World-News

By James Denselow

US military control will continue in such guises as security and training.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29519.htm

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Neocon lamentations on Iraq

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G. Hornberger

11/01/11

Neocons are attacking President Obama for his plan to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq by the end of December. Never mind that Obama is operating under the contractual agreement entered into between former President Bush and the Iraqi regime his invasion installed into power. And never mind that there will still be thousands of U.S. diplomats, military personnel, security people, contractors, and CIA spies and assassins in the vast Vatican-sized U.S. Embassy in Baghdad...

http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2011-11-01.asp


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bush+legacy
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
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As the U.S. military departs Iraq, the CIA is looking at how it can absorb and continue secret counterterrorism and intelligence programs run inside that country for years by the Joint Special Operations Command and other military organizations.

http://news.yahoo.com/cias-covert-iraq-mission-044800908.html


From Information Clearing House



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Joint+Special+Operations+Command
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Central+Intelligence+Agency
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Woke Up One Morning and the War Is Over

By Mike Ferner

Maybe in Obama s dreams; maybe in the minds of his spin doctors prattling on Sunday morning talk shows; maybe in the minds of pundits comfortably opining from New York and Washington. Perhaps for them the American War in Iraq is over. But not to the millions living it out in reality.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29504.htm



The US War On Iraq: A Complete Neocon Defeat

By Jonathan Steele

The neocons' grand plan to use the 2003 invasion to turn the country into a secure pro-western democracy and a garrison for US bases that could put pressure on Syria and Iran lies in tatters.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29498.htm

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Withdrawal symptoms

Empire Burlesque
by Chris Floyd

10/23/11

Thus it is almost a certainty that by the end of 2012, there will be, at the barest minimum, at least 8,000 to 10,000 heavily armed personnel under the direct control of the United States government stationed at strategic points throughout Iraq; the actual figure will doubtless be higher, perhaps much higher...

http://bit.ly/sx2mnD


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/topics/Iran/
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David Swanson, War Is A Crime.org: 'There will be U.S. troops remaining in Iraq. They simply will not be employed by the 'Department of Defense' (as we call it, I m not sure Iraqis call it that). Thousands of mercenaries will be employed by the State Department. Iraqi police will be trained to U.S. specifications on the U.S. taxpayers' dime. We will maintain the world s largest embassy. And I have to assume the CIA is not departing.'

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2Z%2F7DFTbMckBHYbGSaKcgO9wKRI9C%2Bh9

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The Iraq War Ain t Over, No Matter What Obama Says

The fact is America s military efforts in Iraq aren t coming to an end. They are instead entering a new phase. On January 1, 2012, the State Department will command a hired army of about 5,500 security contractors, all to protect the largest U.S. diplomatic presence anywhere overseas.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/obama-iraq-eternal/



Muqtada Al Sadr considers US embassy employees 'occupiers; should be fought'

In response to a query of one of his followers about the increase of the embassy employees' number from 5000 to 15000 after the expiry of SOFA, Muqtada said 'they are all occupiers and resisting them after the end of the agreement is an obligation.'

http://www.ninanews.com/english/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=FIJFLG



Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion

By Bernie Sanders

'The ugly truth is that virtually all of the major defense contractors in this country for years have been engaged in systemic fraudulent behavior, while receiving hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer money,' said Sanders.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29510.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Iraq War is Not Over
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/10/24-3

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Report calls Iraqi police training 'bottomless pit' for
US taxpayer
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10639/



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Dankbar nutzt US-Präsident Obama die Gelegenheit, aus dem Irak abzuziehen, aber die Amerikaner hinterlassen ein Pulverfass.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/35/35748/1.html



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/topics/Iraq+-+Irak+/

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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/21-10

Sadr: Presence of 'US Trainers' Extension of US Occupation
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/21-5

The Iraq War Ain t Over, No Matter What Obama Says
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/10/21-9

Human Righs First: Iraq Withdraw Underscores Need for Contractor Accountability
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/10/21-4



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http://www.llrc.org/du/subtopic/fallujah20oct2011.htm



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Fallujah
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Dina Rasor, Truthout: "There have been numerous other writers who have gone into great detail about the damage Rumsfeld did to our country in selling the Iraq war and in allowing torture and other outrages in the war, but many don't know how badly he messed up the invasion of Iraq and the logistics of the war.'

http://www.truth-out.org/iraq-war-lessons-learned-keep-rumsfeld-away-all-things-defense/1318427578



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said U.S. troops might still be able to stay in Iraq as trainers beyond a 2011 withdrawal date, even though the country s political blocs have rejected giving immunity to any American soldiers.

http://reut.rs/qkOrY7



Iraq agrees to keep 5,000 US trainers after deadline

Iraqi politicians have agreed to keep 5,000 US soldiers in the country after 2011 as trainers - without granting them immunity - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was quoted in press remarks published on Tuesday.

http://bit.ly/oRGqQN



Iraq s Sadr condemns U.S. 'occupiers'

The presence of U.S. military trainers in Iraq beyond the Dec. 31 deadline is an organized occupation, Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said.

http://bit.ly/nb7aBw


From Information Clearing House



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jalal+Talabani
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Iraqi lawmakers on Wednesday said they were discussing a deal to extend a NATO training mission that could allow U.S. troops to stay as trainers beyond the year-end deadline for withdrawal, with the type of legal protections demanded by Washington.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-iraq-nato-trainers-idUSTRE7945MC20111005


From Information Clearing House

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We didn t do too much harm (in Iraq)
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-iraq-war/we-didnt-do-too-much-harm-in-iraq.html



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
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