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Bush Running Out Of Time For Iraq-U.S. Security Treaty, House Dems Say (www.huffingtonpost.com)
On Thursday, Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter to President Bush, encouraging him to consider a UN mandate extension, given that negotiations are now three months... More
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Iraq's Security Treaty Demands Revealed: No US Attacks On Neighbors (www.huffingtonpost.com)
Iraq wants a security agreement with the U.S. to include a clear ban on U.S. troops using Iraqi territory to attack Iraq's neighbors, the government spokesman said Wednesday, three days after a... More
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U.S. Military Threatens to Stop Occupying Iraq If No Treaty Is Signed (rawstory.com)
U.S. military spokesman Brigadier General David Perkins warned, "We need to have authority to continue activities. We need to have legal authority to carry out security operations."
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General Odierno Threatens To Cut Off Support For Green Zone Government If Treaty Isn't Signed (www.mcclatchydc.com)
Iraqi officials consider the threat serious and worry that the impasse could lead to a crisis in Iraq. Without a new agreement or a renewed United Nations mandate, the U.S. military presence would... More
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Details of Iraq Pact Reveal U.S. Debacle (www.atimes.com)
The clearest sign of the dramatically reduced US negotiating power in the final draft is the willingness of the United States to give up extraterritorial jurisdiction over US contractors and their... More
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PDF Document: Draft Treaty 'Regarding the Temporary U.S. Presence in Iraq and Its Activities and Withdrawal from Iraq' (www.afsc.org)
Article One: This agreement specifies the rules and basic needs that regulate the temporary presence and activities of the U.S. troops and its withdrawal from Iraq.
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Admiral Mullen and SecDef Gates Threaten 'Pretty Dramatic Consequences' If Iraqis Do Not Sign Treaty (rawstory.com)
"The consequences of not having a SOFA and of not having a renewed UN authorization are pretty dramatic in terms of consequences for our actions," Gates said in Washington.
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Iraq Wants to Reopen Negotiations on Withdrawal Treaty (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Iraq demanded changes to a draft security pact with the United States on Tuesday. The announcement effectively reopens negotiations on the draft that would require U.S. forces to leave Iraq by the... More
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New Doubts Cloud Iraqi Security Treaty With U.S. (www.nytimes.com)
Hopes that a security agreement between Iraq and the United States could be concluded swiftly receded Sunday as several of the leading Iraqi political parties, including some that had negotiated the... More
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Shiite Bloc's Demands Stall U.S.- Iraq Treaty (www.washingtonpost.com)
The influential United Iraqi Alliance, which includes Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa party, is demanding changes to the draft treaty. Otherwise, "I cannot see that this agreement will see the... More
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