results of the vote under suspicion. |
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| | Iraqcoalition.org: Homepage of The New Iraq |
| | The establishment of a stable, democratic government in Iraq is a key step in the global war on terror, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell. | | | Addressing the preparations for returning sovereignty to Iraq, Powell said he is "impressed by the way in which the interim Iraqi government has started to function even before they have received full sovereignty," and added that "everything we've seen so far suggests it [the turnover of sovereignty] will go smoothly." | | | We're encouraging more international support for Iraq's political transition. |
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| | Iraq Daily - Latest Iraqi news from WN Network |
| | Bush statement on WMD in Iraq based on intelligence that was later debunked | | | Fighting for Iraq and for a Student Visa | | | Beirut: An alleged plot to assassinate the leader of Hezbollah group aims to plunge Lebanon into an Iraq-style sectarian strife between Sunnis and Shiites, Lebanese politicians said yesterday. |
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http://www.iraqdaily.com
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| | WAR ON IRAQ - IS OIL A MOTIVE FOR THE MILITARY CONQUEST OF IRAQ? READ THE EVIDENCE AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. |
| | The US government is attempting to justify their plans for war on Iraq, the world's second largest source of oil, by accusing Iraq of possessing weapons of mass destruction. | | | America's decision to withhold all but 3,500 pages of Iraq's 12,500 page weapons declaration is a serious and deliberate attempt to conceal important facts in a serious international crisis, and demonstrates the American government's contempt for the rest of the world. | | | Iraq produced a 12,500 page weapons declaration for United Nations, but the American government removed 8,500 pages of the report before the rest of the world was allowed to see it! |
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http://www.thedebate.org/thedebate/iraq.asp
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| | PortAl Iraq - Iraqi Dinar, Iraq Business News, and Iraq Jobs Opportunities |
| | The Government of Iraq announced April 3 that a total of $18.4 billion of commercial claims against Iraq have been settled over the past eight months as part of the government's program to address the debt stock accumulated by the Saddam regime. | | | The U.S. Department of State's release of the first presidential report to Congress detailing progress in Iraq shows that Iraq's economy nearly doubled from 2002 to 2005. | | | Polish troops to remain in Iraq until end of year: foreign minister |
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| | U.S. Department of State: Iraq Country Information |
| | Secretary Rice: "I look forward to working with you for Iraq's complete integration into the international system and for the cementing of the friendship between the United States and Iraq and the peoples of the United States and Iraq." Full Text | | | With the help of the U.S. and the international community, Iraq has started on the path to fulfilling its potential as a stable, democratic, and prosperous country. | | | --The Iraq Weekly Status Report provides updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars of U.S. Government policy. |
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http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c3212.htm
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| | Iraq |
| | We have done this by organizing over seventy delegations to Iraq in deliberate violation of UN economic sanctions and US law. | | | We have lived alongside ordinary Iraqis before and during the US invasion and throughout the current US occupation of Iraq... | | | Amnesty International: Iraq -- News and Reports Archive (New York and Washington, DC) |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Iraq.html
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| | FAIR Archives: Browse By Region |
| | Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq, documenting the human toll of 12 years of sanctions. | | | Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You, by Reese Erlich & Norman Solomon. | | | Media Advisory: Pundits Say Public Is Wrong About Iraq: For media elite, why U.S. went to war is a meaningless debate (11/30/05) |
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| | Technorati Tag: Iraq |
| | Lesley Abdela Violence and intimidation against women are escalating across Iraq. | | | Learn the future of Israel, Egypt, Iraq and the city of Jerusalem. | | | This page shows blog posts, photos, and links that have been tagged Iraq. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/Iraq
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| | The New Yorker: From the Archives: Previous |
| | Ideologies of government in the new sovereign Iraq. | | | In northern Iraq, there is new evidence of Saddam Hussein’s genocidal war on the Kurds—and of his possible ties to Al Qaeda. | | | A vigil for the first thousand troops who died in Iraq. |
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http://www.newyorker.com/archive/previous/articles/051219frprsp_previous1
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| | www.IRAQ.net :: Iraq's up to the minute news |
| | Reuters - Two more retired U.S. generals called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign on Thursday, claiming the chief architect of the Iraq war and subsequent American occupation should be held accountable for the chaos there. | | | OneWorld.net - BAGHDAD, Apr 13 (IPS) - The execution of 13 suspected insurgents in March marked a revival of the death penalty in Iraq -- and sparked a debate among Iraqis about whether capital punishment should be written into the laws of a modern society. | | | They blame the lax rule for draining the Iraqi ranks to confront the insurgency and#151; in some cases by 30 percent or even half. |
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| | Healing Iraq |
| | Please don’t ask me whether I believe Iraq is on the verge of civil war yet or not. | | | Daily news and comments on the situation in post Saddam Iraq by an Iraqi dentist | | | I put up a Paypal button for people who wish to donate online through Paypal accounts or credit cards. |
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| | Back to Iraq 3.0 |
| | These are the same news organizations that now downplay both the heroic and the constructive in Iraq. | | | In 2002, I went stumbling around Iraqi Kurdistan, the northern part of Iraq outside Saddam's direct control, looking for stories. | | | "Whether you think invading Iraq is a good idea or not, I'm sure one thing we can all agree on is that the more independent reporting of the matter, the better." -- Tim Dunlop of The Road to Surfdom |
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http://www.back-to-iraq.com
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| | UN News Centre - News Focus |
| | The IRFFI is funding the reconstruction and development activities of the 16 UN agencies operating in Iraq (UNDGITF). | | | Annan strongly condemns latest mosque bombings in Iraq | | | » INVO — Iraq Nuclear Verification Office of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). |
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http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=50&Body=Iraq&Body1=
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| | IraqJournal.org - Index |
| | Jeremy Scahill and Jacquie Soohen conducting interviews in Iraq, October, 2002. | | | Live From Iraq, an Un-Embedded Journalist: Robert Fisk from "DemocracyNow!" | | | This has been followed by days of severe bombing in Baghdad and other cities, and the incursion of U.S. and British ground forces in Iraq. |
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| | Guardian Unlimited Special reports Special report: Iraq |
| | Full coverage: News, comment and analysis on the inquiry into British intelligence on Iraq in the run-up to the war. | | | April 14, leader: Tomorrow it will be exactly four months since Iraqis went to the polls in their historic parliamentary election, but they are still waiting for a new government to be formed. | | | Read how we reported the 1991 Gulf war; Saddam Hussein's accession and rise to power; and the British invasion of Iraq in 1917. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/0,2759,423009,00.html
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| | Iraq'd |
| | For example, we have many times proposed to the government that Peshmerga are ready to secure the oil of Iraq from Kirkuk to the border. | | | That is indeed a cause for alarm, as the Badr units would surely be loyal to SCIRI and the United Iraqi Alliance bloc rather than the country as a whole. | | | Realistically, Badr recruits will probably have a greater loyalty to the Shia political leadership than to Iraq as a whole, at least at first. |
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| | Welcome to IraqiNews.com |
| | Three years after the invasion of Iraq, one cannot wonder how the Americans missed a golden opportunity to create a secure democracy. | | | What if America's presence in Iraq is crushed? | | | Baghdad, April 9, (VOI) — Iraq on Sunday denounced comments by Egyptia |
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| | The Iraq Foundation Website |
| | , non-partisan, non-governmental organization working for democracy and human rights in Iraq, and for a better international understanding of Iraq's potential as a contributor to political stability and economic progress in the Middle East. | | | Iraq Foundation and Freedom House's Colloquium, "Making Constitutional and Democratic Rights a Reality in Iraq" | | | A project to spread the understanding of human rights principles among the people of Iraq |
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| | CBSNews.com - Breaking News Headlines and Video from CBS News |
| | Despite calls for his resignation, a Pentagon spokesman said Rumsfeld is not considering it. | | | Captive 82 Days In Iraq, Reporter Joyfully Joins Her Family In Boston | | | President Says Iraq Is 'Scarred By Three Decades Of Saddam's Tyranny' |
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| | Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force |
| | This site is maintained by the Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force (IIRTF) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. | | | An Iraqi guest describes several advantages associated with doing business in the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq and his desire to work with American business partners. | | | February 17, 2006, Los Angeles, CA The U.S. Department of Commerce, Southern California District Export Council, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a seminar on the opportunities and challenges associated with doing business in Iraq. |
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| | Iraq Update - US Department of State |
| | Iraq's economy nearly doubled from 2002 to 2005, despite disruptions from terrorists and insurgents, the State Department said in its first presidential report to Congress detailing progress in Iraq in the areas of politics, economics and security. | | | State Department Issues Report Detailing Progress in Iraq | | | Khalilzad says U.S., Iraq developing plan for demobilizing militias |
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http://usinfo.state.gov/mena/middle_east_north_africa/iraq.html
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| | Iraq War - Photos, Multimedia & News - International News - New York Times |
| | Fighting for Iraq and for a Student Visa | | | Najah Ali, an amateur flyweight, is one of several Iraqi athletes financed by the State Department, but his application for a student visa has been denied three times. | | | Iraq Findings Leaked by Cheney's Aide Were Disputed |
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| | IRAQ - Inter Press Service |
| | BAGHDAD - The execution of 13 suspected insurgents in March marked a revival of the death penalty in Iraq - and sparked a debate among Iraqis about whether capital punishment should be written into the laws of a modern society. | | | WASHINGTON - Foreign policy circles in Washington, including some figures considered close to the George W. Bush administration, have begun talking privately and in off-the-record meetings about the need to give both Iran and Iraq's Arab neighbours key roles in peace negotiations, according to Middle East experts. | | | POLITICS-US: Iran Showdown Tests Power of "Israel Lobby" |
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http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/iraq/index.asp
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| | Iraq |
| | --02/26/03 Iraq's Voices of Freedom; James Larocca, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript. | | | --05/20/03 Reconsruction and Humanitarian Relief Efforts in Iraq; Wendy Chamberlin, Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development; New York Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript. | | | External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. |
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http://fpc.state.gov/c7688.htm
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| | UT - MENIC: Countries and Regions: Iraq |
| | Pictures from Iraq (Suhaib Mohammed) - collectionof a few annoted photographs from Iraq (early '90s and earlier). | | | Economist Country Briefings: Iraq - Articles from the weekly publication (some of which require a subscription for access), including background information, a map, and links. | | | CIA World Factbook: Iraq - Basic statistical information about the country from the CIA World Factbook. |
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http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/Countries_and_Regions/Iraq
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| | :::BIZ:::IGCCO:::IRAQCD |
| | Governments, Communications, Transportation, Military, Ancient History, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Code of Hammurabi, The Recent History of Iraq, Rulers Of Iraq, Geography, The Chronology of Mesopotamia, Iraqi Flags,currency,stamps and more than 5000 photos of Iraq. | | | is containing some parts of Iraq history, Economy, | | | will be Wars of Iraq with new Iraq and it is coming soon. |
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| | Country briefing: Iraq |
| | The Kurdish Predicament in Iraq: A Political Analysis | | | A Nostalgic Trip into the History of the Jews of Iraq | | | Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq |
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http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/iraq.htm
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| | Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com |
| | Click to view the latest lampoons of the war in Iraq by American political cartoonists. | | | • Renegade Iraq Cleric: From Thug to Kingmaker | | | Iraq descended into violence between Shiites and Sunnis after a Shiite mosque was attacked. |
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| | Iraq Body Count |
| | Civilians reported killed by military intervention in Iraq | | | Named and identified victims of the Iraq war | | | The worldwide update of reported civilian deaths in the Iraq war and occupation. |
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| | Welcome To Iraq |
| | Post appeals, Iraqi regime's atrocities, violations, reports, analysis,..etc to help build a new post-dictatorship Iraq | | | This simple site is dedicated to the Iraqi people, regardless of color, religion, ethnic background, ideology, or political affiliation who are dreaming of a better tomorrow. | | | OUR PEOPLE OF IRAQ - REJOICE AND CELEBRATE, NO MORE SADDAM, NO MORE DEATH, NO MORE TORTURE |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/3291
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| | Iraq |
| | Iraq became an independent state on October 3, 1932. | | | July 14, 1958 is the date of the republican coup. | | | Iraq is since April 2003 under the control of a US-led force. |
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http://www.i-cias.com/e.o/iraq.htm
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| | Iraq |
| | RV Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States? | | | "Regardless of how you usually vote, do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party is more likely to make the right decisions about the war in Iraq?" | | | "All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not?" |
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| | CNN.com Specials |
| | Three years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, bodies of civilians turn up daily; at least 2,300 U.S. military personnel have died; elections have been held, but a government hasn't been formed; and officials from Iraq and the United States are debating whether the country is in a civil war. | | | A fire rages from a car bomb attack in Khalis, Iraq. | | | Iraqi lawmakers on Tuesday failed to resolve the conflict over the Shiite nominee for prime minister. |
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http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/iraq.transition
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