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Russia joins P’nut the Squirrel’s death row, top official reshares post calling it ‘reminiscent of Saddam Hussein story'
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia joins P’nut the Squirrel’s death row, top official reshares post calling it ‘reminiscent of Saddam Hussein story'

Hindustan Times  

In a surprising turn of events, it seems that the death of ‘Peanut the Squirrel’ is now becoming the world issue, with Russia commenting on the public outcry over the euthanasia. Internet sensation and beloved critter Peanut the squirrel is no more: The internet rejects euthanasia narrative asserting he was murdered In a statement, a top Russian official stated the …

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ED arrests jailed aide of ex-CM Soren in forgery case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ED arrests jailed aide of ex-CM Soren in forgery case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested an alleged aide of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren who is already in judicial custody since his arrest in April last year in connection with an alleged land scam in state capital Ranchi, a lawyer familiar with the case said. “Mohammed Saddam Hussain was arrested on April 14 last year in a case …

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Pirates, emperors and the Middle East axes of evil
1 year, 1 month ago

Pirates, emperors and the Middle East axes of evil

Al Jazeera  

Watching the United States deploy two aircraft carriers and a major naval strike force to the Middle East to threaten nemeses and help Israel sow death and destruction in Palestine, I am reminded of a story told by St Augustine about a pirate captured by Alexander the Great, who asked him how he dared to molest the sea. You, doing …

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The US-led war in Iraq and Saddam’s Arab legacy
1 year, 9 months ago

The US-led war in Iraq and Saddam’s Arab legacy

Al Jazeera  

Many Arabs saw Saddam Hussein as a strongman who stood up to the West, but most Iraqis despised his brutal authoritarianism. Twenty years after the 2003 United States-led invasion of Iraq which, in former US President George W Bush’s words, aimed to “free Iraqi people” of their ruler’s oppression, Saddam’s memory remains divisive and polarising. Arab ‘strongman’ and Gulf wars …

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20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
1 year, 9 months ago

20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and sneakers danced with joyous abandon to a local rap star as a vermillion sun set behind them. His companion echoes him: “Saddam was a dictator, but the people were living better, peacefully.” Dismissing current officials as pawns of outside powers, …

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Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
1 year, 9 months ago

Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. April-August 2004: Clashes emerge between U.S.-led coalition forces and followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who demands that foreign forces leave Iraq. October 2019-January 2020: With the battle against the Islamic State group mostly ended, Iraqi public dissatisfaction boils over with anti-government protests against rampant corruption, poor …

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Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
1 year, 9 months ago

Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. April-August 2004: Clashes emerge between …

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20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
1 year, 9 months ago

20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If it stays like now, …

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Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’
1 year, 9 months ago

Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Iraq — in blinding explosions of shock and awe — American forces remain in the country in what has become a small but consistent presence to ensure an ongoing relationship with a key military and diplomatic partner in the Middle East. The divide was a key factor in the collapse of the …

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Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning
1 year, 9 months ago

Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Nearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by U.S.-led forces, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid wants the world to know his country now is at peace, democratic and intent on rebuilding economic life while maintaining a government that serves the whole country and the region. While Iraq’s major fighting has ended, there have been some recent …

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Two men with suspected ISIS links arrested in West Bengal’s Howrah
1 year, 11 months ago

Two men with suspected ISIS links arrested in West Bengal’s Howrah

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata police’s special task force on Friday arrested two men in their 30s ahead of the Republic Day celebrations for their suspected links with the Islamic State, officials said. Police said the duo were brought to the court that sent them to 12 days in police custody According to the police, acting on a tipoff, two persons identified as Md …

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Iraq’s top court temporarily suspends Zebari’s presidential bid
2 years, 10 months ago

Iraq’s top court temporarily suspends Zebari’s presidential bid

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court says former foreign minister does not fulfill requirements that the head of state must have ‘a good reputation and integrity’. Iraq’s federal court has temporarily suspended Hoshyar Zebari’s presidential bid citing corruption allegations against the former foreign minister a day before parliament was due to vote on the position. Iraq’s highest court said the complainants consider that …

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Protection Plea: Income, Property, Minor Children Details Made Mandatory By P&H High Court In Case Of Subsisting Marriage Of Petitioner(s)
3 years, 1 month ago

Protection Plea: Income, Property, Minor Children Details Made Mandatory By P&H High Court In Case Of Subsisting Marriage Of Petitioner(s)

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made the filing of the declaration regarding the status of minor children from the first marriage, if any, details of the moveable, and immoveable property as well as income, as mandatory.Significantly, this declaration has been made mandatory for all protection pleas where the party. Court's observations The Court, at …

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Colin Powell: Establishment warrior
3 years, 1 month ago

Colin Powell: Establishment warrior

The Hindu  

With the death of former UnitedStates Secretary of State Colin Powell on October 18 at the age of 84, only a few key individuals responsible for the brutal U.S.-led wars of the past three decades remain. Operation Desert Storm The Washington establishment accorded Powell most of the credit for the “successful” conduct of the first Gulf War, code-named “Operation Desert …

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Colin Powell: A trailblazing legacy, blotted by Iraq war
3 years, 2 months ago

Colin Powell: A trailblazing legacy, blotted by Iraq war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A child of working-class Jamaican immigrants in the Bronx, Colin Powell rose from neighborhood store clerk to warehouse floor-mopper to the highest echelons of the U.S. government. Powell rejected comparisons between himself and previous icons like George Marshall, the World War II general who became America’s top diplomat. Powell was the first of President George W. Bush’s Cabinet …

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Colin Powell dies, trailblazing general stained by Iraq
3 years, 2 months ago

Colin Powell dies, trailblazing general stained by Iraq

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. President Joe Biden said Powell “embodied the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat.” Noting Powell’s rise from a childhood in a …

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Tokyo Olympics: For Iraq's athletes, the dream is just taking part
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: For Iraq's athletes, the dream is just taking part

The Hindu  

For the four Iraqi athletes who have made it to Tokyo, there is no realistic talk of medals. Right up to November of last year, when a new national Olympic chief was elected, watched over by the International Olympic Committee by video link, Iraq's very participation in the Games was in doubt. RELATED| A nearly two-year battle for control of …

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Did you know Indira Gandhi was 'admired' by Saddam Hussein and she had visited Libya to meet Gaddafi
3 years, 9 months ago

Did you know Indira Gandhi was 'admired' by Saddam Hussein and she had visited Libya to meet Gaddafi

Op India  

Continuing his attack against PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tried to discredit the electoral mandate won by him by stating that Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussein and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi used to win elections as well. Rahul Gandhi tried to draw a false equivalence between democratically elected PM Modi and authoritarian dictators Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi …

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From Saddam’s ouster to brutal Islamic State campaign, a timeline of disaster and displacement for Iraqi Christians
3 years, 9 months ago

From Saddam’s ouster to brutal Islamic State campaign, a timeline of disaster and displacement for Iraqi Christians

Firstpost  

The Vatican for years has voiced concern about the flight of Christians from the Middle East, driven out by war, poverty, persecution and discrimination. Here’s a look at disasters Iraq’s Christians have endured, from Saddam’s ouster to the brutal campaign by Islamic State militants: US INVASION AND RISE OF MILITANCY Christians in Iraq enjoyed protection and near-equal rights with Iraq’s …

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‘The end of the oil state era in West Asia is approaching fast’: Patrick Cockburn
3 years, 11 months ago

‘The end of the oil state era in West Asia is approaching fast’: Patrick Cockburn

The Hindu  

Patrick C ockburn is one of the most acclaimed journalists and a leading Middle East reporter. As a reporter, he has covered some of the major events in West Asia since the Islamic Revolution of 1979: the Iran–Iraq war, the Gulf war, U.S. invasion in Afghanistan, U.S. invasion in Iraq, the Lebanon–Israel war, the Arab Spring, the Syrian civil war, …

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Former Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein is for $20 on 'Sale' on Shopping Website, Internet is Amused
4 years, 3 months ago

Former Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein is for $20 on 'Sale' on Shopping Website, Internet is Amused

News 18  

Shopping ads while browsing the Internet are a normal sight. don’t miss 60-80% OFF store prices.” A user posted it online, writing, “Who wants to buy Saddam Hussein for $20?” Who wants to buy Saddam Hussein for $20? A user shared a screenshot of his trending wall, writing, “Not going to lie, didn’t think I’d ever see a day when …

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