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21 Cards in this Set
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Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer became the president of Iraq in June.
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al-Yawer had spent 20 years away from Iraq at Georgetown University and as a telecommunications executive in Saudi Arabia.
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al-Yawer was last in the poll of 17 political figures in Iraq.
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al-Yawer is a key US ally
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al-Yawer is the interim government's highest ranking Sunni and a sheik of Iraq's most powerful tribe.
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The Sunni's make up 20% of Iraq's population and have ruled the country for over 80 years.
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The election is set for January 30 and President Bush will not budge.
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To insure that the election goes as planned, Bush is increasing the number of troops in Iraq from 12,000 to 150,000. This is the highest number since the invasion last year.
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Most Sunni parties are threatening to boycott the election if it happens on January 30.
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al-Yawer says that he opposes a delay in the election.
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al-Yawer has built a base the included Sunnis and Sh'ites and is hoping to emerge with his party in a position of power.
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al-Yawer is hoped to be a moderate Sunni who can unite the Sunni with the majority of the population, the Sh'ites.
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Iyad al-Samarrai is the secretary-general of the Iraqi Islamic Party.
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The Iraqi Islamic Party is the largest Sunni political group.
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Omaha World Herald
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Saddam was broke and he got the money to finance his nuclear weapons through illegal oil sales.
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Omaha World Herald
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Saddam was selling illegal oil to Syria, Jordan, and Turkey.
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Omaha World Herald
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Much of the illegal trading took place with the knowledge of the US and other nations although it is considered illegal.
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Omaha World Herald
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Democrats are pushing for answers about why the US did little to stop this.
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Omaha World Herald
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Saddam may have bribed the UN in the issue of illegal oil sales.
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Omaha World Herald
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After the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Jordan was desperate for oil and would have done anything.
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Omaha World Herald
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The UN does not approve or disapprove of Jordan's dealings with Iraq.
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