Assyrian International News AgencyNews and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian Related Issues Worldwide.Iraq Transition Should Be Conditions-based: British Defense Chief- July 10, 2008 WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Defense Minister Des Browne said Thursday any decision on transitioning Iraqi security control should be based on conditions on the ground, rather than on a preset timetable.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710170452.htm US Removes Uranium From Iraq- July 10, 2008 (AP) -- The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program - a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium - reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret US operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710140052.htm Iran-linked Activity in Iraq Said to Decline- July 10, 2008 CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (AP) -- The number of rocket and mortar attacks in Iraq that can be linked to Iranian-sponsored fighters has fallen in recent weeks, the second-ranking American commander in Iraq said Wednesday.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710134746.htm Saving Turkey's Democracy- July 10, 2008 Think of Turkey and the lively Grand Bazaar of Istanbul comes to mind, or the massive dome of Hagia Sophia. But its political fame is as the world's longest-lived democracy in a Muslim country -- an example that Islam and civil liberties can coexist.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710143757.htm Muslim Honor Killing in Georgia- July 10, 2008 Last Sunday Chaudhry Rashid, a Pakistani immigrant living in Clayton County, Georgia, strangled his daughter to death. According to police, Rashid explained to them that he had killed his daughter, Sandeela Kanwal, in order to restore his familys honor, which she had sullied by planning to divorce the husband to whom she had been given in an arranghttp://www.aina.org/news/20080710135553.htm Kurdish Official: Iraqi Oil Deals 'Illegal'- July 10, 2008 The oil deals the Kurdish regional government and the central government in Baghdad are signing are illegal, according to a top Kurdish politician and legislator.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710143916.htm Obama Fakes Right- July 10, 2008 The list of issues on which Barack Obama has flipped now that the primaries are over is long and growing rapidly. He says he believes in a Second Amendment right to bear arms.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710140011.htm Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon- July 10, 2008 A refugee crisis was feared before the coalition invasion of Iraq in 2003, but it came later than anticipated, and on a greater scale. It started not because of the military action, but two years later, when American efforts to rebuild the country faltered, violence escalated, and civilians became the targets of insurgent groups and sectarian militihttp://www.aina.org/news/20080710145355.htm Lebanon Army Boosts Forces After Deadly Unrest Ends- July 10, 2008 TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) -- Deadly gunbattles between rival sectarian factions in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli ended Thursday as the army reinforced troop numbers to shore up a fragile ceasefire, an AFP correspondent said.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710134707.htm Senate OKs Promotion of Iraq Commander Petraeus- July 10, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East. The vote was 95-2. Immediately following the confirmation, the Senate was expected to approve the nomination of Lt.http://www.aina.org/news/20080710151445.htm |