al qaeda in iraq
Jan 8 2008, Balbhadra Rana

Last month Osama bin Laden had denounced the Awakening movement and all those who are collaborating with the US forces in Iraq. He had termed them as traitors.

These US ‘allies’ are also called CLCs (Concerned Local Citizens). They are one of the...

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