Nouri al-Maliki - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/nouri_al_maliki/?source=rss&aim=nouri_al_maliki en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST Neoconservatism dies in Gaza By Juan Cole Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/08/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/08/gaza/index.html?source=rss The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy. On Iraq, McCain doesn't have a clue By Joe Conason Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/10/27/wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/10/27/wars/index.html?source=rss Despite the impasse in U.S.-Iraq negotiations, he clings to his fantasy of "victory" and America's ability to set the terms for withdrawal. No mistranslation in Maliki interview By Alex Koppelman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/22/maliki_spiegel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/22/maliki_spiegel/index.html?source=rss Contrary to claims made by people trying to downplay the impact of the Iraqi prime minister's statement in support of Barack Obama's Iraq plan, it's now clear the translation was correct. Iraqi prime minister: Obama has "right time frame" for withdrawal By Mathias Muller von Blumencron and Bernard Zand Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/al_maliki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/al_maliki/index.html?source=rss Read the interview with Der Spiegel in which Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's timetable for leaving Iraq. How Bush is trying to save face in Iraq By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/13/iraq_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/13/iraq_war/index.html?source=rss The president is now taking credit for turning Sunni tribes against al-Qaida in Iraq. But two years ago he rejected a Sunni offer to negotiate an end to the violence. Iraqi leader: Talks on security hit "dead end" By Alex Koppelman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/13/maliki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/13/maliki/index.html?source=rss The prime minister of Iraq says U.S. proposals for a security deal don't respect Iraqi sovereignty. In Iraq, sectarianism still threatens the best-laid plans By Alex Koppelman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/12/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/12/iraq/index.html?source=rss Efforts to involve Iraqi citizens in their own protection are still being hampered by old divisions. The war against Iraq's prime minister By Juan Cole Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/29/maliki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/29/maliki/index.html?source=rss Sens. Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin are calling for Nouri al-Maliki's ouster as a way of attacking Bush's Iraq policy. But do they understand the consequences? Maliki: 3,721 U.S. dead = no standing to complain By Tim Grieve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/22/maliki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/22/maliki/index.html?source=rss The Iraqi prime minister says his country can "find friends elsewhere." Nouri al-who? By Tim Grieve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/21/bush_maliki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/21/bush_maliki/index.html?source=rss Bush backs away from the man he once called the "right guy" for Iraq. Bush's non-exit exit strategy By Joe Conason Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/03/iraq_mullen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/03/iraq_mullen/index.html?source=rss Not only is the "surge" not working, it's destabilizing Iraq. Yet military leaders say troops should stay for the long term. The Iraq war is lost By Peter Galbraith Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/18/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/18/iraq/index.html?source=rss Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat. Is the Bush surge already failing? By Juan Cole Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/surge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/08/surge/index.html?source=rss The president just gave a rosy assessment of his plan, but insurgents have adapted and Iraqis continue to be slaughtered. The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. troops By Juan Cole Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/23/british_withdrawal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/23/british_withdrawal/index.html?source=rss Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess. The Sadr City question By Alex Koppelman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/21/sadr_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/21/sadr_city/index.html?source=rss U.S. and Iraqi forces come under political pressure to clear out the Baghdad stronghold of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr. But at what price will that happen? Arming our enemies? By Alex Koppelman Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/06/smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/06/smith/index.html?source=rss An interview with journalist Martin Smith, the maker of a new PBS documentary on Iraqi militias, about how the U.S. strategy of Iraqification could backfire. Shuttle without diplomacy By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/10/condi_rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/10/condi_rice/index.html?source=rss After signaling support for James Baker's Iraq proposals, Condi caved and stood faithfully by the president's failing policies -- assuring her irrelevance, and that of the State Department. Beating off the rescue party By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/12/07/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/12/07/iraq/index.html?source=rss Just as he ignored accurate intelligence on Iraq, Bush will dismiss the Baker Commission's tough-minded proposals for salvaging his botched war. The madness of George By Joe Conason Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/01/baker_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/01/baker_iraq/index.html?source=rss The president's likely refusal to pursue the diplomatic solutions recommended by the Iraq Study Group is simply senseless. The measure of the man By Tim Grieve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/30/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/30/bush/index.html?source=rss Bush declares Nouri al-Maliki "the right guy for Iraq." Did Maliki tell Bush to cool his heels? By Tim Grieve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/29/bushmeeting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/29/bushmeeting/index.html?source=rss A summit meeting postponed. Trashing Maliki, or when a leak becomes a flood By Tim Grieve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/29/public/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/29/public/index.html?source=rss The White House won't criticize the Iraqi prime minister in public. Sort of. Hadley on Maliki: Ignorant, misleading or just not capable? By Tim Grieve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/29/maliki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/29/maliki/index.html?source=rss Welcome to Jordan, Mr. President. Bush's policy quagmire By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/10/26/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/10/26/iraq/index.html?source=rss The president is already signaling he'll disregard James A. Baker III's recommendations for reshaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. But will Baker sit still?