APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from August 2007

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from August 2007

Pax Americana In Iraq Is Changing - Part 15 - US Justice Work.
August 6, 2007... In Baghdad, a capital city plagued by Neo-Salafi suicide bombers and renegade Shi'ite militias, the Americans and the Iraqi government have turned to an unusual measure to help implant the rule of law - part of an evolving Pax Americana. They...

US Launches Arab Deterrence Against Iran.
August 6, 2007... US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on July 31 launched an Arab deterrence system against the Shi'ite theocracy of Iran, identifying it as the biggest strategic challenge to America and the target of a $63 bn US arms package. Accompanied by...

Sunnis Quit Govt.
August 6, 2007... The Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF), the main Sunni coalition with 44 seats in the 275-member parliament, on Aug. 1 said it was pulling out of the government in what may become a significant blow to hopes for Sunni-Shi'ite reconciliation. A...

Allawi Says Maliki Is Too Sectarian.
August 6, 2007... The Associated Press on July 31 quoted former PM Allawi as saying the UN and Arab League must play a bigger role in Iraq because the current Maliki government was too sectarian to solve the country's problems. He called on the US "and other...

Deadline On Kirkuk Missed.
August 6, 2007... Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials on July 30 said the Baghdad government had missed its deadline to compile a list of people eligible to vote in a December referendum to determine the fate of oil-rich Kirkuk and other bitterly...

Support For Invasion Is Up.
August 6, 2007... Support for the US invasion of Iraq, as measured by a question The New York Times/CBS News Poll has asked since December 2003, has increased modestly compared with two months ago. The Times and CBS News did the poll from July 9 to July 17 with...