tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post3152602260818044892..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Tit For Tat In NinewaJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-77671473380108821362009-05-23T14:16:19.044-07:002009-05-23T14:16:19.044-07:00So much for national reconciliation. On the up-si...So much for national reconciliation. On the up-side (or some side, anyway), tension between the Arabs and the Kurds in Ninevah could help Al-Maliki play different Sunni factions against eachother. It will be a struggle for him to maintain stability in the face of resurgent insurgents while his government still suffers from so many internal weaknesses.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.iraqtomorrow.net/2009/05/23/national-reconciliation-dealt-further-blows-as-iraq-prepares-for-post-us-showdown/#text" REL="nofollow">National Reconciliation Dealt Further Blows as Iraq Prepares for Post-US Showdown</A>Matthttp://www.iraqtomorrow.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-15638511915753276762009-05-18T15:41:00.000-07:002009-05-18T15:41:00.000-07:00The NY Times had this piece in today's paper. It s...The NY Times had this piece in today's paper. It stresses the threat of violence in Ninewa.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/world/middleeast/18nineveh.html?_r=1<br /><br />On that census it could be political explosive with all kinds of forces pulling on it to further their cause.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-69992502931486689122009-05-18T14:59:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:59:00.000-07:00Kurds, Iraqis start joint patrols in disputed area...Kurds, Iraqis start joint patrols in disputed area<br />http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSLI714321<br /><br />Iraq to hold landmark census of Arab-Kurdish divide<br />http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidANA20090518T115403ZFKM62/Iraq%20To%20Hold%20Landmark%20Census%20Of%20Arab-Kurdish%20DivideWladimir van Wilgenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385344748812614455noreply@blogger.com