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Military Coup Rocks Iraq
Pundit Press ^ | 8/10/2014 | by Thomas Ferdousi

Posted on 08/10/2014 2:40:05 PM PDT by therightliveswithus

Iraq’s parliament just chose a new President who refused to rename Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki to a third term. Maliki declared the move unconstitutional and his own State of Law Party pulled support from him. Now his forces are seizing government buildings in Iraq, have closed the airport, and are surrounding the Green Zone.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: almaliki; caliphate; charliesierra; clusterhuck; coup; iran; iraq; iraqcoup; iraqipm; maliki; massoum; masum; rop
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To: Oldexpat

>> Who’s reporting this? <<

Looks like nobody else. Either an unfounded rumor, or a huge scoop by Pundit Press.


21 posted on 08/10/2014 2:49:01 PM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: dfwgator

Never thought we might be thinking that. But I am.


22 posted on 08/10/2014 2:49:22 PM PDT by McGruff ("We're Leaving Behind a Sovereign, Stable, and Self-Reliant Iraq" - Obama in 2011)
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To: therightliveswithus

http://www.worldbulletin.net/iraq/142266/un-resolution-planned-to-weaken-isil


23 posted on 08/10/2014 2:49:27 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: therightliveswithus

This seems to be the only place that mentions it. Any other sources?


24 posted on 08/10/2014 2:49:47 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: therightliveswithus

My previous post....The UN is worthless.


25 posted on 08/10/2014 2:49:56 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: therightliveswithus

Is this real? I can’t see anything about this on the BBC News Website.


26 posted on 08/10/2014 2:50:04 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: tet68

I hope it doesn’t spoil his golf game.

/s


27 posted on 08/10/2014 2:50:12 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: moovova

He will have to pedal hard to get to the airport. The wheels on that little gay bike are small.


28 posted on 08/10/2014 2:50:57 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: Hawthorn

RT @DionNissenbaum: US is evacuating State Dept. personnel from Erbil and Baghdad, moving them to Basra and Jordan.— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) August 10, 2014


29 posted on 08/10/2014 2:51:23 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: therightliveswithus

Well, we can’t pick winners and losers...


30 posted on 08/10/2014 2:51:39 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: therightliveswithus

So 0’s going to wait for Iraqis to get their s**t together before he lays down his golf club. Meanwhile, ISIS is saying U.S. is next.


31 posted on 08/10/2014 2:51:59 PM PDT by wdk535
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Attempted coup is Baghdad is breaking news.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Baghdad?src=hash


32 posted on 08/10/2014 2:52:36 PM PDT by research99
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To: Justa

Only if he throws a parade, goes to the Theater or Dallas. ..


33 posted on 08/10/2014 2:52:49 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: therightliveswithus
Fuad Masum arrested?


34 posted on 08/10/2014 2:52:50 PM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: therightliveswithus
Situation getting worse

Official White House response: "Bush's fault."

35 posted on 08/10/2014 2:53:04 PM PDT by Jagdgewehr (It will take blood.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Unconfirmed tweet

#Iraq PM al-Maliki will present formal complaint against newly elected president Massoum for violating the constitution- State TV


36 posted on 08/10/2014 2:53:40 PM PDT by McGruff ("We're Leaving Behind a Sovereign, Stable, and Self-Reliant Iraq" - Obama in 2011)
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To: Hawthorn

I just came across this from Al Arabiya.

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/11/Maliki-remains-defiant-as-country-burns.html


37 posted on 08/10/2014 2:54:00 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: dfwgator

Hell yeah I miss you but, yuh kinduh lost your head...


38 posted on 08/10/2014 2:54:10 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: berdie

later


39 posted on 08/10/2014 2:54:18 PM PDT by berdie
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To: therightliveswithus

Damn, I hope this doesn’t interfere with anyone’s Martha’s Vineyard vacay. THAT would be series.


40 posted on 08/10/2014 2:54:49 PM PDT by EDINVA
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