1983 Reagan envoy to Middle East Rumsfeld met with Saddam as
part of new US policy to
back Iraq in Iran-Iraq War
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Saddam Tapes)
2001 NYT article with Iraqi defector Haideri provided by INC
claimed he went to 20 WMD sites
Haideri’s claims used in CIA DIA
and White House reports Later found to be unreliable by US intel May 02 labeled
fabricator by DIA
2002 IAEA inspectors said Tuwaitha facility involved in
civilian nuclear research not involved in
weapons program
(Musings
On Iraq article UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A Threat)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
2002 CIA blocked UN Amb to UN Negroponte mentioning
Iraq-Niger uranium deal in speech to
Security Council
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2004 Bush said he expected violence to increase before Jan
05 elections
2006 US military turned over Najaf 3rd province
to Iraqi forces
2006 Report Ayatollah Sistani backed creation of new ruling
coalition behind PM Maliki that would
exclude Sadr Orchestrated by US
Maliki opposed idea afraid that new coalition would oust him
2006 Bush said that US not winning but not losing in Iraq
November he said US was absolutely
winning New line came from his
military advisers
2007 Report Govt bus program to
return refugees from Syria only lasted 2 trips Sunni refugees/displaced
afraid to sign
up with govt for aid out of fear of retribution No process to handle property
disputes after forced displacement
(Musings
On Iraq book review Children of War,
Voices Of Iraqi Refugees)
2009 Iran said it withdrew its troops from Well No 4 in
Fauqi oil field in Maysan it occupied 2 days later
but Iraqis said they were still on
Iraqi territory
(Musings
On Iraq More Questions Than Answers On Iran-Iraq Oil Field Dispute)
(Musings
On Iraq Disputed Oil Field Leads To Flare Up Between Iraq And Iran)
2011 VP Hashemi gave TV speech from Irbil denying terrorism
charges against him
(Musings
On Iraq article on charges against VP Hashemi)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq From War To
A New Authoritarianism)
2011 3 car bombs hit checkpoints in Karbala during
pilgrimage Killed 52 Wounded 203
2013 Sheikh Fahadawi’s house hit by mortars in Ramadi in
spate of violence against Anbar notables
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar violence)
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