Jalal Talabani

Convicted political fixer Antoin “Tony” Rezko and former Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Aiham Alsammarae NBC’s Laura Appelbaum writes July 21, 2008, that Sen. Barack Obama is “making the rounds in Baghdad today, meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.” Well, if RBO’s memory is correct, and it is, Talabani served on the Iraqi Governing Council , appointed July 13, 2003, by Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator L. Paul Bremer, with Sen. Obama’s fellow Chicagoan, former Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Aiham Alsammarae . Yes, yes. It’s the same Aiham Alsammarae who was wanted by Intel for the theft of ... Read Full Story

US submits new unspecified proposals hoping to get security agreement in Iraq despite staunch opposition The Real News Network : "In a meeting between US President George W. Bush and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani they discuss what Bush calls 'a strategic framework agreement that suits the Iraqi government.' The push for a deal on a US-Iraq security pact has been stepped up after Washington submitted new, unspecified proposals. The pact would allow permanent US bases in Iraq as well as immunity from prosecution for US citizens. Many Iraqis say this would violate the nation's sovereignty and fear this would leave Iraq under US domination ... Read Full Story

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