[FairOpinion]

"Iraq has become a codename for the disputes of domestic British and US politics. Those who dislike Tony Blair and/or George Bush, for reasons that have nothing to do with Iraq, amplify every act of terrorism to score points and sap political will. But the fact is that Iraq, since liberation, has witnessed only 21 terrorist attacks. This is not a high figure by the region’s bloody standards. Baghdad is not what war-shattered Beirut was in its time and, even now, is a safer place to move about in than Algiers or Karachi. "

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An excellent article. I think it's worth posting it as a stand alone article, starting a thread of its own, so more people will read it.

[F14 Pilot]

Iran's ambassador to Britain returns to Tehran

LONDON, Sept. 2 — The Iranian ambassador to London has returned to Tehran, British and Iranian officials said on Wednesday, amid a dispute over the arrest in Britain of an Iranian diplomat and pressure over Iran's nuclear programme.

http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters09-02-203908.asp?reg=EUROPE