APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from December 2008

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from December 2008

Pax Americana In Iraq Is Changing - Part 30 - The SOFA.
December 8, 2008... In principle, the Status of Forces Agreement between the US and Iraq should mark the beginning of the end of the war. In reality, however, it is only the beginning of a new phase in the US presence in this country and SOFA's terms create...

The Background.
December 8, 2008... Iraq's three-person Presidency Council on Dec. 4 ratified the SOFA, the last necessary step for its official adoption. A deal had been made in parliament when the Shi'ite and Kurdish lawmakers who backed the SOFA agreed to demands by Sunni Arab...

Most Non-US Troops Leaving.
December 8, 2008... The majority of non-US troops who were part of the MNF in Iraq will withdraw in the next couple of weeks or have already done so because they will no longer have the authority to operate in the country when the UNSC resolution authorising their...

Obama's Top Aides & Implications For The GME.(Barack Obama and the Greater Middle East)
December 8, 2008... Obama's Dec. 1 decision to name the former First Lady and his formal rival for the presidency, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State is causing Iranian, Iraqis and fellow Arabs, Israelis and non-Arabs in the Greater Middle East (GME) to readjust...

Are Neo-cons Preparing For Iran Attack?
December 8, 2008... The following are extracts from a Dec. 4 article by prominent US journalist Robert Dreyfuss (with underlining by APS): "What, exactly, does president-elect... Obama's mild-mannered choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services,...