Please read the two articles found at these links:
BBC – Questions and Answers about Iran’s Nuclear Program
Christian Science Monitor – Iran’s Pursuit of Nuclear Power
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• Do you think world leaders should take additional steps to try to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, if that is in [...]
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Title: “2 U.S. Helicopters Crash; Poland Ends Its Iraq Role”
Source: The New York Times
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/middleeast/05iraq.html?_r=1&scp=2& sq=poland&st=cse&oref=slogin
Summary:
On October 4, 2008, two U.S. helicopters crashed in northern Baghdad. One Iraqi soldier was killed, and two Iraqi and three American soldiers were hurt. However, this crash is not considered to be the result of an enemy attack. The [...]
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Link: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.quran/index.html
This article is about a recent apology issued by the United States Military for the actions of an American soldier. The soldier was witnessed using a Quran as a target for shooting practice in Radhwaniya, causing an upset among Iraqi citizens who are deeply offended by the event. On Saturday, Major General Jeffery Hammond [...]
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Source: BBC.com
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7407489.stm
Since 2003 Sunni and Shia attacks on Chaldean Christians has increased dramatically. Churches, clerics, and Christian owned business have been made victims of these attacks. Kidnapped in February, the archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mosul was found dead after two weeks in a shallow grave outside Mosul. His car was attacked by gunmen, [...]
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Title: “Iraq”
Artist: Daryl Cagle
Date of Publication: May 14, 2008
Link: http://www.cagle.com/news/Iraq5Years/6.asp
What issue, event or idea does the cartoon address?
The issue that is being addressed in this cartoon is clearly the War in Iraq. Both Uncle Sam and President Bush are depicted, as well as everyday civilians and an American soldier. It is addressing the fact that [...]
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Source: BBC News
As of Wednesday, May 14, Sunni Insurgents were still actively taking part in small uprisings in Mosul, Iraq. “Mosul is seen as the last urban stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq.” It was reported that at least five people had been killed on Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. Security officials [...]
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In Sadr City, a Cease-Fire Is Put to the Test, and Fails
Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/world/middleeast/12sadr.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin
Summary: An Iraqi armored motorcade sent through the Sadr City area of Baghdad to test the recent truce between militias and the Iraqi government was immediately attacked by three IEDs before even traveling ten meters, fortunately, only three soldiers were injured and no one [...]
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Source: BBC News
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Israel has stated their willingness to remove around fifty roadblocks in the West Bank in return for a promise made by the Palestinians to increase their efforts in preventing terrorism. The compromise came about after US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Jerusalem to “reenergize peace [...]
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Source: New York Times
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/world/middleeast/28road.html?ref=middleeast
The Supreme Court of Israel recently handed down a ruling that allowed the army to restrict Palestinians from using Highway 443, a major road into Jerusalem from Palestinian territory in the West Bank. Over 40,000 Israeli cars use the road daily, but access from local Palestinian villages is blocked. Palestinians are [...]
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Link: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.main/index.html
This article is about Iran’s involvement in the cease-fire that occurred in Iraq over the weekend. Negotiators from Iraq representing Shiite tribes, most notably Muqtada al-Sadr’s, traveled to Iran to discuss the possibility of a cease-fire. The clashes were between Shiite outlaws in Basra and supporters of the Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. The [...]
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