The Wrap Up

Its that time of day heres the run down of what has happened so far in the news:

• President Bush's meeting with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq was postponed after the NY Times published a letter regarding doubts of the Prime Ministers abilities as a leader. The meeting now scheduled for Thursday should be a "robust" meeting according to the White House, the White House also denies that the meeting was postponed due to the letter.
  

• CNN.com reports that 2,700 troops, a total of 3 battalions will move into Baghdad. NO new troops are being deployed. However troops in more peaceful parts of the nation are being sent to the capitol city in order to deter sectarian violence.
  

• The Baker Commission is scheduled to release its report on the Iraqi War to President Bush on December 6th. We will report more on their recommendations when they are released.
  

• President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran today published a letter to the American people. It said that the U.S. should pullout its troops from Iraq. The letter also charged the Bush administration of waging a war based on "coercion, force, and injustice."

• In coming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced today that she will not place leading Democrat Alcce L. Hastings of Florida as chair of the Intelligence Committee. She has decided this due to Hastings tainted past. Pelosi is looking to ensure little scandal fallows the Democratic Parry in the next 2 years leading up to 2008.
  

• NATO leaders who have been meeting in Latvia this week announced today that they will ease some restrictions governing rules of engagement in Afghanistan but only in Emergency situations. According to a NATO spokesmen 26,000 of the 32,000 troop in the country will be more usable.