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demoleft

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Tue Jul-28-09 05:47 PM
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Blasts hit Baghdad amid Gates visit

Source: al jazeera

A visit by the US defence secretary to Baghdad has been marred by bomb blasts and protests against his arrival in the Iraqi capital.

Eleven people were killed in two bomb attacks in the predominently Shia neighbourhood Al-Jadid on Tuesday, as Robert Gates visited Baghdad for talks with political leaders, including Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister.

Hundreds of supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr, the Shia cleric, protested against the presence of the US in Iraq, shouting; "No, no to America".

Gates praised the Iraqi forces which took over security responsibility from US troops in Iraqi towns and city centres less than a month ago.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/07/200972821135523581.html

i only see it now. sorry, should it be duplicate

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Tue Jul-28-09 06:31 PM
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1. Is it time for another "Surge"?

it worked so well the last time

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The abyss

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Tue Jul-28-09 07:25 PM
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2. I would say it is time for a “Saigon Moment”.

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