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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4781860303_748a362d81_o.jpg" class="alignleft" alt="We have a saying in Irak" width="80"/></a> <p>We have a saying in Irak which translates into English as follows: “Away goes the white dog and now comes the black dog”. It means, as you might suspect, that the differences between two people are so small and insignifcant that it is foolish to expect any difference between them either in their opinions or in...<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/11/we-have-a-saying-in-irak/" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div> <p class="meta">Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/afghanistan/" rel="tag">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/american-generals/" rel="tag">american generals</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/american-invaders/" rel="tag">American invaders</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/american-war-on-islam/" rel="tag">American war on Islam</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/apartheid/" rel="tag">Apartheid</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/badr-brigade/" rel="tag">Badr Brigade</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bagram/" rel="tag">Bagram</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/barack-obama/" rel="tag">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/barack-obama-continuation-of-bush-policies/" rel="tag">Barack Obama continuation of Bush policies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/black-dog/" rel="tag">black dog</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/civilians/" rel="tag">Civilians</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/crusader-mentality/" rel="tag">Crusader mentality</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/death-squads/" rel="tag">Death Squads</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/defense-correspondent/" rel="tag">defense correspondent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/gen-james-mattis/" rel="tag">Gen. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/09/paradise-found-water-and-life-return-to-iraqs-garden-of-eden/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Paradise found: Water and life return to Iraq’s ‘Garden of Eden’">Paradise found: Water and life return to Iraq’s ‘Garden of Eden’</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="date">July 9, 2010</div> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/author/sagib/" title="Posts by Sagib">Sagib</a> </div> <div class="storycontent"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/09/paradise-found-water-and-life-return-to-iraqs-garden-of-eden/" title="Paradise found: Water and life return to Iraq’s ‘Garden of Eden’"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313im_/http://static.flickr.com/4074/4777445917_ea65faecc3.jpg" class="alignleft" alt="Paradise found: Water and life return to Iraq’s ‘Garden of Eden’" width="80"/></a> <p>One of Saddam Hussein’s greatest acts of ecological destruction – the draining of the Mesopotamian marshes – has been reversed as birds and rivers return to the region Saddam Hussein’s draining of the Mesopotamian marshes of Iraq – recorded as the Garden of Eden in the Bible – was one of the most infamous outrages...<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/09/paradise-found-water-and-life-return-to-iraqs-garden-of-eden/" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div> <p class="meta">Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/amil/" rel="tag">Amil</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/arabian-sea/" rel="tag">Arabian sea</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/baghdad/" rel="tag">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/basra/" rel="tag">Basra</a>, <a 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Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/09/paradise-found-water-and-life-return-to-iraqs-garden-of-eden/#respond" title="Comment on Paradise found: Water and life return to Iraq’s ‘Garden of Eden’">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="posts"> <h2 id="post-11270"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/06/flotilla-attack-consequences-continue-to-unfold/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Flotilla Attack Consequences Continue to Unfold">Flotilla Attack Consequences Continue to Unfold</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="date">July 6, 2010</div> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/author/markfromireland/" title="Posts by markfromireland">markfromireland</a> </div> <div class="storycontent"> <p>Let me start by quoting a report from The Guardian : Turkey has hardened its stance towards Israel over the "freedom flotilla" taking aid to the Gaza Strip, warning today that it will sever diplomatic relations unless the Israelis issue a formal apology or accept an international investigation into the incident. Davutoglu’s warning...<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/06/flotilla-attack-consequences-continue-to-unfold/" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div> <p class="meta">Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ankara/" rel="tag">Ankara</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/blue-square-supermarkets/" rel="tag">Blue Square supermarkets</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/boycotts/" rel="tag">boycotts</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/freedom-flotilla/" rel="tag">freedom flotilla</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/gaza-flotilla/" rel="tag">Gaza flotilla</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/gen-ilker-basbug/" rel="tag">Gen. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/manavgat-river-project/" rel="tag">Manavgat River project</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/nato/" rel="tag">NATO</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/palestinians/" rel="tag">palestinians</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/pkk/" rel="tag">PKK</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/regional-security/" rel="tag">Regional Security</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/resources/" rel="tag">Resources</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/reuters/" rel="tag">Reuters</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/syria/" rel="tag">Syria</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkey/" rel="tag">Turkey</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkish-army/" rel="tag">Turkish Army</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkish-foreign-minister/" rel="tag">Turkish foreign minister</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkish-government/" rel="tag">turkish government</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkish-water-exports/" rel="tag">Turkish Water Exports</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkstat/" rel="tag">TurkStat</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water/" rel="tag">Water</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-issue/" rel="tag">water issue</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-shortages/" rel="tag">Water Shortages</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ynet/" rel="tag">Ynet</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/zaman/" rel="tag">Zaman</a><br/> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/analysis-briefings-commentary/" title="View all posts in Analysis Briefings Commentary" rel="category tag">Analysis Briefings Commentary</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/07/06/flotilla-attack-consequences-continue-to-unfold/#comments" title="Comment on Flotilla Attack Consequences Continue to Unfold">1 Comment »</a></p> </div> <div class="posts"> <h2 id="post-11208"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/30/selected-english-coverage-now-it-begins/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Selected English Coverage: Now It Begins">Selected English Coverage: Now It Begins</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="date">June 30, 2010</div> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/author/markfromireland/" title="Posts by markfromireland">markfromireland</a> </div> <div class="storycontent"> <p>There’s a short article published on KUNA Arab water ministers seek water security strategy announcing the second session of the "Executive Board of the Council of Arab Water Ministers" which was held under the auspices of the Arab league.´ Like most reports carried on Arabic government news agencies of official transactions the report is dull...<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/30/selected-english-coverage-now-it-begins/" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div> <p class="meta">Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/abdelmalek-sellal/" rel="tag">Abdelmalek Sellal</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/arab-league/" rel="tag">Arab League</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bahrain/" rel="tag">Bahrain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/dams/" rel="tag">Dams</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/egypt/" rel="tag">Egypt</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/israel/" rel="tag">Israel</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/israeli-theft-of-water/" rel="tag">Israeli theft of water</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/jordan/" rel="tag">Jordan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/lebanon/" rel="tag">Lebanon</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/libya/" rel="tag">Libya</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/news-sites/" rel="tag">News Sites</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/north-africa/" rel="tag">North Africa</a>, <a 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-levels-in-reservoirs-and-dams-and-rivers/" rel="tag">water levels in reservoirs and dams and rivers</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-matters/" rel="tag">water matters</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-rights/" rel="tag">water rights</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-security/" rel="tag">water security</a><br/> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/30/selected-english-coverage-now-it-begins/#respond" title="Comment on Selected English Coverage: Now It Begins">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="posts"> <h2 id="post-11153"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/26/this-is-the-place-i-get-my-salt-from/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to This is the place I get my salt from">This is the place I get my salt from</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="date">June 26, 2010</div> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/author/mohammed-ibn-laith/" title="Posts by Mohammed Ibn Laith">Mohammed Ibn Laith</a> </div> <div class="storycontent"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/26/this-is-the-place-i-get-my-salt-from/" title="This is the place I get my salt from"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4735490039_d9f8cd4488_b.jpg" class="alignleft" alt="This is the place I get my salt from" width="80"/></a> <p>Did you know that there are two dead seas in the Middle East? The photograph below was taken on the shores of Lake Sawa which is about 25 kilometres north of Samawah the capital of Al Muthanna Governorate. If you look at the photo you can see that the shore is ringed with a...<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/26/this-is-the-place-i-get-my-salt-from/" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div> <p class="meta">Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/birds/" rel="tag">birds</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/evaporation/" rel="tag">evaporation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/galilee/" rel="tag">Galilee</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/happy-memories/" rel="tag">happy memories</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/history/" rel="tag">History</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/lake-sawa/" rel="tag">Lake Sawa</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/muthanna/" rel="tag">Muthanna</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/palestine/" rel="tag">Palestine</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/photo/" rel="tag">Photo</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/prophet-isa-ibn-mary/" rel="tag">Prophet Isa Ibn Mary</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/prophet-jesus/" rel="tag">prophet jesus</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/prophet-jesus-son-of-mary/" rel="tag">Prophet Jesus Son of Mary</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/salt/" rel="tag">salt</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/salt-content-of-the-water/" rel="tag">salt content of the water</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/samawa/" rel="tag">samawa</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/samawah/" rel="tag">Samawah</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ur/" rel="tag">Ur</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/walking-on-the-water/" rel="tag">walking on the water</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/zionism/" rel="tag">Zionism</a><br/> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/photos/" title="View all posts in Photos" rel="category tag">Photos</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/postcards-from-iraq/" title="View all posts in Postcards from Iraq" rel="category tag">Postcards from Iraq</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/26/this-is-the-place-i-get-my-salt-from/#respond" title="Comment on This is the place I get my salt from">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="posts"> <h2 id="post-11083"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/20/iraq-forced-repatriation-puts-minorities-at-risk/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to IRAQ: Forced repatriation puts minorities at risk">IRAQ: Forced repatriation puts minorities at risk</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="date">June 20, 2010</div> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/author/haleema-al-azzawi/" title="Posts by Haleema Al-Azzawi">Haleema Al-Azzawi</a> </div> <div class="storycontent"> <p>MADRID, 20 June 2010 (IRIN) – Refugee officials and rights groups have urged a number of European countries not to forcibly repatriate Iraqi asylum seekers, particularly members of minority communities, because of prevailing insecurity in the country. These demands were made in response to recent announced repatriation plans by the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands...<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/20/iraq-forced-repatriation-puts-minorities-at-risk/" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div> <p class="meta">Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/amnesty-international/" rel="tag">Amnesty International</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/assassinations/" rel="tag">Assassinations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/asylum-seekers/" rel="tag">Asylum seekers</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/brookings-institution/" rel="tag">Brookings Institution</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/christians/" rel="tag">Christians</a>, <a 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rel="tag">refugee agency</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/repatriation/" rel="tag">repatriation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/resettlement/" rel="tag">resettlement</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/salah-al-din/" rel="tag">Salah al-Din</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/security-situation/" rel="tag">security situation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/shabak/" rel="tag">Shabak</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/syria/" rel="tag">Syria</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkey/" rel="tag">Turkey</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkoman/" rel="tag">Turkoman</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/unhcr/" rel="tag">UNHCR</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/violence/" rel="tag">violence</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/world-refugee-day/" rel="tag">World refugee day</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/yazidi/" rel="tag">yazidi</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/yazidis/" rel="tag">yazidis</a><br/> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/human-rights/" title="View all posts in Human Rights" rel="category tag">Human Rights</a> | <a 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the death threat texts on his phone and his family’s pleas to tone down his articles criticising the Kurdish regional government. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/author/mohammed-ibn-laith/" title="Posts by Mohammed Ibn Laith">Mohammed Ibn Laith</a> </div> <div class="storycontent"> <p>Police investigating the sale of suspected fake bomb detectors to countries including Iraq have searched premises linked to three businesses. Analysis Caroline Hawley, BBC News The raids are part of a widening British police investigation which initially focused on the ADE-651, sold to Iraq by Somerset-based businessman Jim McCormick. But...<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/08/bbc-news-police-raids-expand-bomb-detector-probe/" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div> <p class="meta">Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ade-651/" rel="tag">ADE-651</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/analysis/" rel="tag">Analysis</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/atsc/" rel="tag">ATSC</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bbc-newsnight/" rel="tag">BBC Newsnight</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bomb-detection/" rel="tag">bomb detection</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/caroline-hawley/" rel="tag">caroline hawley</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/corruption/" rel="tag">Corruption</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/det-supt-colin-cowan/" rel="tag">Det Supt Colin Cowan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/global-tech/" rel="tag">global tech</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/jim-mccormick/" rel="tag">jim mccormick</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/jim-mccormick-arrest-for-fraud/" rel="tag">Jim McCormick - arrest for fraud</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/oacu/" rel="tag">OACU</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/overseas-anti-corruption-unit/" rel="tag">Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit</a><br/> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/08/bbc-news-police-raids-expand-bomb-detector-probe/#respond" title="Comment on BBC News – Police raids expand bomb detector probe">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="posts"> <h2 id="post-10927"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/06/selected-english-coverage-iraq-pulls-weapons-permits-from-former-insurgents/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Selected English Coverage: Iraq pulls weapons permits from former insurgents">Selected English Coverage: Iraq pulls weapons permits from former insurgents</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="date">June 6, 2010</div> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141313/http://gorillasguides.com/author/omar-khdhayyir/" title="Posts by Omar Khdhayyir">Omar Khdhayyir</a> </div> <div class="storycontent"> <p>The Reuters report carried by Khaleej Times Online yesterday and the al-Jazeera report today "Iraq disarms Sunni tribal militias" are alarming. Prior to the election there were some reasons to hope that among the political class at least there was an intense reluctance to risk reigniting sectarian strife. 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