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  • Senator Says U.S. Should Rethink Iraq Strategy Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 30 minutes ago
    The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee warned that the situation in Iraq was ?drifting sideways.?

  • General Endorses Lamont, Faulting Lieberman on Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    Gen. Wesley K. Clark criticized Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, accusing him of having ?rubber-stamped? the Bush administration?s Iraq policies.

  • US Senator Hagel in Vietnam criticises "unwise decisions" in launching Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
    Prominent US Republican Senator Chuck Hagel criticised "very unwise decisions" in going to war in Iraq, during a return visit to Vietnam where he served as a soldier in the late 1960s.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,738 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 4:05 PM
    As of Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at least 2,738 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 2,176 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Kurds show signs of seceding from Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 12:06 PM
    With violence bloodying Iraq, Kurds in the peaceful north have been showing signs of going their own way, raising their own flag and even hinting they could secede in a dispute over oil wealth moves that have alarmed Shiites and Sunnis.

  • Rice urges Kurds to work for peaceful, unified Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 12:41 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met the leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, urging them to cooperate with Iraqi Arabs in building a peaceful and unified country.

  • PTSD Can Take Months to Strike Wounded Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Open this result in new window
    HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 1:36 PM
    FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Soldiers wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan often develop post-traumatic stress disorder and depression months after getting out of a hospital, instead of soon after suffering their injuries, a new study found.

  • Mo. lawmaker wounded on duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 1:28 PM
    A Missouri state lawmaker stationed in Iraq was shot in the lung by a sniper while on patrol, a family spokesman said Friday.

  • Webb Shifts Debate to Iraq, Urging Diplomacy to End War Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Democratic Senate candidate James Webb said yesterday that it is time for the United States to seek an end to the fighting in Iraq through diplomacy, citing a new and dire assessment of the war effort by Virginia's senior senator, John W. Warner (R).

  • Acclaimed documentary shows Iraq through soldiers eyes Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 10:54 AM
    Lights, humvees, action. A new documentary shows the Iraq war from a unique perspective: through the eyes of a soldier.

  • Key Senate Republican Is Grim On Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 11 minutes ago
    Senate Armed Services Chairman John Warner says if the situation in Iraq doesn't improve in a few months, a change of course will need to be considered.

  • Mo. lawmaker injured on duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 10:25 AM
    A state lawmaker stationed in Iraq was wounded by a sniper, the governor's office and lawmakers said Friday.

  • 4,000 Iraq Police Killed in Past 2 Years Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
    U.S. Official Says Nearly 4,000 Iraq Police Killed, More Than 8,000 Injured in Past Two Years

  • Kurdish member of Iraq Parliament is assassinated Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Oct 06 8:44 AM
    A Shiite death squad kidnapped and shot to death a Kurdish lawmaker and his driver, the first killing of a member of Parliament in Iraq's wave of sectarian violence.

  • Journalist 'shot by US troops in Iraq', inquest told Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 8:55 AM
    A British journalist covering the war in Iraq was shot in the head by US troops as he was driven away from a gunfight, a colleague of the dead reporter has said, citing witnesses.

  • WP: Iraq's barbers under threat Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
    Iraq's Sunni Muslim insurgents and Shiite Muslim extremists have imposed their own sets of rules for the cutting of hair. In recent months, barbers have been killed, threatened or forced to close their shops after being accused of giving haircuts that were considered un-Islamic or too Western.

  • Iraq to open new refinery near Shiite holy city Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 6:05 AM
    Iraq is to open a new oil refinery near the Shiite shrine city of Najaf with a modest capacity of 10,000 barrels per day, the oil ministry has said.

  • Missouri legislator serving in Iraq is shot, wounded Open this result in new window
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 22 minutes ago
    PARKVILLE, MO. A Missouri legislator stationed in Iraq has been shot in the chest and will undergo lung surgery, an official said Friday.

  • Unit due for 3rd Iraq tour as troops' burden deepens Open this result in new window
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
    Fort Stewart In April 2003, Army Spc. Cedric Shelbon was among the 3rd Infantry Division soldiers based here who led the American assault on Baghdad that hastened the fall of Saddam Hussein. Last year, Shelbon returned to Iraq as a push was made to train Iraqi forces to assume more responsibility for defense of their country. Now, after less than a year at home, Shelbon and about 4,000 of his

  • Rice tells Iraq's Kurds to share their oil Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 2:03 AM
    US Secretary of State Rice continued her surprise visit to Iraq with a trip to the Kurdish autonomous region in the north for talks on sharing of the country's oil wealth.

  • How Al Qaeda views a long Iraq war Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 1:00 AM
    In appearances across the US, President Bush has been campaigning against withdrawing troops from Iraq, arguing that to leave now would hand a historic victory to Al Qaeda and inspire new generations of jihadists to attack the US.

  • Warner creates fallout on Iraq Open this result in new window
    Richmond Times-Dispatch - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON -- A bleak portrayal of conditions in Iraq by Republican Sen. John W. Warner, the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, caused political tremors in Virginia and nationally yesterday.

  • Rice visits Kurdish leader in northern Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 12:54 AM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived Friday in Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan, for talks with regional president Massoud Barzani on efforts to ensure that Iraq's oil resources benefit the entire country, an AFP journalist traveling with her said.

  • Mo. Lawmaker Injured on Duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Oct 06 10:31 AM
    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state lawmaker stationed in Iraq was wounded by a sniper, the governor's office and lawmakers said Friday. An e-mail sent by state Rep. Susan Phillips to others at the Capitol said Rep. Jason Brown was shot in the lung in the recent attack.

  • Warner Downbeat After Iraq Trip Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Oct 05 9:49 PM
    The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday offered a stark assessment of the situation in Iraq after a trip there this week, saying that parts of the country have taken "steps backwards" and that the United States is at risk of losing the campaign to control an...

  • Rep. John Murtha: Time for Action -- Not Rhetoric -- In Iraq Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Oct 06 8:02 AM
    As I have stated in the past, as long as U.S. military forces remain in Iraq, the Iraqis will allow our men and women to bear the brunt of all security actions and our forces will be targets. The Iraqi government, security forces and military have to be put on notice that we will redeploy our forces and that they will be responsible for their own country. It's their country, they need to fight

  • Grisly videos showing deaths in Iraq available online Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 06 6:04 PM
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Scattered among the humour and music videos on popular websites such as YouTube and Google Video are graphic images of soldiers and civilians being killed in Iraq.

  • Identity theft hits Iraq GI Open this result in new window
    The Arizona Republic - Oct 06 5:32 PM
    While a young Mesa solider was off risking his life serving in Iraq, a friend snatched his identity to steal $3,300 from him, police records show.

  • Top Republican offers dismal view of Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Oct 06 8:05 AM
    The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, a Bush loyalist offered his darkest assessment of Iraq yet, suggesting the war there was drifting sideways without a firm commitment from its government to disarm militias and rebuild the country. [!]

  • Friends from central Illinois killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 9 minutes ago
    CREVE COEUR, Ill. - Two friends from this central Illinois town who played together in their high school band before serving together in Iraq have been killed in action, their families said.

  • Top US war supporter calls for rethinking Iraq Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 52 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - A top military lawmaker and supporter of the US war in Iraq has called for the US to consider a change of course and bold decisions in Iraq if the government in Baghdad cant bring escalating violence under control over the coming 60 to 90 days.

  • Rice in Iraq, senator Warner expresses concern Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad, Iraq, yesterday to consult with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about his efforts to achieve national reconciliation between the country's various ethnic and sectarian groups.

  • Local soldier shot while in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WHEC-TV-10 - 54 minutes ago
    It has been a particularly deadly week for U.S. troops in Iraq, with at least 21 Americans killed and dozens more injured. A Webster Schroeder grad is among the wounded. Marine Corporal Patrick LaJuet was shot on Monday and is on his way home. News 10NBC spoke with his mother Friday night.

  • Malden Marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Oct 06 11:02 AM
    A 19-year-old Marine from Malden was killed during combat in Iraq, the Pentagon said Friday.

  • Iraq murder case witness: "I knew what we were doing was wrong" Open this result in new window
    The San Francisco Examiner - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
    CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - It was some time after midnight on a dusty road in Iraq when Melson J. Bacos says he stood and watched as seven members of a Marine squadron murdered an innocent Iraqi civilian.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,738 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 06 4:05 PM
    As of Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at least 2,738 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

  • Sen. Warner Casts Dark Assessment on Iraq After Visit Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Oct 06 6:28 AM
    Sen. John Warner offered a dark assessment of Iraq, saying Congress must make bold decisions to push progress.

  • Two Fort Hood Soldiers Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KXAN 36 Austin - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
    Fort Hood -- The Defense Department says two soldiers from Fort Hood died after their military vehicle rolled over in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Edward C. Reynolds, Junior, of Groves, Texas and Pvc. Henry Paul, of Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, died Tuesday.

  • Pombo, McNerney Spar Over Iraq War In Debate Open this result in new window
    CBS 5 Bay Area - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
    The war in Iraq dominated a debate between Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo and Democratic challenger Jerry McNerney on Thursday, as the candidates sparred over when to bring soldiers home.

  • Warner's bleak Iraq assessment roils Senate campaign Open this result in new window
    WRIC 8 - Oct 06 6:44 PM
    RICHMOND, Va. Republican Senator John Warner's bleak assessment of increasing bloodshed in Iraq is making waves in Virginia's race between Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb.

  • White House defends Bush 'comma' on Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 6:25 PM
    The White House defended US President George W. Bush's description of the 10 months of bloody violence in Iraq since December 2005 elections as "just a comma."

  • US General: Police Brigade Suspension Shows Determination to Build Quality Force in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Oct 06 2:49 PM
    Asenior U.S. general in Iraq says the suspension of an entire Iraqi police brigade on Wednesday demonstrates that the interior minister is serious about building an effective force. The general also says thousands of Iraqi policemen have been killed or wounded fighting insurgents.

  • US Senator Hagel in Vietnam criticises "unwise decisions" in launching Iraq war Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
    Prominent US Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, seen here September 2006, criticised "very unwise decisions" in going to war in Iraq, during a return visit to Vietnam where he served as a soldier in the late 1960s.

  • Soldier from Arizona Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KOLD News 13 Tuscon - Oct 06 6:40 PM
    Another soldier with Arizona ties has died while serving in Iraq. Corporal Casey L. Mellen was killed after insurgents opened fire on his patrol in the city of Mosul. He belonged to the 5th Battalion, based out of Fort Lewis, Washington.

  • Al Qaeda Iraq Chief Killed In Raid? Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Oct 06 3:58 AM
    Iraqi officials have ordered DNA tests on a militant killed in a raid near Haditha, Iraq, to determine if he is al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri. A U.S. military official says it's "highly unlikely" that the dead man is al-Masri.

  • Mo. legislator wounded on duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Oct 06 9:21 AM
    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A state lawmaker stationed in Iraq has been shot, government officials said today. The governor's office and lawmakers said Friday that Rep. Jason Brown, R-Platte City, was injured recently while on a one-year tour in Iraq.

  • 4,000 Iraq Police Killed in Past 2 Years Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Oct 06 1:06 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - About 4,000 Iraqi police have been killed and more than 8,000 wounded in the past two years, the U.S. commander in charge of police training said Friday, but he said the force's performance was improving and officials are working to weed out militiamen.

  • Houston Marine killed Wednesday in Iraq combat Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Oct 06 8:34 AM
    A 20-year-old Marine from Houston was killed Wednesday in Iraq. Marine Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales died while conducting combat operations in al-Anbar province.

  • Online Video Shows U.S. Troops Gun Down In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 13 Sacramento - Oct 06 5:52 PM
    Scattered among the humor and music videos on popular Web sites such as YouTube and Google Video are stomach-churning images of Americans getting killed in Iraq.

  • Videos showing U.S. deaths in Iraq available online Open this result in new window
    KESQ - Oct 06 5:46 PM
    SAN FRANCISCO Scattered among the humor, music and sex videos on popular video sharing Web sites such as YouTube and Google Video are stomach-churning images of Americans getting killed in Iraq.

  • Videos showing U.S. deaths in Iraq available online Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Oct 06 5:10 PM
    Scattered among the humor, music and sex videos on popular Web sites such as YouTube and Google Video are stomach-churning images of Americans getting killed in Iraq.

  • Iraq still issue number one for US voters Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 3:41 PM
    Iraq remains the top issue for US voters ahead of next month's crucial midterm elections according to a national poll, which also found Americans surprisingly unmoved by the congressional sex scandal currently dominating Washington.

  • We need fresh vocabulary on Iraq Open this result in new window
    Culpeper Star-Exponent - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
    It is perhaps too much to ask that our elected officials would speak truthfully to us about the situation in Iraq. Its not in their best interest to do so. But is it equally immodest to want them to demonstrate fresh thinking on the subject every once in a while?

  • Sen. Warner casts dismal view of Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 3:59 PM
    Sen. John Warner on Thursday offered his darkest assessment yet of Iraq, saying the war there was "drifting sideways" without a commitment from its government to disarm militias.

  • Warner?s Iraq Remarks Surprise White House Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 20 minutes ago
    The G.O.P. senator has created a delicate situation for the White House just one month before the election.

  • NAACP SPEAKER: BUSH HAS HIJACKED AMERICAN AND IRAQ Open this result in new window
    Pine Bluff Commercial - 6 minutes ago
    The Rev. Dr. Sir Walter Lee Mack Jr. of North Carolina, guest speaker at Friday nights 15th annual Dove Freedom Fund banquet of the Pine Bluff Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, criticized President George W. Bush, saying he has hijacked two nations America and Iraq.

  • Malden Marine Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WBUR Boston - Oct 06 11:42 AM
    A Marine from Malden has died in Iraq.

  • Senators: Iraq situation bleak Open this result in new window
    Navy Times - Oct 06 10:38 AM
    Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee offered bleak assessments Thursday of the situation in Iraq and of chances of any near-term withdrawal of U.S. forces.

  • 4,000 Iraq police killed in past 2 years Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Oct 06 3:43 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) About 4,000 Iraqi police have been killed and more than 8,000 wounded in the past two years, the U.S. commander in charge of police training said Friday, but he said the force's performance was improving and officials are working to weed out militiamen.

  • Rice urges Kurds to work for peaceful, unified Iraq Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Oct 06 1:18 PM
    ARBIL, Iraq - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met the leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Friday, urging them to cooperate with Iraqi Arabs in building a peaceful and unified country.

  • Iraq political groups warned on militias Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:53 PM
    Political parties must either get rid of their militias or get out of politics, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday, in his toughest warning yet to groups blamed for the country's wave of sectarian violence.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,736 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 3:53 PM
    As of Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, at least 2,736 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 2,176 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Rice urges Kurds to work for peaceful, unified Iraq Open this result in new window
    Japan Today - Oct 06 3:50 PM
    ARBIL, Iraq U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday met the leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, urging them to cooperate with Iraqi Arabs in building a peaceful and unified country.

  • Rice asks Kurds to share Iraq oil wealth Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 06 10:50 AM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is asking Kurds in the oil-rich north of Iraq to share the wealth with the rest of the country.

  • Iraq war separates Rep. Drake, Kellam in 2nd District race Open this result in new window
    WVEC Norfolk - Oct 06 2:45 PM
    When it comes to Iraq, the 2nd District candidates agree that simplistic sloganeering is not solution -- that making a choice between 'stay the course or change of course is no solution. But that may be all Rep. Thelma Drake and Democratic challenger Phil Kellam agree on.

  • Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Oct 05 2:39 PM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, making an unnannounced visit to Iraq, said Thursday that its leaders had limited time to settle political differences spurring sectarian and insurgent violence.

  • Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq, Say Americans Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - 28 minutes ago
    - Many adults in the United States believe their president was not truthful in his rationale to launch military action against Iraq, according to a poll by SRBI Public Affairs published in Time. 54 per cent of respondents think George W. Bush deliberately misled Americans to build his case for war, up six points since December.

  • Rice Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Oct 05 2:18 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, making an election-season visit to Iraq, said Thursday she will tell its leaders they have limited time to settle political differences spurring sectarian and insurgent violence.

  • Marine from Shreveport killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KTBS - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    A Marine from Shreveport has been killed in the war in Iraq. Lance Cpl. John Hale, 20, was killed Thursday in a roadside bombing. Hale was a 2005 graduate of Shreveport's Huntington High School. He was also the captain of the football team.

  • Key US Senators Offer Sober Assessment of Iraq Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Oct 06 9:34 AM
    Two U.S. senators who just returned from a brief trip to Iraq are calling on Iraqi leaders to do more to settle political differences and curb sectarian violence.

  • Two NC-based Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WIS News 10 Columbia - Oct 06 3:17 PM
    The Pentagon says two Marines who were based at Camp Lejeune have been killed in Iraq.

  • 2 Camp Lejeune Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fayetteville Observer - Oct 06 2:38 PM
    Two Marines based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., were killed during combat in Iraq, the Pentagon said Friday. Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin of Malden and Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales, 20, of Houston, were killed Wednesday in the Anbar province during a combat operation, the Department of Defense said.

  • State Rep Injured in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KOLR - Oct 06 2:56 PM
    A Missouri state representative is in a hospital in Iraq recovering from combat injuries. Representative Jason Brown of Platte County was injured this week when he was shot in the lung.

  • Retired Admiral Jackson Reflects On War in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Polk County Democrat - Oct 06 2:01 PM
    In his first public appearance since taking off his uniform, Adrian A.J. Jackson, Bartow native and retired United States Navy Reserve Rear Admiral, gave Bartow Kiwanis an inside look at the war in Iraq.

  • Rice steals into Baghdad, says Iraq gaining ground / She wants prime minister to quickly settle political differences Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 06 4:02 AM
    Wearing a helmet and a flak jacket and flanked by machine-gun-toting bodyguards to defend against insurgents, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came here Thursday, insisting that there were new signs of progress in Iraq and that the Bush administration had...

  • British patrols find no trace of Iran sending weapons across border to Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 06 4:02 AM
    Since late August, British commandos in the deserts of far southeastern Iraq have been testing one of the most serious charges leveled by the United States against Iran: that Iran is secretly supplying weapons, parts, funding and training for attacks on U.S.-...

  • Memorial service honors eight killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KESQ - Oct 06 1:46 PM
    Friends and relatives of seven Marines and one sailor killed in Iraq mourned their deaths during a memorial service at Twentynine Palms. The Marines were from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.

  • Stevens again denies comparing Iraq to Vietnam Open this result in new window
    KTVA Anchorage - Oct 06 1:40 PM
    U.S. Senator Ted Stevens is denying how some are interpreting a passage on him Bob Woodward's new book. Stevens -- an Alaska Republican -- says he never said Iraq is another Vietnam and that he never indicated that to President Bush.

  • Iraq Combat Video Showing Up on Popular Internet Sites Open this result in new window
    LinuxInsider.com - Oct 06 8:30 AM
    Insurgents and U.S. military personnel are using popular Internet sites to post videos of combat in Iraq that would never be shown on U.S. television. Sites like Google Video and YouTube are allowing viewers to see everything from sniper attacks against U.S. troops to roadside bombs exploding under U.S. military vehicles, The New York Times reports.

  • Rice makes visit to oil-rich north of Iraq Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Oct 06 7:35 AM
    Fears of Kurdish secession on the rise Convinced oil revenue is the long-term key to economic independence for a unified Iraq, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appealed today for cooperation from the autonomous and oil rich Kurdish north.

  • Iraq: White House sees "slow progress," not Warner's "drifting sideways" Open this result in new window
    WHBF-TV Quad Cities - Oct 06 1:01 PM
    WHITE HOUSE The White House is disagreeing -- politely -- with a top G-O-P senator who says Iraq is "drifting sideways."

  • Kurds show signs of seceding from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Oct 06 12:28 PM
    SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) With violence bloodying Iraq, Kurds in the peaceful north have been showing signs of going their own way, raising their own flag and even hinting they could secede in a dispute over oil wealth moves that have alarmed Shiites and Sunnis.

  • Iraq entering 'decisive' six months: US General Casey Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 11:24 AM
    The US general in charge of the multinational coalition in Iraq, General George Casey, said that the next six months will be a decisive period that will determine Iraq's future.

  • Houstonian among 2 Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    News 8 Austin - Oct 06 12:55 PM
    Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales, 20, died Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations in Iraq's Al Anbar province.

  • G.O.P. Senator?s Iraq Remarks Catch White House Off Guard Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Oct 06 5:50 PM
    Senator John Warner has created a delicate situation for the White House just one month before the election.

  • G.O.P. Senator?s Iraq Remarks Catch White House Off Guard Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Oct 06 5:45 PM
    Senator John Warner of Virginia has created a delicate situation for the White House just one month before the election.

  • Houstonian among 2 Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    News 8 Austin - Oct 06 12:48 PM
    WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said a 20-year-old Houstonian was one of two Marines killed in combat in Iraq earlier this week. The Defense Department identified the two dead Marines as Corporal Benjamin S. Rosales of Houston and 19-year-old Lance Corporal Edward M. Garvin of Malden, Massachusetts.

  • Soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - Oct 06 12:11 PM
    HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - A Hollywood woman says her son, a soldier killed this week in Iraq, was looking forward to returning home and becoming a military recruiter at the end of his tour in December.

  • Rice urges Kurds to work for peaceful, unified Iraq Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Oct 06 12:21 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice(R) shakes hands with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani upon her arrival in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil.

  • Stevens assures Iraq is not Vietnam Open this result in new window
    Anchorage Daily News - Oct 06 10:53 AM
    U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens repeated his contention that the war in Iraq does not resemble American involvement in Vietnam 40 years ago in response to a Democratic campaign group that says Alaska's senior senator offered the opposite view in a private meeting with President Bush.

  • Hollywood soldier killed in Iraq, his mom says Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Oct 06 7:39 AM
    (AP) -- A soldier from Hollywood who was killed this week in Iraq was looking forward to returning home and becoming a military recruiter at the end of his tour in December, his mother said.

  • Houston soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WOAI - Oct 06 11:53 AM
    HOUSTON (AP) - A soldier from Houston has been killed in Iraq, the Defense Department said Friday. Marine Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales, 20, died on Wednesday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Iraq: White House sees "slow progress," not Warner's "drifting sideways" Open this result in new window
    NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Oct 06 11:09 AM
    WHITE HOUSE The White House is disagreeing -- politely -- with a top G-O-P senator who says Iraq is "drifting sideways." Virginia's John Warner, who heads the Armed...

  • Rice in Iraq to encourage shaping of its government Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Oct 06 6:17 AM
    Unannounced visit stresses the need for a new national order Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived here on an unannounced visit yesterday to urge on Iraq's skittish government as it seeks to restore security and shape a new national order.

  • Murals headed to Iraq, Afghanistan Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Oct 06 7:08 AM
    Murals headed to Iraq, AfghanistanA Hartsville man commissioned the murals to honor troops serving overseas.

  • Lifelong pals killed in Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Chicago Sun-Times - Oct 06 2:12 AM
    Instead, she sent the bandannas with two Army sergeants who came to her Naperville home Wednesday to notify her of her son's death. Army Spec. George Obourn Jr., 20, was killed Tuesday near Baghdad. He is Naperville's sixth service member to be killed in the Iraq war.

  • Malden Marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Oct 06 10:55 AM
    A 19-year-old Marine from Malden was killed during combat in Iraq, the Pentagon said Friday. Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin was killed Wednesday in the Al Anbar province during a combat operation.

  • Iraq police casualties...Abramoff connections...Toxic fire Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Oct 06 3:27 PM
    PENTAGON While Iraq worries about police units infiltrated by death squads, the American commander in charge of training says police who are loyal to their country have "paid a great price."

  • Iraq set to open new refinery in Najaf Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Oct 06 4:02 PM
    NAJAF: Iraq is to open a new oil refinery near the shrine city of Najaf with a modest capacity of 10,000 barrels per day, the oil ministry said yesterday.

  • Houstonian among 2 Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley - Oct 06 11:00 AM
    WASHINGTON The Pentagon said today that a 20-year-old Houstonian was one of two Marines killed in combat in Iraq earlier this week.