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G.O.P.?s Baker Hints Iraq Plan Needs Change 
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The Republican co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?Discord? Not Here, British Say After General?s Iraq Comment New York Times - 38 minutes ago
The government raced to defuse a debate after a call to withdraw British troops from Iraq ?sometime soon.?U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,760 AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
As of Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, at least 2,760 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,198 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.For Bush, Many Questions on Iraq and North Korea New York Times - 4 minutes ago
President Bush addressed the issue of his administration?s different approaches to North Korea and Iraq.Al-Qaida in Iraq: 'Insurgent tape' fake AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 5:13 PM
Al-Qaida in Iraq said Saturday that a recent video tape made by a man claiming to be an insurgent who called for the replacement of the head of the terrorist group was fabricated.Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy New York Times - 15 minutes ago
The G.O.P. co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?U.S. airman, Marine killed in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 5:20 PM
A U.S. airman was killed in action in Baghdad on Saturday and a Marine died from injuries sustained in fighting in western Iraq, the U.S. military said.Lawyers Seek to Free U.S. Citizen Held in Iraq New York Times - Oct 14 6:05 PM
Lawyers are trying to prevent the transfer of a U.S. citizen to Iraq where he is sentenced to death for assisting in a kidnapping last year.U.S. airman killed in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 11:46 AM
A U.S. airman was killed in action in Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said in a statement.Bush Iraq Timeline AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 9:45 AM
Milestones in the Iraq war, with President Bush's comments and his job approval ratings in polling at the time:Bush's shifting rationale for Iraq war AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 9:46 AM
President Bush's shifting rationale for why the U.S. is in Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003:Iraq northern oil exports resume as refinery shuts down AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 4:19 AM
Iraq has resumed exports of crude oil to the Turkish port of Ceyhan after an interruption of several months, according to an official of Iraq's Northern Oil Company (NOC).Australian criminal charges loom after Iraq kickbacks probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 4:23 AM
Criminal charges loom for up to 16 current and former officers and executives of Australian monopoly wheat exporter AWB following a probe into the Iraq kickbacks scandal.Blair stresses no disagreement with army chief in Iraq pull-out row AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 2:26 AM
Tony Blair insisted that there was no difference of opinion between him and army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt, who has said British troops in Iraq are exacerbating security problems and should pull out soon.Iraq to replace Interior Ministry leaders USA Today - Oct 14 2:46 AM
Iraq's Shiite-dominated Interior Ministry, whose police forces have been accused of complicity in the sectarian attacks wracking the country, will change top commanders and has already fired 3,000 employees accused of corruption or rights abuses, a spokesman said Saturday.Coroner says US 'unlawfully killed' ITN journalist in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 2:29 AM
A coroner has ruled that television journalist Terry Lloyd was unlawfully killed by US forces in southern Iraq in 2003 and said he would try to ensure that those responsible are prosecuted.Orlando Soldier Dies In Iraq Local6.com Central Florida - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A soldier from Orlando has died in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Saturday. Sgt. Gene A. Hawkins, 24, died Thursday in Mosul, Iraq, as a result of injuries he sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, officials said.Blair backs UK army chief on Iraq CNN.com - Oct 13 10:55 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he is in full agreement with comments his army chief made in a newspaper interview about British troop deployments in Iraq.Bush Iraq Timeline Los Angeles Times - Oct 14 9:58 AM
* Sept. 12, 2002: In a speech at the United Nation, Bush says, "If Iraq's regime defies us again, the world must move deliberately and decisively to hold Iraq to account." Ipsos poll, from Sept. 20, 2002: approval rating, 65 percent; disapproval, 32 percent.Bush's Shifting Rationale for Iraq War Los Angeles Times - Oct 14 9:58 AM
"States like these (Iraq, Iran and North Korea), and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,760 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
As of Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, at least 2,760 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.General?s Iraq Remarks Cause Stir in Britain New York Times - Oct 13 9:20 PM
The government sought to defuse a debate after a call to withdraw British troops from Iraq ?sometime soon.?At least 15 killed in Iraq attacks NDTV - 47 minutes ago
At least 15 people were killed in Iraq on Saturday, mainly in sectarian attacks. Authorities also said they discovered the headless bodies of 17 Shiite construction workers in an orchard outside Baghdad, kidnapped and decapitated in apparent retaliation for an attack on Sunni Arabs last week.Army Captain From Va. Killed in Iraq Washington Post - Oct 13 10:31 PM
While on leave from Army service in Afghanistan, Shane Adcock came home to Virginia and met Jennifer Skeele. They were married this year, about a month before Adcock was sent on another overseas deployment, this time to Iraq.Iraq Interior Ministry starts fresh Knoxville News Sentinal - 24 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Shiite-dominated Interior Ministry, whose police forces have been accused of complicity in sectarian attacks, has fired 3,000 employees accused of corruption or rights abuses and will change top commanders, spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf said Saturday.It's time to say sorry for Iraq's agony Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
History will forgive the war on Iraq. Or so Tony Blair told the US Congress in July 2003, as the first cold shadows fell on the invasion. The Prime Minister also warned of 'many further struggles ahead'.Temple soldier dies from injuries suffered in Iraq KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley - 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON The Pentagon says a 22-year-old soldier from Temple who was injured more than two weeks ago in Iraq has died.Iraq war worsening terrorism, John Kerry charges Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 8:00 PM
Democratic Sen. John Kerry, a potential White House candidate in 2008, said on Friday the Iraq war had worsened terrorism and that the Bush administration had squandered the nation's moral authority.Senator Says U.S. Should Rethink Iraq Strategy New York Times - Oct 13 9:22 PM
*Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. More information. DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee warned Thursday that the situation in Iraq was ''drifting sideways'' and said that the United States should consider a ''change of course'' if violence did not diminish soon.Hoosier Soldier Killed in Iraq Laid to Rest 22WSBT South Bend - 14 minutes ago
(AP) An Indiana soldier killed in Iraq was buried Friday. Hundreds of children stood outside their schools along the route of the funeral procession for 27-year-old Staff Sergeant Jonathan Rojas, waving flags and holding banners.Kerry says GOP lied about Foley, Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 8:03 PM
Sen. John Kerry, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, likened the congressional page scandal to the war in Iraq and the handling of North Korea, saying that Republicans have lied repeatedly.Temple soldier dies from injuries suffered in Iraq KLTV Texas - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON The Pentagon says a 22-year-old soldier from Temple who was injured more than two weeks ago in Iraq has died. Private First Class Thomas J.Nurse heading for tour of duty in Iraq North County Times - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
ESCONDIDO ---- Nearing the end of her 14 years in the Army Reserve Nurse Corps, Lt. Col. Debbie Fitchett did not expect to be called to serve in Iraq.Temple soldier dies from injuries suffered in Iraq KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- A 22-year-old soldier from Temple who was injured more than two weeks ago in Iraq has died, the Defense Department said Saturday.U.S. airman, Marine killed in Iraq AlertNet - Oct 14 5:28 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds death of Marine) BAGHDAD, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. airman was killed in action in Baghdad on Saturday and a Marine died from injuries sustained in fighting in western Iraq, the U.S. military ... Texas Soldier Dies From Wounds Received In Iraq CBS 42 Austin - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
The military says a Texas soldier has died -- in the battle for Iraq. Private first class Thomas Hewitt died Friday at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Rainy season, such as it is, arrives in Iraq Stars and Stripes - Oct 14 2:47 PM
BAGHDAD It s raining. And in Iraq, that s news. After four months of arid triple-digit heat, the rainy season is finally here although to look around, you probably wouldn t know it.Half of UK troops 'must leave Iraq' The Observer - Oct 14 3:47 PM
Britain's military chiefs have warned the government to withdraw up to 3,500 troops from Iraq by next spring to ensure that they can sustain their war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, The Observer has learnt.Edwards bashes Bush for stubborn Iraq policies Fayetteville Observer - Oct 14 6:38 PM
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards on Saturday bashed the Bush administration for "proactive stupidity" by sticking with a failed policy in Iraq and being unable to admit the mistake.Exiting Iraq: Larry Diamond's View NPR - Oct 14 9:47 AM
Larry Diamond on NBC's 'Meet the Press' in August 2005. Getty Images Weekend Edition Saturday , October 14, 2006 · Larry Diamond of the Hoover Institute worked for Iraq's Coalition Provisional Government in 2004. He says U.S. forces are keeping the civil war from getting worse, even as their presence energizes the insurgency.Sectarian violence continues to plague Iraq KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Oct 14 6:22 PM
At least 22 people have been killed in Iraq today, mainly in sectarian attacks. Among the dead are seven people killed in an earlyUS will stay at full strength in Iraq until 2010, says army chief Independent - Oct 14 4:16 PM
Military commanders at the Pentagon have revealed that they are laying plans to maintain troop numbers in Iraq at about 140,000 for at least another four years as sectarian violence continues to surge and fatalities among American soldiers have risen sharply.Al-Qaida in Iraq: 'Insurgent tape' fake Syracuse.com - Oct 14 5:28 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Al-Qaida in Iraq said Saturday that a recent video tape made by a man claiming to be an insurgent who called for the replacement of the head of the terrorist group was fabricated.Meanwhile in Iraq: abuse, corruption and a rising tide of sectarian violence Independent - Oct 14 4:17 PM
Under pressure to take stronger action to put an end to sectarian violence, the ministry in charge of Iraq's police force is to change its top commanders and has already fired some 3,000 employees accused of corruption or rights abuses.Blair, army chief settle Iraq slip-up Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 14 12:25 PM
BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair has insisted there is no difference of opinion between him and army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt regarding troops in Iraq. -Iraq: The Same Tactics but Different Players Arab News - Oct 14 5:19 PM
The United States occupied Iraq in a well-designed plan to have a strong hold on the most strategic geopolitical area in the world. Having been weakened militarily in the 1990 Gulf War, Iraq presented a fertile soil for US troops to be stationed in the Gulf region for many years to come.Kerry likens sex scandal to the war in Iraq Gulf News - 28 minutes ago
Manchester, New Hampshire: Senator John Kerry, a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2008, likened the congressional sex scandal to the war in Iraq, saying Republicans have lied repeatedly.Edwards: Bush Iraq policy 'proactive stupidity' GazetteOnline - 7 minutes ago
SOLON, IA - Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards today bashed the Bush administration for "proactive stupidity" by sticking with a failed policy in Iraq and being unable to admit the mistake.Iraq fires corrupt police The Auburn Citizen - 43 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's Shiite-dominated Interior Ministry, whose police forces have been accused of complicity in sectarian attacks, has fired 3,000 employees accused of corruption or rights abuses and will change top commanders, a spokesman said Saturday.U.K. Military: Afghan Mission Means Pulling Troops From Iraq Free Internet Press - 51 minutes ago
U.K. military planners have been urging senior commanders to seek the pullout of up to half their troops from Iraq in order to bolster the battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, The Observer has learned. Their hope is for a withdrawal of "between one-third and one-half" of the 7,000 British troops in Iraq by May next year, and reflects a growing concern over the pressures on an increasingly AP Charts Shifting Justifications for Iraq War Editor & Publisher - Oct 14 3:15 PM
NEW YORK President Bush keeps revising his explanation for why the U.S. is in Iraq, moving from narrow military objectives at first to history-of-civilization stakes now.Blair stresses no disagreement with army chief in Iraq pull-out row AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 3:18 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that there was no difference of opinion between him and army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt, who has said British troops in Iraq are exacerbating security problems and should pull out soon.Protesters voice concerns over war in Iraq The Colony Courier-Leader - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress District 26, Tim Barnwell and a group of protesters were outside one of Congressman Michael Burgess' offices in Lewisville on Oct. 5 to protest America's role in the war in Iraq. The protesters waved at traffic along I-35 and Corporate Drive while holding anti-war signs.U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 14 7:55 AM
As of Thursday, at least 2,757 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identifications reported by the military: - Marine Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga, 23,... Soldiers take citizenship oath before deploying to Iraq Houston Chronicle - Oct 14 6:50 AM
An international group of U.S. Army troops took an oath to become American citizens just in time for some of them to deploy to Iraq. Oregon Contractor Killed In Iraq KOIN News 6 Portland - Oct 14 3:20 PM
SHERIDAN, Ore. - An Oregon man working as a contractor for Halliburton has been killed in Iraq. According to his twin sister, 40-year-old Craig Johnson of Sheridan spent nearly three years in Iraq.Dodd Proposes Shift In Iraq Hartford Courant - Oct 14 10:01 AM
U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd Thursday altered his course on Iraq, calling for a goal of repositioning U.S. troops from current Iraqi positions beginning immediately and finishing within 12 to 18 months. Bush's Shifting Rationale for Iraq War AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 14 9:46 AM
President Bush's shifting rationale for why the U.S. is in Iraq.Secret Iraq Meeting Included Journalists New York Times - 20 minutes ago
Meetings like the one on Nov. 29, 2001, convened to compile a report on Afghanistan and the Middle East for the president, do not normally include journalists.U.S. citizen facing execution in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 2:45 PM
Lawyers for an American citizen facing execution in Iraq appealed Friday in U.S. federal court to keep the man in American custody preventing his death while another case is being appealed.General?s Iraq Remarks Cause Stir in Britain New York Times - Oct 13 1:35 PM
The government sought to defuse an embarrassing debate after a call to withdraw British troops from Iraq ?sometime soon.?Al-Sistani's influence declining in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 1:47 PM
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani once wielded so much influence he seemed to single-handedly chart the post-Saddam Hussein political future in Iraq. Now, the country's top Shiite cleric appears powerless as Iraq edges toward civil war.8 females, 2 teenagers kidnapped in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 1:23 PM
Gunmen attacked Shiite women picking vegetables in a field outside the capital Friday, killing six adults and two young girls and kidnapping two teenagers. It was one of the deadliest assaults specifically targeting women in Iraq's monthslong wave of sectarian violence.Army chief stands by Iraq troops remarks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 12:32 PM
Britain's army chief said he stood by his comments that British troops should leave Iraq soon because their presence was worsening security, but he insisted on Friday this did not represent a split with the government.Iraq's Interior Minister Seeks to Quell Sectarian Divisions Voice of America - Oct 14 9:35 AM
Iraq's Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani says he is preparing major changes in the ministry's leadership in an effort to quell sectarian divisions. Bolani told Western reporters in Baghdad that 3,000 ministry employees have been fired recently, including some for corruption.Okinawa Marine killed in Iraq Stars and Stripes - Oct 14 9:48 AM
A field artillery officer with Okinawa s 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, was killed Oct. 8 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, according to a release.'British Troops Should Withdraw from Iraq Soon' Zaman Online - Oct 14 2:12 PM
The British Army is planning to withdraw from Iraq, where post-war attempts have failed to achieve stability. General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the British Army, said British troops, whose presence has increased security risks, should leave Iraq soon.At least 22 killed in Iraq Saturday, 17 decapitated bodies found WIS News 10 Columbia - Oct 14 1:53 PM
Under pressure to take stronger action, the ministry in charge of Iraq's police force says it will change top commanders.Senate race takes aim at Iraq East Valley Tribune - Oct 14 12:26 PM
U.S. Senate candidates Jon Kyl and Jim Pederson increasingly have turned their attention to Iraq during the final weeks before the Nov. 7 election.Newspaper Fell for Fake Iraq Story Editor & Publisher - Oct 14 1:04 PM
HUNTSVILLE An Ohio soldier who claimed she joined the Army after her daughter was hurt in Iraq made up the story, the Army confirmed Friday.Kerry says Bush lying, deceiving, over Iraq Calcutta News - Oct 14 1:06 PM
U.S. Sen. John Kerry, in a speech at a Democratic fundraiser in New Hampshire, accused the Bush administration of deceiving the public about Iraq.Funerals held for two Creve Coeur men who died in Iraq Southern Illinoisan - Oct 14 1:47 PM
PEORIA, Il. - Funeral services for two friends killed in Iraq earlier this month were held Friday and planned for Saturday in Peoria. Army Specialists Kristofer Walker and George Obourn Jr., both of Creve Coeur, graduated two years ago from East Peoria Community High School.Troops Return From Iraq NBC 11 Bay Area - Oct 14 12:41 PM
Hundreds of U.S. Marines and sailors return from Iraq.2 Plans For Getting Out Of Iraq CBS News - Oct 13 11:25 PM
The Bush administration repeatedly has opposed setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. But two separate advisers are developing plans for what would amount to a withdrawal schedule, David Martin reports.Soldier Who Served In Iraq Killed In Car Crash WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 11:59 AM
Police said a soldier who served for 19 months in Iraq died Friday in a car crash on Sunset Drive.Iraq to replace police commanders Aljazeera - Oct 14 10:05 AM
Iraq's interior ministry - which is in charge of the country s police force - is to replace top commanders in an attempt to counter the growing sectarian violence.BAGHDAD, Iraq -- By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press Writer FOX 31 Denver - Oct 14 11:21 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Under pressure to take stronger action against sectarian violence, the ministry in charge of Iraq's police force will change top commanders and has already fired some 3,000 employees accused of corruption or rights abuses, a spokesman said Saturday.15 die in fresh Iraq violence Gulf Daily News - Oct 14 6:15 PM
BAGHDAD: At least 15 people were killed in violence around Iraq yesterday, while authorities found the decapitated bodies of seven people dumped north of Baghdad in what appeared to be a sectarian revenge killing.In central Baghdad, two bombs exploded in a parking lot in Rasheed district, killing one person and injuring four others, police said.Brooklyn Sergeant Killed In Iraq This Month Laid To Rest NY1 News - Oct 14 11:06 AM
A Brooklyn family buried their son on Saturday, a soldier who was killed in Iraq earlier this month. Funeral services are being held for 21-year old Army Sergeant Mario Nelson. He died on October 1st in Hit, Iraq.Sectarian violence continues to plague Iraq KBCI Boise - Oct 14 3:41 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq At least 22 people have been killed in Iraq today, mainly in sectarian attacks. Among the dead are seven people killed in an early morning mortar attack on a small Sunni village near Baqouba (bah-KOO'-bah), 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.6 women and 2 girls killed in Iraq field Boston Globe - Oct 14 1:55 AM
BAGHDAD -- Gunmen attacked Shi'ite women picking vegetables in a field outside the capital yesterday, killing six adults and two young girls and kidnapping two teenagers. It was one of the deadliest assaults specifically targeting women in Iraq's monthslong wave of sectarian violence.Iraq reels from fresh wave of killings Gulf News - Oct 14 2:32 PM
Baghdad: At least 29 people were killed and scores injured as violence raged across Iraq yesterday. Seven of those killed were found decapitated and dumped north of Baghdad in what appeared to be a sectarian revenge killing, police said.New Iraq law allows federal regions Baltimore Sun - Oct 14 5:19 AM
Iraq's Shiite-led parliament pushed through a law yesterday allowing the formation of federal regions despite Sunni Arab objections that it will splinter the country and fuel sectarian violence. Coroner says US 'unlawfully killed' British journalist in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 10:23 AM
A coroner has ruled that British television journalist Terry Lloyd was unlawfully killed by US forces in southern Iraq in 2003 and said he would try to ensure that those responsible are prosecuted.Campbell attacks Blair over Iraq PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 14 6:10 AM
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Tony Blair over the war in Iraq.SE Arizona Signal troops to deploy to Iraq The Daily Dispatch - Oct 14 10:38 AM
FORT HUACHUCA - Another 50 soldiers from this southeastern Arizona post are heading for Iraq. Friday morning, members of the 504th Signal Battalion wished fellow Signal Corps soldiers of the 518th Tactical Installation Networking Platoon good luck as they prepare to leave this weekend.Iraq pseudo-histories Baltimore Sun - Oct 14 5:19 AM
Three recent books about the "fiasco" in Iraq - Cobra II by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor, State of Denial by Bob Woodward and just plain Fiasco by Thomas E. Ricks - have attracted a lot of attention and sales. All three well-written exposés repeat the now well-known argument that our government's incompetence and arrogance have nearly ensured America's failure in birthing democracy in At Least 13 Dead In Iraq Violence Local6.com Central Florida - Oct 14 5:57 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Officials in Iraq are reporting the deaths of at least 13 people Saturday. One attack involved bombs hidden in a pair of parked cars in Baghdad. One person died and four others were wounded.British general clarifies remarks about pullout from Iraq Seattle Times - Oct 14 12:25 AM
Britain's top army commander, who ignited a controversy by saying that British troops should withdraw from Iraq "sometime soon," clarified...8 women & girls killed working in field in Iraq New York Daily News - Oct 14 1:28 AM
BAGHDAD - Gunmen attacked Shiite women picking vegetables in a field outside the capital yesterday, killing six adults and two young girls and kidnapping two teenagers. It was one of the deadliest assaults specifically targeting women in Iraq's months-long wave of sectarian violence.British general clarifies call to leave Iraq The Columbus Dispatch - Oct 14 4:33 AM
LONDON Britain s top military commander, Richard Dannatt, said yesterday that in some parts of Iraq the "mere presence" of British troops "does exacerbate" violence and that "time is against us" in Iraq.Senator Says U.S. Should Rethink Iraq Strategy New York Times - Oct 13 9:28 AM
The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee warned that the situation in Iraq was ?drifting sideways.?Iraq official denies police role in death squads Ashland Daily Tidings - Oct 14 1:19 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq's interior minister on Friday rejected allegations that Iraq's police and military have played a major role in the death squads blamed for Baghdad's surging violence, saying that only a small number of all those caught in U.S. or Iraqi raids were members of the police or army.Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers Says U.S. Must Stay in Iraq Until Job is Done WIBW-TV Topeka - Oct 14 10:06 AM
Retired general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers told an Abilene audience Friday that President Bush didn't ask for his input on whether to invade Iraq.Sadr bids to rein in militia as Iraq violence rages AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 8:41 AM
Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his Shiite militia not to take part in the wave of communal bloodletting sweeping Iraq, as dozens more Iraqis fell to sectarian death squads.Iraq minister: Agency not linked to killings The Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Oct 14 8:21 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interior minister, whose forces are accused of complicity in sectarian death squad killings, strenuously defended his agency in an interview with U.S. reporters Friday and said he had the backing of the prime minister and the parliament to remove corrupt and incompetent commanders from the streets.Longtime ref on familiar turf in Iraq The Columbus Dispatch - Oct 14 4:44 AM
Maj. Fenton Moore s passions are simple: family, football and beer, his wife, Maria, says. So he was shaken when the National Guard told him last year that he d be deployed to Iraq and leave all three behind.Big Powers Told Not To Repeat Iraq Mistake In Handling North Korea Bernama - Oct 14 7:06 AM
KOTA TINGGI, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia said the mistake committed over the issue of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction must not be repeated in dealing with the problem of North Korea's nuclear weapons.Britain's top soldier tries to calm storm after Iraq pullout comments AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 7:30 AM
Britain's army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt has insisted that British troops will remain in Iraq "until the job is done," backing down from his previous call for them to withdraw soon.Attack claims Sheridan trucker in Iraq News-Register - Oct 14 8:49 AM
Sheridan resident Craig Johnson, married father of three, came home from work one day three years ago with a radical idea. Instead of driving a truck for Columbia Distribution in Portland, he would drive a truck for Halliburton in Iraq for three times the money.