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U.S. officials admit worry over a "difficult" al-Maliki
Friday, 08.22.2008, 01:21pm

WASHINGTON (IPS) � U.S. officials privately admit being concerned that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki has become "overconfident" about his government's ability to manage without U.S. combat troops, according to an Iraq analyst who just returned from a trip to Iraq arranged by U.S. commander General David Petraeus.

U.S. shifts 'hearts and minds' fight
Friday, 08.15.2008, 11:04am

Washington � Nearly seven years after the 9/11 attacks spawned the question, "Why do they hate us?" and made the repair of America's poor international image a top foreign-policy pursuit, the Bush administration is taking a new tack in the "war of ideas."

U.S. Army hopes to keep native Arabic speakers
Friday, 08.08.2008, 08:36am

Washington � The Army may begin paying a retention bonus of as much as $150,000 to Arabic speaking soldiers in reflection of how critical it has become for the U.S. military to retain native language and cultural know-how in its ranks.

New operation gets surprise support
Friday, 08.08.2008, 08:27am

BAQUBA (IPS) � A massive military operation in Diyala province has underscored the military and political gains by the Sahwa militia, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's earlier attempts to thwart them. Maliki has now apparently come around to involving the Sahwa rather than opposing them.

What does al-Maliki really want?
Friday, 08.01.2008, 11:25am

The July deadline for Iraq and the United States to sign a security agreement for the long-term status of U.S. troops in Iraq is stumbling to a close. Officials of both the Bush administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki's government are now admitting that meeting a deadline that would allow Iraq to restore full sovereignty is farfetched.

Iraq is poised to explode
Friday, 08.01.2008, 11:23am

While everyone's looking at Iraq's effect on American politics � and whether or not John McCain and Barack Obama are converging on a policy that combines a flexible timetable with a vague, and long-lasting, residual force � let's take a look instead at Iraqi politics. The picture isn't pretty.

»	Bush, U.S. military pressure Iraqis on withdrawal
»	Has the 'surge' in Iraq worked?
»	Iraqi Shi'a party rises as Sadr falls
»	U.S. forces to hand over hard-won Anbar Province?
»	A blueprint for withdrawal from Iraq