This is after they told us it was Sadr and Iran.
Hey, whatever the agenda calls for, right?
"Iraqi lawmakers ordered to resume work" by Associated Press | October 25, 2010
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s highest court yesterday ordered Parliament back to work after a virtual seven-month recess, intensifying pressure to break the political stalemate that has held up formation of a new government....
The delay “violated the constitution,’’ the ruling said.
It's an AmeriKan-sponsored government!
Parliament’s absence has meant inaction on business-friendly reforms, such as streamlining bureaucracy and clarifying rules for foreign investment.
Oh, now we $ee why thi$ i$ a concern.
The absent parliamentarians are earning $22,500 a month in salary and housing allowance, far more than the average $800 monthly salary of an Iraqi professional.
Are you frikkin' kidding me? There is where all your aid money went, America.
And that doesn’t include a $90,000 stipend they were given after they were sworn in to cover expenses for the next four years....
Well, Iraq's government and constitution were an AmeriKan creation.
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Also see: Occupation Iraq: The Founding Father of Modern Iraq
"Top Hussein aide sentenced to death; Appeal could stall execution indefinitely" by Jack Healy, New York Times | October 27, 2010
BAGHDAD —In the northern city of Kirkuk yesterday, gunmen armed with hand grenades and rocket-propelled grenades staged an audacious evening robbery on the city’s largest gold market, killing 10 people — at least six of them police officers — and wounding 15 others. It was part of a string of deadly and coordinated robberies against Iraqi merchants.
Farther north, the political gamesmanship over who will control Iraq’s new government continued. Former prime minister Ayad Allawi traveled to Erbil to meet with the Kurdish region’s president, Massoud Barzani, whose support is likely to be critical in breaking the deadlock.
The Kurds emerged as political kingmakers after March elections failed to produce a clear winner, precipitating a deadlock between Maliki’s Shi’ite coalition and the group led by Allawi, which narrowly won the most seats in Parliament.
Ask me if I care about Iraqi politics anymore.
AmeriKa's stooge A or puppet B anyone?
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When the hell are we LEAVING?!!!
"Suicide bomber kills 21in Iraqi town; Blast is first major attack in a month" by Mazin Yahya, Associated Press | October 30, 2010
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt killed at least 21 people, mostly Shi’ites, yesterday in a town north of Baghdad, shattering what had been weeks of relative calm, the mayor said.
The blast in Balad Ruz emphasized the delicate nature of Iraq’s security gains and occurred as the country is approaches its eighth month without a new government since the March elections.
Yeah, ever notice EVERY TIME we are ON OUR WAY OUT the "terrorists" strike!?
They must be the STOOPIDEST TERRORISTS to EVER EXIST!
The suicide bomber blew himself up inside a popular cafe, 45 miles northeast of Baghdad, as people were gathered to play dominoes and drink tea, said the town’s mayor, Mohammed Maaruf. An additional 65 people were injured, he said.
The neighborhood is home to many Faili Kurds, a small sect of ethnic Kurds following the Shi’ite branch of Islam, and many of the dead were Shi’ites.
Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, blasts targeting Shi’ites are often the work of Sunni insurgents trying to stir sectarian problems.
Well, we are NO LONGER BUYING THAT LIE, sorry!
While scattered violence occurs almost daily in Iraq, last night’s blast broke what has been a time of comparative quiet across Iraq....
Not reported in the AmeriKan papers on a daily basis.
Related: Occupation Iraq: Hell on Earth
That's your comparative whatever from the AmeriKan media, readers.
Diyala Province, with a mixed population of Sunnis, Shi’ites, and Kurds, was one of the most volatile in Iraq but recent years have seen a drop in violence.
That's the standard lie now so Bush's surge can be called a success, and so Obama won't look like a failure -- plus we need to free up the troops for the next invasion.
Also yesterday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch denounced the Kurdish regional government’s investigation into the slaying of a Kurdish journalist critical of authorities in Iraq.
Freelance journalist Sardasht Othman’s handcuffed and bullet-ridden body was found near the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul, and authorities concluded he had been killed by insurgents.
That must mean a government hit squad did it -- especially since it is deposited right down the AmeriKan media memory hole.
Many Kurds in the autonomous region where he lived blamed the government for his killing and staged dozens of huge protests demanding the perpetrators be brought to justice. Another reason the AmeriKan media want to minimize this.
You don't want to give brain-dead AmeriKans any ideas!
Kurdish government officials have denied any involvement in Othman’s death, and in a report last month concluded he had ties to Sunni militants in Mosul who ultimately killed him.
Government denials need to be read as a confirmation these days.
And they blamed the "Al-CIA-Duh" types, huh?
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"Al Qaeda threat targets Christians; Group cites claim converts to Islam being held captive" by Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press | November 4, 2010
BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been struggling to keep his job since his Shi’ite-dominated alliance was narrowly defeated by the Sunni-backed bloc of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in the March 7 parliamentary election.
Neither bloc won an outright majority, setting up a fight for allies that has left the government stalemated. There was a glimmer of hope for political progress yesterday when Parliament’s acting speaker, Fouad Massoum, called the lawmakers to convene Monday and elect his successor.
However, the acting speaker has the right only to call Parliament to session and can’t necessarily force all the members to show up, so it was unclear whether the date would hold or that the announcement signified any progress in the political talks.
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Related: Iran's Kurdish Korner
Is that why the AmeriKan media reporting from the area is always so vague and confusing?
