Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org. August 5, 2009. On July 30th, a public referendum was supposed to give Iraqis a chance to vote on a deadline for U.S. withdrawal. It never happened.
Khody Akhavi, Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 24, 2009. Facing calls to speak out more forcefully on Iran's disputed election results, the U.S. president made his harshest statement yet Tuesday.
