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Bush nixes suggestions Iraq in civil war 
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Under intense pressure to change course, President Bush on Tuesday rejected suggestions Iraq has fallen into civil war and vowed not to pull U.S. troops out "until the mission is complete."Gates Warns Against Leaving Iraq 'in Chaos' Washington Post - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Robert M. Gates, President Bush's nominee to become the next secretary of defense, said he opposes a swift pullout from Iraq, arguing in written testimony submitted yesterday to Congress that "leaving Iraq in chaos would have dangerous consequences both in the region and globally for many years to come."Bush: No pullout from Iraq until 'mission is complete' CNN.com - Nov 28 6:30 PM
RIGA, Latvia (AP) -- President Bush, under pressure to change direction in Iraq, said Tuesday he will not be persuaded by any calls to withdraw American troops before the country is stabilized.As Iraq Deteriorates, Iraqis Get More Blame Washington Post - Nov 28 6:42 PM
From troops on the ground to members of Congress, Americans increasingly blame the continuing violence and destruction in Iraq on the people most affected by it: the Iraqis. Annan Seeks Summit Outside Iraq to Reconcile Factions Washington Post - Nov 28 6:17 PM
The U.N. Security Council unanimously extended the mandate for the 160,000-strong U.S.-led coalition in Iraq for an additional 12 months yesterday, as Secretary General Kofi Annan proposed an international conference at a venue outside the war-torn country to forge reconciliation among Iraq's... U.S. Military Predicts Rising Violence in Iraq Washington Post - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 -- Parliament voted unanimously Tuesday to keep Iraq under a state of emergency for 30 more days, as a U.S. military spokesman said he expects violence to escalate over the next few weeks in response to Thursday's bombings in Sadr City.Pilot of crashed U.S. fighter jet missing in Iraq CNN.com - Nov 28 6:15 PM
The U.S. military said Tuesday it has not found the pilot of an Air Force fighter jet a day after it crashed in Iraq.Bush Searches for Ways to Transfer Security to Iraq Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 4:46 PM
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush, under mounting pressure at home to change course in Iraq, will put Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the spot to propose ways to accelerate the transfer of security responsibility to the Iraqis.Iran leader blames U.S. for Iraq chaos AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:43 PM
Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday blamed the United States for the chaos in Iraq and demanded the withdrawal of foreign forces, but also pledged his country's help in quelling the violence.U.S. troop levels in Iraq stymie panel AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 4:06 PM
Members of an independent commission on Iraq policy could not reach a consensus Tuesday on how many or how long U.S. troops should remain in Iraq, forcing the group to return for a third day of debate, according to an official close to the panel's negotiations.Iraq one of greatest presidential blunders: Carter AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 4:09 PM
Former US president Jimmy Carter said the Iraq war was one of the "greatest blunders" ever made by a US leader.UN Security Council gives US-led force in Iraq until end-2007 AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:34 PM
The UN Security Council unanimously approved an Iraqi request for extending the mandate of the US-led multinational force in war-torn Iraq until the end of 2007 amid a flurry of diplomacy to end the bloodshed.Security Council extends mandate in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 2:58 PM
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the 160,000-strong multinational force in Iraq for one year, acting quickly ahead of a key meeting between U.S. and Iraqi leaders aimed at halting escalating violence in the country and paving the way for a reduction of American troops.Bush Searches for Ways to Transfer Security Duties to Iraq Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:29 PM
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush, under mounting pressure at home to change course in Iraq, will put Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the spot to propose ways to accelerate transfer security responsibilities to the Iraqis.NY Times, others to call Iraq conflict "civil war" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:24 PM
Over White House objections, The New York Times and other U.S. news outlets have adopted the term "civil war" for the fighting in Iraq, reflecting a growing consensus that sectarian violence has engulfed the country.Baker group meets on new course in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:21 PM
A special bipartisan panel held a second day of intensive meetings on Tuesday seeking a consensus on recommendations for President Bush on how to change course in Iraq.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,881 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:43 PM
As of Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, at least 2,881 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 2,308 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.UN council extends U.S.-led force in Iraq one year Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 2:57 PM
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously renewed the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq through the end of 2007, granting a request from the Baghdad government.Bush blames al Qaeda in Iraq for sectarian strife CNN.com - Nov 28 12:30 PM
President Bush on Tuesday called the latest violence in Iraq "part of a pattern" of attacks by al Qaeda in Iraq to divide Shiites and Sunnis and vowed again he won't support the removal of U.S. troops "before the mission is complete."Security Council extends Iraq mandate AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 1:38 PM
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the 160,000-member multinational force in Iraq.New England Soldier Dies In Iraq WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 1:32 PM
Capt. Jason R. Hamill, 31, of New Haven, Conn., died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle Nov. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.Bush denies Iraq in civil war, stands firm on 'mission' Sports Illustrated - Nov 28 11:04 AM
President Bush on Tuesday rejected suggestions that Iraq is in a civil war and vowed again he won't support the removal of U.S. troops from the war-torn country "before the mission is complete."Iran: U.S. causes Iraq violence CNN.com - Nov 28 11:00 AM
Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday said American policies in Iraq are the "main cause" of that country's violence and insecurity, and withdrawal of "foreign forces" is the first step to ending the country's discord, according to an Iranian news agency report.Some US media decide to call Iraq strife a 'civil war' AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 11:11 AM
Some leading US media outlets are now calling the violence raging in Iraq a "civil war," despite White House insistance that the strife has not reached that stage.Baker group wraps up two days of meetings on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 11:39 AM
A special bipartisan panel wrapped up two days of intensive meetings on Tuesday seeking a consensus on recommendations for President Bush on how to change course in Iraq.Bush pledges to keep US troops in Iraq until mission accomplished AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 11:04 AM
President George W. Bush pledged not to pull US troops out of Iraq until their mission has been completed, and sidestepped questions over whether the country was now in a state of civil war.Iran leader blames U.S. for Iraq chaos AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 9:15 AM
Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday blamed the United States for the chaos in Iraq and called for the withdrawal of foreign forces, but also pledged Tehran's help, saying it was a "religious and humanitarian" duty.Iraq lawmakers extend state of emergency AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 9:50 AM
Parliament voted unanimously Tuesday to extend Iraq's state of emergency for 30 more days, and suspected Sunni insurgents set off bombs that killed eight people and wounded 40 across the country.The Face of Iraq's Brutality Time Magazine - Nov 28 10:03 AM
Exclusive: A warlord tied to some of Baghdad's worst atrocities talks to TIME about the roots of Iraq's hate Iraq, US leaders rush to save foundering nation AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 8:42 AM
Rival visions of how to save Iraq were on display as US and regional leaders engaged in a flurry of diplomatic meetings designed to find ways to halt an inexorable spiral towards civil war.AWB Expresses Regret at Iraq Kickbacks AP via Yahoo! Finance - 38 minutes ago
Australia's monopoly wheat exporter AWB Ltd. on Wednesday accepted responsibility for a scandal over millions of dollars in kickbacks it paid to Iraq's former dictatorship.Bush says U.S. to stay in Iraq till mission complete Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 8:33 AM
President George W. Bush brushed aside talk of civil war in Iraq on Tuesday and insisted the United States would not withdraw its forces before its mission of building a stable democracy there was complete.U.S. Troop Levels Stymie Iraq Study Group Fox News - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group is having problems reaching agreement on what the appropriate level of U.S. troops should be in Iraq or if there should be a phased withdrawal.Iran tells Talabani that US-led forces must leave Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 7:29 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has told visiting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that US-led forces have to leave Iraq if security is to be restored in the violence-riven country.Bush rejects early US troop withdrawal from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 8:37 AM
US President George W. Bush has ruled out an early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq "before the mission is complete", amid growing pressure for him to bring the forces home.BHP Plans to Toughen Venture Rules After Iraq Inquiry (Update2) Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, will toughen rules for doing business in ``risky'' countries and forming joint ventures after an internal review into a wheat shipment to Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.Bush sidesteps 'civil war' label for Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 7:50 AM
US President George W. Bush parried suggestions that Iraq had sunk into civil war, arguing that a recent upsurge in violence was part of a spiral of sectarian unrest that began nine months ago.Civil War in Iraq The Nation via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 7:16 AM
The Nation -- Major media outlets are beginning to recognize the obvious: Iraq is now in a state of civil war. The widely used term "sectarian violence" no longer describes the horrific bloodshed between Shiites and Sunnis that is tearing the country apart--with US soldiers stuck in the middle, unable to quell the violence.Bush sidesteps talk of "civil war" in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 6:47 AM
President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind the sectarian violence racking Iraq, and deflected talk of "civil war."Rural America Suffering Higher Death Toll in Iraq, Afghanistan OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 7:38 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 28 (OneWorld) - Rural communities are experiencing a disproportionate amount of U.S. military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new study by the Carsey Institute, a think tank at the University of New Hampshire.U.S. won't leave Iraq till mission complete: Bush Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 8:01 AM
The United States will not withdraw its forces from Iraq before its mission of building a stable democracy is complete, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday.Bush in Riga for crunch NATO summit amid Iraq concerns AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 6:59 AM
US President George W. Bush refused to call the swelling violence in Iraq civil war, saying the recent upsurge was part of a spiral of sectarian unrest that began nine months ago.South Korea plans to halve number of its troops in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 8:08 AM
The South Korean government approved a plan to halve the size of its troop deployment in Iraq but to extend the mission for another year, officials said.Bush: Iraq violence is al-Qaida plot AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 5:48 AM
President Bush said Tuesday that an al-Qaida plot to stoke cycles of sectarian revenge in Iraq is to blame for escalating bloodshed, refusing to debate whether the country has fallen into civil war.Bush Rejects Suggestions That Iraq Is in Civil War Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 6:25 AM
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush rejected suggestions that Iraq has fallen into civil war, saying al-Qaeda operatives are trying to destabilize the country.Iraq insurgents likely snatched body of downed US pilot AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 7:22 AM
It took US forces several hours to reach the crash site of a fighter jet that went down in Iraq during which time insurgents may well have taken the body, according to a US military official.Iraq president meets Iran Ayatollah CNN.com - Nov 28 6:00 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's highest authority, told the Iraqi president on Tuesday the U.S. occupation and some U.S.-backed regional "agents" were to blame for violence in Iraq, state TV reported.U.S. jet crashes in Iraq; Mortar attack ignites fire at oil facility in northern Iraq USA Today - Nov 28 6:26 AM
A mortar attack ignited a huge fire Monday night at an oil facility in northern Iraq, shutting the flow of crude oil to a major refinery, and a U.S. Air Force jet with one pilot aboard crashed in Anbar province, a hotbed of the Sunni-Arab insurgency, officials said. Al-Jazeera reported that the pilot was killed.Khamenei says U.S. is destabilizing Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 5:44 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the United States of destabilizing Iraq through hired "terrorists" and former members of Saddam Hussein's regime.BHP: Broke No Laws With Iraq Shipment AP via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 5:29 PM
Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. said Wednesday it broke no Australian laws in its dealings with Iraq under the U.N. oil-for-food program amid allegations that a former executive conspired to defraud the corruption-riddled scheme of millions of dollars.For James Baker, a tough task on Iraq MSNBC - Nov 28 4:59 PM
In his new memoir James Baker writes of focusing on the achievable. It s the sort of pragmatism that his backers say he brings to his latest task trying to help the United States find a way forward in Iraq.Al-Qaeda controls western Iraq: US intelligence report AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 5:50 AM
US forces can neither crush the insurgency in western Iraq nor counter the rising popularity of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network in the area, media reported, citing a secret Marine Corps intelligence report.BHP Plans to Toughen Venture Rules After Iraq Inquiry (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Nov 28 4:42 PM
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, will toughen rules for doing business in `risky' countries and forming joint ventures after an internal review into a wheat shipment to Saddam Huessein's regime in Iraq.UN renews Iraq troops mandate BBC News - Nov 28 2:15 PM
The UN Security Council votes to extend the mandate of the multinational force in Iraq for another year.Annan says Iraq is close to a civil war AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 4:12 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday that Iraq is close to civil war, as the Bush administration stepped up diplomatic efforts to stabilize the wartorn country.Bush: Iraq violence part of al-Qaida plot AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:48 AM
President Bush said Tuesday an al-Qaida plot to stoke cycles of sectarian revenge in Iraq is to blame for escalating bloodshed, and refused to debate whether the country has fallen into civil war.Up to 17 killed in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 6:10 AM
Insurgents have killed up to 17 people in Iraq, including two in a triple car bomb attack at a Baghdad hospital.Bush Says He'll Press Maliki on Iraq Success Strategy Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:41 AM
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said he will press Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on what is needed for success in Iraq and that increased sectarian violence there is part of a pattern that began nine months ago, downplaying concern the country is in civil war.AWB Expresses Regret at Iraq Kickbacks AP via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 3:43 PM
Australia's monopoly wheat exporter, AWB Ltd., on Wednesday expressed regret for a scandal over millions of dollars in kickbacks it paid to Iraq's former dictatorship, and announced plans to split into two companies as part of its response.U.N. Extends Iraq Mandate CBS News - Nov 28 2:08 PM
The Security Council voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the 160,000-member U.N. multinational force in Iraq. The resolution also says the council "will terminate this mandate earlier if requested by the government of Iraq."Bush Blames Al Qaeda for Iraq Attacks New York Times - Nov 28 3:33 AM
TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 28 President Bush today blamed al Qaeda for the rising wave of sectarian violence in Iraq, and refused to label the recent surge in killings there a civil war.Bush Says U.S. Won't Withdraw From Iraq ABC News - Nov 28 2:31 PM
President Bush Rejects Suggestions Iraq Has Fallen Into Civil War, Vows Not to Withdraw TroopsTim Dickinson: Iraq: The Killing Fields, With Oil HuffingtonPost - Nov 28 2:45 PM
In December of last year, I worried that a precipitous exit from Iraq could create a Yugoslavia, With Oil . Recently I've been revising this horror forcast in my mind. After last weekend's violence, Rwanda-With-Oil no longer seems unthinkable. It is ironic that opponents of this war who demand a quick withdrawal are advocating a strategy that will likely provoke the kind of humanitarian Iraq must decide on Iran, Syria talks: Bush AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:15 AM
US President George W. Bush says it is up to Iraq to decide whether its neighbours Iran and Syria should be more involved in helping to re-establish security there.Bush refuses to talk of 'civil war' in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:32 AM
US President George W. Bush has refused to talk of civil war in Iraq, saying recent violence there was part of a spiral of sectarian unrest taking place for the past nine months.Bush says violence in Iraq not civil war AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 1:56 AM
President Bush said Tuesday that the sectarian violence rocking Iraq is not civil war but part of an al-Qaida plot to use violence to goad Iraqi factions into repeatedly attacking each other.Tribute to ex-para killed in Iraq BBC News - Nov 28 11:16 AM
A funeral service and party are arranged to celebrate the life of a former soldier killed working as a security guard in Iraq.Iraq: Why Media Avoided 'Civil War' Term Newsweek - Nov 28 12:31 PM
The media is finally referring to the Iraq conflict as a 'civil war.' It shouldn t have taken so long. How The Iraq Study Group Came To Be CBS News - Nov 28 11:07 AM
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., saw the deteriorating situation on his third visit to Iraq in 2005, and pushed for the panel's creation. He lobbied for the study group at the White House, Pentagon, State Department and private think tanks.Iraq panel's real agenda: damage control The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 12:00 AM
Even as Washington waits with bated breath for the Iraq Study Group (ISG) to release its findings, the rest of us should see this gambit for what it is:Bush deflects notion of Iraq civil war, Iran talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 1:57 AM
President Bush deflected talk of civil war in Iraq on Tuesday and said Washington's conditions for talking to Iran remained unchanged -- Tehran must first suspend nuclear fuel enrichment.Bush broadens diplomatic efforts on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 12:03 AM
President Bush intensified diplomatic efforts in hopes of quelling rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning to allies as his national security adviser said the conflict in Iraq had entered "a new phase" requiring changes. He was welcomed on Tuesday to this small Baltic country, a firm ally in the war on terror.The U.S. and Iraq The State - 35 minutes ago
RIGA, Latvia Refusing to enter the debate about whether Iraq has sunk into civil war, President Bush on Tuesday blamed the dangerous and violent sectarian strife there on provocative attacks by al-Qaida and said he would press Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki this week about how he plans to get it under control.Some US media decide to call Iraq strife a 'civil war' AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 27 11:39 PM
Some leading US media have decided to call the violence raging in Iraq a "civil war," despite White House insistence that the strife has not reached that stage.Allies not waiting for new strategy to announce Iraq withdrawals AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 27 11:41 PM
A debate over whether to set a timetable for a phased withdrawal of US forces from Iraq is being preempted by key US allies who have announced plans to scale back their own forces over the next year, analysts say.Gunbattle in Iraq Leaves 6 Iraqis Dead Los Angeles Times - Nov 28 11:22 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. Marines fought with suspected insurgents in Ramadi on Tuesday, and the battle left six Iraqis dead, including five females ranging in age from an infant to teenagers, the U.S. military said.NBC Deems Iraq To Be In 'Civil War' CBS News - Nov 28 9:38 AM
After months of the media shying away from calling Iraq's escalating sectarian violence a "civil war," NBC News and MSNBC announced on air that they had decided to use the phrase, saying the fighting in Iraq fits its definition.Three Fort Hood soldiers die in Iraq blast Houston Chronicle - Nov 28 3:27 PM
Three Fort Hood soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said today. UN extends US-led force in Iraq to 2008 AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
The UN Security Council has unanimously renewed the mandate of the US-led multinational force in Iraq through the end of 2007.AWB Expresses Regret at Iraq Kickbacks KiplingerForecasts.com - Nov 28 3:52 PM
Australia's monopoly wheat exporter, AWB Ltd., on Wednesday expressed regret for a scandal over millions of dollars in kickbacks to Iraq's former dictatorship, and announced plans to split into two companies as part of its response.Ahmadinejad Says Iran Will Help Iraq Boost Security (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Nov 28 9:17 AM
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Iran will stand by its neighbor Iraq to help the country boost security and achieve peace, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Tehran by his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani.RJ Eskow: Sense And Centrism: The Iraq Study Group, The 9/11 Commission, and the "Bipartisan" Mistake HuffingtonPost - Nov 28 7:45 AM
Q. What do you get when you cross a Republican with a Democrat? A. Disappointment, usually. Current notions of "centrism" and "bipartisanship" didn't serve the country well during the 9/11 hearings, despite high hopes, and they're not likely to fare much better under the Iraq Study Group. Bipartisanship's last dark moment was when Tom Kean completed the drawn-out process of tarnishing both Americans Debate Whether to Call Crisis in Iraq 'Civil War' The Online NewsHour - Nov 28 5:25 PM
As the numbers of deaths and retaliation attacks in Iraq increase, editors, lawmakers and even the general public are debating whether to call the conflict a civil war. Experts on military warfare and a journalist analyze the terminology and its implications.Bush Says U.S. Won't Withdraw From Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 28 12:41 PM
Under intense pressure to change course, President Bush on Tuesday rejected suggestions Iraq has fallen into civil war and vowed not to pull U.S. troops out "until the mission is complete." At the opening of a NATO summit, Bush also urged allies to... Bob Burnett: Iraq Options: Go Big, Go Long, Go Home, Go Figure HuffingtonPost - Nov 28 7:14 AM
When the dust settled from the mid-term elections, Americans heard from a wide variety of Washington "experts" with strong opinions on the war in Iraq. The Washington Post reported that a top-secret Pentagon task force is reviewing strategies for Iraq. Insiders have dubbed the main options as: "'Go Big,' 'Go Long,' and 'Go Home.'" To these might be answered a fourth option: Go Figure . Bush: Iraq Not In Civil War CBS News - Nov 28 7:22 AM
President Bush says the situation in Iraq cannot be called civil war, but rather a rash of violence prompted by an al Qaeda plot to fan the flames of sectarian hatred among the nation's different ethnicities.A New House Democrat With an Insiders? View of Iraq New York Times - Nov 27 8:24 PM
The sudden rise of Chris Carney, a pre-Iraq war Pentagon intelligence analyst turned newly elected Democratic congressman, has a remarkable quality about it.Andrews offers steps for new course in Iraq Gloucester County Times - 21 minutes ago
EWING TWP. Mounting sectarian attacks in Iraq represent a civil war and call for the replacement of 75,000 U.S. troops with Iraqi security forces, U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews said Tuesday.Bush Nixes Suggestions Iraq in Civil War RedNova - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
By TOM RAUM RIGA, Latvia - Under intense pressure to change course, President Bush on Tuesday rejected suggestions Iraq has fallen into civil war and vowed not to pull U.S.US contractors killed in Iraq NDTV - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
One man from Pakistan and another from Fiji, both contractors working for the US military in Iraq, died in a pair of shootings. The US Army informed yesterday that Hussein Abid Mohammed, from Pakistan, was killed Nov 18 during small arms fire.Iran Promises to Help Iraq in Ending Violence There New York Times - Nov 27 7:33 PM
Iran?s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged to do all it could to stop the growing violence in Iraq.McCain: Vietnam lessons forgotten in Iraq MSNBC - Nov 28 6:43 AM
Sen. John McCain says the Vietnam War taught a generation of U.S. leaders two lessons, both of them ignored in Iraq. [!]Eaststate soldier slain in Iraq Tennessean - Nov 28 4:53 PM
CLINTON, Tenn. - An Army sergeant from East Tennessee who hoped to become a minister was killed by a roadside bomb during his second combat tour in Iraq, the Department of Defense confirmed today.Trouble Mailing Iraq Care Packages - video included CBS 5 News Syracuse - 32 minutes ago
CBS 5 viewers are coming through offering to help two women in Weedsport mail 64 care packages for soldiers in Iraq. Tuesday, they had no money for the shipment.Bush rejects view that Iraq is in state of civil war Financial Times - Nov 28 6:17 PM
George W. Bush yesterday dismissed the rapidly hardening consensus that Iraq is in a state of civil war in spite of the adoption of the term by analysts, media organisations and prominent politicians from both main US parties.Multinational force in Iraq gets extension NDTV - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the 160,000-strong multinational force in Iraq for one year.Iraq one of the greatest blunders: Carter The Times of India - 37 minutes ago
WASHINGTON: Former US President Jimmy Carter has said the Iraq war was one of the "greatest blunders" ever made by a US leader. Carter however, said on a TV channel he believed the raging sectarian violence wracking the US-occupied country so far fell short of a civil war.Editorial: Bush shouldn't be shy asking for help in Iraq Orange Leader - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
THE LEBANON REPORTER (LEBANON, Ind.) Some member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization France and Germany have taken ill-disguised glee in America s struggles in Iraq.Civil War in Iraq Near, Annan Says Washington Post - Nov 27 6:59 PM
The Iraq Study Group began two days of intensive behind-closed-doors deliberations yesterday as the White House conceded that Iraq has moved into a dangerous new phase of warfare requiring changes in strategy. In a sign of the growing global concern about Iraq's fate, U.N. Secretary General Kofi... Bush shouldn't be shy asking for help in Iraq The Herald Bulletin - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Some member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization France and Germany have taken ill-disguised glee in America s struggles in Iraq. President Bush is challenging NATO s members to increase the amount they spend on defense.