Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org. February 23, 2008. Bush and Maliki have been moving forward with negotiations on the terms of their long-term 'cooperation' agreement.
Raed Jarrar, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 20, 2007. A majority of Iraqi lawmakers say renewal requests not ratified by the parliament are illegal.
Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. December 6, 2007. Iraqi security forces backed by the U.S. have jailed an opposition leader who opposes the permanent presence of U.S. troops.
Raed Jarrar, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 9, 2007. More than half of the members of Iraq's parliament rejected for the first time on Tuesday the continuing occupation of their country. The U.S. media ignored the story.
