Roads to Iraq

Provincial election law: major defeat for the Kurds

It seems like the United Iraqi Alliance stabbed the Kurds in the back as reported by AL-Hayat and passed the provincial election law. Interesting to see that the Kurds demands are totally ignored in the new law, which decided [article 24 point 1] that Kirkuk council election to be postponed, but for the time being: The three main power components in Kirkuk ...

Maliki’s Arabic word and waiting for Obama

I have some time today before going to Syria tonight, to write about the Arabic term used by Maliki to describe the withdraw of the American forces. aljarida's analysis of the word he used "Al Gala'a". A reminder of the British troops evacuation from Iraq [although the term never used in Iraq]. What the newspaper did not said is the following: The same ...

The ex-Mehdi Army member

It is Saturday night in Beirut, restaurants, entertainment places and beaches are totally full, a usual weekend in Lebanon. My Saturday night was a bit different from the traditional Lebanese weekend? A meeting with ex-member of Mehdi army, recently lives in Lebanon and this is what he told me: I was a driver, I get $500 each time I drive the 4x4 ...

Fire and night in Lebanon

Let me tell you about the fire erupted two times yesterday in Juhniya - Lebanon, where I am spending my vacation, and I thought maybe the people are celebrating the new government or firefight started, but these are the reasons: The first time around 11,00 o'clock pm, bullets sound, the reason is some stupid Turkish Arabic-synchronized soapserie. The fire erupted ...

Vacation

Vacation for two weeks, maybe I can find the time to write but for sure it will not be daily. I left you something on the sidebar.

Talabani insulted, the Diyala dots

Talabani insulted Among the many U.S. - Iraq security agreement rejection opinions, Qabanji said: "We will not sign this agreement in dark rooms", and the usual Friday demonstration by the Sadrists , which is according to Al-Akhbar prevented and the demonstrators blocked by the American occupation forces. The most powerful rejection came from Ayatollah Al-Khalisi who said: What is the difference between the ...

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