Debunking Carter-Rucks defense of Iraqi billionaire tied to Rezko and Obama

?A British-Iraqi billionaire lent millions of dollars to Barack Obama?s fundraiser (dual US-Syrian citizen Tony Rezko) just weeks before an imprudent land deal that has returned to haunt the presidential contender, an investigation by The Times

Former Iraqi Minister held after Dubai flight drama

Former Iraqi trade minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani has been arrested after his plane, en route to Dubai, was dramatically ordered back to Bagdhad as he tried to flee the country in the wake of a graft scandal. Sudani was on board a flight to Dubai, which

Iraq bans vegetable imports, eyes state purchases

Iraq has placed a temporary ban on vegetable imports from countries including Turkey, Iran and Syria in a bid to boost its neglected farm sector. Acknowledging the move could fuel inflation, the Agriculture Ministry said it had also decided to take over

Iraqi teen cracks maths puzzle

STOCKHOLM: A 16-year-old Iraqi immigrant living in Sweden has cracked a maths puzzle that has stumped experts for more than 300 years, Swedish media reported on Friday. In just four months, Mohamed Altoumaimi has found a formula to explain and simplify

Pentagon Suppresses More Abu Ghraib Torture Pics

The Pentagon is denying the facts: Photographs of Abu Ghraib torture are even more sexually explicit than first reported, including rape and sodomy. The Daily Beast has confirmed that the photographs of abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, which President

Iraq to invite E Baghdad oil field bids

Iraq will invite select oil companies in mid-June to bid for contracts to develop the southern portion of the East Baghdad oilfield, a ’super giant’ reserve near the capital, a senior official said on Sunday. ‘We will invite companies that have

Former Iraqi Trade Minister Arrested

Authorities want to speak with al-Sudani regarding a number of issues regarding his time as trade minister by OfficialWire NewsDesk BAGHDAD, IRAQ (OfficialWire) 05/30/09 Former Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul Falah al-Sudani Former Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul

Iraqi ex-trade minister trying to flee to Gulf arrested

Baghdad: Police on Saturday detained Iraq’s former trade minister in connection with graft allegations involving food rations, ordering a plane in which he was flying to a Gulf destination to turn back, witnesses and officials said. An Iraqi judge issued

Ex-Iraqi Official Jailed On Graft Charges

Iraqi authorities detained the former trade minister on graft charges Saturday after ordering the plane in which he was traveling to turn around, a dramatic development in what has become Iraq’s biggest corruption scandal in years. Abdul Falah al-Sudani,

Thousands Of Iran Pilgrims In Iraq

Over just two days in April, about 80 Iranian pilgrims were killed in suicide bombings in Iraq. But even though the pilgrims are clearly a favored target for Sunni extremists in Iraq, and though the threat continues, it seems nothing will keep the

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