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[Juancole.com] Informed Comment: It is rumored that after the December 15 elections, Bush told Jalal Talabani, the Kurdish President of Iraq, that he would prevent the Shiite coalition from taking power this time, which encouraged Talabani to try to unseat Jaafari. Bush's plan, however, would only work if the neo-Baathists, the Sunni fundamentalists, the Kurds and the secular Shiites can consistently work together, and if a substantial number of Shiites defects from the United Iraqi Alliance to help elect a president by 2/3s majority.

 [Newsfrombaghdad.blogspot.com] News from Baghdad: 2””The training and discipline instilled in the majority of the Iraqi security forces by the Coalition advisers leading to the successful deployment of said forces and put an Iraqi face, not American, on the election day. 3””The unwavering tenacity by the American soldier to complete the job, regardless of how tired, hungry, cold or uncomfortable they may have been.

 [Ilgp.org] Capital Fax Blog: Can it be done? ”” Illinois Green Party: You know the Greens could win every statewide race except Governor, could win every Illinois US House race, could win the Presidential vote and US Senate vote in Illinois, but if they didn’t get 5% for Governor they still wouldn’t recognized as a political party in Illinois? If it’s sooooo easy for others, why can Reps and Dems put candidates on the ballot WITHOUT GETTING A SINGLE PETITION SIGNATURE?

[Hnn.us] History News Network: Therefore, after a lot of thought, I’ve come to the painful conclusion that something has got to give folks - and this blog, I’m afraid, is what’s got to go .

[Austinbay.net] Austin Bay Blog » UPDATED: TV report: Artillery shells with ...: Even if this story’s true, and the record of the GOP on this stuff is pretty bad, we’re talking about maybe 500 degraded checmical weapons shells that could very well have been buried and forgotten years before the war. Hardly a threat to the world, and far cry from the “mushroom cloud”

 [ The life of Girlpreacher by GIrlpreacher] kellih612: Blogstream > Life > Blog The life of Girlpreacher Friday August 18, 2006 Shes back!! Yahoo!!!!

  Wisdom From The Dark Prince by The Dark Prince: Blogstream > General Discussion > Blog Wisdom From The Dark Prince Wednesday August 16, 2006 Words Of Wisdom From The Dark Prince -- Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Terrorists? Jesus Christ.

 [Copeland Institute for Lower Learning] Iraq roundup: "Commanders are under tremendous pressure to keep [military] casualties low, and combat deaths have been declining for several months, as patrols are reduced and the Americans rely more and more on air power," Packer wrote in the magazine April 10 in words that sound prescient four months later as civilian killed and wounded overflow Iraqi morgues and hospitals.

 [A Daily Briefing on Iran] Week in Review: who asserted the Iranian nuclear threat is far less dangerous than violence in southern Lebanon. Nevertheless, Holbrooke has set the stage for an important national debate.

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