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Green Zone The Green Zone (Arabic: ) is the common name for the International Zone of Iraq— a 10-square-kilometer (3.8-square-mile) area in central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the center of the Coalition Provisional Authority and remains the center of the international presence in the city. Read More»From Wikipedia |
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Gaffe by Tweet: Top 10 Social-Media Slip-Ups
By David A. Graham Sooner or later, anything trendy makesits way to the world of politics. This year, it's been the advent ofthe microblog. Hundreds of politicians have flocked to themicroblogging services like Facebook and Twitter over the past fewmonths, heralding it's ability to help them keep in touch with folksback home. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger even dropped by Twitter's headquarters last month to praise it for the services thesite offers politicians to communicate with constituents. But for everypol that's mastered the art of the status update, others (includingSchwarzenegger) have watched it backfire, earning them far moreunflattering press than they bargained for. We bring you the 10 biggestsocial media gaffes we’ve seen from politicos this year—at least so far.
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Eight Years On
A diplomat's perspective on the post-9/11 world.
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Trust but Verify
The bombs that exploded Iraq's foreign and finance ministries today show that the country is poorly defended but far from civil war.
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07/04/2009NationIraqis in America
…it was great. He got to go inside the Green Zone , which had always been off-limits ……friends. His family moved closer to the Green Zone , where neighbors wouldn't be suspicious ……people he couldn't trust within the Green Zone itself. Cars began following him home …
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06/06/2009InternationalIraq Steps Out of Iran’s Shadow
…diplomats tried to discourage the trip but finally gave in and facilitated Ahmadinejad's travels from Baghdad airport to the Green Zone .) Maliki has grown bolder lately about asserting Iraq's independence. "As he sees his fortunes go up, you can see him …
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04/21/2009BlogsA Plan for Opening Abraham's Biblical City
…artifacts, namely the four enormous hands that hold crossed swords in arches over an old regime parade route in the current Green Zone . The hands are modeled after Saddam Hussein’s and the new government made an aborted, controversial start at dismantling …
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04/08/2009BlogsIn the Green Zone, Light at the End of the Tunnel
For nearly six years, the Green Zone ’s perimeter walls have choked ……which dips into a tunnel in mid- Green Zone and emerges in western Baghdad, is ……the tunnel – which is inside the Green Zone near the Iraqi parliament. Road crews …
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03/28/2009Iraq WarThe Return of the Baathists
…reduce the risk of violence as American troops withdraw. In a Green Zone restaurant NEWSWEEK recently overheard a U.S. diplomat asking Iraqi ……bombings. Mutlaq now lives and works in the security of a Green Zone hotel; his wife (a Shiite) and their son stay in Amman …
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