APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy articles from December 2004

APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy archives from December 2004

IRAQ - Focusing On The Non-Oil Sector - Part 6F - The Pentagon Blunders.
December 13, 2004... The Pentagon has had a series of Iraq blunders, and Washington still has no coherent policy for this country that should be binding on the main branches of the Bush administration. The one thing agreed on by the White House and its National...

Aid Groups Leaving.
December 13, 2004... Humanitarian aid groups blame the Pentagon for blurring the lines between their staff and US-led coalition troops, which has resulted in an unprecedented number of aid workers being targetted by terrorists in Iraq. The kidnapping and presumed...

The Rebuilding Effort In A Dangerous Place.
December 13, 2004... Since the CPA's disbandment on June 28, when it handed power to an interim government, the Iraq Project and Contracting Office (PCO) has been in charge of implementing nearly $12.4 bn of the $18.44 bn in the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund...

Iraq Is Deteriorating.
December 13, 2004... The New York Times (NYT) on Dec. 8 reported a classified cable from the CIA's station chief in Baghdad warning that the situation in Iraq was deteriorating and may not rebound anytime soon. Citing US "government officials" as sources, The NYT...

1,000 US Troops Killed In Combat.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... The number of US troops killed in action in Iraq had reached 1,000 by Dec. 7, when the military said a soldier had been shot dead on patrol in Baghdad. The soldier was on patrol as the unit came under small arms fire. Earlier on Dec. 7 the...

Baghdad May Modify Voting.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Responding to a suggestion by Allawi that voting could be spread over two or three weeks in Sunni areas, the Independent Electoral Commission on Dec. 8 said it would consider such a proposal if the government were to make it formally. The...

Japan Extends Deployment.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Tokyo on Dec. 9 approved an extension of its troop deployment in Iraq for up to a year, a decision opposed by most voters, who want to end the nation's riskiest military mission since World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a...