Bush to invade Iraq. . The Constitution gives the power to declare war to Congress but in recent years, lawmakers have let the executive take the initiative without congressional approval. . ..…
A dangerous dynamic was set in play when the British writer and adventurer Gertrude Bell, as London’s “Oriental Secretary” in Baghdad, drafted the constitution of Iraq and installed a government under a puppet king. ..…
“Syrians Reject Any Form of Foreign Influence on Committee of Discussing Constitution” . . . ... Iraq, Syria Defeated ISIL with Iran’s Logistic Support: Iran . . . “Syrians Reject Any Form of Foreign Influence on Committee of Discussing Constitution” . ..…
Protests are back in Iraq including Shi’ite-majority areas. Iraq’s 2005 constitution is similar to Lebanon’s, passed in 1943: power is distributed according to religion, not politics. ..…
Of course, in Middle East, there is Palestinian Israel, and among Palestinian populations Jordan and Lebanon, and Kurdish Syria, Turkey, and Iraq. In Spain, and the transition to democracy and its constitution allowed for more autonomy among its regional peoples. ..…
Minister Ismail agreed there is mutual will to resolve outstanding issues with Baghdad, based on Iraq's Constitution, and they must be guaranteed their constitutional rights. . ..…
They established de facto autonomy in the north, which was formalised by Iraq’s 2005 constitution. . In 2017, Iraq’s Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence in a non-binding referendum. . ..…
Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi up to now has armed with article 8 of the constitution, seeking to keep Iraq and to prevent Mesopotamia from becoming battlefield for conflicts between the US and Iran or Saudi Arabia and Iran.. ..…
Kurdish parties Kirkuk, except for Kurdistan Democratic Party, met Aug 26 to reject holding in the disputed areas, citing Article 140 of the constitution.. Article 140 of Iraq's constitution states that the fate of Kirkuk and other areas disputed by Baghdad and Erbil should..…
is this special relationship smothering Constitution, and it has also put the children or our hock to pay the tab for Israel's wars against Iraq, Syria, possibly before we know it Iran. ..…
such expansion of mission has allowed executives to in at least 37 instances 14 countries military action has been taken Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Iraq, Georgia, Philippines, and Cuba. Contrary to what modern presidents..…
The members of Security Council recognized the importance of the Government of Iraq upholding the values set forth in Iraqi Constitution and responding to the needs of all Iraqis, including women, youth, children, displaced persons and persons belonging to all ethnic and religious groups....…
The brief, begins with the argument that freedom of speech and association protected under First Amendment of Constitution is not absolute. In 1947 and 1948, Jews Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Syria and Yemen were persecuted, subjected to government-instigated anti- Jewish riots,..…
The Barzani clan and their Kurdistan Democratic Party have ruled Kurdish since Iraq's constitution was set up following U.S...…
Every U.S. soldier takes an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Every U.S. soldier who deployed to Iraq knew that President George W. ..…
The Authorization for Use of Military Force enacted nor does Iraq War authorization.. Article I, Section, Clause of Constitution grants Congress the authority to declare war. ..…
JJ: And this has affected, of course, even the drafting of the constitution in Iraq. . ..…
JJ: And this has affected, of course, even the drafting of the constitution in Iraq. . ..…
Salih further emphasized that his country wants to be a place for achieving regional agreements and it must not be used to carry out any hostile act against its neighboring states, saying this has been stipulated by the Iraqi constitution. . Iraq's relations with its neighboring countries..…
While the Iraqi constitution expressly prohibits “all forms of violence and abuse in the family,” only the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a law on domestic violence.[12] Iraq’s Anti-Violence against Women Strategy (2013-2017), adopted in March 2013, and the National Strategy on..…
Ehsan Tabari, one of the key leaders of Tudeh Party of Iran, addresses rally in Tehran articulating the position of the Party on the drafting of the constitution, November 1979. U.S and Iran, including the imposition of Iraq- Iran War, stopped the in its tracks and provided the..…
The history of the usurpation of Venezuela is as false as the weapons of mass destruction Iraq. Venezuela is country that, by virtue of its 1999 Constitution, has expanded the participatory and democracy of the people, and that is unprecedented today, as one of the countries with the..…
“If the United States wants to impose its presence by force, and to bypass the Iraqi constitution and parliament, Iraq can treat it the same way and drive it out by force… But the first phase is political.” . ..…
Articles 11 and 12 were found to also violate Article 111 of the Constitution, which declares that oil and gas are owned by the people of Iraq. Articles 8, 11, 12, and 18 were found to violate Articles 78 and 80 of the Constitution, which discusses the responsibilities of the Prime..…
-enforced no-fly zone over northern Iraq helped ensure a degree of Kurdish autonomy there. After Saddam’s fall in 2003, the U.S. helped ensure that Iraq’s new constitution enshrined that autonomous zone. ..…
The new Iraq has been detrimental on all Iraqis, especially women, said Yanar Mohammed, president of Organisation of Women's Freedom Iraq .. It's violation of their rights which under the constitution are supposed to be equal to men, in Skype interview from self-exile Canada.. ..…
Barham Salih, himself, who belongs to the Kurd minority, told his guests of his intention to serve as a “guardian of the Constitution of Iraq”, in order to protect diversity and promote a spirit of tolerance and harmony and authentic national reconciliation. ..…
AMERICA/CUBA - The Bishops on the consultation for the new Constitution: conscious and responsible participation of all . . . ASIA/IRAQ - Basra in flames. The Chaldean Archbishop describes the 'social catastrophe' of the city . . ..…
Under Iraq’s constitution, Salih - a 58-year-old, British-educated engineer who has held office in both the Iraqi federal and Kurdish regional governments - had 15 days to invite the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc to form a government. ..…
“President Salih and Prime Minister-designate Abdul Mahdi are experienced leaders and well respected in Iraq and around the world.” . Abdul Mahdi will have 30 days to nominate a cabinet for parliamentary approval, according to Iraq’s constitution. . ..…
The EU foreign ministers said in statement on Monday that unilateral steps must be avoided, and that all open questions must be resolved through consensual positions based on Iraq's constitution.. The union also called on all Kurdish parties Iraq's region to seek common ground..…
The Iraqi constitution expressly prohibits “all forms of violence and abuse in the family.” But only the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a law on domestic violence. ..…
-led of Iraq - and not both - could work with Iraqis on drafting constitution and setting up elections. ..…
I helped bring warring factions together to create a constitution for Iraq and was decorated by both the US Army and the State Department.” . ..…
Kurdistan region is part of Republic of Iraq, he added... Iranian spokesperson emphasized that unilateral decisions outside the national and framework and principles, particularly Iraqi Constitution, would create new problems... This is important at time when Iraq and Middle..…
One crucial date for Iranian influence Iraq was the country's first January 2005, along with Kurds, also drafted Iraqi constitution. ..…
-NATO invasion was violation of War Powers Act and our Constitution. Plus, it was not cakewalk like Hillary promised. thread unites Iraq, Libya, Syria and Iran. The fact that Hillary is taking all this money from Wall Street is not unrelated to the people. ..…
The passage of the law, which delineated the scope of provincial powers, was considered a crucial step not just because it flushed out the constitution's definition of Iraq as a federal state, but because it would have required provincial elections to be held by Oct. 1. ..…
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It's hard for me to believe that our president and Republican-controlled Congress would even consider amendment to our Constitution that represents their own religious beliefs. We have to look to Iraq and many other Middle Eastern countries to see what happens when extreme individual..…
Iraq has been governed by U.S., U.S.-appointed and transitional elected government whose responsibility was writing constitution and holding elections last Dec for permanent leaders. ..…
According to Iraq's new constitution, that choice rests with the in the new assembly United Iraqi Alliance, collection of Shiite parties. ..…
-ESSAY: How to ruin a milestone constitution: Iraq will learn that there can be no representation without taxation (Philip Bobbitt, August 25, 2005, The Guardian) . ..…
And before these problems, I have to say one point: That in Iraq, even though we used to have a dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, there was a law [constitution] in Iraq. ... And there is something that is scary in that, which will make Iraq into sectors instead of having one..…
The Iraqi Governing Council, currently creating a constitution for the new government in Iraq, is fortunate to have a historical example to follow. . ..…
On Sept 22, constitution is introduced. 1969 - Saddam is elected chairman of Baath Party. 1971 - Iraq begins program to establish chemical weapons, setting up facility at Rashad, northeast of Baghdad. 1972 - The country nationalizes Iraq Petroleum Co. ..…