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[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: In northern Iraq, the KRG has taken some welcome steps to respond to the disturbingly high levels of reported gender-based violence (GBV), particularly so-called "honor killings," burnings and other attacks on women, often disguised as accidents or suicides. Recent higher GBV statistics in KRG may indicate a greater willingness to report such crimes, but further visible government support for women's rights is sorely need throughout Iraq. 

[Multi-National Force - Iraq] Multi-National Force - Iraq - JCC-IA Offers Women Based Vendor ...: According to Rodriguez-Brown, through the Iraqi First Program, which includes the Women-Owned Business Initiative, JCC-I/A’s aim is to help Iraq revive its local business communities and increase opportunities for local economic development and local employment growth. The Government of Iraq, U.S. Government and host-nation vendors are all committed to improving the participation of women in business as part of growing Iraq’s economy. 

[Full Comment] National Post editorial board: Canada's opportunity to confront ...: Over two-thirds of the U.S Senate and more than half of the House of Representatives have co-sponsored the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act. The bill, based on research by the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), targets Iran’s most serious economic Achilles heel ”” it’s heavy dependence on imports of refined petroleum.

[Multi-National Force - Iraq] Multi-National Force - Iraq - Government of Iraq Projects: Dr. al ...: As for prolonging the existence of the Multi-National Force, the Iraqi government adopted the...that...a special trend that this year is going to be the last year for the existence of the Multi-National Force in Iraq. And the forces need to be reformed according to what Iraq asks and the needs of the Iraqi government and the needs of the security situation.

[Gorilla's Guides] Gorilla's Guides » Blog Archive » Iraq: ICRC activities in May 2009: In May, the Iraqi Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the ICRC signed a memorandum of understanding which led to the launching of a programme to strengthen emergency services in Iraq. The two-year programme focuses on training around 600 doctors and nurses from all over Iraq in the management of trauma, control of infection and teamwork.

[US News] Council On Foreign Relations: As Paul Revere mentioned, the top of the hierarchy are the Bilderbergs, next powerful Trilateral under 200 members, splitting off to the Royal Institute of Affairs(Brittan) and the CFR (USA) in order to achieve world government under the United Nations of which the WHO and the IMF are branches. A good read is John McManus book the Insiders, it's 100 pages covering the last five Presidential administrations with extensive notes at the end of each chapter for documentation.

[Mudville Gazette] Epic Fail - Mudville Gazette: Just two of the surge brigades were actually operating in Iraq, the others were in transit or still stateside. Then-Senator Joe Biden declared the effort a failure, claimed "no one" in the Army agreed with Petraeus that violence could be reduced, and proposed destroying the Iraqi Constitution and rebuilding their government in a manner more to his liking.

[Lux Libertas - Light and Liberty] Not in the MSM | Lux Libertas - Light and Liberty: After Hodne and the local officials signed a memorandum for the base transfer, the crowd moved out to the flagpoles and Paliwoda memorial plaque.  When the Iraqi flag was fully raised, Hodne removed the weather beaten plaque.   He will send it, along with the last U.S. flag flown over the base and a letter from the Balad JCC director, to the Paliwoda family in recognition of Eric Paliwoda’s sacrifice and service to his nation and also for the people of Iraq.

[Overseas Development Institute - Humanitarian Policy Group] HPG Briefing 30 crc: Building civil society in Iraq will take years and is beyond the scope of humanitarian action. Working with local partners and assisting with capacity- building, however, is not.

[SWJ Blog] 3 July SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

[CNN Political Ticker] CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...: What's better, $25,000 training for dogs that may help decrease the suffering of and medical costs for our veterans OR untold health care and societal costs when our veterans have prolonged mental and physical illness as a result of their service and sometimes end up homeless because of it? A warning to the GOPers: be very careful, because this guy will dance circles around you just like Obama and many others have been doing if you refuse to look beyond the superficial.

[Corrente] Honduras: power, money and the new global politics | Corrente: For some of the plotters it is their second attempt to overthrow an elected reformist government in Latin Americathe group includes prominent figures involved in the 2002 ousting of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, who was kidnapped for 48 hours and sent to a Caribbean island before being restored to office after widespread popular protest.

[Andrew Neil's blog] BBC - Andrew Neil's blog: Nobody comes out well of this...: I notice that you took my advice and started a new blog, well done Sir. I have put this comment on your previous blog but consider that it would be more appropriate to place the comment here, no listen this is important, and don't interrupt, what the line has gone dead, click, click, click, oh thank you I thought we had lost the line there but we haven't, click, click.

[AlterNet.org] Shocking Bush 'Pep Talk' to His War Cabinet on Iraq: 'We Are Going ...: Mcclellans 'Tell All' blanantly fails to 'Tell'the obvious Reason for the Illegal Invasion of Iraq- OIL and the It's control, for the Benefit of the multi Nationals and their Foreign "Royal" sponsors. ...

[Blog about Argentina] Blog about Argentina » Travel Within Argentina: Almost 200 Iranian-Kurd refugees have been moved from a makeshift camp on the Iraq-Jordan border to a larger camp near Syria, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.Their old camp "situated in no-man's land" near the Iraq-Jordan border has been shut, the UNHCR said in a statement. "The group composed of 186 refugees has been temporarily relocated to Al Waleed refugee camp, on Iraq?s border with Syria," it said.

[kylesisk.typepad.com] kylesisk.typepad.com: Taking it easy on Teddy: So, under my plan, in recognition of the enormous importance of excellent teachers, we will revolutionize teacher preparation and development in Ohio with a residency program. Just as future doctors begin their careers under the watchful eye of an experienced colleague, we will give our new teachers the benefit of thoughtful guidance from an accomplished senior teacher.

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