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                    [Title] => Iraq: How not to overthrow a dictator
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 Iraqis who lived through the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein see eery similarities in the scenes of Libyans parading through Tripoli ripping up posters of Moammar Gadhafi. But Iraqis also saw looting, bloodshed and bombings in the days and years since.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-26 14:47:08 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 256167 [Title] => RP earns praise for heading UN panel [Summary] => The Philippines has received praise for bringing unity to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during its stint as president of the organization.

In a statement from New York, Philippine Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Lauro Baja Jr. said that the Philippines spearheaded the passage of five important resolutions during its month-long presidency of the UNSC, which ended last Wednesday.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 254483 [Title] => 2 Pinoys wounded in Iraq attack [Summary] => AMARA, Iraq (AFP) – Two Filipino security guards and a British soldier were wounded in a mortar attack on a coalition base in southern Iraq earlier this week, officials said yesterday.

At least one mortar round hit an accommodation block on the base in the city of Amara, 365 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, late on Wednesday, a British military spokesman said.

"There were three casualties ... none of them are life-threatening," the spokesman told AFP.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250849 [Title] => After-party discussions [Summary] => LOS ANGELES — It’s not all about the latest fashion trends, movie premieres and parties. [DatePublished] => 2004-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135637 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371509 [AuthorName] => Jannelle So [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242986 [Title] => ‘We don’t have any fears here’ [Summary] => You could almost call it their Hillah holiday.

For the combat-hardened Philippine contingent of 96 police, military and medical personnel deployed in the southern town of Hillah in post-war Iraq, the assignment is a walk in the park compared with the action they have seen back home, according to a report in Time Magazine’s Asia edition.

"Because of our experience, we are prepared. Compared with the Philippines, we don’t have any fear here," Capt. Ben Zulueta, 42, told Time.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 231083 [Title] => RP contingent in Iraq to stay despite attacks [Summary] => Despite threats to their lives, the 96 Filipino troops and medical workers in Iraq will stay until August next year and extend their six-month tour of duty.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople said "national interest" requires the Philippines to help the Iraqi people rebuild their country.

"During the meeting of the task force (Monday), we reaffirmed the policy of the presence of our humanitarian contingent in Iraq and made plans for another six-month cycle," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225125 [Title] => Poor RP to pledge $1-M for Iraqi reconstruction [Summary] => The Philippines is to pledge $1 million (roughly P55 million) for the reconstruction of war-torn Iraq at a donors’ meeting in Spain this week, diplomatic sources said yesterday.

A pledge though is different from actually showing the money. Skeptics are wondering where the cash-strapped government will source the funds. [DatePublished] => 2003-10-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 212893 [Title] => Iraq embassy to be shut down [Summary] => Iraq’s embassy in Manila will stop operations and close down any time now, diplomatic sources said yesterday.

The US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad has ordered the embassy’s closure to cut all ties of ousted President Saddam Hussein to Iraqi diplomatic missions, said an Arab diplomat, who asked not to be named.

"The CPA wants to cut all ties of Saddam Hussein to diplomatic missions, which can later reopen under a new leadership," the diplomat said.
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