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Voices of Iraq : Sadr City-points
Books : nakr2004 on Wednesday, October 25, 2006-12:02 PM BT

American forces are besieging Sadr City.

From just the latest Baghdad - (Voices of Iraq) Eyewitnesses said that a joint American-Iraqi forces imposed a blockade on today, Wednesday, Sadr City, where she was placed checkpoints at the entrances to the city, which is located east of Baghdad. Witnesses said News Agency (Voices of Iraq) Independent today that the joint forces searched vehicles entering the city and leaving them close searches. They added that those forces placed checkpoints on the sealing off of the channel near the bridge Mudhafar and the other near the exhibition sale of cars which are the main two entrances of the city. The American planes had bombed dawn today, Wednesday, six houses in the city, which led to the death of six persons and wounding fifteen others, all of them civilians, Iraqi forces detained a joint American and ten civilians from the city's residents at the same time. The eyewitnesses told (Voices of Iraq) earlier today that the houses shelled aircraft are Sectors 74 and 75 on the outskirts of the city. pointing out that the American planes flying in the skies of the city since dawn today, five and even seven. They pointed out that the armed clashes broke out after the shelling between gunmen and a joint force of Iraqi American did not know the damage they have caused. Sadr City is a densely populated cities with a population of about three million people, mostly Shiites and includes a residential neighborhood and all 79 district comprises about one thousand houses.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces on Wednesday raided Sadr City, the stronghold of the feared Shiite militia led by radical anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, but Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki disavowed the operation, saying he had not been consulted and insisting "that it will not be repeated."

The defiant al-Maliki also slammed the top U.S. military and diplomatic representatives in
Iraq for saying Iraq needed to set a timetable to curb violence ravaging the country.

"I affirm that this government represents the will of the people and no one has the right to impose a timetable on it," al-Maliki said at a news conference.

U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Tuesday that al-Maliki had agreed to the plan, announced at a rare joint appearance with Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, who said he would not hesitate to ask for more troops if he felt they were necessary.

At least four people were killed and 18 injured in the overnight fighting in the overwhelmingly Shiite eastern district known as Sadr City, according to Col. Khazim Abbas, a local police commander, and Qassim al-Suwaidi, director of the area's Imam Ali Hospital.

The U.S. military said Iraqi army special forces, backed up by U.S. advisers, carried out a raid to capture a "top illegal armed group commander directing widespread death squad activity throughout eastern Baghdad," the military said in a statement.

Al-Maliki, who is commander in chief of Iraq's army, heatedly denied he knew anything about the raid:

"We will ask for clarification about what has happened in Sadr City. We will review this issue with the multinational forces so that it will not be repeated...The Iraqi government should be aware and part of any military operation. Coordination is needed between Iraqi government and multinational forces."

As the raid began, Iraqi forces were fired on and asked for American airpower backup. The U.S. said it used "precision gunfire only to eliminate the enemy threat," according to the military's statement.

There was no word on casualties or whether the targeted death squad leader was captured.

Up to now, U.S. and Iraqi forces have largely avoided the densely populated Sadr City slum, a grid of rutted streets and tumble-down housing that is home to 2.5 million Shiites and under the control of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.

Reining in the Mahdi Army and militias like it is one of the thorniest problems facing al-Maliki because his fragile Shiite-dominated government derives much of its power from al-Sadr's party and a second political power with a powerful militia, the Supreme Council for the Revolution in Iraq, or SCIRI.

Residents living near Sadr City said gunfire and airstrikes began around late Tuesday and continued for hours. The district on Baghdad's eastern edge was sealed to outsiders Wednesday morning.

Groups of young men in black fatigues favored by the Mahdi Army were seen driving toward the area to join the fight.

Explosions and automatic weapons fire were heard above the noise of U.S. helicopters circling overhead firing flares. Streets were empty and shops closed.

In his comments, Al-Maliki also appealed to neighboring states to cease meddling in Iraq's domestic affairs — an apparent reference to
Iran and
Syria, which are accused by the U.S. and Iraqi officials of aiding Sunni and Shiite armed groups.

He blamed foreign fighters in groups such as al-Qaida in Iraq and
Saddam Hussein's loyalists for driving violence that takes the lives of around 40 Iraqis every day, and possibly many more.

"I would like to state here that the root of the battle we are fighting in Iraq and the root of the bloody cycle that we are undergoing is the presence of terror organizations that have arrived in the country," al-Maliki said.

Al-Maliki has repeatedly pledged to deal with the militias but has resisted issuing firm ultimatums or deadlines.

At Tuesday's news conference, Khalilzad said Iraqi leaders had agreed to set a timeline for achieving key political and security goals, including reining in such groups.

Khalilzad revealed neither specific deadlines for achieving those goals nor penalties for their failure to do so, and Al-Maliki said no deadlines had been put to his government.

Al-Maliki said he believed the U.S. talk of timelines was driven by the upcoming U.S. midterm election.

"We are not much concerned with it," al-Maliki said.

As violence spiked in Baghdad and elsewhere, Casey said on Tuesday he would not hesitate to ask for more soldiers if he felt it necessary. He said, however, he had not made a decision.

"Now, do we need more troops to do that? Maybe. And, as I've said all along, if we do, I will ask for the troops I need, both coalition and Iraqis," Casey said.

The timeline plan outlined by Khalilzad Tuesday was believed to have grown out of recent Washington meetings at which the Bush administration sought to reshape its Iraq policy amid mounting U.S. deaths and declining domestic support for the 44-month-old war. The plan was made public a day after White House press secretary Tony Snow said U.S. was adjusting its Iraq strategy but would not issue any ultimatums.

Khalilzad said al-Maliki had agreed to the timeline concept that called for specific deadlines to be set by year's end. U.S. officials revealed neither specific incentives for the Iraqis to implement the plan nor penalties for their failure to do so.

October has been the deadliest month this year for American forces. The military Tuesday announced the deaths of two more U.S. Marines, a sailor and a soldier. Since the start of the war, 2,801 U.S. service members have died in Iraq, according to an Associated Press count.

Also Wednesday, the military said it was continuing a search for a U.S. Army translator missing after he was believed to have been kidnapped Monday night in Baghdad. Troops had detained some suspects who "could possibly be involved," said a military spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Withington.

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Associated Press correspondents Christopher Bodeen and Hamza Hendawi contributed to this report.

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Voices of Iraq : Talabani - Barzani - Khalilzad (Urgent)
Books : chimansalh on Wednesday, October 25, 2006-12:40 PM BT

A tripartite meeting between Talabani and Barzani and Khalilzad Balslimaneh Jayman favor of Arbil - (Voices of Iraq)

The tripartite meeting this afternoon Wednesday between Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani, the American ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad, at the resort of Dukan in Sulaymaniyah. The meeting of the American ambassador with Talabani and Barzani is the first of Khalilzad with Iraqi officials after his return from the United States and his meeting with President George Bush. The space of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Kurdistan "that Khalilzad, the American ambassador in Iraq began this morning meeting with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Jalal Talabani and Mr. Massoud Barzani's Kurdistan region in the head of Dukan." It added that the meeting would discuss the space of the deteriorating situation in Iraq. although Khalilzad will Talabani and Barzani on the content of the topics discussed with the American President George W. Bush.

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from the iraqi constitution, wouldn't this apply to fi law too? :

"To ratify and issue the laws enacted by the Council of Representatives. Such laws are considered ratified after fifteen days from the date of receipt."

Hope so. If it does that'll be today. Eyes peeled, eh!

Good find SGS! Let's hope it does include the fil!

Was the CBI open yesterday? Or are they to re-open today? I thought they were supposed to be open on the 25th, which should have been yesterday (Iraqi time). No updates on the CBI site since the 22nd....Any ideas?

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Cut-and-Run Conservatives
by Jeffrey T. Kuhner
Posted Oct 24, 2006



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The Iraq war threatens to split the conservative movement. Isolationist conservative commentators, such as Pat Buchanan and Robert Novak, have opposed the war from the beginning. This is not surprising since they have fiercely objected to almost every American military intervention since the end of the Cold War. It is more troubling, however, that conservatives such as William F. Buckley and George Will are now turning against our continued presence in Iraq.

Since the 1950s, conservatives have been defined by their muscular approach to foreign affairs; especially, their willingness to project U.S. military power to advance American interests and ideals. Most conservatives still support the Iraq war, but the voice of dissent is growing. “One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed,” Mr. Buckley wrote earlier this year.

Another key conservative, Mr. Will, believes that President Bush’s democracy project is a form of quixotic neo-Wilsonianism: republican institutions, he maintains, are unable to take root in the blistering sands of the Middle East. These views are echoed by former neoconservative Francis Fukuyama, author of “The End of History.” These “realist” conservatives argue the U.S. mission in Iraq is doomed to fail because the country does not possess the pre-existing legal culture and political institutions necessary to build a stable, functioning democracy.

Yet these conservative realists are making a fatal mistake.(YOU TELL THEM) They are accepting the media’s half-truths and misinformation campaign.(CAN I GET A AMEN) Cable TV news, the New York Times and the Washington Post are presenting a bleak picture of constant car bombs and suicide attacks. The reality is more complicated—and more heartening.

Since the liberation of Iraq, the country’s economy has been steadily improving. In fact, its growth rates are better than any other Arab nation in the region. There has been a boom in the construction and farming sectors. Small- and medium-sized businesses are proliferating. The country’s oil infrastructure has been almost completely rebuilt and is expected to operate at full capacity by the end of 2006. More than 1.2 million refugees have returned from exile. Iraq’s currency, the dinar, has become solid and stable. During the last year alone, it has gained nearly 20% in value against the U.S. dollar.
In addition, Iraq has the freest and most robust press in the entire Arab and Muslim world. It has more than 100 privately owned newspapers. There are approximately two dozen radio and TV stations. The country has also had two successful general elections: citizens can boast of a voter turnout higher than in many Western countries (including the U.S.). In a referendum held last year, an overwhelming majority of Iraqis approved a new constitution—a constitution that is the most progressive and liberal in the entire Arab Middle East.

The jihadists and Saddam Hussein’s Baathist remnants seek to derail Iraqi self-government by the only means they know: mass murder and mayhem. But Iraq’s fledgling democracy continues to survive.

It is a terrible mistake for conservatives to abandon our Iraqi allies now. A U.S. victory will establish a vibrant, modern democracy in the heart of the Arab world that will serve as an infectious model for the oppressed peoples in the region. A prosperous, democratic Iraq will become a catalyst for reform percolating within the ossified, conservative dictatorships of its neighbors. This change may be messy. In the long-run, however, Arab nations will be modernized. This will create a more stable and secure Middle East and thereby, a more stable and secure world for the United States.

If conservatives abandon the Iraqi people, they will also be rejecting much of the conservative foreign-policy legacy of the past 40 years. They will be returning to the irresponsible isolationism of Herbert Hoover and Robert Taft, who advocated continental realism and U.S. strategic retreat from foreign wars. They will be rejecting the global interventionism of Ronald Reagan which crushed Soviet communism. And if applied properly and diligently again, this kind of interventionism will crush Islamic fascism as well. Conservatives must avoid defeatism and pessimism. Gen. Douglas MacArthur said it best: [COLOR="Red"]“There is no substitute for victory.” [/COLOR](WELL SAID)

Now this is a article worth reading, I havent' seen a more positive article about Iraq, LOVED the part about the dinar gaining against the dollar.

Should be required reading in all circles.

Originally Posted by MrsCK

DON'T EVEN START THIS BS!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WENT THROUGH THIS EVERY WEEK BY SOME *****!!!!!!!!!!!! SO GO AWAY AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND NOT POST HERE AGAIN PLEASE - YOU ARE WASTING EVERYBODYS TIME WITH YOUR NEGATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MrsCK,
Please refer to this thread http://www.rolclub.com/iraqi-dinar-d...oll-alert.html

I would hate to see neno have to ban any of our nice members because of other people stirring trouble, let's try to keep these people under control by ignoring them, and letting the mod's take care of it. Report this person, then move on, yelling back only fuels their fire, and is exactly what they want. Love reading your posts, and don't want to lose ya!

GW Press Conf 10/25/06

FOX News just announce GW will have a press briefing today at 10:30 AM EST.

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