US House Speaker visits Iraq "unannounced" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Politics 5/17/2008 1:48:00 PM BAGHDAD, May 17 (KUNA) -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived to Iraq on Saturday in an unannounced visit. A spokeswoman of the US Department of State told KUNA here Saturday that Pelosi is heading a large US delegation visiting Iraq. Pelosi met with officials in the American embassy, military chiefs, and Iraqi officials, the spokesman added. Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani was among the officials that received the US speaker, a source from the Iraqi parliament pointed out. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki arrived to Baghdad from Mosul on Saturday, probably to meet Pelosi, the source added. <a href="http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesP...48&Language=en" target="_blank">http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesP...48&Language=en</a>