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Archives for April 2008

A Roadmap for the Foreign Terrorist Organizations List

April 25, 2008 by ncpda

The Washington Institute
Patrick Clawson
Posted: April 25, 2008
Although the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list has a set of criteria for designating groups, there is little clarity in practice about the process for revocation. Even after organizations have renounced terrorism for many years, their designations persist without a clear explanation, and are based on the assumption that historical […]

Filed Under: Legislation, Literature, Regional Security Tagged With: Assumption, British Government, Clarity, Court Of First Instance, Court Of Justice, Designation, Designations, European Court Of First Instance, Government View, Intelligence Reform, Iranian Relations, Khalq, Mek, Mujahedeen, Patrick Clawson, Poac, Policy Considerations, Political Instrument, Political Stance, Protection Act, Revocation, Roadmap, Secretary Of State, State Department, Terrorism Issues, Terrorist Organizations

Iraq’s Political Refugees in Limbo

April 23, 2008 by ncpda

Boston Globe
Saleh al-Mutlaq
Posted: April 23, 2008
THERE IS so much tragedy in Iraq that some stories go underreported – eclipsed by other negative news. This one requires attention:
Inside Iraq, 20 kilometers west of the Iranian border and 60 kilometers northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province, stands Camp Ashraf where members of the Iranian opposition – known […]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Iraq & Camp Ashraf, News Tagged With: Al Mutlaq, Baghdad, Boston Globe, Camp Ashraf, Coalition Forces In Iraq, Controversial Image, Decades, Democratic Iran, Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fourth Geneva Convention, Iranian Border, Iranian Opposition, Iraq, Iraq Relations, Iraqi Community, Iraqi Constitution, Kilometers, Limbo Boston, Mujahedin, Negative News, Political Refugees, Religious Zealots, Saleh, Strange Twist, Tragedy, Twist Of Fate

Iran Watch – April 14, 2008

April 14, 2008 by ncpda

[spoiler title=”A Roadmap for Success in Iraq”]
Friday, April 11, 2008
By Alireza Jafarzadeh
Fox.com
On Tuesday, the top commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, and the top U.S. diplomat in Iraq shed new light on Tehran’s relentless meddling. At a hearing before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, Ambassador Ryan Crocker stated that the ayatollahs’ regime […]

Filed Under: Iran Watch Newsletter Tagged With: Alireza Jafarzadeh, Centrifuges, Culprits, David Petraeus, Deliberate Attempt, Destructive Role, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Gen Petraeus, General David Petraeus, Green Zone, Iran Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Natanz Nuclear Facility, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Regional Stability, Relations Committees, Senate Armed Services, Term Threat, Uranium Enrichment, Violence And Bloodshed

Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says

April 12, 2008 by ncpda

Washington Post
Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Posted: April 12, 2008
Last week’s violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaeda, are the primary threat inside Iraq, and has sparked a broad reassessment of policy in the region, according to senior U.S. officials.
Evidence of an increase in Iranian weapons, […]

Filed Under: News, Terrorism Tagged With: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda In Iraq, Anbar Province, Baghdad, Basra, Bush Administration, Central Iraq, Congressional Hearings, Contin, Defense Secretary, Disarray, Gates, Iran, Iraq, Iraqi Security, Karen Deyoung, Malign Influence, Military Commander, Military Presence, Militias, Petraeus, Reassessment, Secretary Robert, Security Forces, Sophisticated Approach, Staff Writer, Tehran, Violence, Washington Post, Waterline, Weapons Training

Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq

April 8, 2008 by ncpda

General David H. Petraeus
Commander, Multi-National Force–Iraq
8-9 April 2008
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to
provide an update on the security situation in Iraq and to discuss the recommendations I recently
provided to my chain of command.
Since Ambassador Crocker and I appeared before you seven months ago, there has been significant […]

Filed Under: Iraq & Camp Ashraf, News, Regional Security Tagged With: 15 Months, Al Qaeda Iraq, Chain Of Command, Civilian Deaths, Counterinsurgency Operations, Extremist Elements, Extremists, Force Elements, Force Iraq, Iraqi Forces, Iraqi Security, Last September, Last Spring, Local Security, Mr Chairman, Petraeus, Security Force, Security Situation, Seven Months, Situation In Iraq