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The SOFA under the table.(US-IRAQ)
"When I first came to the Kurdish region back in 2003, there were pictures of US president George Bush, 'the liberator,' adorning most of the shops in the market at the foot of the citadel. But when I arrived back last month, all I could see were effigies of Kurdish leaders. 'America was not honest with the Kurds. They've let them down in the past and they only follow their interests. They can leave the Kurds any time and I don't trust having an alliance with them or even friendship. Yes, they rid us of dictatorship, but they came here to control the region and the Middle East. "
Barzan Mohamed, Aljazeera 11.4.08
Back in late January of 2008 the New York ...
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