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Published in: openSecurityIraq: on the path to national salvation?The current political impasse in Iraq is damaging to all parties involved. A National Salvation Government sponsored...
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Published in: openSecurityNew fears of xenophobia send migrants fleeing in South Africa
New rumours of xenophobic reprisals after the World Cup send foreign migrants fleeing in South Africa. A new Amnesty...
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Published in: openSecurityFragile post-election Iraq suffers sectarian bomb attacks
Baghdad bombings in wake of inconclusive election bargaining in Iraq. Suspicions mount of North Korean involvement...
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Published in: openSecurityAllawi throws it all away
Allawi emerged from the election triumphant, but is now unlikely to become the next prime minister. Mohammed...
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Published in: openSecurityLeaked video shows US gunships killing Iraqi civilians
WikiLeaks website posts video showing US helicopter attack on journalists and civilians. Obama to announce overhaul...
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Published in: HomeMaliki, Allawi and the Iraqi people
International jubilation following high participation in Iraq's elections is premature, argues Zaid Al-Ali.
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Published in: openSecurityIraq election tensions threaten renewed instability
The close race in Iraq’s elections sparks heightened tensions. The head of NATO calls for a missile defence pact...
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Published in: openSecurityMitchell called in after bloody weekend in the West Bank
U.S. envoy dispatched following settlement row and escalating violence in the West Bank. Tight race as Iraqis await...
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Published in: openSecurityOnce again, the Iraqi compass points north
The votes are in and the Iraqi coalitions have entered a complex process of deal making and realignment. Little can...
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Published in: openSecurityAttacks kill 38 on polling day in Iraq
Attacks on election day kill 38 in Iraq. Renewed peace effort for Israel and Palestine. US-South Korean military...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence and uncertainty underscore Iraqi elections
Insurgents strike polling stations as Iraq votes for its new government. Turkey withdraws its ambassador to the US...
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Published in: openSecuritySuicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls
Suicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls. Arab League backs indirect talks with Israel. Afghanistan bans...
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Published in: openSecurityShadowy campaign financing will mire Iraq's democratic elections
As campaigning in the Iraqi election intensifies, there is a danger that the race will be won by ill-gotten wealth.
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Published in: openSecurityA nest of contradictions: exclusion and immunity in the Iraqi elections
The fudged compromise on Iraqi election candidates previously excluded from running raises more questions than it answers.
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Published in: openSecurityIraq and the fig-leaf of just war theoryDissension over the legality of the Iraq war, and the history of western military interventions since 1945, reveals...
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Published in: openSecurityUS military personnel killed in Pakistan school blast
US military personnel die in bomb blast in Pakistan as a record rise in drone attacks and militancy grips the...
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Published in: openSecurityIran takes critical stance on US missile defences
Iranian officials attempt to discredit US missile defence deployments. China warns Obama over meeting with Dalai...
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Published in: openSecurityDebaathication vs. reconciliation? The decision to ban Saleh al-Mutlaq from standing in the Iraqi election
The Iraqi Accountability and Justice Commission's decision to ban former Baathist Saleh al-Mutlaq from standing in...
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Published in: openSecurityYemen rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia
Houti Shi’ite rebels in Yemen want ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. Student killed in riots over Venezuelan media....
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Published in: openSecurityDutch inquiry concludes the Iraq war 'was illegal' as Tony Blair’s spin doctor presents evidence at Chilcot inquiry
A Dutch inquiry concludes the Iraq war ‘was illegal’ as Alastair Campbell presents his evidence before the Chilcot...
