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All items tagged BasraOpen Think Tank ArticlesOctober 8, 2007 | Now Is the Worst Possible Time to Leave BasraReidar Visser: I criticize the British for their intention to hand over Basra to the Iraqi army as early as November. Competing Shiite parties have a strong desire to control the oil-rich region, and the potential for internal violence once the British leave is high. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesOctober 22, 2007 | War on Terror: From Basra to BradfordAn invisible front line in the war on terror is running through Europe, writes Timothy Garton Ash for the LA Times. This front line, however, is not a military but a cultural/political one to be fought by winning over the hearts and minds of young European Muslims. A soldier returning from Basra to his hometown Bradford may do more to reduce the threat of terrorism in Britain through this ... More |
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