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Editorial: IAEA not the best solution to the Iran nuclear problem...promoted to the top. Four months after the 9/11 attacks, President Bush pronounced North Korea, Iran and Iraq "an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world," effectively laying out ElBaradei's future for him. His life and legacy... In this article: Mohamed ElBaradei, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, George W. Bush, Iraq, Uranium, United States, U.N. Security Council, and Tehran |
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True/Slant | November 19, 2009
Sarah Palin calls Iran Iraq, which is technically incorrect
Sarah Palin calls Iran "Iraq," which is technically incorrect So, this video will surely be making the rounds, but I'm kind of pressed for time today so what the hell. Below is a video of sad clown Sarah Palin responding to a question from...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Polar bear, and Civil War
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
Iraq minority rights fears grow
...are an ancient sect whose religion blends Zoroastrianism, Islam and other faiths. About half a million of them live in Iran, Russia, Turkey and northern Iraq. Shabaks also follow a religion that blends Islam with other faiths, and speak...
In this article: Islam, Nineveh, Human Rights Watch, Kirkuk, Allegation, and Saddam Hussein
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
U.S., EU must tackle Syria on Kurds' plight: group
...the Kurds despite the rapprochement with the West, it said. Kurds make up about 10 percent of Syria's population, and Turkey, Iran and Iraq also have Kurdish minorities. The report, entitled "Group denial, repression of Kurdish...
In this article: Syria, European Union, Human Rights Watch, Detainee, Damascus, United States, Allegation, Bashar al-Assad, and Europe
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Winston-Salem Journal | 1 day ago
U.N. agency censures Iraq over its nuclear policies
U.N. agency censures Iraq over its nuclear policies The United Nations nuclear watchdog's governing board voted overwhelmingly yesterday to censure Iran for its defiant nuclear policies, and demanded an immediate stop to work on an...
In this article: Iran, Uranium, International Atomic Energy Agency, Robert Gibbs, United Nations, Glyn Davies, U.S., and White House
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boston.com - Latest news | November 19, 2009
Turkmenistan seen as top gas supplier for Nabucco
...fields to Azerbaijan, which lies across the Caspian from Turkmenistan. Other potential suppliers for Nabucco could include Azerbaijan, Iran and Iraq, Gallistl said. Turkmenistan is the largest gas producer in the former Soviet Union after...
In this article: Turkmenistan, European Union, Russia, Caspian Sea, Europe, Iran, Natural gas, and Azerbaijan
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | November 20, 2009
Interview: Planning for the unthinkable - a nuclear Iran
...a reckless decision maker" who did things that were suicidal. Iran is also much larger than Iraq, and a much larger military endeavor would be needed to invade it, he said. "It might even mean reinstituting the draft," Pollack added.
In this article: Kenneth Pollack, Iran, Israel, US Intelligence Community, Saddam Hussein, South Africa, Iraq War, Invading Iraq, and Brookings Institution
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Huffington Post | November 19, 2009
Palin Confuses Iraq And Iran In Hannity Interview (VIDEO)
Palin Confuses Iraq And Iran In Hannity Interview (VIDEO) Read More: Palin Book Tour, Palin Hannity, Palin Iraq Iran, Palin On Hannity, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Hannity, Video, Politics News Sarah Palin picked celebrity interviewers and...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, Iran, Alaska, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Katie Couric, Facebook, John McCain, and Mark Halperin
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 4 days ago
Iraq was only fourth on weapons of mass destruction danger list, inquiry hears
...of the Iraq war inquiry Photo: BBC Iran, North Korea and Libya were of greater concern to officials, who were confident that weapons inspections during the 1990s had dismantled Iraq's nuclear capability. Strict sanctions imposed on Saddam...
In this article: Saddam Hussein, Al Qaeda, International Atomic Energy Agency, Tony Blair, Iran, Libya, and Iraq War
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Independent.co.uk - UK | 4 days ago
Iraq 'was not top of weapons concern list'
...Office from 2001 to 2003, said: "It wasn't top of the list. "In terms of my concerns on coming into the job in 2001, I would say we put Libya and Iran ahead of Iraq." Sir William Ehrman, director of international security at the...
In this article: Saddam Hussein, Al Qaida, Iran, Libya, 2003 Invasion, Jack Straw, and Robin Cook
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Iraq (pronounced: /ɪˈræk/ or IPA: /ɪˈrɑːk|/, Arabic: العراق Al-Irāq), officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق
Jumhūrīyat Al-Irāq, كماری عراق, Komara Îraqê, Assyrian: ܥܝܪܐܩ), also known as Mesopotamia, is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.
Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south. Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (35 miles) on the northern Persian Gulf. The capital city, Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد ), is in the center-east of the country.
Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run through the centre of Iraq, flowing from north to south. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the steppe and desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.
Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek eponym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers); after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932, it became known by its ancient endonym 'Iraq'. Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilizations since the 6th millennium BC. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is identified as the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of writing and the wheel.
Beginning with the invasion in 2003, a multinational coalition of forces, mainly American and British, occupied Iraq.
- Name:
- Iraq
- Capital:
- Baghdad
- Language:
- Arabic, Kurdish
- Motto:
- "Allahu Akbar"
- Largest City:
- Baghdad
- Government type:
- Developing parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- October 01, 1919
- Formations:
- from the United Kingdom
- Area:
- 169,234
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $114.151 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 63rd
- GDP (nominal):
- $68.553 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 105th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 58th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $2,195
- Time Zone:
- GMT+3
- Currency:
- Iraqi dinar
- Demonym:
- Iraqi
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- IQD
- Country Calling Code:
- 964
- ccTLD:
- .iq
- Anthem:
- Ardh Alforatain
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