10s of thousands are protesting in the streets. They are Muslim and Christian alike. The Pro-Syrian Lebanese government has resigned, even though they would have defeated a non-confidence vote. (BBC, ADBOI) Is this going to be the “Cedar Revolution”? Udpated 7 times The past few days events have been very interesting in Lebanon. It is …
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More on Iraqi Elections and Iran
Wanted to point out some more interesting and pertinent results now that the Results are in. As Kurdo points out at Kurdos’ World. It looks like Mosul and Kirkuk have been “taken back” by their ancestral/traditional Kurdish residency. This is especially important in Kirkuk which is a major oil producer and is seen as key …
Iraqi Election results released!
Just a quick post, check out some of the Iraqi and other political blogs on my bar for more on the results that are just being released! The (Shia) Iraqi alliance won 131 seats… the Kurd party came in second with 70 seants and Allawis’ party came in with 32 seats. THis is all from …