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  • In Iraq, Military Forgot the Lessons of Vietnam Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
    The real war in Iraq -- the one to determine the future of the country -- began on Aug. 7, 2003, when a car bomb exploded outside the Jordanian Embassy, killing 11 and wounding more than 50.

  • In Iraq, Military Ignored Lessons of Vietnam Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
    The real war in Iraq -- the one to determine the future of the country -- began on Aug. 7, 2003, when a car bomb exploded outside the Jordanian Embassy, killing 11 and wounding more than 50. On the morning of Aug. 14, 2003, Capt. William Ponce, an officer in the "Human Intelligence Effects... In...

  • Detainee abuse in Iraq routine and authorised: rights group Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
    Prisoners in US custody in Iraq face routine torture even after the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal, with military leaders taking little or no action to curb abuses, according to a human rights group.

  • Iraq: Top Cleric Calls for Peace as Many Try to Flee Open this result in new window
    OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Jul 22 5:33 PM
    SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 22 (OneWorld) - Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric called for an end to sectarian violence Friday, just days after separate announcements declared that, on average, 100 Iraqi civilians died every day in May and June and more than a 1,000 fled their homes each day over the past five months.

  • High-Ranking Sunni Arab Lawmaker Says That Americans Should Leave Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 22 5:47 PM
    The speaker of the Iraqi Parliament likened the U.S. invasion of Iraq to the work of butchers and demanded that the U.S. stay out of Iraqi politics.

  • Iraq announces peace plan, refuses foreign interference Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 22 9:29 AM
    Iraq held the first meeting of a homegrown peace initiative, with the country's top leaders vowing to reconcile the warring factions amid protests over US meddling.

  • Iraq PM to urge U.S. to work for a cease-fire in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 22 9:19 AM
    Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he will urge U.S. officials to work for a cease-fire in Lebanon during his visit to Washington, saying Israel's "hostile acts" adversely affect the entire the Middle East.

  • Bill Katovsky: Fighting Words: Calling it a Civil War in Iraq will help Democrats. Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Jul 22 4:18 PM
    "The situation with sectarian violence in Baghdad is very serious," said Gen. John P. Abizaid of the Army, top U.S. commander for the Middle East, on Friday, while defending the decision to pour more American troops into the Iraqi capital. The day before, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said that "that there is a civil war going on in Iraq." He wants to reopen the war debate on the Senate

  • Iraq parliament speaker calls for US withdrawal Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 22 2:43 AM
    Iraq's parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani bitterly criticized US forces in Iraq, accusing them of "butchery" and demanded that they pull out of the country.

  • Pentagon moves ahead with Iraq deployments Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 22 1:14 AM
    The Pentagon is moving ahead with scheduled troop deployments to Iraq next month as the U.S. military struggles to gain control of the escalating violence in Baghdad, according to a senior defense official.

  • A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Jul 22 4:17 PM
    As of Saturday, July 22, 2006, at least 2,562 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 2,026 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Iraq PM to Urge U.S. to Work for Truce Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 22 9:22 AM
    During Trip to D.C., Iraq Prime Minister Plans to Urge U.S. to Work for a Cease-Fire in Lebanon

  • 2nd batch of GSDF troops returns home after Iraq mission Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
    _ The second batch of Japanese troops who wrapped up an aid mission in Iraq returned home Sunday, arriving at Haneda airport in Tokyo after leaving Kuwait on a chartered private aircraft.

  • Our View -- Gutknechts late insight on Iraq Open this result in new window
    Mankato Free Press - 2 minutes ago
    The first thing that comes to mind upon learning of Congressman Gil Gutknechts comments this week that the peace in Iraq is not going well is: What took him so long to figure it out?

  • Detainee abuse in Iraq routine and authorized Open this result in new window
    INQ7.net - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    NEW YORK - Prisoners in US custody in Iraq faced routine torture even after the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal, with military leaders taking little or no action to curb abuses, according to a human rights group.

  • Mattoon National Guard unit deploying to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Herald & Review - 18 minutes ago
    MATTOON - About 150 National Guard soldiers from Alpha Company, 634th Brigade Support Battalion of Mattoon are being deployed to Iraq for 18 months of active duty.

  • Human rights group's report finds systemic abuses in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fayetteville Observer - 44 minutes ago
    An independent report on treatment of prisoners in Iraq says that abuse of detainees by U.S. soldiers was systemic even after reports of mistreatment at Abu Ghraib prison surfaced.

  • Eighty guard troops prepare for departure to Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 52 minutes ago
    COLCHESTER, Vt. -- Eighty Vermont National Guard soldiers were trying to pack in some extra summer fun with their families in recent days as they prepared for a deployment to Iraq that could last 18 months.

  • Company A returns to Hohenfels from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Jul 22 3:59 PM
    HOHENFELS, Germany They may be small but the unmanned aerial vehicles operated by Company A, 1st Military Intelligence Battalion flew some of the most important missions out of LSA Anaconda, Iraq, during an eight-month deployment.

  • Detainee abuse in Iraq routine and authorised: rights group Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
    Iraqi priosners at Abu Ghraib prison are reflected from the sunglasses of a U.S. soldier. Prisoners in US custody in Iraq face routine torture even after the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal, with military leaders taking little or no action to curb abuses, according to a human rights group

  • Ruckersville man killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Progress - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    A Ruckersville family is mourning the loss of their son and brother, an Army medic who was killed Saturday morning by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Adam Fargo, 22, died in Baghdad after his convoy struck an improvised explosive device, according to his father, Doug Fargo.

  • Iraq bound: Hornell-area soldiers ready for deployment Open this result in new window
    Hornell Evening Tribune - Jul 22 6:07 PM
    HORNELL - With just a month left before U.S. Army National Guardsmen leave for Iraq, local soldiers trained for deployment Saturday morning at the state Armory.

  • Iran, Iraq discuss issues of mutual concern Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 40 minutes ago
    LONDON, July 23 (IranMania) - Iran's Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Kazemi Qomi conferred with Iraq's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Shirvan Vaeli on issues of mutual concern, IRNA reported.

  • Sectarian violence flares in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Auburn Citizen - 19 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two American soldiers were killed Saturday in Baghdad, seven Shiite construction workers were gunned down and five Sunni civilians were blown up, deepening the capital's security crisis.

  • Iraq announces peace plan; US told to stop meddling Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Jul 22 5:24 PM
    BAGHDAD Iraq held the first meeting of a homegrown peace initiative yesterday, with the countrys top leaders vowing to reconcile the warring factions amid protests over US meddling.

  • Soldier returns home from Iraq with heavy heart Open this result in new window
    The Olympian - Jul 22 11:35 AM
    SEATTLE A soldier whose family was slain and their suburban Kirkland house burned while he was in Iraq says that never in my worst nightmare could he have imagined such a fate would befall his loved ones in the United States.

  • Everton soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Pine Bluff Commercial - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
    LITTLE ROCK - The Department of Defense announced Friday that an Arkansas National Guard Soldier was killed in Iraq. Pfc. Derek James Plowman, 20, of Everton, died in Baghdad from a gunshot wound Wednesday.

  • Iraq talks on homegrown peace plan Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jul 22 12:29 PM
    IRAQ held the first meeting of a homegrown peace initiative today, with the country's top leaders vowing to reconcile the warring factions amid protests over US meddling.

  • A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Jul 22 4:06 PM
    As of Saturday, July 22, 2006, at least 2,562 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.

  • N.C. troops still scheduled to deploy to Iraq as violence grows Open this result in new window
    Fayetteville Observer - Jul 22 1:45 PM
    The Pentagon is moving ahead with scheduled troop deployments to Iraq next month _ including soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C. _ as the U.S. military struggles to gain control of the escalating violence in Baghdad, according to a senior defense official.

  • Iraq PM announces peace plan Open this result in new window
    Brisbane Courier Mail - Jul 22 2:18 PM
    IRAQ'S president and prime minister announced the formation of a 30-member commission Saturday to promote national reconciliation, even as the speaker of parliament said coalition forces should leave the country.

  • Early U.S. Missteps In Iraq Left Troops Unprepared For Guerrilla Warfare Open this result in new window
    Free Internet Press - Jul 22 4:21 PM
    The real war in Iraq - the one to determine the future of the country - began on Aug. 7, 2003, when a car bomb exploded outside the Jordanian Embassy, killing 11 and wounding more than 50. That bombing came almost exactly four months after the U.S. military thought it had prevailed in Iraq, and it launched the insurgency, the bloody and protracted struggle with guerrilla fighters that has tied

  • Widows Often Find Help Elusive in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
    BAGHDAD -- She has progressed a few paces in five hours under the glaring sun, but still the line of women in black robes stretches far in front of her. In three more hours, the Labor Ministry will close, and Aida Qamel will return home for another few months, until she has another free day to...

  • 30 killed in fresh violence in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD: As many as 30 people, including 15 militants, were killed in Iraq yesterday. US soldiers killed 15 insurgents during a three-hour firefight which ensued when gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns at a combat patrol in Musayyib, the military said.

  • Marine From Queens Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Jul 22 8:18 AM
    A 22-year-old Marine from New York was killed in combat in one of Iraq's most volatile regions this week.

  • Soldiers Return from Iraq Open this result in new window
    R News - Jul 22 12:17 PM
    A happy homecoming for hundreds of soldiers returning home after a year in Iraq Saturday. About 300 soldiers from the 171st Cavalry arrived at a Watertown airfield Saturday morning. While overseas, the soldiers helped train Iraqi soldiers, and conducted security for the two major elections.

  • U.S. toll in Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 22 4:05 AM
    As of Friday, at least 2,559 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identification reported by the military: - Army Pfc. Derek J. Plowman, 20, Everton,...

  • US troops kill five, including child, in Iraq raid Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:46 AM
    US troops in Iraq killed two suspected insurgents, two women and a child when they called in air support during a raid on an alleged hideout north of Baghdad, a military statement said.

  • Iraq mosque bombs kill two Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 9:50 AM
    Bombs killed two worshippers at mosques in Iraq during Friday prayers and authorities extended a daytime curfew on the capital Baghdad after one of the bloodiest weeks this year.

  • Drive-By Shooting, Ambush Kill 10 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox 6 News San Diego - Jul 22 11:13 AM
    Insurgents killed seven Shiite workers in Baghdad Saturday and three Iraqi police officers were gunned down in an ambush in Iraq's so-called Sunni Triangle.

  • Fresh Violence Shatters Calm In Iraq Open this result in new window
    Local6.com Central Florida - Jul 22 6:18 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Seven Shiite workers have been gunned down in a religiously mixed area of the Iraqi capital near Baghdad International Airport. Earlier, two large explosions hit eastern Baghdad about 20 minutes apart. One blast targeted an Iraqi police patrol, but killed a civilian.

  • Officer Faces Court-Martial for Refusing to Deploy to Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 22 3:50 PM
    Military historians say it is rare in the era of the all-voluntary Army for officers to do what First Lt. Ehren Watada has done.

  • Iraq announces peace plan, refuses foreign interference Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Jul 22 9:53 AM
    Iraq's President Jalal Talabani makes a point as he addresses reporters. Iraq held the first meeting of a homegrown peace initiative, with the country's top leaders vowing to reconcile the warring factions amid protests over US meddling.

  • Iraq declares peace plan - without foreign meddling Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Jul 22 6:52 AM
    BAGHDAD -- Iraq held the first meeting of a homegrown peace initiative on Saturday, with the country's top leaders vowing to reconcile the warring factions amid protests over US meddling.

  • 2 N.Y. soldiers are lost towar in Iraq, Afghanistan Open this result in new window
    New York Daily News - Jul 22 1:12 AM
    Two more servicemen with New York City roots were killed in action this week, one battling insurgents in Iraq, the other in a firefight in Afghanistan, military officials said.

  • Post library renamed for chief warrant officer killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Sierra Vista Herald - Jul 22 9:50 AM
    FORT HUACHUCA Christopher Nason never set out to seek notoriety. He was a dedicated military man who just wanted to get on with the job of serving his country. In November 2003, Nason, 39, was killed in a vehicular accident north of Mosul in Iraq.

  • Lawsuit accuses former Pentagon officials of scams in Iraq contracts Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Jul 22 5:08 AM
    Two former Pentagon officials, including a onetime acting secretary of the Navy, have been accused of scheming with a banned American contractor to get lucrative rebuilding contracts in Iraq.

  • Political, Religious Leaders in Iraq to Hold National Reconciliation Meeting Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Jul 22 5:02 AM
    Political and religious leaders in Iraq are meeting in Baghdad Saturday for talks aimed at stopping the ethnic and sectarian violence threatening to throw the country into civil war.

  • Iraq: Turkey Threatens Military Incursion Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Jul 22 7:10 AM
    Turkey has said it was taking steps this week to prepare for a cross-border incursion into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters holed up in the Qandil Mountain range. The announcement came following a series of PKK attacks on Turkish troops in recent days that left more than a dozen soldiers dead. -RFE

  • A full-blown civil war raging in Iraq Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Jul 22 11:33 AM
    Whether one realizes it or not, Iraq is in the middle of a full-blown civil war. And no body in Washington gives a damn about it. Not a single day passes by that we do not hear the news of 70-100 Iraqi citizens dying needlessly. Who are the dead? The answer is both Sunni and Shiite Iraqis.

  • Queens Soldier Killed In Combat Operation In Iraq Open this result in new window
    NY1 News - Jul 22 9:35 AM
    Another soldier from the city has lost his life in Iraq. The Department of Defense says 22-year-old Marine Corporal Julian Ramon died Thursday during a combat operation in the Al Anbar province an area known for violence.

  • Iraq fraud charged in federal suit Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Jul 21 10:47 PM
    Two former Pentagon officials, including a former acting secretary of the Navy, have been accused of scheming with a banned American contractor to get lucrative rebuilding contracts in Iraq. The contracting firm, Custer Battles, was suspended two years ago by the military for submitting millions of dollars in fake invoices.

  • Iran, Iraq discuss issues of mutual concern Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 22 8:35 AM
    Iran - Iraq - MKO Iran's Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Kazemi Qomi conferred on Friday with Iraq's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Shirvan Vaeli on issues of mutual concern.

  • Ex-Pentagon officials accused of Iraq scheme Open this result in new window
    Contra Costa Times - Jul 22 3:01 AM
    Two former Pentagon officials, including an acting secretary of the Navy, have been accused of scheming with a banned American contractor to get lucrative rebuilding contracts in Iraq, the Associated Press has learned.

  • Pentagon Moves Ahead With Iraq Deployments Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 22 1:31 AM
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is moving ahead with scheduled troop deployments to Iraq next month as the U.S. military struggles to gain control of the escalating violence in Baghdad, according to a senior defense official. The decision caps weeks of internal discussions about whether to delay or cancel the deployment of any units, which would have signaled an accelerated withdrawal of U.S.

  • Iraq prisoner abuse 'was routine' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 22 minutes ago
    Torture and abuse of Iraqis in US custody from 2003-2005 was authorised and routine, a human rights body says.

  • Iraq's parliament speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani slammed the U.S. invading Army over civilian deaths in Iraq, accusing the  Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Jul 22 6:57 AM
    "Just get your hands off Iraq and the Iraqi people and Muslim countries, and everything will be all right," Mashhadani said during a speech at the opening of a UN-sponsored conference on transitional justice and reconciliation in Baghdad, attended by UN officials, foreign experts, Iraqi politicians and civil society representatives.

  • Iraq holds talks amid skepticism Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 22 11:54 AM
    Iraqi leaders met in a show of sectarian and ethnic solidarity on Saturday before a White House visit by the prime minister, but some were pessimistic about the chances of tackling rising sectarian bloodshed.

  • Miles Mogulescu: Bombing of Lebanon Discredits Bush's Last Justification for Iraq War Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Jul 21 4:18 PM
    Whether one supports or opposes Israel's massive bombing campaign in Lebanon, one thing is clear--It has discredited George's last justification for America's war in Iraq. The justifications that initially sold the war to Congress and the American people were almost immediately discredited--Sadaam Hussein didn't have weapons of mass destruction, nor did he have operational links to Al Qaeda.

  • Explosions, Shootings Shatter Calm in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Jul 22 5:49 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Seven Shiite workers were gunned down Saturday in a religiously mixed area of west Baghdad, and explosions in the heart of the capital shattered a one-day calm after a ban on private vehicles expired.

  • Iraq politician survives suicide bomb attack by own guard Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 22 1:32 AM
    SAMARRA, Iraq (AFP) - The chairman of the council in the Iraqi city of Samarra narrowly survived an assassination attempt by one of his guards who blew himself up as his boss returned home, police said.

  • Iraq announces national reconciliation commission Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jul 22 5:32 AM
    Iraq's president and Prime Minister have announced the formation of a 30-member commission to promote national reconciliation, even as the speaker of parliament said coalition forces should leave the country.

  • Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Jul 22 12:46 AM
    As of Thursday, at least 2,557 members of the U.S. military have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003.

  • Soldier who lived in Tucson killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KVOA Tucson - Jul 22 4:44 AM
    A U.S. soldier who had lived in Tucson, Ariz., was killed this week in a bomb explosion in Iraq, the soldier's family said.

  • Service Sunday for soldier slain in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Red Bluff Daily News - Jul 22 8:34 AM
    RED BLUFF - The funeral for a Red Bluff soldier slain in Iraq will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the State Theatre in Red Bluff. The body of Army Sgt. Thomas Turner Jr. was returned home Thursday night to the Redding Airport, where about 250 relatives, friends and neighbors waited.

  • Brush man counts Iraq dead Open this result in new window
    Journal-Advocate - Jul 22 8:55 AM
    FORT MORGAN - It's not about Jon Erickson, or even about the sign. In September, 2004, the count of dead in Iraq hit 100, the Brush resident says, "and no one was paying attention."

  • Should we still be in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Southwest Daily News - Jul 22 8:32 AM
    With everything that's been going on in our country, should we still be trying to save Iraq or should we be concentrating on saving our selves?

  • US raid in Iraq leaves civilian casualties Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 2:52 AM
    US soldiers have killed six civilians in an anti-insurgent raid in Iraq, local police said, while the US military said its forces killed one suspected "terrorist" and wounded several people.

  • Dwindling approval for Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Financial Express - Jul 22 8:53 AM
    According to recent reports, the disillusionment of the American people with the Iraq war is fast growing. This is amply reflected in gallop polls that demonstrate decelerating support for the Bush administration as it continues to pursue the war with its disproportionate force and tactics.

  • Top UN Iraq envoy cleared of misconduct Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Jul 22 5:57 AM
    Baghdad: Top Iraq envoy, Ashraf Qazi, has been cleared of charges of misconduct following a six-month review, the United Nations announced on Friday.

  • The vulnerable line of supply to US troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:00 AM
    American forces in Iraq are in danger of having their line of supply cut by guerrillas. Napoleon once said that "an army travels on its stomach." By that he meant that the problem of keeping an army supplied is the prerequisite for the very existence of the force.

  • Sahuaro grad dies in Iraq bombing Open this result in new window
    The Arizona Daily Star via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:41 AM
    A soldier who went to high school in Tucson was killed Tuesday after the tank he was riding in was struck by a roadside bomb in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Jul 21 5:47 PM
    As of Friday, July 21, 2006, at least 2,559 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 2,026 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Everton soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WREG-TV Memphis - Jul 22 2:15 AM
    LITTLE ROCK The Department of Defense announced Friday that an Arkansas National Guard Soldier was killed in Iraq.

  • Slide show: Blinded in Iraq, Army captain soldiers on Open this result in new window
    The Virginian-Pilot - Jul 21 9:46 PM
    After he lost his sight in a car bombing in Iraq, Capt. Scott Smiley was told by doctors and therapists that his Army career was over. But Smiley - earnest, outgoing, devoutly religious - has proved them . . .

  • Christmas in Iraq for Furness troops Open this result in new window
    North-West Evening Mail - Jul 22 4:34 AM
    SOUTH Cumbrian soldiers will be sent to Iraq weeks before Christmas. Squaddies serving in the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Lancasters Regiment, will be deployed to the war-torn country in early November.

  • Regiment prepares to head to Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 21 10:02 AM
    An Army regiment which recruits its soldiers from the North West is going to Iraq for eight months.

  • REBUILDING IRAQ: Ex-Pentagon officials accused of contract fraud Open this result in new window
    The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Jul 22 12:10 AM
    Two former Pentagon officials, including an acting secretary of the Navy, have been accused of scheming with a banned American contractor to get lucrative rebuilding contracts in Iraq.

  • Saddam letter: 'Leave Iraq' Open this result in new window
    WLUC TV 6 - Jul 22 3:36 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein is writing to Americans, calling on them to -- as he put it -- "Save your country and leave Iraq."

  • US set for scheduled deployments in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NDTV - Jul 21 8:56 PM
    The Pentagon is moving ahead with scheduled troop deployments to Iraq next month, according to a senior defence official. The decision caps weeks of internal discussions among military officials and commanders about whether to delay or cancel deployment of any units.

  • Iraq hopes of averting civil war dimming Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Jul 22 1:36 AM
    BAGHDAD: Bombs killed two worshippers at mosques in Iraq during Friday prayers and the authorities extended a daytime curfew on Baghdad after one of the bloodiest weeks this year.

  • About This Series Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
    "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq" was based on a review of more than 30,000 pages of military documents, several hundred interviews with U.S. military personnel, the author's own articles in The Washington Post, and reporting in The Post and other newspapers.

  • NMU student on duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Mining Journal - Jul 21 9:45 PM
    GLADSTONE As the war in Iraq continues, much is heard about the men serving overseas.

  • Iraqi Leader to Visit Bush; Talks to Focus on Violence Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 20 minutes ago
    WACO, Tex., July 22 -- The last time President Bush met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, White House officials touted a new security plan for Baghdad as one of the centerpieces of Iraq's fledgling national unity government.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 21 5:41 PM
    As of Friday, July 21, 2006, at least 2,559 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 2,026 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m.

  • Iraqi Reconciliation Panel Optimistic Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, July 22 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's program to bridge the widening divisions among Iraq's religious, ethnic and political factions took its first concrete step forward Saturday. A high-level reconciliation panel held its first meeting, with its members voicing optimism about the task ahead while offering fresh evidence of how difficult it could prove.

  • The War on the Water in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Strategy Page - Jul 22 2:35 AM
    July 22, 2006: Iraq has established a river patrol unit to bring some law and order to the Tigris river, that runs past Baghdad. The new unit, with five boats, will patrol 60 kilometers of river, and look for terrorists using the river to move men and weapons.

  • Bush Lunches with Returned Iraq Vets Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 21 6:11 PM
    President Bush is in Colorado for a fundraiser and a brief lunch with military veterans just returned from duty Iraq. Thanking them for their service, the president said the United States would prevail.

  • Military Lessons Forgotten Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 22 6:34 PM
    Early missteps in Iraq by U.S. left troops unprepared for guerrilla warfare

  • In a 5,000-Word Letter, Hussein Blames Bush, Iran and Israel Supporters for Iraqs Troubles Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 20 8:31 PM
    The letter tries to convince the American people that the United States should leave Iraq because President Bush misled them.

  • U.S. calls embedding trainers in Iraq Army a major success Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Jul 21 3:52 PM
    WASHINGTON The United States has assessed that its trainers have significantly improved the Iraq Army. Officials said U.S. trainers embedded in the Iraq Army have improved every level of Baghdad's military and security forces.

  • 'KGL misleading about Punjabis missing in Iraq'  Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Jul 21 5:24 PM
    THE Kuwait-based KGL company, which was blacklisted by the Indian government after the kidnapping of three Indians in Iraq including Antaryami, has been allegedly misleading the relatives of the two boys missing in Iraq and the leaders of Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) here about their whereabouts as well as the causes of their being caught in Iraq. Even after the passing of one week since the case of

  • Blair to Visit White House to Discuss Middle East, Iran, Iraq Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 21 7:33 AM
    July 21 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and his closest ally, U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, will meet in Washington next week to discuss the crisis in the Middle East, the Iraq war and Iran's nuclear ambitions, the White House announced.

  • Shia workers shot dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 22 11:37 AM
    Seven Shia construction workers are killed by gunmen in the Iraqi capital, in an apparent sectarian attack.

  • Lejeune Marines To Deploy To Iraq Open this result in new window
    NBC 17 Raleigh - Jul 21 8:28 PM
    CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- About 1,000 Marines from Camp Lejeune are scheduled to leave next week for Iraq, where another Lejeune-based battalion now is deployed, the 2nd Marine Division said Friday.

  • Weeton soldiers get Iraq call-up Open this result in new window
    Gazette - Jul 22 3:12 AM
    HUNDREDS of Fylde soldiers are to be sent to war-torn Iraq. ... THREE people were bitten saving a dog in an horrific attack in a Marton park. ... TOWN hall bosses may have hammered the final nail into the coffin of a much-loved hospital. ...

  • Iraqi Reconciliation Panel Optimistic Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
    BAGHDAD, July 22 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's program to bridge the widening divisions among Iraq's religious, ethnic and political factions took its first concrete step forward Saturday. A high-level reconciliation panel held its first meeting, with its members voicing optimism about the...

  • Violence Breaks Brief Calm In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 22 1:28 PM
    Seven Shiite workers were gunned down in a religiously mixed area of west Baghdad, and explosions in the heart of the capital shattered a one-day calm after a ban on private vehicles expired.

  • Arkansas Guardsman Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KARK Little Rock - Jul 21 8:38 PM
    We learned Friday night of the death of an Arkansan who died in Iraq while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Twenty-year-old Private First Class Derek J. Plowman from Everton died Thursday after being shot.

  • Belief that Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction Has Increased Substantially, According to Latest Harris Poll Open this result in new window
    SYS-CON Media - Jul 21 5:41 PM
    Despite being widely reported in the media that the U.S. and other countries have not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, surprisingly; more U.S. adults (50%) think that Iraq had such weapons when the U.S. invaded Iraq. This is an increase from 36 percent in February 2005. Overall, attitudes toward the war in Iraq are negative, and less than half of the U.S. population believes that