APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East articles from November 2008

APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East archives from November 2008

The Challenges Of Terrorism - Iraq, Part 39 - Iran, Syria & Turkey.
November 3, 2008... The US military and diplomats in Iraq this week were functioning as if they will be staying in this country and keep dealing with the challenges of terrorism in the coming years. In the same time, the US is challenging the Shi'ite theocracy of...

Barzani Meets Bush As Baghdad Wants SOFA Changes.(Mas'oud Barzani, George W. Bush and the status of forces agreement)
November 3, 2008... Kurdistan President Mas'oud Barzani on Oct. 29 met with President George W. Bush at the White House. Both Barzani and his ally, Iraq's Kurdish President Jalal Talabani, are strong supporters of a long-term US military presence in this country....

Waset Handed To Iraqis.(Brief article)
November 3, 2008... The US military on Oct. 29 handed responsibilities for the predominantly Shi'ite south-eastern province of Waset over to the Iraqi authorities. This was done at a ceremony held in Waset which was the 13th of Iraq's 18 provinces to revert to...

US Report Lists 310 Private Security Contractors.
November 3, 2008... A report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, an independent US federal agency, reveals that at least 310 private security companies from around the world have received contracts from US agencies to protect American and...

Iraqi Military Ordered To Keep Out Of Politics.
November 3, 2008... Iraq's Sunni Defence Minister 'Abdul-Qader Muhammad Jasem on Oct. 30 told a news conference all his ministry's employees to the lowliest soldiers will have to sign a pledge they will not run for political office, work in electioneering, attend...