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Iraq Plan Strives To Bridge Divide 
Washington Post - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
The emerging plan by the Iraq Study Group tries to find a middle road between President Bush's adamant refusal to leave Iraq until the job is done and Democratic demands to pull out U.S. troops. But in achieving unanimity among its Republican and Democratic members, the commission has outlined a...Civilian Iraq death up 43 pct. in Nov. AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
An Interior Ministry official said Friday that 1,846 civilians were killed in Iraq in November, a 43 percent increase from the estimated toll in October.Soldiers in Iraq take on new role USA Today - Dec 01 6:21 PM
Normally, U.S. soldiers train to fight, not to train. But these are not normal times not in a chaotic Iraq where President Bush is banking on improving Iraqi security forces so the American military can begin to pull out, or at least pull back.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,886 AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:52 PM
As of Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at least 2,886 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 2,316 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Military power shift planned in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:43 PM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday that four Iraqi army divisions in his area will be put under Baghdad's control by next March.Rice says U.S. has made mistakes in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:48 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she is certain the United States has made mistakes in the Iraq war, but the world will have to wait until she is out of government to learn what she thinks they were.David Hare's second Iraq war play opens in N.Y. Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 11:49 AM
Months after his anti-war drama "Stuff Happens" opened in New York to largely positive reviews, British playwright David Hare's follow-up on the Iraq conflict -- his first work to premiere on Broadway -- drew a mixed reaction from critics.U.S. commander: Iraq transfer under way AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:10 PM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday that four Iraqi army divisions in his area will be put under Baghdad's control by next March, just the kind of transfer that a U.S. study commission reportedly is ready to embrace.Vilsack blasts McCain's call for more troops in Iraq CNN.com - Dec 01 2:20 PM
CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Vilsack on Friday dismissed Republican Sen. John McCain's call for more U.S. troops in Iraq, arguing it would be wrong to "make a big mistake bigger."Iraq-bound man placed under investigation in France Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 1:48 PM
A French engineering student who was expelled from Syria on suspicion of trying to join Islamists fighting U.S. forces in Iraq has been placed under formal French judicial investigation, a judicial source said on Friday.Random House to publish Iraq group report Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 1:50 PM
Random House will publish the Iraq Study Group Report in book form on Wednesday, in the hope that the bipartisan policy recommendation can repeat the success of an official report on the September 11 attacks.Bush cautions against US 'graceful exit' from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 11:53 AM
US President George W. Bush warned against expectations he will lay out plans for "a graceful exit" from Iraq, as news reports said the independent commission looking into Iraq policy will call for a 2008 withdrawal of US combat troops.Spy chief cites perils in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 12:50 PM
National Intelligence Director John Negroponte says Iraq is far more precarious than much of Vietnam was when he served as a U.S. diplomat there in the 1960s.Out of Iraq by '08? The Nation via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 8:59 AM
The Nation -- A front page story in the Washington Post today declares: "Iraq Panel to Urge Pullout Of Combat Troops by '08."U.S. General in North Iraq Outlines Troop Shift New York Times - Dec 01 8:53 AM
The general in charge of American forces in northern Iraq said today that next spring, after responsibility for security in the north is handed over to the Iraqi army, his troops will focus on hunting Al Qaeda members and on providing training and support to the Iraqi forces.Coalition head: Iraq transfer under way AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 7:32 AM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday the transfer of responsibility for security from U.S. to Iraqi forces, reportedly among the recommendations of a special study group, already is under way.Bush warns against 'graceful' Iraq exit; panel urges pullout by 2008 AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 10:55 AM
US President George W. Bush warned against expectations he will lay out plans for "a graceful exit" from Iraq, but news reports said the independent commission reviewing Iraq policy will call for the withdrawal of almost all US combat troops by 2008.Panel calls for 2008 withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 11:22 AM
The independent panel developing policy recommendations on the US role in Iraq will call for a withdrawal of almost all US combat troops from the country by early 2008, while leaving some soldiers behind for training and support, media reported.Iraq pullout date 'unwise': British FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:22 AM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said it would be "unwise" to set a date for a foreign troop pullout from Iraq.Iraq army to take over in 2007 as Italian troops head home AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:02 AM
The last Italian troops in Iraq headed home as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his forces could take over the battered nation's security by June 2007.Iraq spending bill to test Democrats AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:24 AM
The Bush administration is working on its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.Anti-Iraq war Rep. to head House intelligence panel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 9:03 AM
Iraq war opponent Silvestre Reyes will become chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee when Democrats take control of Congress in January, Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi said on Friday.Editorial: Does Report Signal Beginning Of The End For Iraq War? WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 9:13 AM
We knew the bi-partisan Iraq Study Group's findings would be illustrative, but we weren't sure how they would meld with the political and citizen tides that, for lack of a better phrase, we'll describe as unsupportive of the current strategy in the country.Troop withdrawals always risky, but risks abound in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 8:04 AM
Withdrawing troops from the battlefield is always tricky, but risks abound for US generals as they look for ways to draw down American combat forces in Iraq, analysts say.Art Levine: The best thinking on how to exit Iraq HuffingtonPost - Dec 01 5:30 PM
Jim Fallows, the country's most prescient journalist about the war in Iraq (see his collected articles in Blind into Baghdad ) , essentially endorses the pathway for change offered by the Baker commission in a nuanced posting earlier on Huffington Post , but with his added emphasis on starting to leave now . Right now, though, it doesn't seem that Bush will acccept, for now, either of Iraq civil war will 'burn everyone': Shiite leader AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:56 AM
Powerful Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim has warned that civil war in Iraq would "burn everyone" and threaten security across the region, during a religious sermon delivered in Jordan.Panel calls for 2008 withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 7:01 AM
The independent panel developing policy recommendations on the US role in Iraq will call for a withdrawal of almost all US combat troops from the country by early 2008, while leaving some soldiers behind for training and support.US considers ending Sunni reconciliation efforts in Iraq: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:50 AM
US officials are looking into ending reconciliation efforts with Sunni insurgents as part of the ongoing review of US policy in Iraq, media reported, citing anonymous government officials.Panel to urge pullback of troops in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:33 AM
Success in Iraq would rely more on diplomacy not deadlines under recommendations from a bipartisan commission, robbing many war critics of the impetus they wanted to force a speedy, sizable U.S. troop withdrawal from the battlefield.Iran cleric says 'trapped' US forces have no choice but to quit Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:55 AM
The United States has no choice but to pull its "trapped" forces out of Iraq, Iran's top cleric Ahmad Khatami was quoted as saying.Twelve killed in Iraq clashes AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:48 AM
Twelve Iraqis have been killed in a series of attacks around Iraq.Newsview: Terminology on Iraq Masks Rift Los Angeles Times - Dec 01 11:28 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- America's hand-wringing over whether the violence in Iraq amounts to a civil war, while on the surface a semantic distinction, mirrors deeper divisions over how far the U.S. should go to try to salvage a desperate situation.The Skinny: Leaks Galore On Iraq CBS News - Dec 01 9:47 AM
The Iraq Study Group just can't shut up. Plus, stealth candidate John McCain and hail to the Redskins. The Skinny is Hillary Profita 's take on the top news of the day and the best of the Web.Get The Troops Out Of Iraq, And Fast CBS News - Dec 01 11:17 AM
The notion that the Iraq Study Group can offer new ideas for stabilizing Iraq is an illusion. If it is honest, the group will acknowledge that the only feasible option for America is to leave, and soon, The Nation says.Bush sees no 'graceful exit' from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:42 PM
US President George W. Bush, set to rule in weeks on a possible course change in Iraq, warned against expecting him to lay out plans for "a graceful exit" from the war-torn country.Reyes to Tackle Iraq, Wiretaps as Head of House Intel Panel Fox News - Dec 01 7:36 AM
Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, has been chosen to head the House Intelligence Committee. He told reporters Friday he will focus on Iraq, spy agency budgets and human and satellite intelligence.Bush, in Meeting on Iraq, Rejects a Quick Pullout New York Times - Nov 30 7:23 PM
The announcement came even as Iraq?s prime minister said his country?s forces can take charge of security by next June.Columnists Discuss U.S. Policy in Iraq The Online NewsHour - Dec 01 6:10 PM
Political analysts discuss President Bush's recent meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and what the leaked information from the Iraq Study Group means for U.S. policy in the region.Intel chief - Iraq violence "self-sustaining" Reuters.co.uk - 49 minutes ago
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Sectarian violence in Iraq has become "self-sustaining," increasing the challenge of stabilising the country, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Friday.Italy pulls last troops out of Iraq MSNBC - Dec 01 10:22 AM
Italy pulled its last remaining troops out of Iraq on Friday, lowering the tricolor flag at its base in the south of a country where 32 of its soldiers have died since the contingent arrived in June 2003.Panel to urge troops pullback in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 9:24 PM
A bipartisan commission on U.S. options in Iraq will recommend a gradual reduction of American forces in Iraq and a significant diplomatic shift that enlists U.S. adversaries to stabilize the increasingly chaotic country, officials familiar with the panel's deliberations said Thursday.Matt Stoller: The Iraq Study Group Is Hurting My Brain HuffingtonPost - Dec 01 8:00 AM
The New York Times has an article on the Iraq Study Group's upcoming recommendations . The Iraq Study Group, you'll remember, is that bipartisan group of foreign policy experts who recently won the US Congressional elections last month. The bipartisan Iraq Study Group has shied away from recommending explicit timelines in favor of a vaguely timed pullback. The report that the panel will Levin, Unheeded at Start of War, Will Be Key Democrat on Iraq Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 9:12 PM
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Four years ago, as U.S. lawmakers debated going to war in Iraq, Senator Carl Levin offered a measure that would have forced President George W. Bush to either win United Nations blessing for an invasion or return to Congress for a second vote authorizing force.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,886 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 01 5:52 PM
As of Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at least 2,886 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.U.S. Iraq panel to recommend pullout of combat troops by 2008: report People's Daily - Dec 01 6:36 PM
The U.S. bipartisan Iraq Study Group planned to recommend withdrawing nearly all U.S. combat units from Iraq by early 2008 while leaving behind troops to train, advise and support the Iraqis, The Washington Post reported Friday.Bush rules out graceful Iraq exit plan; panel urges pullout by 08 The Peninsula - 28 minutes ago
washington US President George W Bush warned against expectations he will lay out plans for a graceful exit from Iraq, but news reports yesterday said the independent commission reviewing Iraq policy will call for the withdrawal of almost all US combat troops by 2008.Vilsack challenges McCain on 'bigger' Iraq mistake New Hampshire Union Leader - 36 minutes ago
In his second day as an official 2008 presidential candidate, self-described longshot Democrat Tom Vilsack yesterday bore down on well-known likely Republican contender John McCain over the Iraq war.Luke pilot is feared dead after plane crash in Iraq The Arizona Republic - Dec 01 5:13 PM
The family of an F-16 pilot stationed at Luke Air Force Base continued to await word Friday on whether remains recovered from a crash site in Iraq were those of Maj. Troy L. Gilbert.Band of builders: Seabees at work in Iraq Navy Times - Dec 01 12:30 PM
RAMADI, Iraq A call to prayer floats out from a mosque and over the city at night, straight up against the lawnmowerlike buzz of an orbiting surveillance drone.Iraq takes over command of second army division from US Financial Times - Dec 01 6:29 PM
Iraq's government yesterday took command over another army division in the north, a US general announced, in an apparent demonstration of the US's commitment to accelerate the handover of military control to Nouri al-Maliki, prime minister.Iraq transfer under way, says US commander The Peninsula - 28 minutes ago
washington The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said yesterday that four Iraqi army divisions in his area will be put under Baghdad's control by next March, just the kind of transfer that a US study commission reportedly is ready to embrace.al-Qaida in Iraq Denounces Jordan Meet ABC News - Dec 01 6:26 AM
al-Qaida in Iraq Denounces Iraqi Sunni Leaders Who Met Recently With Jordan's KingAs the Summit on Iraq Ends, Arabs Wonder, Is That All? New York Times - Nov 30 7:42 PM
As the summit meeting between President Bush and Iraq?s prime minister concluded, the Arab world was left dumbfounded that nothing had come of it.Source: Iraq panel to advise gradual U.S. pullback CNN.com - Nov 30 7:05 PM
The nonpartisan Iraq Study Group will recommend a "gradual but meaningful" reduction of U.S. troops begin "relatively early in the new year," a source familiar with the group's deliberations said Thursday.Iraq Ministry Forms Unit to Monitor News ABC News - Dec 01 6:26 AM
Iraq Interior Ministry Forms Unit to Monitor News Coverage, Threatens Legal ActionBush says al-Maliki is `right guy for Iraq' Chicago Tribune - Dec 01 5:27 AM
President Bush, calling Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki "the right guy for Iraq," agreed Thursday that coalition forces will accelerate a transfer of control over Iraq's security to the young government in Baghdad but cautioned against anyone expecting a "graceful exit" of U.S. troops anytime soon. U.S. considers ending outreach to insurgents in Iraq: report People's Daily - Dec 01 5:49 PM
The Bush administration is deliberating whether to abandon U.S. reconciliation efforts with Iraq's Sunni insurgents and instead give priority to Shiites and Kurds, who won elections and now dominate the government, a news report said Friday.Democrats Like Iraq Commission's Report ABC News - Dec 01 6:26 AM
Democrats Like What They Hear About Iraq Commission's Recommendations About Troops PullbackIraq takes over army division from US Financial Times - Dec 01 2:07 PM
Iraq s government on Friday took command over another army division in the north, a US general announced, in an apparent demonstration of the US s commitment to accelerate the handover of military control to Nouri al-Maliki, prime minister.U.S. finds brand new Iran-made weapons in Iraq World Tribune - Dec 01 3:38 PM
WASHINGTON The U.S. military has seized new made-in-Iran weapons in Iraq that point to direct aid by Teheran to Shi'ite militias.Diplomacy, Not Deadlines Says Iraq Panel CBS News - Dec 01 5:33 AM
An independent panel poised to suggest a new Iraq policy to President Bush is to recommend fierce diplomacy, not deadlines for U.S. troop involvement, and a report suggests the White House may be giving up its fight to win over Sunni insurgents.Ahmadinejad says US is the problem in Iraq Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
DOHA Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States on Friday of stirring up divisions between Iraq s Shias, Sunnis and Kurds, saying Washington is the cause of the problem in the war-torn country.*Civilian Casualties In Iraq Increase 44% In November Nasdaq - Dec 01 3:44 PM
(RTTNews) - Civilian Casualties In Iraq Increase 44% In November.Civilian Casualties In Iraq Increase 44% In November Nasdaq - Dec 01 3:44 PM
(RTTNews) - Data made available by the Iraqi Interior Ministry indicate casualties in November to have gone up 44% from October. The Iraqi Interior Ministry data established 1,850 civilian deaths in Iraq during the month of November.Iraq-bound man placed under investigation in France AlertNet - Dec 01 1:48 PM
Source: Reuters PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A French engineering student who was expelled from Syria on suspicion of trying to join Islamists fighting U.S. forces in Iraq has been placed under formal French judicial ... Iraq panel to recommend U.S. shift from combat role Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 5:36 PM
The Iraq Study Group will recommend the U.S. military shift away from combat and toward more of a support role in Iraq over the next year or so, a source familiar with the panel's recommendations said.Portland Council Passes Iraq War Resolution Oregon Public Broadcasting - Dec 01 4:04 PM
Portland has joined more than 270 cities across the country in passing a resolution calling for an end to U.S. involvement in the war in Iraq.Iraq Panel to Urge Pullout Of Combat Troops by '08 Washington Post - Nov 30 5:52 PM
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group plans to recommend withdrawing nearly all U.S. combat units from Iraq by early 2008 while leaving behind troops to train, advise and support the Iraqis, setting the first goal for a major drawdown of U.S. forces, sources familiar with the proposal said yesterday. Iraq Panel to Follow Unanimous Report With U.S. Tour Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 1:30 PM
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The independent commission studying U.S. policy in Iraq has reached unanimous agreement on a report to be released next week and plans to tour the country promoting its conclusions, according to a person familiar with its deliberations.Coalition Head: Iraq Transfer Under Way San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 01 8:32 AM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday the transfer of responsibility for security from U.S. to Iraqi forces, reportedly among the recommendations of a special study group, already is under way. "I think it certainly reflects... Democrats like Iraq commission's report AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 5:01 PM
Democrats in Congress, encouraged that a special commission will recommend a major reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq, say its report next week will serve as a jumping-off point for pressing their case that a withdrawal should begin in 2007.Iraq Protester Sentenced To Night In Prison WCSH 6 Portland - Dec 01 3:10 PM
A woman from Stonington spent the 24 hours in jail for participating in a sit-in against the war in Iraq. Something she and her lawyer say is unusual for this time of violation.Iraq Study Group Points to Pullout in 2008 NPR - Dec 01 2:26 PM
The findings of the Iraq Study Group, leaked this week to the media, reportedly recommend withdrawal of U.S. combat forces by early 2008. President Bush continues to reject any talk of a specific timetable.Senate Dem Leadership Urges Bush to Appoint Envoy to Iraq Crosswalk.com - Dec 01 1:37 PM
(CNSNews.com) - In a letter to President George W. Bush, members of the Senate Democratic leadership urged the president to appoint a special envoy to Iraq as a way of bridging U.S. troop withdrawal from the country.United States mulls ending Sunni reconciliation efforts in Iraq: report New Kerala - 6 minutes ago
Washington, Dec 1: US officials are deliberating ending efforts for reconciliation with Sunni insurgents and instead give priority to the Shias and Kurds who have won elections, as part of a review of the US policy in Iraq.General Says US Already Implementing Iraq Panel's Reported Recommendations Voice of America - Dec 01 12:22 PM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq says the reported conclusions of the high-level Iraq Study Group in Washington reflect what his troops are already doing, and also reflect the goals already set for continuing to transfer security responsibility to Iraqi forces.Publisher to release Iraq study The Australian - Dec 01 3:27 PM
RANDOM House will publish the Iraq Study Group Report in book form on Wednesday, in the hope that the bipartisan policy recommendation can repeat the success of an official report on the Sept. 11 attacks.Al-Qaida in Iraq denounces Jordan meet AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 4:39 PM
Al-Qaida in Iraq on Thursday denounced Iraqi Sunni politicians who met recently with Jordan's King Abdullah II, calling them and the monarch "traitors."Jimmy Carter recommends Iraq conference UPI - Dec 01 1:45 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wants an international conference, including Syria and Iran, to discuss how to restore peace in Iraq.Fort Hood Soldier Killed In Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Dec 01 2:03 PM
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.US groping for exit from Iraq Dawn - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
WASHINTON: "This business about graceful exit just simply has no realism to it at all," President Bush said on Thursday after meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. And that's probably the right headline as the administration reviews its options for Iraq: No graceful exit.Service Set For Officer Killed In Iraq Hartford Courant - Dec 01 1:05 PM
A memorial service will be held Dec. 16 to honor the life of Army Capt. Jason Hamill, 31, of the 4th Infantry Division, who was killed Sunday while on duty in Iraq. The memorial service will be at St. Matthais Church in East Lyme at 11 a.m. At least 12 killed in sectarian violence in Iraq WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 23 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Police in Baghdad say at least three Iraqis were killed when Iraqi forces backed by U-S helicopters swept through one of the oldest areas of Baghdad.Iraq report to be published as book AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:22 PM
An authorized edition of the much-anticipated "Iraq Study Group Report" will be published by Random House Inc. on Wednesday, the same day President Bush and congressional leaders are to receive the bipartisan committee's recommendations.Rice says U.S. has made mistakes in Iraq war People's Daily - Dec 01 5:49 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday admitted that the United States has made mistakes in the Iraq war.Austin Marine Killed In Action In Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Dec 01 4:46 PM
A U.S. Marine from Austin was killed in Iraq on Saturday. He's being remembered as a hero by friends and family. Cpl. Michael Craig Ledsome was killed in combat in the Al-Anbar province.Italy pulls last troops out of Iraq AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Dec 01 12:08 PM
Italy has pulled its last remaining troops out of Iraq where 32 of its soldiers have died since June 2003.Bush Says U.S. to Stay in Iraq as Long as Needed Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:09 AM
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said he and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to speed the training of Iraqi security forces and that the U.S. will stay in Iraq as long as needed, calling the idea of a ``graceful'' exit unrealistic.Bush says Iraq reviews will not tie his hands AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:04 PM
US President George W. Bush warned against expecting that high-profile reviews of his Iraq war-fighting strategy would change his approach or lead to a "graceful exit" of US forces.Iraq prime minister expects to be ready to take full control of security by June USA Today - Nov 30 2:28 PM
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that he believed Iraqi forces would be ready by next June to take full control of security in Iraq, an issue on which he pressed President Bush during their summit in Amman, Jordan.Iraq ministry forms unit to monitor news AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:51 PM
Iraq's Interior Ministry said Thursday it had formed a special unit to monitor news coverage and vowed to take legal action against journalists who failed to correct stories the ministry deemed to be incorrect.Random House to publish Iraq group report AlertNet - Dec 01 1:48 PM
Source: Reuters NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Random House will publish the Iraq Study Group Report in book form on Wednesday, in the hope that the bipartisan policy recommendation can repeat the success of an official ... Gergen calls Iraq situation 'a tragedy' Richmond Times-Dispatch - Dec 01 7:38 AM
The Bush administration's chances for salvaging democracy in Iraq or even a partitioned country there probably have vanished, says David Gergen, a former adviser to Republican and Democratic presidents.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,885 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:52 PM
As of Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at least 2,885 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 2,314 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Exit Iraq, Gracefully or Otherwise (5 Letters) New York Times - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
To the Editor:.Iraq panel sees U.S. pullout in early '08 The Buffalo News - Dec 01 6:04 AM
WASHINGTON - The bipartisan Iraq Study Group plans to recommend withdrawing nearly all U.S. combat units from Iraq by early 2008 while leaving behind troops to train, advise and support the Iraqis, setting the first goal for a major drawdown of U.S. forces, sources familiar with the proposal said Thursday.174th Fighter Wing ready to spend Christmas in Iraq News 10 Now Syracuse - Dec 01 4:13 PM
The 174th Fighter Wing departs to the Middle East to support ground troops in Iraq. It's the unit's first deployment since 2003. And as News 10 Now's Brad Vivacqua tells us, it's the largest in 15 years.Bush says soldiers will remain in Iraq 'to get the job done' The Plain Dealer - Dec 01 6:33 AM
Amman, Jordan - President Bush on Thursday dismissed calls for U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq as unrealistic, saying American forces would "stay in Iraq to get the job done, so long as the government wants us there."The Implications of Civil War in Iraq Foreign Relations - Dec 01 1:53 PM
Several major media outlets have announced they will now call the conflict in Iraq a civil war. Most analysts agree the war has entered a new phase of violence but disagree whether it qualifies as a civil war.Four Ala. National Guard on Alert for Possible Duty in Iraq WTVY-TV 4 - Dec 01 3:27 PM
An Alabama National Guard spokesman says four Army Guard units could be deployed to Iraq next year. 1st Battalion, 131st Armor, based in Ozark. 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry, based in Talladega.