Thursday, January 24, 2008

Headlines 1/24/08

Some great reports and news items about Iraq from the past week or so.

Lawmakers Seek $1.5 Billion to Help Iraqi Refugees
By Walter Pincus
Washington Post
January 24, 2008

A Year Later, Surge's Impact Seen in Some Areas
By Tom Bowman
National Public Radio
January 7, 2008

Remarkable progress in Iraq
By Heller Dale
Washington Times
January 23, 2008

Iraq's New Law on Ex-Baathists Could Bring Another Purge
By Amit R. Paley and Joshua Partlow
Washington Post
January 23, 2008

1 in 5 Iraqi refugees in Syria suffered torture or violence back home
UN News Service
January 22, 2008

UN Envoy Applauds Cut in Iraq Violence
By Edith M. Lederer
The Associated Press
January 22, 2008

Democratic rivals play down value of Iraq surge
By William Shawcross
Financial Times (UK)
January 22, 2008

Iraqi Government Must Not Be Left Alone to Tackle Security, Structural, Political Challenges
By Special Representative Steffan De Mistura
UN Security Council
January 21, 2008

Kept In a State of Limbo
Newsweek International
January 19, 2008

The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: the Need for Action
Migration Policy Institute
January 18, 2008

US Contributes $20 Million to the Joint UN Appeal for Iraqi Refugee Health Problems
U.S. State Department
January 17, 2008

1 comment:

  1. Only one article mentions what the contender's for President are saying. That's because they aren't really saying anything. Not on either side. No one wants to get into this in any depth. Too bad because we need more details from all of them.

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