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U.S. tries broader approach to Iraq conflict Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
With Iraq near all-out civil war, the Bush administration is renewing efforts to break the cycle of violence there by enlisting the help of moderate Arab nations while also seeking to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion.Army Expands Training for Advisers Who Will Try to Improve Iraq?s Security Forces New York Times - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Maj. Gen. Carter F. Ham has been placed in charge of an effort to better train the soldiers who are training Iraq?s military.Backdoor Diplomacy in Iraq The Nation via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 5:38 PM
The Nation -- On Thanksgiving eve, writer and activist Tom Hayden posted an explosive article at Huffington Post about what may be elements of the US's secret diplomatic exit strategy from Iraq.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,871 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 4:17 PM
As of Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at least 2,871 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 2,303 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Iraq Violence `Priority' of Bush Talks With Maliki Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 1:51 PM
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Containing the escalating bloodshed in Iraq will be a ``priority agenda item'' when President George W. Bush meets Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Jordan next week, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said.Carnage rises in Iraq as Shiites retaliate International Herald Tribune - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
Defying a government-imposed curfew, Shiite militiamen stormed Sunni mosques in central Iraq on Friday.Cheney eyes diplomatic swing as Iraq violence spirals AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 12:58 PM
Deepening violence in Iraq has lent more urgency to US Vice President Dick Cheney's trip to the Middle East, which will pave the way for President George W. Bush's visit five days later.White House condemns Iraq violence AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 2:01 PM
The White House condemned the latest violence in Iraq as "deplorable" while reiterating that President George W. Bush will meet with Iraqi leader Nuri al-Maliki on November 29-30 in Jordan.U.S.: Recent Iraq violence aimed at toppling gov't Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 12:53 PM
The White House said on Friday car bombs in a Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad that killed 202 people and retaliatory attacks afterward were brazen acts aimed at destabilizing Iraq's government.Anti-U.S. cleric al-Sadr a key player in Iraq CNN.com - Nov 24 12:16 PM
Anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's bloc is threatening to withdraw support from Iraq's government if next week's planned meeting in Jordan between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki takes place.U.S. laments escalation of Iraq violence AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 10:02 AM
A White House official said Friday that President Bush is sticking with his plan to meet next week with Iraq's prime minister despite a threat by Shiites to boycott Parliament.Brzezinski Calls Idea to Boost U.S. Forces in Iraq a `Gimmick' Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 9:04 AM
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former U.S. national security adviser, said it would be ``a gimmick'' for the Defense Department to increase the number of troops in Iraq temporarily before beginning to withdraw them.White House condemns huge bomb attack in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 9:48 AM
The White House said on Friday that the bombing in a Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad that marked the deadliest attack since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a "senseless act" aimed at creating instability.United States deplores escalation of violence in Iraq USA Today - Nov 24 8:37 AM
The Bush administration lamented the newest flare up of civilian strife in Iraq, even as the White House looked with anticipation toward a meeting next week between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.Marine seeking discharge sent to Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 8:18 AM
A Marine from New Jersey was deployed to Iraq this month despite being recommended for a military discharge by a hearing officer who agreed that he should receive conscientious objector status.Iraq Death Toll Rises; Shiite Bloc Threatens Boycott New York Times - Nov 24 6:18 AM
A powerful legislative bloc loyal to firebrand Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr threatened to boycott the government if Iraq?s prime minister attends a scheduled meeting with President Bush in Jordan next week.Hawaii-Based Marine Killed In Iraq KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 5:44 AM
A Marine from Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe was killed in combat this week in Iraq.Bombs kill 22 after deadly day in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 5:10 AM
Two bombs killed 22 people in northern Iraq on Friday as the government tried to tamp down violence and head off civil war a day after Sunni-Arab insurgents killed 215 people in an attack on Baghdad's Sadr City slum that intensified Shiite anger at the United States.Canton Marine Killed In Iraq Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 5:12 AM
Heath Warner 19 year old Marine died in Iraq. He is from Canton, graduated from Canton McKinley HSIraq car bomb kills 22 after deadly day AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 3:18 AM
Two bombs exploded in northern Iraq on Friday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 26, police said. It was the first major attack by suspected insurgents since bombings in Baghdad's Sadr City Shiite district killed more than 200 people the day before during widespread sectarian violence in the capital.Carnage rises in Iraq as Shiites retaliate International Herald Tribune - Nov 24 5:47 AM
Defying a government-imposed curfew, Shiite militiamen stormed Sunni mosques in central Iraq.Teens dial up servicemen in Iraq Boston Herald - 29 minutes ago
It started out as a piggy-bank-breaking effort to help a homesick Natick soldier who had spent a fortune dialing home from Iraq on a cell phone. More than two years later, Norwell teens Brittany and Robbie...Iraq and Syria begin shift BBC News - Nov 24 7:06 AM
Restoring Iraq-Syria ties is part of a series of manoeuvres in which new diplomatic horizons in the Middle East are being tested by all sides, says Paul ReynoldsAustralian wheat executives face charges after Iraq bribery probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 12:06 AM
Former executives of Australia's national wheat exporter are expected to face charges over the payment of huge bribes to Saddam Hussein's Iraq after an inquiry presents its report.Anger and sorrow at Iraq funerals for 160 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 11:15 PM
The people of Sadr City bore away their dead on Friday, marching behind coffins through the Baghdad dawn and chanting in anger and sorrow for the 160 victims of the bloodiest attack in Iraq since the U.S. invasion.Iraq withdrawal would be victory for 'terrorists': Australian PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 11:14 PM
An early withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq would have disastrous consequences and give victory to "terrorists", Australian Prime Minister John Howard has warned.Iraq servicewoman is laid to rest BBC News - Nov 24 7:54 AM
A full military funeral is held for a South Tyneside servicewoman killed in action during the Iraq conflict.Analysts Discuss Iraq Violence, New Congress The Online NewsHour - Nov 24 5:25 PM
Political analysts David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post discuss the impact of recent insurgent violence in Iraq and changes in the political landscape on Capitol Hill.Bush on the hunt for help in Iraq and Afghanistan Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Nov 24 6:32 PM
WASHINGTON - President Bush travels to Europe and the Middle East on Monday to seek help with the two biggest problems dogging his presidency: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a quick stop Monday in Estonia, Bush is to arrive in Riga, Latvia, for a two-day North American Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting that will focus on the 26-nation alliance's struggle to secure Afghanistan against Iraq reaching boiling point Daily Chronicle - 8 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Revenge-seeking Shiite militiamen seized six Sunnis as they left Friday prayers, drenched them with kerosene and burned them alive, and Iraqi soldiers did nothing to stop the attack, police and witnesses said.Iraq descends towards civil war Guardian Unlimited - Nov 24 5:11 PM
Iraq's precarious government teeters as powerful Shia militia leader threatens to withdraw support after sectarian killings reach new peak.Funeral of soldier killed in Iraq BBC News - Nov 24 6:11 AM
A 19-year-old soldier killed in Iraq is buried in Greater Manchester following a funeral with full military honours.U.S. tries broader approach to Iraq conflict AlertNet - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Source: Reuters (Updates with Cheney's departure, spokeswoman's comment) By Sue Pleming and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - With Iraq near all-out civil war, the Bush administration is renewing efforts ... WWII vets fought a different kind of fight than those in Iraq USA Today - Nov 23 8:53 PM
The Iraq war is about to reach a benchmark that puts it on par with World War II by one measure: Sunday, it will have lasted the same number of days 1,347 that the United States fought the Axis.Marine Seeking Discharge Sent to Iraq ABC News - Nov 24 8:25 AM
New Jersey Marine Fighting for Conscientious Objector Discharge Deployed to IraqTribute Christmas tree erected for Alaska soldiers in Iraq Channel 2 News Anchorage - 42 minutes ago
Military serving in Iraq face possible death everyday in Iraq, and military families and their friends have erected a Christmas tree in downtown Anchorage to pay tribute to their service. The tree has been set up one day before Stryker soldiers begin returning home and is decorated with homemade ornaments. The public is invited to contribute to the tree.Japan monitoring Iraq backpacker case after death sentence AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 8:22 PM
Japan has said it is closely monitoring the case of an Al-Qaeda linked militant accused of killing a Japanese backpacker in Iraq after the suspect was given a death sentence in a separate murder trial.In pictures: Iraq funerals BBC News - Nov 24 6:12 AM
Images from Iraq, where Shia mourners fill the streets following the bloodiest day since the 2003 invasion.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,871 ABC News - Nov 24 8:01 AM
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,871 Friday, According to Count by the Associated PressFort Hood Soldier Killed In Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - 27 minutes ago
The Pentagon Friday identified a Panhandle Marine and a Fort Hood soldier as two members of the U.S. forces died in Iraq this week.Civilian death toll in Iraq hits record, keeps rising Corvallis Gazette Times - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq At least 101 Iraqis died in the country s unending sectarian slaughter Wednesday, and the U.N. reported that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll of the war and one that is sure to be eclipsed when November s dead are counted.Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing Reuters.co.uk - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen bent on revenge burnt mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion.Iran's Role in Iraq NPR - Nov 24 6:43 AM
Iran might be able to play a stabilizing role in Iraq. To find out what kind of influence Iran would have over Iraq, NPR's Mike Shuster speaks with Steve Inskeep.Duration of Iraq war to equal time U.S. spent fighting WWII: newspaper People's Daily - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
On Sunday, the Iraq war will have spanned the same number of days -- 1,347 -- that the United States fought World War II (WWII), but perhaps that's where most similarities end, The USA Today reported on Friday.On Sunday, war in Iraq will match length of U.S. involvement in World War II Stars and Stripes - Nov 24 2:19 PM
The war in Iraq will reach another milestone this weekend, when it equals the number of days the U.S. was involved in World War II. Sunday will mark the Iraq war s 1,347th day the same amount of time American troops fought in World War II. But from there, the similarities are largely over.North Dakota troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan Fargo Forum - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
As of June 24, 14 U.S. service members from North Dakota or serving with North Dakota military units have been reported killed while on duty in Iraq. Three others were killed in Afghanistan.U.S. eyes withdrawal option in N. Iraq World Tribune - Nov 24 1:28 PM
WASHINGTON The U.S. military has been examining the redeployment of at least two brigades in northern Iraq. Officials said the redeployment would mark a policy to withdraw from Iraqi cities and station American soldiers in areas deemed as safe.Crude joins commodity rally on dollar rout, Iraq worry Market Watch - Nov 24 5:46 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures rose Friday, joining in a broader rally in the commodities markets as a major rout of the dollar and deadly car bomb attacks in Iraq combined to create a safe-haven bid. Bombs Kill 22 After Deadly Day in Iraq ABC News - Nov 24 5:31 AM
Two Bombs Explode, Killing 22 in Iraq, Following Bombings in Baghdad Slum That Killed 215Iraq veteran is stabbed to death The Scotsman - Nov 24 4:35 PM
A SCOTTISH soldier who had volunteered for another tour of duty in Iraq died after being stabbed outside a nightclub in Wales.Bush still plans to meet Iraq PM ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 24 1:47 PM
The United States has condemned the violence in Iraq that has left more than 200 people dead.Sunnis Burned Alive In Iraq Heighten Attempts At Rest In Iraq Fox 19 Cincinnati - Nov 24 5:12 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A gruesome attack in which suspected Shiite militiamen seized six Sunnis and burned them alive on Friday dealt a new blow to diplomatic efforts to stop the violence and raised the pressure on President Bush days before his summit with Iraq's prime minister.DIA sees 'breakdown' in Iraq without U.S. presence World Tribune - Nov 24 11:58 AM
WASHINGTON The Defense Intelligence Agency has projected the collapse of central authority in Iraq should coalition forces be withdrawn.Iraq's third and final act? Salon.com - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Americans are war-weary and hungry for an answer to a single question: How do we get out of Iraq?Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Nov 24 11:55 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion raised the spectre of civil war.Bombing onslaught kills 215 in Iraq Dallas Morning News - Nov 24 6:55 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Two bombs killed 22 people in northern Iraq on Friday as the government tried to tamp down violence and head off civil war a day after Sunni-Arab insurgents killed 215 people in an attack on Baghdad s Sadr City slum that intensified Shiite anger at the United States.U.S. Military October Death Toll Rises to 96 in Iraq NBC 24 Toledo - 59 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The number of American troops killed in Iraq in October reached the highest monthly total in a year Thursday after four Marines and a sailor died of wounds suffered while fighting in the same Sunni insurgent stronghold.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,871 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 4:57 PM
As of Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at least 2,871 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 2,302 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.UN chief condemns Iraq violence, appeals for calm WLUC TV 6 - 45 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS Amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq, U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) is calling for calm.U.S. Fights Highly Trained Militants in Iraq New York Times - Nov 23 3:48 PM
FORWARD OPERATING BASE CALDWELL, Iraq, Nov. 23 Sunni Arab militant groups suspected of ties to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia have established training camps east of Baghdad that are turning out well-disciplined units willing to fight American forces in set-piece battles, American military commanders said Thursday.White House condemns Iraq attacks TurkishPress.com - Nov 24 5:22 PM
WASHINGTON - The White House condemned Friday the latest violence in Iraq as "deplorable" while reiterating that President George W. Bush will meet with Iraqi leader Nuri al-Maliki on November 29-30 in Jordan.Iraq Car Bomb Kills 22 After Deadly Day ABC News - Nov 24 2:00 AM
Car Bomb Blast Kills 22 in Northern Iraq, Following Bombings in Baghdad Slum That Killed 202U.S. tries broader approach to Iraq conflict AlertNet - Nov 24 12:41 PM
Source: Reuters By Sue Pleming and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - With Iraq near all-out civil war, the Bush administration is renewing efforts to break the cycle of violence there by enlisting the help ... Ohio Marines Betrayed in Iraq? NBC 24 Toledo - 58 minutes ago
(Cleveland, OH) --- Twenty Ohio Marines came home in coffins last fall, casualties of war in Iraq. In the five months since their deaths, Marine family tears have turned to anger.At Least 202 Dead In Deadliest Attack of Iraq War NBC 24 Toledo - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Five car bombs and two mortar rounds struck the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum Thursday, killing at least 202 people and wounding 252, police said.Retaliation Violence in Iraq KOLR 10 Springfield - Nov 24 3:23 PM
The circle of sectarian violence in Iraq is spinning out of control. One day after a massacre of Shiites in Baghdad, more than two dozen Sunnis were targeted and killed....some apparently burned alive.Shiite Militiamen Kill 25 Sunnis in Iraq phillyburbs.com - Nov 24 10:18 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militiamen doused six Sunni Arabs with kerosene and burned them alive as Iraqi soldiers stood by, and killed 19 other Sunnis in attacks on their mosques Friday, taking revenge for the slaughter of at least 215 Shiites in the Sadr City slum the day before.Troops observe Thanksgiving in Iraq USA Today - Nov 23 1:41 PM
From their positions across Iraq's dangerous and insurgent-dominated Anbar province, more than 20,000 Marines quickly and quietly marked Thanksgiving on Thursday then got back to work.U.S. involved for longer time in Iraq than in World War II Japan Today - Nov 24 2:27 PM
WASHINGTON The U.S. involvement in Iraq will pass another sad milestone on Sunday, when it overtakes the length of America's engagement in World War II.Shiite Militiamen Kill 25 Sunnis in Iraq Sioux City Journal - Nov 24 2:20 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militiamen doused six Sunni Arabs with kerosene and burned them alive as Iraqi soldiers stood by, and killed 19 other Sunnis in attacks on their mosques Friday, taking revenge for the previous day's attack on a Sadr City slum.U.N. chief appeals for calm, restraint in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Nov 24 10:35 AM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for calm and restraint in Iraq on Friday after hundreds were killed and injured in a spiraling wave of gunfights, bombings and the torching of mosques and homes.Iraq strategy takes page from Vietnam playbook Los Angeles Times - Nov 24 12:04 AM
WASHINGTON New tactics favored by U.S. commanders in Iraq borrow heavily from the end of another war that might seem an unlikely source for a winning strategy: Vietnam.Deeper Into the Maelstrom of Iraq (7 Letters) New York Times - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
To the Editor:.UN's Annan Condemns Iraq Violence, Appeals For Calm Nasdaq - Nov 24 10:07 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned the "heinous" violence in Iraq on Friday and called on Iraqis to heed appeals for calm by their religious and political leaders.Dividing Iraq might multiply problems Chicago Sun-Times - Nov 24 3:18 AM
As efforts to stabilize Iraq fail and the Iraq Study Group ponders new directions in U.S. policy, partitioning that country into separate Kurdish, Shiite, and Sunni mini-states has been advanced as a panacea that will resolve conflict and allow U.S. troops to withdraw.Shiite Militia in Iraq Strike at Sunni Mosques New York Times - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Shiite militiamen stormed Sunni mosques, shot guards and burned down buildings in apparent retaliation for a series of devastating car bombs that killed hundreds.UN Chief Condemns Iraq Violence, Appeals For Calm WLBZ Bangor - Nov 24 1:37 PM
Amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan The UN chief issued a statement condemning the "heinous" attacks and urging Iraqi people on all sides to heed calls for restraint to prevent the situation from worsening. Annan is calling for calm.Dumas Marine killed in Iraq KVII 7 Amarillo - Nov 24 6:12 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Panhandle Marine and a Fort Hood soldier were killed in Iraq this week, the Defense Department announced Friday. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Alonzo, 21, of Dumas died Wednesday during combat operations in Al Anbar province west of Baghdad. No other details were released.Iraq War Makes World Less Safe, Australia's Former Leader Says Bloomberg.com - Nov 23 11:34 PM
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has increased the risk of terrorism around the world, Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said.Iraq's leader warned against meeting Bush as new bombings hit Baghdad KXLY-TV Spokane - Nov 24 1:04 PM
BAGHDAD, IRAQ -- New bombings and threats in the aftermath of Thursday's carnage in Baghdad. As the death toll from Thursday's Sadr City attacks climbs well beyond 200, two more bombs in Tal Afar have killed more than 20.Iraq: More than 200 killed Thursday; Bombings continue News 8 Austin - Nov 24 12:43 PM
Thursday was a deadly day in Iraq with more than 200 people killed in bombings. At least 20 more were killed in Friday's bombing.In Iraq, Reprisal Killings Embolden Shiite Militias Washington Post - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Revenge comes as politicians threaten to pull out of the coalition government if Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attends a meeting with Bush in Jordan.Iraq: More than 200 killed Thursday; Bombings continue News 8 Austin - Nov 24 12:37 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- As the death toll from Thursday's Sadr City attacks climbs well beyond 200, two more bombs in Tal Afar killed more than 20.Iraq engulfed by terror and civil war Kurdish Media - Nov 24 2:11 PM
The historical record shows Iraq as a whole as being a very difficult area to govern. The country has a history of coups one after another since the 1968. The war with Iran in1980 and the invasion of Kuwait are unprecedented in recent history.UN chief condemns Iraq violence, appeals for calm Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Nov 24 12:30 PM
UNITED NATIONS Amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq, U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) is calling for calm. The U-N chief issued a statement condemning the...Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing Reuters - Nov 24 1:06 PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion raised the specter of civil war.Iraq Car Bomb Kills 22 After Deadly Day Lompoc Record - Nov 24 2:28 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two bombs exploded in northern Iraq on Friday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 26, police said.Iraq violence continues, 4 mosques burned, British soldier killed Calcutta News - Nov 24 12:37 PM
Suspected Shi'ite militiamen attacked Sunni Arab mosques in Iraq's capital Friday, in apparent retaliation for a wave bombings a day earlier that killed more than 200 people.U.S. should add troops to prevent disaster in Iraq Daily American - Nov 24 12:09 PM
To salvage stability from what looks like inevitable chaos in Iraq, the United States needs a new strategy that produces security, political reconciliation and hope.UN chief appeals for calm, restraint in Iraq AlertNet - Nov 24 10:25 AM
Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for calm and restraint in Iraq on Friday after hundreds were killed and injured in a spiraling wave of gunfights, bombings ... Bush Administration open to ideas on Iraq KVBC Las Vegas - Nov 24 11:08 AM
The Bush Administration says it's open to new ideas on Iraq; that's the reason behind the President's meeting Monday morning with an Iraq study group. The President, Vice President, National Security Adviser and other top officials will hold meetings with the council.Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing Stuff - Nov 24 11:42 AM
BAGHDAD: Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad today as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the US invasion raised the spectre of civil war.Attacks kill 233 across Iraq The Buffalo News - Nov 24 6:12 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni Muslim insurgents blew up five car bombs and fired mortars into Baghdad's largest Shiite district Thursday, killing at least 161 people and wounding 257 in a dramatic attack that sent the U.S. ambassador racing to meet with Iraqi leaders in an effort to contain the growing sectarian war.Panhandle Marine, Fort Hood soldier die in Iraq KTRE-TV East Texas - Nov 24 11:30 AM
UNDATED The Pentagon today identified a Panhandle Marine and a Fort Hood soldier as two members of the U-S forces died in Iraq this week.GET OUT OF IRAQ? Neosho Daily News - Nov 24 2:43 PM
What do you think the U.S. government should do concerning the conflict in Iraq heading into the year 2007?Iraq oil-for-food report due BBC News - Nov 23 7:16 PM
An Australian investigation into alleged bribes paid to export wheat to Saddam Hussein's Iraq is due out.US sabotaged Australian wheat deal in Iraq Stuff - Nov 24 11:42 AM
The United States intervened to sabotage a huge wheat contract agreed upon by AWB and Iraq during a series of secret meetings in Cairo last year, less than two years after Australia joined America to topple Saddam Hussein.The day so far: Iraq, shopping, poisoned spy USA Today - Nov 24 4:20 AM
A quick look at some of the top news so far today: Carnage in Iraq: One day after the deadliest attack on civilians since the war began in Iraq (leaving an estimate 215 Shiites dead), there was more violence... Texan killed Wednesday in Iraq News 8 Austin - Nov 24 11:37 AM
The Pentagon identified a Panhandle Marine as a member of the U.S. forces died in Iraq this week. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Alonzo, 21, of Dumas, died Wednesday while involved in combat operations in Al Anbar province west of Baghdad. The Marine Corps released no details of the incident.