Ending Impasse, Iraq Parliament Backs Measures - New York Times

BAGHDAD — Using old fashioned behind the scenes politicking, Iraq’sParliamentary leaders pushed through three divisive laws that had been held up formonths by bitter maneuvering between factions an...

Feb 13, 2008 iraq-blog

Betrayed at the Culture Project.

In early 2007, George Packer published an article in The New Yorker aboutIraqi interpreters who jeopardized their lives on behalf of the Americans in Iraq,with little or no U.S. protection or secur...

Feb 5, 2008 iraq-blog

Football: James Montague on the refusal to grant Nashat Akram a work permit

When the Iraqi team amazingly overcame huge odds (exile, death threats, suicide bombingsback home) to win the Asia Cup in July, tens of thousands spilled out into the streetsto celebrate.The Britis...

Jan 31, 2008 iraq-blog