Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi answers questions from members of the press during a joint news conference with President George W. Bush, on September 23, 2004 in Washington. Allawi portrayed the situation in Iraq as improving, stressing that Americans and Iraqis should not give up hope. (UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)
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Has the Surge Prevented Peace?
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has made his earlier endorsement of the surge strategy in Iraq a prominent feature of his campaign. By portraying the surge as a huge success, McCain poses as a foreign policy savant and depicts Dem. Sen. Barack Obama, who didnt favor the surge, as a candidate who "does not understand the challenges we face, and did not understand the need for the surge. And the fact that he did not understand that, and still denies that it has succeeded, I think the American people will make their judgment." Presidential hopeful John McCain might one day be embarrassed by his words. The surge might have diminished prospects for longer term peace and stability.
Iraq agrees new plan to halt sectarian killings
Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki held talks with Iraqs political leaders Tuesday after the divided nations factions signed up to a plan to stem spiraling sectarian violence killing 100 people a day.
Women's rights in Iraq compromised
Womens rights in Iraq have taken a back seat as far as officials and politicians are concerned; the Iraqi government has so far failed to give the moral and financial support the womens affairs ministry needs to make real changes regarding the st
Regional Roundups
A regularly updated column of news briefs from around the region Gaza-Egypt border closes again
Fresh doubts over Iraq cabinet announcement
Iraq braced on Friday for the promised weekend announcement of its first permanent post-invasion government but doubts again resurfaced over whether the unity coalition would be ready on time.
Talabani rejects incomplete Iraq cabinet as violence kills 24
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani insisted on Monday that he would not accept the formation of an "incomplete" government, with the key interior and defense ministry posts still undecided five months to the day since the countrys landmark election. {
Eight killed as Maliki misses personal deadline for new cabinet
At least eight people were killed in violence in Iraq on Thursday amid a continued power vacuum as prime minister-designate Nuri Al Maliki missed a personal deadline to present his new cabinet.
Iraqi leaders set to finalize cabinet as rebels kill 13
Thirteen people were killed in rebel attacks on Monday as Iraqi leaders were holding last-minute talks to form a new government in the hope that it will help curb raging sectarian bloodshed.
Six killed in Iraq as Shias, Sunnis talk cabinet lineup
Insurgents killed six people across Iraq, including a US soldier, as the dominant Shias and formerly powerful Sunni Arabs on Tuesday discussed a new lineup for a long-delayed cabinet.
Iraq, US troops under fire as rebels exploit power vacuum
Iraq rebels staged fresh bomb attacks on Tuesday and battled US forces in a wave of violence that has seen the US military suffer one of its deadliest months since the 2003 invasion, as the countrys protracted power vacuum dragged on.
