APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from July 2008

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from July 2008

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 31 - Iraq, With US-Iran Cooling.
July 28, 2008... There is a cooling period in relations between the US and the Shi'ite theocracy of Iran over the situation in Iraq. Despite Iran's opposition to a long-term strategic US-Iraqi pact, Tehran is allowing Baghdad to cool down the situation in the...

The US Presence.
July 28, 2008... From the beginning, the Bush administration's response to Maliki's withdrawal demand has been to treat it as a mere aspiration which the US need not accept. The counter-message conveyed to Baghdad from many US sources, including former Central...

Kurdistan Offers To House US Bases.
July 28, 2008... This suggests the cooling spell between the US and Iran for Iraq does not mean an easing of the cold war between Tehran and Washington, a war which on the American side involves its GME allies like Turkey and the Sunni Arab world including the...

Talabani Vetoes Provincial Elections Law - Kirkuk Time-Bomb Begins Ticking.
July 28, 2008... An addition to this complicated issue, on July 23 President Talabani and Shi'ite VP 'Adel 'Abdul-Mahdi vetoed legislation on provincial elections, sending it back to the House of Representatives (parliament) for revisions. But political leaders...

Obama Visit.(Barack Obama)
July 28, 2008... Iraq's top leaders on July 21 hosted Obama and offered an apparent sign of shared purpose on hopes of withdrawing US combat troops from the country by 2010. In Jordan, after finishing a three-day tour of Afghanistan and Iraq, Obama on July 22...

Obama On Iran's Nuke Threat.(Barack Obama)
July 28, 2008... Obama used his visit to Israel on July 23 to send a clear signal that he shared the Jewish state's deep concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions, and remained committed to the traditionally close ties between the US and Israel. He said: "Iranians...

Maliki Invites The Pope.
July 28, 2008... PM Maliki flew to Europe after having met with Obama on July 21. He visited Berlin on July 22-23 and urged Germany to take active part in Iraq's energy projects and reconstruction efforts. Later he visited Italy. At the papal summer residence...