Monthly Archives: April 2008

Baram on Moqtada’s Activities

"Dear Pat, You may find this of interest. From Iraqi TV reports: Muqtada’s "Initiative" (Mubadara) seems to hold, more-or-less. The essence of the Initiative: a ceasefire, everybody in their place, no weapons surrendered to the government. Muqtada also demanded, as … Continue reading

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CFA will be no more.

"It is unclear whether Mr. Clapper is also recommending tighter restrictions on Pentagon counterterrorism and counterespionage operations in the United States. Some civil liberties groups said they worried that the change might be cosmetic and that the Pentagon might be … Continue reading

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