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We Sept 13 -

IQ & AFGHAN UPDATE -

# A controversial scheme to federalize Iraq into three autonomous regions has been frozen indefinitely. WaPo/RegRq'd.

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# *No formal offers have been made by Nato states in response to requests by commanders in Afghanistan for 2,500 extra troops, Nato says. [snip] Differing rules of engagement between Nato states are creating difficulties. [snip] Sec of State Condoleezza Rice warned that Afghanistan was at risk of becoming a "failed state." *

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