Saturday, August 02, 2008

Iraq Partitioned


The article draws attention to the real Iraq. The real Iraq is not a contiguous political entity.

The Kurds are out there and on their own.

This flies in the face of the smiley face that our present administration paints over the country.

Reuters: Tensions run high in Iraq over disputed Kirkuk
More than 1,000 Sunni Arabs and Turkomen staged a demonstration Saturday to protest calls by Kurds to annex the oil-rich city of Kirkuk to their autonomous region as Iraqi officials met in Baghdad to defuse tension over the disputed city.

Iraqi lawmakers are to meet Sunday in a special session of parliament aimed at resolving a power-sharing disagreement in Kirkuk, which has blocked legislation approving U.S.-backed provincial elections.

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