1932 US diplomat said King Faisal would walk streets of
Baghdad and locals didn’t pay
attention nor acknowledge him
1941 Regent asked Gen Taha al-Hashemi to become premier Hoped
he could control pan-Arab
Golden Square officers
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Persian
Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Rashid
Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Role
of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941)
1970 Iraq asked Turkey for help with dispute with Iran Shah
put troops on border after coup he
backed vs Pres Bakr failed
1970 Shah suggested both sides withdraw forces from border
as neither wanted war ending crisis
1987 Report US analysts said that Iraq would not be able to
reverse recent Iranian gains in southern Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The
Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq
War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The
Iran-Iraq War)
1998 Report Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri met Iraq’s Vice President in
Baghdad to talk about setting up
camps Another story said Iraq gave
Zawahiri $300,000 False story
1999 Qatar Oman UAE told US that outside interference in
Iraq wouldn’t help anyone
2003 Powell OpEd in Wall St Journal said Iraq hiding its WMD
2003 CIA asked Italian intel for more info on Iraq-Niger
deal but it had none
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2004 Bush complained he felt like he was the only one
standing up for his decision to go to war
with Iraq
2004 Powell said Bush made right decision to invade Iraq
2004 Rice told Powell he betrayed Bush and had to tell press
he stood by decision to invade Iraq
2004 Blair agreed to inquiry about pre-war intel on Iraq’s
WMD
2007 Truck bomb in Baghdad market killed 135 wounded 305
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices
From Iraq, A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2010 Iraq appeals court ended ban of candidates for Baath
ties before parliamentary elections
2010 Sadr said court decision ending candidate bans betrayal
of Iraqi people
2010 Maliki said court ending bans on candidates was US
interference in Iraqi elections
(Musings
On Iraq article on banning candidates in 2010 election)
2011 Wasit Governor Tarfa dismissed on corruption charges
2014 Al Qaeda’s Zawahiri renounced ties to ISIS after it
killed Jabhat al-Nusra emir in Raqqa, Syria
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