By Richard A. Oppel Jr. The New York Times
ERBIL, Iraq - Kamal Sayid Qadir had just returned here from Austria in late October when two trusted former students invited him for coffee at the Hotel Avista.
2 October 2007 | By Scott Stearns | White House
President Bush welcomed Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to the Oval Office to discuss a stable future for the turbulent country. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.
Thursday, October 18, 2007 | The Associated Press
IRBIL, Iraq: Thousands of Kurds and supporters took to the streets in northern Iraq Thursday to protest the Turkish parliament's decision to authorize the government to send troops across the border to root out Kurdish rebels who have been conducting raids into Turkey.
Kurdish Returnees Revive Village Leveled During Saddam's Era
18 December 2007
The leader of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP), who allegedly evaded military service by forging a medical document, was detained at Esenboğa Airport in Ankara upon his return to Turkey from Düsseldorf on Monday.
By MARIAM FAM
The Associated Press - Wednesday, April 5, 2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Saddam Hussein dodged questions from prosecutors cross-examining him for the first time Wednesday over a crackdown against Shiites in the 1980s. But he acknowledged approving death sentences for 148 Shiites, saying he was convinced they tried to assassinate him.
February 10, 2008
To the Editor: “Kurds Lose Sway in Iraq as Arabs Resist Demands” (front page, Feb. 1):
The Kurds are not seeking to “seize control of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.” We have consistently called for implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution to address the future of Kirkuk and other towns that were ethnically cleansed by Saddam Hussein.
Sunday, December 9, 2007 | Reviewed by Quil Lawrence
How a rebel group has tried to capture a people's aspirations.
