26 Mar 2006
Writer jailed for defaming Kurdish leader in Iraq

More wonderful results from our exercise in "democratic nation-building" that's cost us - uh, how many billions of dollars thus far?

Reuters - A Kurdish writer was sentenced to 1-1/2 years in prison on Sunday for defaming Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, in a case that has raised questions about the freedom of the press in postwar Iraq.

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