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Was the Iraqi President Attacked by Iran?

Samantha — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:14:45 +0000

There seems to be mixed messages regarding an attempted assassination attempt on the President of Iraq, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iranian officials have denied that the Iraqi President was targeted in an assassination attempt, claiming that no explosive device was thrown at the President. Instead they claim that a firecracker was thrown into the crowd before the President addressed a crowd at a football stadium in Hamedan. The sources that claim it was a firecracker and not anything more sinister comes from Al Alam, a state-run Arabic-language TV channel. They reported that the alleged firecracker was set off to cheer the president. This would not have been the first assassination attempt on the president as earlier this week, it was believed that he was the target of an assassination plot by Israel.

President Obama Confirms US Troops to Leave Iraq

Samantha — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:35:28 +0000

The President of the United States, Barack Obama, has confirmed that Iraq combat operations will end by 31st August. However Obama has also confirmed that nearly 50,000 of the 65,000 American soldiers who are currently in Iraq will have to remain there until the end of 2011. The troops who have to stay behind are going to remain in Iraq so that they can advise and continue to build and maintain their alliance with the Iraqi soldiers. According to the US military over 220 people, both soldiers and civilians, died in the month of July. However, Baghdad have estimated that over 53o people actually died last month, leading many people to question the accuracy of the US figures. The US declined to comment as to why their figures were so dramatically different to the Baghdad ones.

Shoe throwing journalist free again

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:47:12 +0000

The man sent to prison for throwing a shoe at ex US President George W. Bush has been released from prison after spending 9 months locked up for his protest.

Muntadar al-Zaidi has become something of a hero in both the Middle East and on the internet for his tirade against Bush on his final visit to the Middle East before he left office. Even though he was punished for the outburst, many agree with what he said at the time and love the fact that he had the courage to stand up for what he believed.

The Cairo-based journalist had been held captive before, both by terrorist groups and the US armed forces, and decided to register his, and many others, discontent while Bush gave a press conference.

Shouting: “This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq”, he almost hit the then-current US President with his shoe. This has spawned numerous internet games and videos, a notoriety which is sure to go on for some time.

Originally sentenced to 3 years in prison, later commuted to 12 months, he has been released 3 months early due to good behaviour.