Future of Iraq
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Vision for Iraq and the Iraqi People
President Bush,
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, Spain's President of Government
Jose Maria Aznar, and Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao
Barroso, who hosted a one-day meeting of the leaders in the Azores March
16, issued a "Statement of the Atlantic Summit: A Vision for Iraq and
the Iraqi People." Complete
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President
Bush Presents Vision of Middle East Peace 27 February — A
peaceful and disarmed Iraq would benefit the Iraqi people and set the
stage for progress towards peace throughout the Middle East, President
Bush said in remarks February 26 at the American Enterprise Institute
annual dinner in Washington. Complete
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Wolfowitz
Says U.S. Would Seek to Liberate, Not Occupy, Iraq 24
February — Reaching out to the Iraqi-American community in Dearborn,
Michigan February 23, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz made
the case for replacing the current Iraqi regime with one that embraces
democratic norms. Complete
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U.S.
Trying to Prepare for a Post-Saddam Iraq That Will Work 22
February — Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith was
interviewed February 21 by the Washington Post concerning arrangements
the U.S. government is making for a possible post-war situation in Iraq.
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U.S.,
U.N. Prepare to Meet Humanitarian Needs in Iraq 14 February,
Washington — Providing humanitarian assistance will be an "immediate
objective," if the United States becomes engaged in a military conflict
with Iraq, says Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc
Grossman. Complete
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Contingency
Plans Underway For Post-War Iraq, U.S. Official Says 12
February, New York — Outlining a U.S. initiative called the "Future of
Iraq Project," a senior U.S. official February 12 said that rebuilding
Iraq's infrastructure and protecting Iraq's oil supplies will be an
immediate priority in any post-Saddam Hussein reconstruction effort.
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Iraqi-Born
Educators and Scholars Consider Critical Educational
Reforms 3 February, Washington — Seventeen Iraqi-born
scholars and educators met at the Department of State January 24-26 to
discuss ways to make Iraq's education system more effective in preparing
citizens to succeed in the democratic society they hope will follow the
fall of the Saddam Hussein regime. Complete
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"Free
Iraqis" To Discuss Education Effectiveness at State
Department 22 January — The State Department's Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs announced that it will host fifteen "Free Iraqis"
January 24-26 to discuss primary, secondary and university education in
Iraq, according to a January 22 press notice. Complete
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Iraqis
Seek Primary Role in Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity 10
January, Washington — An Iraqi-American attorney participating in State
Department-sponsored discussions on transitional justice in Iraq
following the fall of Saddam Hussein says those who committed genocide,
war crimes and crimes against humanity should be prosecuted in Iraq
before Iraqi judges. Complete
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Iraqi
Professionals Discuss the Future of Local Government and
Oil 31 December, Washington — Two working groups, one dealing
with local government, the other with the oil and gas industry, of the
Future of Iraq Project met for the first time in Washington in late
December under the auspices of the State Department. Complete
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Experts Say War with Iraq Wouldn't Be War for Oil
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December, Washington — In November 2002, Saddam Hussein told the
Egyptian weekly newspaper Al-Osboa that the United States planned to go
to war for Iraq's oil. Complete
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Iraqis Will Back U.S.-Led War If It Means A Return To Normal
Life
19 December, Washington — People in Iraq, with
surprising candor, told researchers that they will support a U.S.-led
war against Iraq if it brings "normalcy" to their country, the
International Crisis Group said in a December 4 report entitled "Voices
from the Iraqi Street." Complete
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Dissidents Discuss Local Governance for Iraq's Future
18
December — The State Department announced the start of a working group
session to discuss local government in Iraq December 18-19. Complete
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House Applauds Results of Iraqi Opposition Conference
17
December — The White House expressed U.S. support for the results of the
Iraqi Opposition Conference that concluded in London December 17.
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Group Sees Need for a Development and Reconstruction
Council
16 December — During the first week of December,
Iraqi experts, free from the control of Saddam Hussein's regime,
convened in Washington for a second round of discussions aimed at
developing the future infrastructure and economy of Iraq. Complete
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Regime's Policies Continue to Shred Iraq's Social Fabric
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December, Washington — Over one million Iraqis have been forced from
their land and homes as a result of Saddam Hussein's state-sponsored
political agendas, according to a recently released study by the
Brookings-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement. Complete
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Discuss Transition Plan For Representative Government
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November, Washington — Several Iraqi political scientists and business
professionals presented a plan for shaping Iraq's transition to
democratic government. Speaking at the United States Institute for Peace
November 8, political scientist Laith Kubba outlined a multi-council
transitional authority to address the political and practical needs of
the nation following political change in Iraq. In parallel with
political transformation, Iraqi businessman Rubar Sandi proposed steps
aimed at stimulating both economic growth and development in Iraq.
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Opposition Leaders Discuss Democracy at Surrey Meeting
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September — Following is the official answer to a question taken at the
September 9 regular State Department briefing; the answer was posted
later in the day. Complete
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Scholar Shares His Views of Life in Northern Iraq
20 August,
Washington — From September 2000 until June 2001, Michael Rubin taught
and traveled throughout northern Iraq. He says the rule of law and civic
participation in government have taken hold this area of Iraq not
controlled by Saddam Hussein to the degree that "people are buying land,
not gold." Complete
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Iraqi-Born
Economist Focuses on the Future of Iraq 12 August, Washington
— On August 6 and 7, a group of Iraqi-born economists met together at
the Department of State in Washington to analyze Iraq's present economic
situation and a future free of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. At the
conclusions of their deliberations, the Washington File spoke with one
of the participants, Dr. Salah Al-Sheikhly, an internationally
recognized economist who worked for ten years in the senior levels of
Iraq's state planning institutions. Complete
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Working
Group on "Transitional Justice in Iraq" Meets in
Washington 12 July, Washington — Looking forward to a day
when a post-Saddam Iraq rejoins the family of nations, the Department of
State has hosted a working group on "Transitional Justice." On July 9
and 10, a group of Iraqi jurists joined Iraqi-Americans and
international experts at the State Department to discuss how to promote
the rule of law in Iraq, and how to initiate judicial reform.
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Iraqi
National Congress Leader Reaffirms Commitment to Democracy 9
August, Washington — Sharif Ali Bin Al Hussein, spokesman for the Iraqi
National Congress, told reporters August 8 that opposition groups in
Iraq are prepared to play an active role in the transition to a
democratic regime. Complete
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to Work with a "Broad Array" of Iraqi Opposition Groups
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August — Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman and
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith are co-hosting a
meeting in Washington August 9 with representatives of six Iraqi
opposition groups who were invited to Washington to discuss their role
in a future Iraq, State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker said.
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Senate
Holds Hearings on Reconstruction of Post-Saddam Iraq 2 August
— "It would be a tragedy if we removed a tyrant in Iraq, only to leave
chaos in his wake. The long-suffering Iraqi people need to know a regime
change would benefit them. So do Iraq's neighbors," said Senator Joseph
Biden, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in his
opening statement at the public hearings on Iraq. Complete
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Iraqi-American
Conference Focuses on a Future Democratic Iraq 10 June,
Washington — Americans of Iraqi descent hosted a conference in
Southfield, Michigan on June 1, on the topic of Iraq's future. At the
"Iraqi American Conference for a Free and Democratic Iraq,"
Iraqi-Americans called on the U.S. government and policy makers, and the
American people and institutions to support the Iraqi people in their
quest for a free, just and democratic Iraq. Complete
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Panelists
Discuss Kurdish Role in Post-Saddam Iraq 17 June, Washington
— Gathering representatives from a broad spectrum of Iraqi organizations
and groups opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein, the American
University's Center for Global Peace held a conference in Washington
June 8 to discuss the role of Iraq's Kurdish population in anticipation
of a post-Saddam era. Complete
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Kurdish man shops at Mazi supermarket in the northern Iraqi city of
Dohuk, November 22, 2000. (AP/WWP) |
- Iraqi-Americans
Discuss Future of Iraq
18 June, Washington — Prominent
members of the Iraqi-American community said they believe the potential
exists for successful political and social reform in Iraq, provided the
fragmented opposition is able to more effectively combine its efforts. A
unified opposition organization, they said, would be capable of
surmounting the barriers, which have so far prevented the Iraqi public
from taking action against Saddam Hussein. Complete
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Iraqi
Opposition Holds Seminar on Democratic Change in Iraq 30 May,
Washington — Opening a two-day seminar on "Prospects for Democratic
Change in Iraq," Hussain Sinjari, the president of the Iraq Institute
for Democracy, told participants that democracy and liberty would
eventually be achieved in all of Iraq. Complete
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University of Sulaymaniyah students 2001. (Michael
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Encouraging
Iraqi Civic Participation Can Spread Hope 8 April, Washington
— There exists an "untapped resource" of Iraqi civic participation
which, if activated, can encourage a message of hope to counter the fear
spread by the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, according to
Laith Kubba, senior program officer for the Middle East at the National
Endowment for Democracy (NED). Complete
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