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Archives for October, 2009

Iraqi shoe thrower gets hero’s welcome in Geneva

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61480025&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush leaned back in his chair and soaked in the round of applause.

White House: Onus on Afghans to show legitimacy

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61478116&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The White House on Monday prodded the leaders of Afghanistan to prove to their people and to the watching world that the results of an intensely disputed presidential election are legitimate.

Kurds cross Iraqi border to Turkey to seek peace

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61459770&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A small group of unarmed Kurdish rebels in combat dress marched into Turkey from northern Iraq on Monday in a show of support for peace with the Turkish government.

NATO: Time is not on allies’ side in Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61459038&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK NATO's 28 member states must quickly endorse U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's recommendation to send reinforcements to Afghanistan because time is not on the alliance's side, its chief said Monday.

Iran signals it may not strike nuclear deal

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61456734&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran signaled ahead of international talks Monday that it will not meet Western demands for a deal that would move most of its enriched uranium out of the country and delay its gaining the ability to make a nuclear bomb.

Electoral crisis in Afghanistan intensifies

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61447819&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Afghan electoral crisis intensified Monday as officials responsible for declaring final results from the August presidential ballot refused to accept findings of a U.N.-backed investigative panel that would force a runoff, those involved in the process said.

Analysis: Washington’s overplayed hand on Russia

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61447586&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration was elated a month ago when the Russian president said sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program could become "inevitable." Washington's reaction may have been significantly premature.

Electoral crisis in Afghanistan intensifies

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61446050&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Afghan electoral crisis intensified Monday as officials responsible for declaring final results from the August presidential ballot refused to accept findings of a U.N.-backed investigative panel that would force a runoff, those involved in the process said.

American soldier dies in vehicle accident in Iraq

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61443607&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in a vehicle accident in northern Iraq.

Leaving Iraq ends US mission veiled in ambivalence

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61433874&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK There are just a few days left before U.S. Army Capt. Nathan Williams finally gets to go home.