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Jill Carroll recalls desperation in Iraq 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 5:36 PM
At one of the most desperate moments of her captivity in Iraq, fearing she was about to be beheaded, reporter Jill Carroll pleaded with one of her captors for a quick death by pistol, saying: "I don't want the knife."3 Explosions in Iraq Kill 20, Wound 70 Washington Post - Aug 13 3:18 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Three successive explosions killed 20 people and wounded more than 70 Sunday night in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in southern Baghdad, police said. The first blast occurred about 7:15 p.m. (11:15 a.m. EDT) when a rocket struck an apartment building in the Zafraniyah neighborhood,...Iran seeking to use Iraq for leverage on nuclear program: US envoy AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 11:15 AM
The United States expressed concern that Iran is influencing unrest in Iraq to gain leverage in the mounting international dispute over its nuclear program.Iraq minister says 7 bodyguards arrested AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 8:40 AM
Iraq's health minister, who is aligned to a powerful Shiite militia, claimed Sunday that U.S. forces arrested seven of his personal guards in a surprise pre-dawn raid on his office. The reason for the alleged arrests was unclear.Dealing With Death Squads In Iraq by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2006 Space War - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
This week, U.S. military commanders finally acknowledged the significance of Shiite death squads in Iraq. But the U.S. government and armed forces in Iraq still lack any coherent strategy to contain or reduce this threat.Military Matters: Iraq as Stalingrad by William S. Lind UPI Correspondent Washington (UPI) Aug 10, 2006 Space War - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
In Iraq and Afghanistan, the coalitions' defeats continue slowly to unroll. In Lebanon, it appears Hezbollah may win not only at the moral and mental, strategic and operational levels, but, astonishingly, at the physical and tactical levels as well.U.S. troops among nearly 50 dead in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 2:20 AM
Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe - Aug 13 4:08 PM
As of Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006, at least 2,600 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 2,057 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Soldier with New Albany ties killed in Iraq Louisville Courier-Journal - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Junior Mennemeyer takes some comfort in the thought that before his oldest grandchild returned to Iraq two weeks ago they had the chance to spend one more night together at Patoka Lake. Army Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer, 26, who spent the first seven or eight years of his life in New Albany, died Tuesday along with another soldier when their Blackhawk helicopter crashed near Rubtbah, Iraq, west of 2 U.S. Soldiers Among 50 Dead in Iraq Washington Post - Aug 12 11:04 PM
BAGHDAD -- Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq. West Point's 1st female general in Iraq Knoxville News Sentinal - 23 minutes ago
CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq - Retracing her path to becoming a brigadier general in Iraq, Rebecca Halstead remembers her first command back in 1981 where, as a freshly minted lieutenant, she was teamed with a sergeant who had served in Vietnam.U.S. reporter describes abduction that led to 82 days of captivity in Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Aug 13 5:36 PM
BOSTON -- At one of the most desperate moments of her captivity in Iraq, fearing she was about to be beheaded, reporter Jill Carroll pleaded with one of her captors for a quick death by pistol, saying: "I don't want the knife." In her first public account of her 82-day hostage ordeal, Carroll said she had feared the worst when her captors said they planned to use her in a second propaganda video. Top U.S. general listens to troops in Iraq Fox21 - 25 minutes ago
FALLUJAH, Iraq The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has reassured U-S troops in Iraq that the American public backs them and will continue to support the war.Top U.S. general listens to troops in Iraq ABC 7 El Paso - 19 minutes ago
FALLUJAH, Iraq The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has reassured U-S troops in Iraq that the American public backs them and will continue to support the...Services set for soldier killed in Iraq Boston Globe - Aug 13 11:40 AM
A U.S. Army soldier from Oklahoma who died in Iraq will be buried in his hometown of Enid despite his wife's wish to have him buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.Iraq's health minister says U-S forces arrest seven of his guards KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq's health minister says American forces have arrested seven of his personal guards.In Iraq, a Failure to Deliver the Spoils New York Times - Aug 12 6:03 PM
In Iraq, politics can seem microscopic, with winners and losers on every crumbling street corner as projects succeed and fail.US journalist 'begged Iraq captors to end life with gun' The Scotsman - Aug 13 6:23 PM
JILL Carroll, the American journalist who was held hostage for 82 days in Iraq, yesterday told how she begged her captors to end her life by using a gun rather than a knife.Opinion still divided as Iraq war continues Times and Democrat - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Some local residents feel the war in Iraq is justified, and America should take its time working through the kinks in the system to help Iraqis establish a democracy.Iraq province 'nearing' handover BBC News - Aug 13 2:26 AM
UK forces in Iraq move a step closer to handing over control in the Maysan province by closing a camp in the area.Iraq province 'nearing' handover BBC News - Aug 13 2:13 AM
British forces in Iraq move a step closer to handing over control in the Maysan province by closing a camp in the area.3 Successive Explosions in Iraq Kill 20 phillyburbs.com - Aug 13 1:19 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three successive explosions killed 20 people and wounded more than 70 Sunday night in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in southern Baghdad, police said. The first blast occurred about 7:15 p.m. (11:15 a.m. EDT) when a rocket struck an apartment building in the Zafraniyah neighborhood, police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud said.U.S. Troops Among Nearly 50 Dead in Iraq ABC News - Aug 13 2:48 AM
2 U.S. Soldiers Among Nearly 50 Deaths in Iraq; Dozen Bodies Found in Grate in Tigris RiverIraq will not be sanctuary for Turkey's Kurdish separatists: Maliki AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 2:41 PM
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reportedly assured Turkish leaders that his country will not be a sanctuary for Kurdish separatist rebels from Turkey.A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq The Daily Comet - Aug 13 4:05 PM
As of Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006, at least 2,600 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.Iran, Iraq sign oil products exchange deal IranMania.com - Aug 13 5:45 PM
LONDON, August 14 (IranMania) - Iran and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding for Iran to refine 100,000 barrels per day of Iraqi crude in return for two million liters per day of refined products, the energy news agency Shana reported.Lawmaker rejects argument that war in Iraq protecting United States New Kerala - 22 minutes ago
Washington, Aug 13: A leading US lawmaker has rejected the Bush administration's argument that the war in Iraq was making it easier to protect the United States from terrorist attacks, saying it was instead proving to be a distraction and a drain on the country's resources.General Hears Marines' Concerns in Iraq phillyburbs.com - Aug 13 9:19 AM
FALLUJAH, Iraq - The top U.S. general dropped into this volatile city Sunday to hear what was on the minds of Marines doing battle daily with a resilient and deadly insurgency. Some of what he heard sounded like a sign of creeping doubt - not about the Marines' mission but about the wider purpose it is supposed to be serving as the U.S. war death count tops 2,600."Iran seeking to use Iraq for leverage on N-plan" IranMania.com - Aug 13 5:45 PM
LONDON, August 14 (IranMania) - The United States expressed concern that Iran may seek to use its nuclear program to attempt to force Washington's hand in occupied Iraq.Pakistani killed in Iraq Dawn - 58 minutes ago
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 13: A Pakistani identified as Khayal Mohammad s/o Hassan Khan was killed in Iraq, while he was on duty to deliver goods from Kuwait. He was 29.3 Explosions in Iraq Kill 20, Wound 70 The Times of Northwest Indiana - Aug 13 1:35 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three successive explosions killed 20 people and wounded more than 70 Sunday night in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in southern Baghdad, police said.N.Y. Fundraiser to Aid Iraq Vet and Wife Mugged in NW Washington Post - Aug 13 2:14 AM
Donations have come in from around the country for the disabled Iraq war veteran who was mugged with his wife in Northwest Washington last month, said his father and the head of a veterans group holding a fundraiser for the couple this weekend.General Hears Marines' Concerns in Iraq RedNova - Aug 13 11:43 AM
By ROBERT BURNS FALLUJAH, Iraq - The top U.S. general dropped into this volatile city Sunday to hear what was on the minds of Marines doing battle daily with a resilient and deadly insurgency.U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 13 4:04 AM
As of Saturday, at least 2,600 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identification reported by... TRINITY COUNTY / Sergeant killed in crash on extended third tour in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 13 3:44 AM
Sgt. Jeffrey Brown was supposed to get out of the Army in July. Instead, his third tour of duty in Iraq was extended until November. Brown, 25, of Trinity Center (Trinity County) died Tuesday when his UH-60 Black Hawk air ambulance helicopter crashed... General Hears Marines' Concerns In Iraq KUTV2 Salt Lake City - Aug 13 10:34 AM
(AP) FALLUJAH, Iraq The top U.S. general dropped into this volatile city Sunday to hear what was on the minds of Marines doing battle daily with a resilient and deadly insurgency.Election campaign from Iraq The Arizona Republic - Aug 13 2:05 AM
State Rep. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, deploys to Iraq in just a few weeks. The pressed suit he wears to the state Capitol will be replaced by Army fatigues and desert sand.Iraq emphasize expansion of ties with Iran Payvand Iran News - Aug 13 10:10 AM
First Vice President Parviz Davudi and the Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahristani held talks in Tehran on Sunday announcing the interest of Iran and Iraq in boosting bilateral ties. -MNANearly 50 die in wave of violence in Iraq The Buffalo News - Aug 13 6:02 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and two U.S. soldiers were killed Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.50 deaths reported across Iraq Boston Globe - Aug 13 1:11 AM
BAGHDAD-- Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River and a roadside bomb killed two US soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad yesterday, as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.Explosions in Iraq kill 20, wound 70 Syracuse.com - Aug 13 10:45 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Three successive explosions killed 20 people and injured more than 70 Sunday night in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in southern Baghdad, police said. The first blast occurred when a rocket struck an apartment building in the Zafraniyah neighborhood about 7:15 p.m., police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud said.War in Iraq an issue in N.J. Senate race Asbury Park Press - Aug 13 5:06 AM
In New Jersey's U.S. Senate race, the two candidates agree on a lot of things: stem cell research, protecting the environment, lowering gas prices. But they differ on the war in Iraq at a time when the majority of the state's voters are overwhelmingly against it.Blasts in Iraq Kill at Least 47 Washington Post - Aug 13 4:55 PM
Deadly attacks on a Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad also leave at least 148 injured.Nearly 50 killed in Iraq, including 2 U.S. soldiers The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 13 4:58 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad yesterday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.Sun Valley Marine Killed In Iraq KOLO - Aug 13 9:53 AM
An 18-year-old Marine from the Reno area has become the latest Nevadan killed in combat in Iraq. Military officials say Lance Corporal Jeremy Long of Sun Valley died Thursday in Al Anbar Province.General hears Marines' concerns in Iraq Syracuse.com - Aug 13 9:10 AM
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) The top U.S. general dropped into this volatile city Sunday to hear what was on the minds of Marines doing battle daily with a resilient and deadly insurgency. Some of what he heard sounded like a sign of creeping doubt not about the Marines' mission but about the wider purpose it is supposed to be serving as the U.S. war death count tops 2,600.Car Bombs, Rockets Kill at Least 47 in Iraq Washington Post - Aug 13 4:52 PM
BAGHDAD Aug. 13 -- Multiple explosions rocked a predominantly Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Baghdad Sunday night, killing at least 47 people and wounding about 150 in one of the deadliest attacks to target the capital in recent weeks, authorities said.US army says 26 insurgents killed in Iraq's Ramadi AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:41 AM
The US military said 26 insurgents were killed in Iraq's restive Al-Anbar province following a series of attacks on US bases in the area a day earlier.Iran, Iraq sign oil products exchange deal Nine O'Clock - Aug 13 12:19 PM
TEHRAN - Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding for Iran to refine 100,000 barrels per day of Iraqi crude in return for two million liters per day of refined products, the energy news agency Shana reported.Iraq Health Minister: Seven Bodyguards Arrested Free Internet Press - Aug 13 1:04 PM
Iraq's health minister, who is aligned to a powerful Shiite militia, claimed Sunday that U.S. forces arrested seven of his personal guards in a surprise pre-dawn raid on his office. The reason for the alleged arrests is unclear. Health minister Ali al-Shemari said the soldiers arrived at 3 a.m. Sunday, broke open doors inside the building leading to his office and hauled away the seven men, who Asefi: US policy in Iraq doomed to failure Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 13 8:40 AM
Iran - Asefi - Iraq Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here said that the US policy in Iraq is doomed to failure. He made the remark in response to a question about the comments of the US Ambassador to Iraq, Zolmi Khalilzad, that Iran has interfered in Iraq's unrest.Hundreds March in L.A. to Protest Lebanon and Iraq Wars Los Angeles Times - Aug 13 12:04 AM
Some participants are former Lebanese angered by the Israeli invastion. Omar Abdallah, a 38-year-old North Hollywood convenience store owner who emigrated from Lebanon as a young man, was one of more than a thousand people who marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest Israel's bombing of his native land, its treatment of Palestinians and the U.S. war in Iraq.Hundreds March in L.A. to Protest Lebanon and Iraq Wars Los Angeles Times - Aug 13 12:01 AM
Omar Abdallah, a 38-year-old North Hollywood convenience store owner who emigrated from Lebanon as a young man, was one of more than a thousand people who marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest Israel's bombing of his native land, its treatment of Palestinians and the U.S. war in Iraq.Sick Iraq vets point finger at depleted uranium CTV.ca - Aug 13 7:42 AM
Eight veterans who developed mysterious health problems after returning home from Iraq are suing the U.S. military, citing exposure to depleted uranium.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-13 18:16 GMT: Iran, Iraq sign oil products exchange deal Interactive Investor - Aug 13 10:45 AM
TEHRAN (AFX) - Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding for Iran to refine 100,000 barrels per day of Iraqi crude in return for 2 mln litres per day of refined products, the energy news agency Shana reported.Iran could incite violence within Iraq : U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad India Daily - Aug 13 9:37 AM
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters Aug. 11 that Iran could incite violence within Iraq, the New York Times reported Aug. 12. Khalilzad said Iran is pressuring Shiite militias, especially the Mehdi Army, to increase attacks against U.S.-led forces in retaliation for Israel's attacks in Lebanon.Iraq group uses "dog bomb" against US forces: Web Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 12:42 PM
An Iraqi insurgent group said it attacked U.S. forces near Baghdad by setting off explosives attached to a dog, according to a video posted on the Internet on Sunday.3 explosions in Iraq kill 20, wound 70 AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 12:48 PM
Three back-to-back explosions struck a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 70 as sectarian violence persists despite a U.S.-led security operation.Kittery Marine, fresh out of training, bound for Iraq Portsmouth Herald - Aug 13 6:16 AM
Since Stephen Bolz was 4 years old, his friends and family new the military was in his blood. He was born to be a warrior. When he turned 17, he asked his parents for their permission to enlist in the Marine Corps. With the war in Iraq, his parents were hesitant.Joints Chiefs chairman eyes possible US troop reductions in Iraq Fox21 - Aug 13 5:36 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq One of America's top military leaders says he won't rule out a U-S troop reduction in Iraq this year.Iraq province `nearing` handover AngolaPress - Aug 13 8:32 AM
BAGHDAD, 08/13 - British forces in Iraq are moving closer to handing over control in the Maysan province to local security forces by closing a camp in the area.Iran, Iraq to broaden mutual cooperation in energy sector Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 13 5:40 AM
Iran - Iraq - Cooperation Visiting Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahrestani conferred here Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh on expansion of mutual cooperation in energy sector. President Bush: "We will not back you up if you go into Iraq" Turks.US - Aug 13 9:34 AM
During a telephone conversation with Turkish PM Erdo an, the US President promised a vigorous operation against the PKK in Northern Iraq while also saying that the US would "not back any military operation made by Turkey".Metro East soldier killed in Iraq training as medic Southern Illinoisan - Aug 13 4:37 AM
GRANITE CITY, Ill. - A Metro East serviceman was a medic training to be a doctor's assistant when his Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing him and another soldier, his grandfather said.Hospital Treats All Patients in Iraq War Los Angeles Times - Aug 12 3:19 PM
BALAD, Iraq -- Maj. Stephen Barnes has three things he tells every injured American trooper who comes through the doors of the busy military hospital where he works.Let Iraq solve its own problems Birmingham News - Aug 13 2:34 AM
During the week of June 19, Senate Democrats voting for resolutions to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq by the end of 2006 were criticized by conservatives, the White House and the mainstream media as supporters of a "cut and run" policy.Iran, Iraq in oil exchange deal News 24 South Africa - Aug 13 8:33 AM
Iran and Iraq have signed a deal for Iran to refine 100 000 barrels per day of Iraqi crude in return for two million litres per day of petrol, heating oil and kerosene.Iraq's health minister says U-S forces arrest seven of his guards KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Aug 13 1:53 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq's health minister says American forces have arrested seven of his personal guards. The minister says the arrests came in a surprise pre-dawn raid today on...Gutknecht fans the flames on Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Aug 12 9:12 PM
WASHINGTON - Rep. Gil Gutknecht's first impression of Iraq last month was the 118-degree heat in July. "It was sort of like opening up a stove," he said. That was nothing, however, compared with the political fire the Minnesota Republican stoked when he came home and declared, "Baghdad is a serious problem." What began as a routine tour of the troops turned into national story with a narrative Stay safe and on your feet in Iraq Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Aug 13 1:16 AM
MOSUL, Iraq The second deployment to Iraq hit Sgt. Nicholas Wall much harder than the first.Nearly 50 die including 2 Americans in Iraq's roiling violence Boston Herald - Aug 12 9:23 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were...One good man doing his part to help troops in Iraq The Herald-Tribune - Aug 13 1:33 AM
Robert Goodman didn't support the war, didn't agree with President Bush's decision to invade Afghanistan and Iraq, didn't want to see American troops in harm's way.A new life for young Marine badly hurt in Iraq al.com - Aug 13 2:35 AM
When Marine Lance Cpl. Philip J. Schermer III of Mobile drove a Humvee over an anti-tank mine in Iraq's Anbar province two years ago, he didn't lose his life, but instead gained a new one.Guardsmen recently returned from Iraq gather for a picnic at Camp Johnson: The Burlington Free Press - Aug 13 1:19 AM
COLCHESTER -- Spc. Toby Brace -- a broad-shouldered Vermont Army National Guardsman home from a tour in Iraq -- had a special companion Saturday at the Guard family barbecue at Camp Johnson.Metro-east soldiers killed in Iraq Belleville News-Democrat - Aug 13 1:16 AM
Metro-east soldiers killed in Iraq Nine people with ties to the metro-east have died in Iraq:Former diplomat shares year in Iraq The Pueblo Chieftain - Aug 13 5:10 AM
Former British diplomat Rory Stewart can write - as he proved in his first book, The Places in Between, about walking across Afghanistan the winter after the Taliban fell. In his second book, his spare, vivid, understated prose serves him brilliantly in conveying the complexities and conundrums that faced the Coalition Provisional Authority in the early days of the occupation of Iraq. And Iran presses Shi'ites to step up Iraq attacks: NYT Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 11:46 PM
Iran is pressing Shi'ite militias to step up attacks against the U.S.-led forces in Iraq in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Lebanon, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq told The New York Times in an interview.Iraq raids 'capture kidnap gang' CNN.com - Aug 13 6:21 AM
Iraqi security forces captured 16 "gang members" Sunday who were allegedly planning to attack, kidnap or assassinate close relatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, an Iraqi Council of Ministers statement said.A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe - Aug 12 3:53 PM
As of Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, at least 2,600 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 2,057 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Bodies of 2 missing GIs found in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 11:33 PM
The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing since a helicopter crash this week were found west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday. That brought the number of U.S. troops to die this month in Iraq to at least 19 most in insurgent-plagued Anbar province.Fort Riley soldiers killed in Iraq The Wichita Eagle - Aug 12 11:14 PM
A Fort Riley serviceman was a medic training to be a doctor's assistant when his Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing him and another soldier, his grandfather said.50 Die In Iraq's Roiling Violence Local6.com Central Florida - Aug 12 6:59 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- About 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq today. Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River. And a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad.Documentary features soldier's-eye view of Iraq war Florida Today - Aug 12 11:25 PM
Documentary features soldier's-eye view of Iraq war.Exiting Iraq: A Former General's View NPR - Aug 12 9:07 AM
In the fifth in a series of interviews about a U.S. exit strategy for Iraq, retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste says he believes the U.S. has failed in Iraq, but should stay there. However, he says Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld must go.The first lady of Iraq Times Online - Aug 12 5:57 PM
The myriad peoples of Mesopotamia called her simply Khatun, or Lady. But Gertrude Bell, the extraordinary English woman who can justifiably be termed one of the principal architects of modern Iraq, was not everyone s cup of tea.Ordeal in Iraq / Kidnapped freelance writer Jill Carroll's 12 terrifying weeks in captivity San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Jill Carroll was a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor when she was kidnapped by Sunni Muslim insurgents in Baghdad on Jan. 7, 2006. She spent 82 days in captivity, shuttling blindfolded among safe houses and daily fearing for her life.... Lindsay wants to sing in Iraq Independent Online - Aug 13 4:43 AM
Lindsay Lohan wants to entertain troops in Iraq. The Just My Luck star is desperate to sing for US soldiers, and has asked Hillary Clinton to help her.Deadly Blast At Iraq Shiite Shrine CBS News - Aug 12 8:06 AM
A suicide bomber blew himself up near a revered Shiite shrine in southern Iraq, killing at least 35 people and injuring 122. A Sunni insurgent group claimed responsibility for the attack.British Stance in Iraq Tied to Airline Bomb Plot NPR - Aug 12 9:15 AM
Many in Britain say the Blair government's support for the war in Iraq is further alienating British muslims. Evidence cited: the 2005 London subway bombings and the recently uncovered plot to bomb U.S.-bound jetliners.Sickened Iraq vets cite depleted uranium AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 3:14 AM
It takes at least 10 minutes and a large glass of orange juice to wash down all the pills morphine, methadone, a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, a stool softener. Viagra for sexual dysfunction. Valium for his nerves.'Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq' by Thomas E. Ricks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Aug 12 9:08 PM
Most good books begin with a dramatic first sentence as Melville's "Call me Ishmael" can attest. The opening salvo of Thomas E. Ricks' book on Iraq fits this bill as well:GOP Woes Worsen in Northeast Washington Post - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Iraq war and Bush's low approval ratings combine with long-term trends to endanger incumbents.50 die in roiling Iraq violence; court probes 39 on corruption Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Aug 13 1:36 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad yesterday as 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.Iraq Shi'ite leader calls for security committees Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 1:55 PM
A Shi'ite leader has called for neighborhood committees to provide security in their own districts and questioned the ability of Iraqi and U.S. forces to ease violence, which killed 48 more people on Sunday in Baghdad.Mother says President promised to get report on son s death in Iraq The Shawano Leader - Aug 13 2:10 AM
CLINTONVILLE Nearly three years ago, Beth Karlson s son died in Iraq. Barely a day after meeting with President Bush, the mother said Friday that she s much closer to getting some answers about the incident that killed her son.Iraq's health minister says U-S forces arrest seven of his guards KBCI Boise - Aug 13 1:04 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq's health minister says American forces have arrested seven of his personal guards. The minister says the arrests came in a surprise pre-dawn raid today on his Baghdad office. The reason for the alleged arrests isn't clear and U-S officials aren't confirming the incident.Names of the Dead New York Times - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
The Department of Defense has identified 2,589 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans on Friday:.Iran, Iraq vow to promote energy cooperation People's Daily - Aug 12 8:40 PM
Oil ministers of Iran and Iraq met here on Saturday in a bid to promote cooperation and bilateral development in the energy sector between the two neighboring countries, Iranian local Mehr News Agency reported.An Audit Sharply Criticizes Iraq s Bookkeeping New York Times - Aug 11 6:58 PM
The audit portrays Iraq as a country where elementary accounting errors of up to a billion dollars are routine.Should we still be in Iraq? Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Aug 12 10:27 PM
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?