Jalal Talabani, Kurdish Leader and Iraq’s First Postwar President, Is Dead at 83 He used the largely ceremonial position as a bridge-builder during an intensely violent period in the years after the American-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:For This Hero, It’s O.K. to Just Throw Him a BoneSalvatore Riina, Italian Mafia’s ‘Boss of Bosses,’ Dies at 87In Italy, a Neo-Fascist Party’s Small Win Creates Big UneasePolitical Clashes in Kenya Leave Several DeadRobert Mugabe Swaps House Arrest for a Cap and Gown (Briefly)Angela Merkel’s Coalition Talks in Germany Go Into Overtime