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  • Iran Said to Support Shiite Militias in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 22 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 -- Through proxies, Iran is giving weapons, bomb technology and training to Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq, U.S. military officials said Monday.

  • Just-returned troops sent back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 6:19 PM
    About 300 Alaska-based soldiers sent home from Iraq just before their unit's deployment was extended last month must now go back, the Army said Monday, setting up a wrenching departure for troops and families who thought their service there was finished.

  • US sending 300 newly returned troops back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 3:35 PM
    About 300 U.S. soldiers who just weeks ago returned home to Alaska after a year in Iraq are being ordered back to try to help bolster security in Baghdad, the U.S. Army said on Monday.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 4:33 PM
    As of Monday, Aug. 14, 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 2,060 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • 300 US troops going back to Iraq after brief reprieve Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:41 PM
    Some 300 US troops are being sent back to Iraq from Alaska to rejoin an army brigade whose tour of duty was extended by four months to quell sectarian violence in Baghdad, army officials said.

  • Modern Iraq better known for looting than luting Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 10:17 AM
    Iraq in recent years has been so much associated with images of death, destruction and anarchy that it is easy to forget this country was one of the cradles of modern civilisation.

  • Is It About Iraq or Not? Open this result in new window
    RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 8:32 AM
    Bob Herbert (Times Delete) seizes on the London-based bomb plot to reiterate mainstream liberal belief that Iraq was 1) a colossal mistake 2) a "diversion" from real the War on Terror and 3) a catalyst for spawning waves of new jihadis around the globe. Herbert writes:

  • U.S. Army Recalls 300 Recently Returned Soldiers to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Aug 14 6:13 PM
    About 300 Alaska-based soldiers sent home from Iraq just before their unit's deployment was extended last month must now go back, the U.S. Army said.

  • No evidence Iran active in Iraq: US general Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 7:39 AM
    There is no evidence the Iranian government is stirring trouble in Iraq, a U.S. general said on Monday, playing down suggestions that Tehran will retaliate for U.S. backing of Israel's war on Hizbollah.

  • Journalist Jill Carroll recounts Iraq kidnap ordeal Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 7:02 AM
    US journalist Jill Carroll, freed in March after nearly three months in captivity in Iraq, recounts her ordeal in an 11-part series in The Christian Science Monitor newspaper.

  • U.S., Iraq at odds over cause of blast Open this result in new window
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Aug 14 6:08 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A deadly series of explosions in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad triggered a new battle Monday - between the U.S. military and the Iraqis over what caused the blasts. The number of casualties also was in dispute.

  • Iraq: U.S. Ambassador on Civil War Open this result in new window
    Newsweek - Aug 14 4:05 PM
    Zalmay Khalilzad, Washingtons ambassador to Baghdad, discusses civil war, Al Qaeda and whether the Bush administration was wrong to divert its military resources to Iraq.

  • Pace: Bigger U.S. force may stabilize Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:54 AM
    Iraq could be stabilized faster if the United States increased the size of its force, but the costs would outweigh the benefits, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday.

  • US reporter recounts Iraq kidnap Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 14 8:41 AM
    The US journalist Jill Carroll, held captive in Iraq for 82 days, gives her first public account of her ordeal.

  • Israel fights under Iraq shadow Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 14 8:11 AM
    Israel's struggle with Hezbollah, evokes parallels with the conflict in Iraq.

  • Gas caused Iraq blasts, U.S. says Open this result in new window
    Long Beach Press-Telegram - 3 minutes ago
    Iraqi police claim neighborhood hit by rockets, car bombs on Sunday. BAGHDAD, Iraq - A deadly series of explosions in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad triggered a new battle Monday - between the U.S. military and the Iraqis over what caused the blasts. The number of casualties also was in dispute.

  • U.S. Army orders 301 newly-returned soldiers back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 4 minutes ago
    The U.S. Army said on Monday that 301 soldiers newly returned from Iraq have been ordered to go back to the Middle Eastern country to help beef up security in Baghdad.

  • Just home, 300 Alaska troops sent back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    WRIC 8 - 13 minutes ago
    PENTAGON Three-hundred Alaska-based soldiers who had just returned to the U-S last month are now headed back to Iraq.

  • Sun Valley Marine Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KRNV - 22 minutes ago
    A Marine from Sun Valley has died while fighting in Iraq. 18-year old Lance Corporal Jeremy Z. Long died Thursday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar, Iraq.

  • Withdraw from Iraq to help army, say Greens Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Aug 14 6:44 PM
    THE best way to ease Australia's concerns about an overstretched army is to withdraw the contingent currently serving in Iraq, Australian Greens leader Bob Brown said today.

  • Henderson soldier dies in Iraq war Open this result in new window
    KVBC Las Vegas - 32 minutes ago
    A young local soldier is the latest casualty in the ongoing war in Iraq. 22-year-old Ignacio Ramirez and two other soldiers were killed on August 9 when an improvised explosive device went off near their Humvee.

  • US, Iraq at odds over deadly string of explosions in Shiite neighborhood Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 28 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - A deadly series of explosions in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad triggered a new battle - between the US military and the Iraqis over what caused the blasts. The number of casualties also was in dispute.

  • Sickened Iraq Vets Cite Depleted Uranium Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 14 6:59 AM
    Some Veterans Believe Depleted Uranium Weapons, a U.S. Armament in Iraq, Have Sickened Them

  • 43-year-old Army veteran from Hillsdale killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Detroit News - Aug 14 11:42 AM
    HILLSDALE -- A veteran soldier from Hillsdale died while fighting in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Monday.

  • Alaska-based soldiers to return to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Aug 14 3:06 PM
    ARLINGTON, Va. Army officials said Monday that about 300 of the 380 soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team who had returned from Iraq in late July are going back to join the rest of their unit, whose yearlong deployment was extended to help cope with ongoing violence in Baghdad.

  • Just home, 300 Alaska troops sent back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
    Three-hundred Alaska-based soldiers who had just returned to the US last month are now headed back to Iraq.

  • Just home, 300 Alaska troops sent back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
    PENTAGON Three-hundred Alaska-based soldiers who had just returned to the U-S last month are now headed back to Iraq. They are part of the 172nd Stryker Brigade.

  • US sending 300 newly returned troops back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 14 6:10 PM
    By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 300 U.S. soldiers who just weeks ago returned home to Alaska after a year in Iraq are being ordered back to try to help bolster security in Baghdad, the U.S.

  • 3rd Infantry troops ready for possible third tour in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTVM 9 - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
    FORT STEWART, Ga. Four-thousand Fort Stewart soldiers are preparing for a possible third combat tour in Iraq. The First Brigade Combat Team is part of the Army's Third Infantry Division, which helped lead the charge to Baghdad during the 2003 invasion.

  • Wounded Aussie to be evacuated from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 14 2:11 PM
    A female Australian soldier wounded in a rocket attack in Iraq will be evacuated to Germany before returning home. -

  • Army recalling 300 troops to Iraq who just arrived home in Alaska Open this result in new window
    KTVF Fairbanks - Aug 14 6:21 PM
    About 300 Alaska-based soldiers sent home from Iraq just before their unit's deployment was extended last month must now go back.

  • Jill Carroll recalls desperation in Iraq Open this result in new window
    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."

  • Asefi: US policy in Iraq doomed to failure Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:12 PM
    Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi 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.

  • Trinity County soldier killed in helicopter crash in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Aug 14 5:20 PM
    Since learning his son died in Iraq, Ed Brown said there's no way to stop the waves of anger and sadness. "I know these things happen, but dads are not supposed to bury their sons," Brown told the Redding Record Searchlight for a story published Monday.

  • Iran, Iraq agree on joint security for Arvandroud Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:13 PM
    Abadan Police Chief Colonel Ali-Reza Matin-Rad said today that Iran and Iraq have agreed to establish a joint committee to promote the security of Arvandroud river.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Aug 14 4:50 PM
    As of Monday, Aug. 14, 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.

  • Bush gets updates on Iraq, DoD changes Open this result in new window
    Army Times - Aug 14 11:13 AM
    President Bush stopped by the Pentagon on Monday to get updates on Iraq and Defense Department transformation, but what exactly he was to discuss remains unclear.

  • McConnell Offers Assessment Of Iraq War Open this result in new window
    WAVE 3 Louisville - Aug 14 3:54 PM
    Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell says the Iraq war hasn't gone as well as he would like but the broader struggle against terrorism has been successful.

  • 3 Explosions in Iraq Kill 20, Wound 70 Open this result in new window
    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,...

  • Paso Robles woman shares Iraq experience Open this result in new window
    KSBY-TV - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
    Of the 150,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq, one in every seven is a woman, even fewer are grandmothers. One such soldier just came home to the central coast, surviving the war zone.

  • Iraq Not Ready for Democracy Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 14 3:07 PM
    I don't understand why so many people blame President Bush and the American people for what's going on in Iraq. What is apparent is the ruthless dictatorship of Saddam Hussein kept them from killing each other. Maybe he knew what it takes to keep order, and we're finding that out the hard way.

  • Pace visits Iraq, hears troops express doubts Open this result in new window
    Air Force Times - Aug 14 1:39 PM
    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.

  • Iraq Veteran Says He Accidentally Shot Wife Dead Open this result in new window
    CBS 4 Miami - Aug 14 3:03 PM
    An distraught Iraq war veteran told police he accidentally killed his wife in Coconut Creek Sunday night when his shotgun went off, according to his 911 calls to police.

  • U.S., Iraq take aim at insurgents in 4 Baghdad neighborhoods Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Aug 14 10:14 AM
    BAGHDAD Iraq and the United States have identified and targeted four insurgency strongholds in the current security operation in the Arab capital. Officials said an estimated 60,000 Iraqi and U.S. forces have targeted four Baghdad neighborhoods regarded as the most violent in the city.

  • US sends troops back to Iraq after home trip Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Aug 14 5:08 PM
    A few hundred American soldiers, who just weeks ago returned home after a year in Iraq, are being ordered back to try to help bolster security in Baghdad, the United States Army has announced.

  • Hillsdale soldier killed in Iraq during second tour of duty Open this result in new window
    ABC 13 Toledo - Aug 14 2:48 PM
    Army First Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger, 43, was among three soldiers killed in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle, the defense department said in a statement.

  • Kidnapped in Iraq: The Jill Carroll Story Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Aug 14 9:39 AM
    Jill Carroll, a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, was held hostage in Iraq for 82 days. This is her story.

  • Hundreds pay respect to soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    La Crosse Tribune - Aug 14 1:52 PM
    MERRILL, Wis. (AP) A visitation for a National Guard soldier killed on his final convoy security mission in Iraq attracted hundreds of mourners, many wearing T-shirts saying ``Proud to be Jopek's friends.''

  • Kennedy says U.S. troops face mission impossible in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - Aug 14 1:11 PM
    The current 'stay the course' strategy in Iraq is a failed strategy and the American people know it, Senator Ted Kennedy said Monday. 'The Bush Administration hid its reasons for going to war behind phony evidence and cherry-picked intelligence.

  • U.S. says Shiite extremists in Iraq receiving arms, training from Iran Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 14 7:53 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military has evidence Shiite extremists in Iraq are receiving arms and training from Iran, but it is not clear if the Iranian government is involved, a U.S. spokesman said Monday. ...

  • Palmer resident killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Anchorage Daily News - Aug 14 12:59 PM
    A 2003 Palmer High School graduate, Shane W. Woods, was killed Wednesday in Iraq during combat operations, the U.S. Department of Defense has announced.

  • Dozens killed in Baghdad blasts, but U.S. and Iraq disagree on cause Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 14 7:53 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Residents dug through wrecked buildings and swept glass off the streets Monday in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood devastated by explosions that killed at least 47 people. Iraqis blamed...

  • U.S.: Gas Leak to Blame for Iraq Blasts Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 14 7:34 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Monday that a natural-gas line explosion was to blame for a series of blasts that killed 47 people in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood the night before. But residents and the Iraqi government insisted the destruction was caused by car bombs and a rocket barrage from a neighborhood where American forces operate.

  • Iran seeking to use Iraq for leverage on nuclear program: US envoy Open this result in new window
    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.

  • SFC Gary Little returns home from Iraq Open this result in new window
    The South Alabamian - Aug 14 3:58 PM
    Farrell, Pa. resident SFC Gary Little, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Little of Mobile, recently completed a tour of duty in northwestern Iraq. He returned home to Mobile on Sunday, July 30 and was welcomed home by his family.

  • 43-year-old Army veteran from Hillsdale killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WOOD TV 8 - Aug 14 12:07 PM
    HILLSDALE, Mich. The U-S Department of Defense says a 43-year-old soldier from southern Michigan has died while fighting in Iraq. First Sergeant Aaron Jagger...

  • Violence in Iraq aims straight at its civilians Open this result in new window
    Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 14 11:11 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Residents dug through the rubble of devastated buildings today in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad that was pounded by a barrage of rockets, bombs and mortars, killing at least 47 people and injuring dozens.

  • Top general reassures Marines in Iraq of US public support Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 14 1:12 AM
    FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The top US general dropped into this volatile city yesterday to hear what was on the minds of Marines doing battle daily with a resilient and deadly insurgency.

  • Iraq deserter disenchanted with U.S. role Open this result in new window
    The News-Review - Aug 14 9:19 AM
    SEATTLE (AP) - Shortly after returning from Iraq last year, Army Sgt. Ricky Clousing gathered a few belongings and left Fort Bragg in the middle of the night, leaving only a note quoting Martin Luther King.

  • A new life for young Mobile Marine badly hurt in Iraq Open this result in new window
    al.com - Aug 14 11:28 AM
    MOBILE, Ala. (AP) 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.

  • U.S.: Gas Leak to Blame for Iraq Blasts Open this result in new window
    Times and Democrat - Aug 14 10:22 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Residents dug through wrecked buildings and swept glass off the streets Monday in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood devastated by explosions that killed at least 47 people. Iraqis blamed bombs, but U.S. military experts pointed to a natural gas explosion.

  • No evidence Iran active in Iraq: US general Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 14 9:14 AM
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - There is no evidence the Iranian government is stirring trouble in Iraq, a U.S. general said on Monday, playing down suggestions that Tehran will retaliate for U.S.

  • Flags flying at half-staff for soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC 7 El Paso - Aug 14 10:01 AM
    CLOVIS, N.M. Flags were flying at half-staff today to honor a Clovis soldier killed in Iraq. Memorial services were being held in Clovis today for 23-year-old Army...

  • Iraq: No Evidence Of Iran Interfering Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Aug 14 12:38 PM
    There is no evidence that Iran is interfering in Iraq or sending operatives to the country, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said Aug. 14. Caldwell said Shiite forces had been training in Iraq and that recently manufactured Iranian weapons had been found in the country, but he said it was not known to what extent the activity was endorsed by Tehran.

  • Northern California Soldier Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KRON 4 Bay Area - Aug 14 10:09 AM
    Posted August 14, 2006 at 9:50 a.m. TRINITY CENTER, Calif. (AP) -- A soldier from Northern California has been identified as one of two soldiers who were killed when their Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Iraq.

  • Iraq minister says 7 bodyguards arrested Open this result in new window
    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.

  • More on the War in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Manhasset Press - Aug 14 1:45 PM
    All Americans should be very much concerned about the outcome of the war in Iraq, whether you are for or against it and I hope there is no willingness by any American to lose this war for political or other reasons.

  • Top general reassures Marines about Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 14 4:24 AM
    FALLUJAH, Iraq The top U.S. general dropped into this volatile city yesterday to hear what was on the minds of Marines doing battle daily with a resilient and deadly insurgency.

  • U.S.: Gas Leak to Blame for Iraq Blasts Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 14 9:13 AM
    By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Monday that a natural gas explosion was to blame for a series of blasts that killed 47 people in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood the night before.

  • Police: Iraq prompted Palm Bay gunfire Open this result in new window
    Florida Today - Aug 14 8:57 AM
    Palm Bay police said it started with an anti-Islamic message that Jerry O'Neal Bonner scrawled with soap on the back of his wife's car in reaction to his son - a civilian contractor - being sent to Iraq.

  • Female Marines train for Iraq border security Open this result in new window
    United States Marines - Aug 14 1:34 PM
    CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE, Iraq (Aug. 13, 2006) -- To strengthen the fight in the War on Terrorism, female Marines have been implemented at tactical control points along the Iraqi borders to stop insurgents from using women smugglers to gain funds or weapons to support their efforts.

  • Iran, Iraq agree to establish joint security committee in charge of Arvandroud Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Aug 14 8:55 AM
    Abadan Police Chief Colonel Ali-Reza Matin-Rad said on Monday that Iran and Iraq have agreed to establish a joint committee to promote the security of Arvandroud river. -IRNA

  • Rockets, bombs kill dozens in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NorthJersey.com - Aug 14 5:14 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Car bombs and a rocket barrage struck a crowded predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad late Sunday, killing at least 47 people and wounding at least 148, authorities said.

  • ND National Guard Soliders Practice for Iraq War Open this result in new window
    KXMA-TV Dickinson - Aug 14 1:55 PM
    It's one of the most important jobs in Iraq and the most dangerous... Hundreds of North Dakota soldiers have been clearing bombs from roads and running convoy missions during the last three years.

  • U.S. deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Aug 14 4:47 AM
    As of Sunday, 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.

  • Reporter held captive in Iraq talks about her ordeal Open this result in new window
    KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Aug 14 8:38 AM
    At one of the most desperate moments of her captivity in Iraq, fearing she was about to be beheaded, reporter Jill Carroll pleaded

  • Hundreds pay respect to soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Gazette Extra Sports - Aug 14 8:48 AM
    MERRILL, Wis. - A visitation for a National Guard soldier killed on his final convoy security mission in Iraq attracted hundreds of mourners, many wearing T-shirts saying "Proud to be Jopek's friends."

  • Kidnapped in Iraq: The Jill Carroll Story Open this result in new window
    Newsday - Aug 14 3:47 AM
    Jill Carroll, a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, was held hostage in Iraq for 82 days. This is her story. Jill Carroll, a freelance reporter for The Christian Science Monitor, was kidnapped by Sunni Muslim insurgents in Baghdad on Jan. 7, 2006.

  • Cause of Iraq Blasts Questioned Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 14 2:56 PM
    U.S. and Iraqi officials differ on explanation of explosions that killed 62 in Shiite area.

  • The CQPolitics Forum: Iraq as Campaign Issue? Open this result in new window
    CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:03 PM
    Last week, CQPolitics.com asked its Board of Advisors the following question:

  • Iraq casualty once lived in New Albany Open this result in new window
    Louisville Courier-Journal - Aug 14 2:55 AM
    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.

  • Speaker of Iraq's Parliament Considers Stepping Down Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 14 1:31 PM
    The speaker said Shiite and Kurdish legislators have banded together to try to push him out.

  • Talent Contest a Soothing Evening Ritual in Troubled Iraq Open this result in new window
    Newhouse News Service - Aug 14 10:46 AM
    BY JAMES PALMER c. 2006 Newhouse News S ervice BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The contestants polished their shoes as they waited nervously in the wings, hoping to sing their way to stardom.

  • Trinity County Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KCRA.com - Aug 14 7:35 AM
    A soldier from Trinity County has been identified as one of two soldiers who were killed when their Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Iraq.

  • Soldier From Northern California killed in helicopter crash in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KESQ - Aug 14 7:36 AM
    TRINITY CENTER, Calif. A soldier from Northern California has been identified as one of two soldiers who were killed when their Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Iraq.

  • Modern Iraq better known for looting than luting Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Aug 14 6:52 AM
    Crafted by one of the grandsons of Adam, oud is under threat as musicians are bearing brunt of violence in Iraq.

  • Iran, Iraq agree to establish joint security committee in charge of Arvandroud Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 14 6:40 AM
    Iran - Security - Iraq Abadan Police Chief Colonel Ali-Reza Matin-Rad said on Monday that Iran and Iraq have agreed to establish a joint committee to promote the security of Arvandroud river.

  • Alabama fifth in sending troops to Iraq, Afghanistan after 9/11 Open this result in new window
    WPMI 15 - Aug 14 6:15 AM
    (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-AP) August 14 -- Alabama ranks fifth in the number of Army National Guard forces that have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan since the 9-11 terror attacks.

  • Services set for Enid soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Durant Daily Democrat - Aug 14 10:34 AM
    ENID (AP) - A U.S. Army soldier from Enid who died earlier this month in Iraq will be buried in his hometown. Staff Sgt. Clint Storey, 30, died Aug. 4 after a roadside bomb blast in Ramadi. His body was to arrive in Oklahoma sometime during the weekend.

  • At least 47 killed in Iraq attack Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 14 5:52 AM
    The latest violence in Iraq is being condemned by officials as an act of desperation. Still, the results were deadly. The prime minister's office says 47 people were killed and another 100 injured when a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad was pounded by a barrage of rockets, bombs and mortars last night.

  • Killed in Iraq, former Springfield man mourned in hometown Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - Aug 14 5:43 AM
    SPRINGFIELD, Vt. -- U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kurt Dechen fulfilled his last obligation to his country Friday, coming home to a hero's funeral before being laid to rest in the shade of a maple tree, far from the dusty streets of Iraq where he died.

  • Dealing With Death Squads In Iraq by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Aug 13 7:13 PM
    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 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Aug 13 7:14 PM
    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.

  • Journalist Jill Carroll recounts Iraq kidnap ordeal Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 14 6:17 AM
    US journalist Jill Carroll, freed 30 March 2006 after nearly three months in captivity in Iraq, recounts her ordeal beginning in an 11-part series in The Christian Science Monitor newspaper.

  • Who Killed Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Foreign Policy Magazine - Aug 14 12:09 AM
    Iraq was often a blackandwhite place for the Bush administration loyalists who served in the American occupation government. Ensconced in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone, they spent more time interacting with fellow Americans than Iraqis.

  • Message to Our Troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BellaOnline - Aug 14 8:07 AM
    I am not sure how many sources are telling all of you serving in Iraq just how much those of us in America appreciate you for your sacrifices and respect you for upholding that which we all believe--FREEDOM! We love you all, we support you all, and we thank God for all that you are doing over there

  • U.S. Cannot Stop Iraq Civil War, Say Americans Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - Aug 14 10:36 AM
    - Many adults in the United States believe their country will be unable to prevent sectarian violence in Iraq, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News.

  • Former hostage in Iraq tells public her story Open this result in new window
    Kansas City Star - Aug 14 12:12 AM
    It was one of the most desperate moments of Jill Carrolls captivity in Iraq. Fearing she was about to be beheaded, the reporter pleaded with one of her captors for a quick death by pistol, saying: I dont want the knife.

  • Iran, Iraq sign oil products deal, willing to do more Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Aug 14 1:55 AM
    Tehran -- 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 million liters per day of refined products, the energy news agency Shana reported.

  • Springfield Soldiers Mobilized To Iraq Open this result in new window
    WHIO-TV 7 Dayton - Aug 14 4:10 AM
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- There were a lot of tearful goodbyes and hugs in Springfield as soldier headed out to Iraq. Officials said around 30 soldiers from the 237 Forward Support Battalion Rear Area Operation Center were mobilized on Sunday.