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...after a millennium of prickly (at best) relations following the Great Schism of 1054. Most recently, Alexy had accused Catholics of aggressive proselytizing throughout the former Soviet Union after the fall of Communism. It was said that Pope John Paul II's great regret was not being able to visit Moscow...
...Just two days after making his declaration to the MEK, al-Maliki left for a scheduled diplomatic visit to Iran - his fourth since taking office. The Iraqi Prime Minister was expected to try to ease fears that Iraq might be used as a base to attack Iran. He has pledged that won't happen. But it remains uncertain as to what is in store...
...phase, not just in troop levels and casualty counts but also in smaller areas of security. Foreign reporters like me who return to the country can now stress out more about baggage than about roadside bombs on the way home from the airport. (For more travel tips and stories visit time.com/travel.)...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was absent from the ceremony. On Monday he was scheduled to return from a two-day visit to the U.S.'s adversary, Iran, where he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatullah Khamenei. According to Iranian state news agency IRNA, Khamenei told al-Maliki on Sunday that the U.S. presence in Iraq was the root cause of terrorism, and that the U.S. seeks to establish a permanent base there to dominate the region. He urged further political and economic cooperation with Iran...
Guests were urged to visit an exhibition on the history of U.S.-Iraq relations in the next building over, where framed photos and copies of cultural and diplomatic agreements between the two countries document a rosy exchange from the 1930s to 2008. The more awkward moments in U.S.-Iraq history - like U.S. support of Saddam during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war and the troubled early years of U.S. occupation - were left...