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Iraq (Arabic: العراق () al-‘Irāq, Kurdish: عيَراق), officially the Republic of Iraq, is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. It shares a border with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran (Persia) to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. It is considered the place where a settled society to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a "civilization" first appeared in the world - the civilization known as Sumeria.
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There are several suggestions for the origin of the name of Iraq; one dates back to the Sumerian city of Uruk (or Erech). Another suggestion is that Iraq comes from the Aramaic language, meaning "the land along the banks of the southern rivers."
Under the Sassanid dynasty, there was a region called "Iraq Arabi" which referred to the southern part of modern Iraq. Al-Iraq was the name used by the Arabs themselves for the land since the 6th century.
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Obama, if you would quit sending our HC funds to Israel, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Syria, Haiti, Georgia, do you get it????
Mirandacan (Lucinda ) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:50:28 -0000
Obama, if you would quit sending our HC funds to Israel, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Syria, Haiti, Georgia, do you get it????
Christopher Parenti, an amazing young journalist who has covered Iraq and Afghanistan as an inbed with the troops, was also at my table.
PaRock (Rocky Macy) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:50:23 -0000
Christopher Parenti, an amazing young journalist who has covered Iraq and Afghanistan as an inbed with the troops, was also at my table.
RT @dmf71: McCain Refused To Grant Senator 30 Extra Seconds In Iraq War Debate - http://bit.ly/86YqN1 // But claimed he's never seen tim ...
SteveinNYC (Steve Peretz) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:49:38 -0000
RT @dmf71: McCain Refused To Grant Senator 30 Extra Seconds In Iraq War Debate - http://bit.ly/86YqN1 // But claimed he's never seen tim ...
Adam is a TRUE hero and patriot. He flew in the Air Force and has been to Iraq three times and Afghanistan twice. #tcot #ucot #ocra
StopBlue (Stop Blue) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:48:30 -0000
Adam is a TRUE hero and patriot. He flew in the Air Force and has been to Iraq three times and Afghanistan twice. #tcot #ucot #ocra
Iraq demands Iran withdraw troops from oilfield (Reuters) (http://bit.ly/7CTetD http://bit.ly/8vJq0W
NewsPalace (News Palace) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:48:30 -0000
Iraq demands Iran withdraw troops from oilfield (Reuters) (http://bit.ly/7CTetD http://bit.ly/8vJq0W
Hoopla over H/C Reform,ends in Failure?Copenhagen,failure? Will Iraq and Afghanistan follow suit? Does Pres. Hopey have reverse midas touch?
ttommyunger (thomas unger) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:48:24 -0000
Hoopla over H/C Reform,ends in Failure?Copenhagen,failure? Will Iraq and Afghanistan follow suit? Does Pres. Hopey have reverse midas touch?
American Catholic: Catholic Just War Theory and Iraq - Provides resources on the Catholic Church's position on the war in Iraq, including background information on the just-war theory and links for related sites. With online forum.
Meta Description: [ Would war on Iraq be just? Pope John Paul II and other Catholic leaders say no. ]
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Arab American Institute (AAI): Iraq - Offers statements of the organization on the conflict and information on Americans of Iraqi ancestry. With a selection of news and background coverage from international sources and links for humanitarian organizations.
CDI Terrorism Project: Eye On Iraq - In-depth analysis provided by the Center for Defense Information.
Center for Economic and Social Rights: Emergency Campaign on Iraq - Campaign to promote peaceful alternatives to military conflict. Contains fact sheets and reports on the potential impact of a war.
Citizens United - The conservative research organisation provides information on ongoing projects and campaigns, including online petitions. Includes policy articles, a list of publications, order and donor information.
Meta Description: [ Citizens United ]
Coalition Provisional Authority - Official website of the transitional authority. Provides information on the work of the CPA, the Iraqi ministries and the Office of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, including contact addresses, documents, budget, daily news and press information. With a biography and speeches of Presidential Envoy to Iraq and Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority Paul Bremer, and links for related organizations and programmes.
Cost of War - A running total of the amount of money spent by the US Government to finance the war, based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
Meta Description: [ National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. ]
Countercurrents.org: Iraq - A collection of articles, comments, and analyses on the war.
Meta Description: [ large collection of articles on the war on iraq ]
First Strike Guidelines - the case of Iraq - Assesses how the case of Iraq measures up within a set of guidelines for preemptive counterproliferation developed by the director of the Air Force Counterproliferation Center. Includes extensive notes with links to material relevant to making an informed decision about war.
Meta Description: [ Assesses how the case of Iraq measures up within a set of guidelines for preemptive counterproliferton developed by the director of the Air Force Center on Counterproliferation. ]
Friends of Jean Paulhan - Weblog covering his trip to Iraq.
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Generation of Hate - Filmmaker Shelley Saywell explores the mood of ordinary Iraqi people about a possible war with the US for CBC. Personal stories, interview with the filmmaker and links for resources.
Globalissues: The Iraq Crisis - Offers background analysis, with links for related reports and external articles.
Meta Description: [ This part of the globalissues.org web site looks at the policies over the Iraq crisis. ]
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International Institute for Strategic Studies: Iraq War - Provides latest updates and daily briefings, analysis with focus on military strategy, troop deployments and humanitarian issues. Includes transcripts of speeches, reviews of related publications and sample chapters for download.
Iraq - Its Infrastructure of Concealment, Deception and Intimidation - A report by the British government, published in January 2003.
Meta Description: [ Iraq's campaign of obstruction against United Nations weapons inspectors is set out in a new report released by the government. It also details the way intelligence agencies work to keep the regime in power and the effect they have on the lives of ordinary Iraqis. ]
Iraq Overview and Timeline - Overview of Iraq history since 1920, the Iran-Iraq and Gulf War, weapons inspection issues, map showing distribution of ethnic/religious groups, source documents, timeline and links.
Meta Description: [ The Iraq Crisis - An Overview - with links to timelines, UN resolutions and latest News. ]
Iraq ProCon.org - U.S.-Iraq - Provides pro and con arguments of various issues surrounding the Iraq War. Includes maps, history, documents, biographies of major players, quotes and links.
Meta Description: [ Pros and Cons of the US Iraq War including quotes, maps, timelines, charts, and full-text documents. Everything is covered including Iraqi WMDs, coalition levels, the Iraq-Iran War, Iraqi oil production, Iraq's reconstruction, United Nations' Resolutions, the Gulf War, Iraq and Al Qaeda relations... ]
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Iraq Research - Provides a collection of Congressional Research Service reports, a country profile, maps and commented links.
Iraqconflict.org - Project sponsored by BASIC, Saferworld and International Security Information Service. Provides web notes and opinion articles from international sources, discussion papers, links for related reports, and links.
Islam Online: Spotlight on Iraq - Analysis, commentary and interactive features focusing on the muslim standpoint. Including special reports on the humanitarian situation and on the world wide campaign against war. With official documents for download, discussion forum and a collection of links. UK.
Operation Iraqi Freedom - Official site of the Multi-National Force-Iraq. Includes nes, press releases, military newspaper and policies and publications for the troops.
Meta Description: [ Multi-National Force - Iraq official web site ]
Project for the New American Century: Iraq / Middle East - Archivated memorandums, articles and reports by the conservative US think tank.
RUSI Iraq Information Portal - Commentary, articles and an extensive collection of resources and key documents for download, provided by the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Includes chronology of events and links for breaking news.
Meta Description: [ For information and analysis on the growing crisis over Iraq, RUSIs new, dedicated website provides incisive commentary on the latest developments and an archive of key documents, articles and resources. ]
Target Iraq - Global Security provides information on the history of the US - Iraq confrontations, on the military forces on both sides and on possible targets. Includes a collection of links.
Meta Description: [ GlobalSecurity.org is the leading source for reliable military news and military information, directed by John Pike ]
The Holy See: Prayer for Peace - Statements by John Paul II and his envoys on the crisis, peace prayers and links for related quotations in the Holy Scripture.
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission - The mandate of UNIKOM, map, facts and figures. Includes background information links for related documents.
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