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Iraq – United States Relations

22 Dec 2011

In just a week, the world has witnessed the death of Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong-il. Could there be two state leaders who were less alike - one you might happily drink a beer with, whereas with...

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Iraq hero helps keep Asian Cup dream alive

17 Jan 2011

Younis Mahmoud has a habit of popping up in the right place, at the right time for Iraq.

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The Circuit

9 Aug 2009

The Circuit
by Bob Shepherd
Pan, HK$114

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Unacceptable cost of a McCain presidency

6 Aug 2008

John McCain's attempt to sell his US presidential candidacy on the basis that he backed the troop surge initiated last year is comical - or tragic. He supported an unnecessary and disastrous war....

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Overseas journey to the US heartland

23 Jul 2008

Barack Obama wants three things out of his tour of the Middle East and Europe. He wants people everywhere to think he has the answers for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He wants Jewish...

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The valley of the shadow of Bush

12 Apr 2008

Further depressing details of the disaster also known as the presidency of George W. Bush were unveiled this week.

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Opinion

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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United effort the only hope for a brighter Iraq

The US, its staunch ally Britain and a rag-tag coalition of supporters went to war against Iraq in the name of terrorism. Five years later, the world is far more unsafe and the much-voiced...

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Has Iraq's ordeal been worth it?

It is five years since US President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq. Can the nation still emerge as a place where people lead reasonably safe and happy lives?

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Redacted

Starring: Izzy Diaz, Patrick Carroll, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Rob Devaney

Director: Brian De Palma

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Australia stands beside the US (except in Iraq)

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed he will fulfil his election promise to withdraw all his nation's military personally from Iraq by the middle of the year.

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Would elite vote for war if their family had to go?

War has long tested the patriotism of the privileged classes. Those with the most to lose are not always the most willing to risk sacrificing life and limb on active service.

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A decade, a century or more for the US in Iraq?

How long will the American occupation of Iraq last? Friendly nations which expect it to pass with the Bush administration are in for a rude surprise. Democratic presidential candidate Senator...

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