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News & Recent Additions
Associated Press - Iraq
Latest news from the Associate Press. Includes Iraq video and multimedia selections.

The New York Times

• The State of Iraq: An Update
  Op-Ed by Jason Campbell and Michael E. O'Hanlon, June 10, 2007.

Brookings Institution

• The State of Iraq: An Update
  The New York Times, June 10, 2007.
• A Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq
  By Carolos Pascual and Larry Diamond, Policy Brief #162, June 2007.
• The Case for Soft Partition in Iraq
  By Edward P. Joseph, Paul H. Nitze, and Michael E. O'Hanlon, Saban Center Analysis, Number 12, June 2007.

PBS - America at a Crossroads
Companion website to the April 2007 series.
"...is a major public television event premiering on PBS in April 2007 that explores the challenges confronting the post-9/11 world ó including the war on terrorism; the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the experience of American troops serving abroad; the struggle for balance within the Muslim world; and global perspectives on Americaís role overseas."
Films include: JIHAD: The Men and Ideas behind Al Qaeda ; Warriors ; Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience ; Gangs of Iraq ; The Case for War: In Defense of Freedom ; Europe's 9/11 ; The Muslim Americans ; Faith Without Fear ; Struggle for the Soul of Islam: Inside Indonesia ; Security versus Liberty: The Other War ; The Brotherhood.

U.S. House of Representatives

• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Iraq Intelligence and Nuclear Evidence
  "Rep. Waxman and other members of Congress have been seeking information on the intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq, including the Administrationís repeated use of fabricated claims regarding Iraqís attempts to procure uranium from Niger."

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - The ICRC in Iraq
"The ICRC's main priority in Iraq is to ensure that the rights of civilians and persons deprived of their freedom are respected and that the occupying powers are aware of and fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian law."

• How ICRC and Red Crescent Helped Victims of Violence in 2006
  Operational update, 22-03-2007.
• Civilians Continue to Pay the Highest Price in the Conflict - (dead link)
  Press Briefing, 30-11-2006.
• The Iraqi High Criminal Court: Controversy and Contributions - (dead link)
  By Michael A. Newton, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 862, p. 399-425.

National Public Radio (NPR) - Online NewsHour - Iraq War Four Year Anniversary
"On the anniversary of the Iraq invasion, President Bush called for patience, Democrats urged a U.S. redeployment and protesters took to the streets from Washington to California. Two experts react to the president's comments and the political battle over what to do next."
Audio or transcript of March 19, 2007 broadcast with Walter Mead and Jessica Mathews.

washingtonpost.com - The Other Walter Reed
Washington Post Special Report.
Sections include: News ; Video ; Photos.
Free registration required.

Foreign Affairs
- Published by Council on Foreign Relations

• Iraq's Civil War
  By James D. Fearon, Stanford University, March/April 2007.

U.S. State Department - Iraq Weekly Status Report
"This comprehensive status report on Iraq provides weekly updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars of U.S. Government policy."

Council on Foreign Relations

• After the Surge: The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement
  Council Special Report, By Steven Simon, February, 2007.
• Backgrounder: Iran's Involvement in Iraq
  By Lionel Beehner, February 2007.
• Backgrounder: Bush's Plan to Secure Baghdad

White House

• State of the Union 2007 (January 23, 2007)
• President's Address to the Nation (January 10, 2007)
  [The Surge speech]
  • Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq (January 10, 2007)
  • Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials

U.S. Army

• On Point - The U.S. Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom - (dead link)
  Publication of CALL - Center for Army Lessons Learned

Iraq Government Home Page (Arabic or English)
Sections include: Prime Minister Office ; Iraqi Government Program ; Press Releases ; Ministries Activities ; Embassies & D. Delegation ; Path of Democracy ; Mass Media News ; Articles ; Articles ; Iraqi Constitution ; Saddam's Trial ; Iraqi Gov Websites.

• Reconciling Iraq: The Perspective of HE Sayyed Abdul Aziz Alhakim
  "Abdul Aziz Alhakim, president of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and one of that countryís most powerful Shiite leaders, delivered his first major policy address in the United States at USIP on December 4, 2006."
• Joint Statement by the U.S. President and the Prime Minister of Iraq (November 30, 2006) [From U.S. White House Page]
• President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq (November 30, 2006) [From U.S. White House Page]

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
Sections include: About KRG ; Cabinet ; Profiles ; Parliament ; KRG Worldwide ; KRG News.

U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq
Sections include: News ; Links ; U.S. Policy & Issues.

CNN.com Special Report - IRAQ: Transition of Power
Sections include: Headlines ; Coalition Casualties ; Governing Iraq ; Occupation & Insurgency ; War in Iraq: Major Combat ; People & Places.

BBC NEWS In Depth - Conflict with Iraq
Sections include: Latest News ; In Pictures ; Iraq Handover ; Looking Ahead ; Analysis ; Dispatches ; Photo Journals ; Who's Who In Iraq ; The Story of the War ; Life in Iraq ; Background.

• Quick Guide: Violence in Iraq

BBC NEWS Special Reports - Life in Iraq
Sections include: Day at-a-Glance ; Interactive Panel ; Iraqis' Daily Lives ; In Pictures ; Video & Audio News ; Features ; Background.

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