 RFE/RL Iraq Report 05.06.2009 A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iraq |
 Obama Calls For New Beginning Between U.S., Muslim World U.S. President Barack Obama has called for a "new beginning" in relations between the United States and the Muslim world. More  Israel And Islam As U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his much-awaited speech to the Muslim world, many were listening keenly to hear his thoughts on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Is that conflict so central to U.S.-Muslim relations and peace in the Muslim world? More  Islam's Reformation and Obama's Speech President Obama can say very little about the specifics of the ongoing reformation of Islam. But modestly voicing support for those brave Muslim champions of Islamic diversity and civiilizational richness would actually be saying a lot. More Why Cairo? In choosing a venue for a speech to the Islamic world, U.S. President Barack Obama faced a dilemma. Picking a location within the Arab world risked a failure to appeal to the wider Muslim world; but selecting a site outside the Arab world could have been criticized as exceedingly "safe." More  Mixed Expectations Ahead Of Speech U.S. President Barack Obama is to give his much-anticipated speech to the Islamic world on June 4 when he visits Cairo, Egypt. Obama has made it clear that the United States wants to reach out to Muslims across the world with "the language of respect." But expectations ahead of his speech to the Islamic world are mixed. More  Iraqi Official Says Euphrates Is Dangerously Low A Water Resources Ministry official tells Radio Free Iraq that the Euphrates River's low level might force the Water Resources Ministry to divert flow from the Tigris River, which could affect the local irrigation infrastructure. More  Six Candidates Set For Iraqi Kurds' Presidential Vote Six candidates have been confirmed for the Kurdish regional government's presidential election to be held on July 25, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reports. More  Iraqi Parliament's Mission To Kirkuk Ends In Failure The fact-finding trip to multiethnic Kirkuk deadlocked in failure and its members returned to Baghdad to report to the major political factions, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reports. More  Petraeus Says Pakistan Is Finally Getting It In an RFE/RL exclusive, the head of U.S. Central Command talks about the Gitmo effect, deadlines in Iraq, and the militant Islamist threat. He also looks at successes and setbacks in South and Central Asia, and efforts to keep Afghan civilian casualties "to an absolute minimum." More |
