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...statement, the U.S. ambassador and the senior U.S. commander in Iraq called the soldiers' alleged acts in Mahmudiya "absolutely inexcusable and unacceptable." Officials say one purpose of their pledge to vigorously and transparently investigate and prosecute the crimes is to quell the calls from Iraqis, among them Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, to stop granting U.S. troops immunity from local prosecution, a notion that Pentagon officials consider "a nonstarter," especially in a country whose legal system is practically nonexistent...
...national reconciliation" plan presented over the weekend by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri a-Maliki offered insurgents a scaled-back amnesty proposal, granting indemnity only to "those not proven involved in crimes, terrorist activities and war crimes against humanity." But just what that means is open to interpretation...
...Tucker and Menchaca were reported missing after an attack on a U.S. checkpoint in Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad, that killed Specialist David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts. The attack came as the U.S. and the Iraqi government had appeared to seize the initiative in recent weeks: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki named ministers to the country's top security posts; al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed by an American air strike; and a series of raids in and around Baghdad preceded the high-profile deployment of tens of thousands of troops in Baghdad...
...When America gives a commitment, America will keep its commitment." GEORGE W. BUSH, on a surprise trip to Baghdad, assuring Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that the U.S. will stand by Iraq's new government as it works to achieve stability...
President Bush's lightning visit to Baghdad may have helped his political standing at home, but the same cannot be said for his ?host,? Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. For the Iraqi leader - who was informed of Bush's presence in his country only five minutes before meeting him - the President's surprise trip may have been more of a nuisance than anything else. That's because Prime Minister Maliki's effort to achieve a national consensus that can turn Iraq around requires, among other things, that he distance himself, in Iraqi eyes, from the U.S. But the furor...