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Thousands reject U.K. Iraq troop pullout 
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Thousands of anti-war protesters converged on London Saturday, calling on Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw all of Britain's troops from Iraq and voicing fears over a potential conflict with Iran.Murtha Stumbles on Iraq Funding Curbs Washington Post - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
The plan was bold: By tying President Bush's $100 billion war request to strict standards of troop safety and readiness, Democrats believed they could grab hold of Iraq war policy while forcing Republicans to defend sending troops into battle without the necessary training or equipment. At Least 40 Die in Bombing At Sunni Mosque in W. Iraq Washington Post - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Feb. 24 -- During what turned out to be the last Friday prayer he led, Imam Mohammad al-Marawi urged worshipers at a Sunni mosque in the western city of Habbaniyah to stand firmly against al-Qaeda in Iraq, a Sunni insurgent group that has a strong following in the area.Edwards insists on discussing Iraq war AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 5:21 PM
Health care was the topic of the day Saturday, but Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards made sure New Hampshire voters gave him another chance to say he was wrong as a senator to authorize the use of force in Iraq.War Critic Faces Test on Iraq Spending Bill New York Times - Feb 24 3:52 PM
John P. Murtha, chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is one of the most influential players in challenging President Bush?s Iraq policy.At least 35 killed in Iraq mosque attack AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 12:33 PM
A car bomb attack outside a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday killed 35 people as President Jalal Talabani slammed US forces for seizing the son of a powerful Shiite leader.Fuel tanker bomb kills 40 in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 12:37 PM
A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's imam had criticized al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.Kurdish officials to back Iraq oil law AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 11:56 AM
Kurdish authorities have agreed to back a draft law to manage and share Iraq's vast oil wealth, removing the last major obstacle to approving the measure and meeting a key U.S. benchmark in Iraq, a top Kurdish official said Saturday.Former U.N. envoy supports Iraq pullout AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 11:59 AM
President Bush should follow British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lead and start withdrawing troops from Iraq, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said Saturday.Cheney defends Iraq war, attacks critics AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 9:55 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney, in a series of blunt and sometimes biting statements during a visit to Asia, defended the Iraq war, attacked administration critics at home and warned that the U.S. would confront potential adversaries abroad.General: Attacks may delay Iraq plans AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 10:17 AM
A U.S. general warned Saturday that increased Sunni attacks in a province extremists call the center of their Islamic state in Iraq may delay plans to hand it over to Iraqi troops by the end of the year.Truck bomb kills 37 in western Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 9:46 AM
A truck bomb killed 37 people and wounded 64 near a Sunni mosque in a market in volatile western Iraq on Saturday, police said.Cheney praises Aussie commitment to Iraq after allies cut troops AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 8:49 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney Saturday praised Australia's growing commitment to the Iraq war after key allies announced troop withdrawals, but insisted Washington would not try to strongarm its friends into cooperation.Protesters reject Blair's Iraq plan CNN.com - Feb 24 8:56 AM
LONDON, England (AP) -- Anti-war protesters converged on London Saturday to call on Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw all of Britain's troops from Iraq and voice fears over a potential conflict with Iran.Democrats call on Bush to follow Blair's example with Iraq reduction USA Today - Feb 24 8:08 AM
President Bush should follow British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lead and start withdrawing troops from Iraq, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said Saturday, as he delivered the Democrats' weekly radio address.U.S. Underestimates Iraq Death Toll Time Magazine - 23 minutes ago
(Washington) Americans are keenly aware of how many U.S. forces have lost their lives in Iraq, according to a new AP-Ipsos poll. But they woefully underestimate the number of Iraqi civilians who have been killed.Report: Israel wants to fly over Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 3:56 AM
Israel opened negotiations to fly through U.S. controlled airspace in Iraq to carry out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, a British newspaper reported Saturday. Israel's deputy defense minister denied the claim.Hundreds of Iraq Vets Are Homeless MSNBC - Feb 24 1:57 PM
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are ending up homeless. How could this happen? Is The U.S. Ready For Iraq-Style Attacks? CBS News - Feb 24 2:00 PM
Dozens of high-level officials joined in a White House drill Saturday to see how the government would respond if several cities were attacked simultaneously by bombs similar to those commonly used against U.S. troops in Iraq.Few experts on Iraq reconstruction teams UPI - Feb 24 1:40 PM
President Bush's plan to increase the number of provincial reconstruction teams in Iraq is running into old problems, including a shortage of expert help. ...US Democrats seek to gut Bush's Iraq war powers AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 12:19 AM
US Democrats have vowed to handcuff President George W. Bush's power to wage war in Iraq, raising the stakes and risking a constitutional showdown in their battle to bring troops home.Chemical weapons in Iraq focus of show The State - 28 minutes ago
CNN s Late Edition will focus on a troubling issue that has emerged in the Iraq war: terrorists use of chemical weapons (such as chlorine combined with explosives) against soldiers and civilians.Cheney wraps up Asia visit, defends stance on Iraq war Boston Herald - 41 minutes ago
SYDNEY, Australia - Vice President Dick Cheney, in a series of blunt and sometimes biting statements during a visit to Asia, defended the Iraq war, attacked administration critics at home and warned that...U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,154 Boston Globe - Feb 24 5:22 PM
As of Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at least 3,154 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 2,537 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Rabbi Michael Lerner: How to End the War in Iraq - In A Way That Will Actually Work HuffingtonPost - Feb 24 11:11 AM
Now that the toothless resolution disapproving of the Bush escalation has passed without making any impact on the President, a growing number of Americans are beginning to realize that the war in Iraq is unlikely to end until Congress specifically cuts the funding for the war and refuses to pass any funding authorization for the Dept. of Defense until the troops are headed safely home. And ...Beavercreek man dies nearly a year after being shot in Iraq Dayton Daily News - 52 minutes ago
A morphine drip kept Ethan Biggers comfortable as a steady stream of relatives and friends came to his hospital room to say goodbye including two men he served with in Iraq who brought him his Purple Heart.Zakaria: Iraq Needs an 'Economic Surge' Newsweek - Feb 24 3:35 PM
It would cost $100 million to restart all of Iraq's state companies. That's as much as the military will spend in the next 12 hours. Method behind AP-Ipsos poll on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:57 PM
The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on public attitudes about the Iraq war and U.S. policy in Iraq was conducted Feb. 12-15 and is based on telephone interviews with 1,002 adults from all states except Alaska and Hawaii.Fuel tanker bomb kills 40 in western Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's imam had criticised al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.Obama ridicules Cheney's Iraq comments AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 12:08 AM
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ridiculed Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday for saying Britain's decision to pull troops from Iraq is a good sign that fits with the strategy for stabilizing the country.Bachmann seeks to clarify remarks on Iran and partition of Iraq USA Today - Feb 23 10:51 PM
Rep. Michele Bachmann, who claimed in a recent interview to know of an Iranian plan to partition Iraq and turn half of it into a "terrorist haven" to launch attacks in the Middle East, said Friday that she was "sorry if my words have been misconstrued."Cheney Defends Iraq War, Attacks Critics ABC News - Feb 24 10:15 AM
During Visit to Asia, Cheney Defends Iraq War, Attacks Critics and Warns Adversaries AbroadIraq pullout will force settlement: ALP AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 24 6:07 PM
Australia, followed by the US, needed to withdraw troops from Iraq in order to force a political solution to a civil war, Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd said.White House warns against Iraq pullout AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:27 PM
Brushing aside criticism from the White House, Senate Democrats said Friday their next challenge to President Bush's Iraq war policy would require the gradual withdrawal of U.S. combat troops beginning within 120 days.Iraq withdrawal will force solution - Rudd News Interactive - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
AUSTRALIA, followed by the US, needed to withdraw troops from Iraq in order to force a political solution to a civil war, Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd said today.Ex-adviser: 'Blair ignored Chirac's warnings on Iraq' INQ7.net - 13 minutes ago
LONDON -- A former top aide to Tony Blair said the British prime minister ignored French President Jacques Chirac's warnings that invading Iraq would have "disastrous" consequences, The Observer newspaper reported Sunday.Cheney, Australia's Howard to discuss Iraq, Afghanistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:00 PM
US Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday met Australian Prime Minister John Howard, one of Washington's staunchest allies, for talks likely to focus on troop deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.Iraq withdrawal will force solution - Rudd The Australian - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Mr Rudd said a political solution would remove the risk of Iraq turning into a haven for terrorists who could be exported to the world. "The key to (ending civil war) is a political solution.Iraq war exacts toll on contractors AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:01 PM
In a largely invisible cost of the war in Iraq, nearly 800 civilians working under contract to the Pentagon have been killed and more than 3,300 hurt doing jobs normally handled by the U.S. military, according to figures gathered by The Associated Press.GOP still watching Bush's back on Iraq UPI - Feb 24 9:10 AM
The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate says he'll throw a wrench into any attempt by the Democrats to limit President Bush's authority to run the Iraq ...2 events focus on ending war in Iraq New Haven Register - 3 minutes ago
-NEW HAVEN - Two different generations met at separate sites in New Haven Saturday to grapple with the question of how to end America's military involvement in Iraq. The meetings, at First Cavalry Baptist Church on Dixwell Avenue and at Yale University's Davenport College, were part of a statewide network of about 25 gatherings organized by the newly formed group CT Opposes the War.Bomb near mosque in Iraq kills dozens CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 24 5:38 PM
At least 39 people were killed in Iraq on Saturday when a truck bomb exploded near a Sunni Muslim mosque west of Baghdad as worshippers were leaving.Cheney absolutely clear about Labor's Iraq policy: Rudd ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 24 5:50 PM
The Federal Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, says the US Vice-President Dick Cheney was fully aware of Labor's Iraq policy when he said an Australian withdrawal would not damage the alliance.Holbrooke: More diplomacy in Iraq region UPI - Feb 24 8:25 AM
Richard Holbrooke, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called for a new strategy in Iraq, one that involves repositioning U.S. forces. ...Cheney Defends Iraq War, Attacks Critics San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 24 11:51 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney, in a series of blunt and sometimes biting statements during a visit to Asia, defended the Iraq war, attacked administration critics at home and warned that the U.S. would confront potential adversaries abroad. His visit was... Beavercreek soldier critically wounded in Iraq dies Dayton Daily News - Feb 24 5:52 PM
Army Spc. Ethan Biggers, 22, who was critically wounded in Iraq nearly a year ago, died early Saturday.40 killed, 64 injured in truck bomb in western Iraq: report Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 24 5:29 PM
_ At least 40 people were killed and 64 others injured Saturday in a fuel truck bomb in western Iraq, Reuters reported.Government isolated on Iraq Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 24 4:30 PM
Defence expert says Australian Government relying on out-of-date rhetorical and policy positions to justify war in Iraq.Blair ignored Chirac warning on Iraq 'disaster' Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
One of Tony Blair's senior advisers has accused the Prime Minister and Alastair Campbell of deliberately misrepresenting France's opposition to the Iraq war to justify the invasion.McCain says Iraq could end his career AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 7:23 PM
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Friday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has sacrificed his career to support the Iraq war, and the Arizona senator acknowledged that he could face the same fate.Army's Iraq war objector charged again AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 8:07 PM
The Army refiled charges Friday against a lieutenant who refused to serve in Iraq, about two weeks after his first court-martial was declared a mistrial.Iraq poised to hand control of oil fields to foreign firms Guardian Unlimited - Feb 24 4:39 PM
Baghdad is under pressure from Britain and the US to pass an oil law which would hand long-term control of Iraq's energy assets to foreign multinationals, according to campaigners.Matheson wary of Murtha's Iraq spending plan The Salt Lake Tribune - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Posted: 7:59 PM- By Jonathan Weisman and Lyndsey Layton The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The plan was bold: by tying President Bush's $100 billion war request to strict standards of troop safety and readiness, Democrats believed they could grab hold of Iraq war policy while forcing Republicans to defend sending troops into battle without the necessary training or equipment.The Other Iraq by James Dunnigan February 25, 2007 Strategy Page - 17 minutes ago
What's going on in Iraq isn't unique. There's another place where democracy struggles to establish itself amidst corruption, religious strife, ethnic hatred and rampant terrorism. That other place is Africa, and it's generally ignored.Cheney Questions Pelosi's Judgment on Iraq War Policy Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 5:29 PM
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Dick Cheney said he is ``not backing down'' from his charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's strategy for Iraq would help the al-Qaeda terrorist network.Protesters want all British troops out of Iraq KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
LONDON Anti-war protesters have converged on London, calling for Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw all of Britain's troops from Iraq. A few thousand people joined the march through the rainy capital, according to initial police counts. That's far fewer than the numbers predicted by organizers.White House warns against Iraq pullout Boston Herald - Feb 24 12:30 PM
WASHINGTON - Brushing aside criticism from the White House, Senate Democrats said Friday their next challenge to President Bush's Iraq war policy would require the gradual withdrawal of U.S. combat...US Democrats seek to gut Bush's Iraq war powers AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 3:45 PM
US Democrats vowed Friday to handcuff President George W. Bush's power to wage war in Iraq, raising the stakes and risking a constitutional showdown in their battle to bring troops home.Beijing Olympics new goal for soldiers hurt in Iraq, Afghanistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 5:40 PM
US soldiers hurt in Iraq or Afghanistan combat will be provided sport training under two new programs revealed Friday, one of them aiming to boost the US medal count at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.Barzani's Kurdistan government wants to have a bigger say in Iraq's economic decisions [AP] Aljazeera - Feb 24 3:14 PM
Kurdish authorities have agreed to back a draft law to manage and share Iraq's oil wealth, removing the last major obstacle to approving the measure.82nd in Iraq: Pursuing bad guys The Fayetteville Observer - 40 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Paratroopers surrounded the neighborhood in western Baghdad after dark, weapons at the ready. Apache helicopter gunships crisscrossed the sky. Humvees sat at the major intersections, covering the Fort Bragg soldiers coming in on foot.Presidential hopeful Obama ridicules Cheney over comments on Britain and Iraq USA Today - Feb 23 4:10 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ridiculed Vice President Cheney on Friday for saying Britain's decision to pull troops from Iraq is a good sign that fits with the strategy for stabilizing the country.Cheney, Australia's Howard to discuss Iraq, NKorea AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 3:14 PM
US Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday met Australian Prime Minister John Howard, one of Washington's staunchest allies, for talks likely to focus on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Local soldier wounded in Iraq Lancaster News - Feb 24 3:45 PM
The family of U.S. Army soldier Thomas West was preparing for the return of the soldier's body to Lancaster next week. It was posted on MySpace.com that Thomas West, who is serving in Iraq, had been shot three times in the back while helping another fallen soldier.Backlash feared from detention in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 1:57 PM
U.S. troops detained the eldest son of Iraq's most influential Shiite politician for nearly 12 hours Friday as he crossed back from Iran the same route Washington believes is used to keep powerful Shiite militias flush with weapons and aid.Suspected insurgent leader held briefly in Iraq USA Today - Feb 23 2:27 PM
A suspected al-Qaeda linked insurgent leader accused of financing attacks and recruiting fighters was captured in southern Iraq, Iraqi police said Friday. The U.S. military also said it was investigating reports of civilian casualties in fierce fighting in the volatile city of Ramadi.Iraq objector faces another court-martial Los Angeles Times - Feb 24 1:52 AM
The Army refiled charges at Ft. Lewis against a lieutenant who refused to serve in Iraq. His first court-martial was declared a mistrial. U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,154 AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 3:06 PM
As of Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, at least 3,154 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 2,537 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Blast kills 37 in Iraq ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 24 11:00 AM
A bomb near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq has killed at least 37 people and wounded around 60.Iraq film screening set for Sunday Poughkeepsie Journal - Feb 24 2:20 PM
ROSENDALE A benefit screening of "The Ground Truth" will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at the Rosendale Theater, 401 Main St., Rosendale. The showing of the documentary, which features Iraq veterans speaking about the war, will benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW).Apology issued over Iraq politican's son AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 1:39 PM
U.S. troops detained the son of Iraq's most powerful Shiite politician Friday as he returned to the country from Iran, keeping him in custody for nearly 12 hours before releasing him, Shiite officials said. The U.S. ambassador apologized for the arrest.Thousands protest against Iraq war Hemel Hempstead Gazette - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Thousands of anti-war protestors took part in demonstrations calling for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.Senate resolution has combat troops out of Iraq in a year Sports Illustrated - Feb 23 1:43 PM
New details are emerging about how Senate Democrats will seek to narrow the 2002 war authorization and limit the military's role in Iraq.40 die in Iraq mosque blast The Peninsula - Feb 24 3:51 PM
BAGHDAD A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq yesterday, a day after the mosque s imam had criticised Al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.Truck Explosion Kills At Least 35 In Iraq - Quick Fact Nasdaq - Feb 24 10:36 AM
(RTTNews) - A truck bomb explosion near a Sunni mosque killed at least 35 people in Habbaniya, Iraq. More than 60 people were wounded. The truck exploded while the worshipers left the mosque. Habbaniya is situated more than 50 miles west of Baghdad.Bomb-laden fuel tanker kills at least 40 in western Iraq Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 24 1:11 PM
A fuel tanker rigged with explosives at least 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq, a day after the mosque's imam had criticised Al Qaeda militants, Iraqi police say.*Truck Bomb Kills Atleast 35 People In Iraq Nasdaq - Feb 24 10:21 AM
(RTTNews) - Truck bomb kills atleast 35 people in Iraq.Former U-N ambassador calls for troop withdrawal, increased diplomacy in Iraq WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Democrats say President Bush needs to follow Britain's lead and start withdrawing troops from Iraq.At least 42 dead in attack on Iraq market RTÉ News - Feb 24 12:30 PM
At least 42 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a market area near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq. A fuel tanker rigged with explosives went off as worshippers left the mosque.Iraq pullout won't hurt alliance: Cheney The West Australian - Feb 24 2:09 PM
Pulling Australian combat troops out of Iraq would not damage America's alliance with Australia, US Vice-President Dick Cheney has conceded.Dozens killed in Iraq explosion IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 9:47 AM
Baghdad, Feb 24 (Xinhua) A truck exploded in western Iraq Saturday evening, killing at least dozens of people and wounding over 60, CNN TV channel reported.Would leaving Iraq damage U.S. standing in the world? Chicago Sun-Times - Feb 24 3:12 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that he would begin withdrawing British troops from Iraq immediately.Nearly 800 Iraq Contractors Killed Time Magazine - Feb 23 1:03 PM
In a largely invisible cost of the war in Iraq, nearly 800 civilians working under contract to the Pentagon have been killed and more than 3,300 hurt doing jobs normally handled by the U.S. military Former U.N. envoy supports Iraq pullout Boston Herald - Feb 24 8:45 AM
WASHINGTON - President Bush should follow British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lead and start withdrawing troops from Iraq, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said Saturday. "Engaging...Protesters Want All British Troops Out Of Iraq WCSH 6 Portland - Feb 24 1:56 PM
Anti-war protesters have converged on London, calling for Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw all of Britain's troops from Iraq.Turkey to step up diplomacy over Kurdish rebels in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 12:30 PM
Turkey's top security body said Friday the government should step up diplomatic initiatives to resolve a row with Iraq and the United States over Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq.Fuel tanker bomb kills 37 in Iraq Dawn - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Feb 24: A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 37 people when it blew up near a mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's Sunni imam had criticised Al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.War Becomes Play For Children In Iraq WLBZ Bangor - Feb 24 1:47 PM
Call it a sad fact of life, but war has become play for children in Iraq. Make-believe war games inspired by the Shiite-Sunni conflict have become a staple of outdoor street play in Baghdad.Local man on leave from Iraq Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise - Feb 24 12:17 PM
Steve Vanderhoff is back from Iraq, at least for a few days. Although Vanderhoff and his family call Bartlesville home, he has been serving in the Iraqi city of Ramadi since late November as part of the Army s 486th Civilian Affairs Battalion.Iraq force 'can't reduce without risk' Hastings Gazette - Feb 24 4:05 PM
Australia could not scale down its military contingent in southern Iraq without running excessive risk, a senior defence academic has warned.Beijing new goal for soldiers hurt in Iraq, Afghanistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 1:12 PM
US soliders hurt in Iraq or Afghanistan combat will be provided sport training under two new programs revealed Friday, one of them aiming to boost the US medal count at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.Former U.N. Envoy Supports Iraq Pullout RedNova - Feb 24 12:25 PM
By ANN SANNER WASHINGTON - President Bush should follow British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lead and start withdrawing troops from Iraq, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said Saturday. "Engaging in a broad-based diplomatic offensive, and beginning a redeployment of U.S.Fuel tanker bomb kills 37 in western Iraq The New Zealand Herald - Feb 24 11:05 AM
BAGHDAD - A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 37 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq today, a day after the mosque's imam had criticized al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.Truck bomb kills 37 in Iraq TVNZ - Feb 24 11:02 AM
A truck bomb killed 37 people and wounded 64 near a Sunni mosque in a market in volatile western Iraq on Saturday, police said. The bomb exploded in the town of Habaniya, 85 km west of Baghdad in Anbar province, where US forces are battling a fierce Sunni Arab insurgency.White House opposes changing Iraq war resolution Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:55 AM
The White House expressed opposition on Friday to any attempt by the U.S. Senate to revise the 2002 resolution that President George W. Bush used to go to war in Iraq.45 Nevada Air National Guard airmen head to Iraq KTVN Reno - Feb 24 4:28 PM
RENO About 45 airmen from two Reno-based Air National Guard units bade farewell to families and left today for a two- to six-month deployment in Iraq.REVIEW / Hard to watch, but well worth it -- Forsythe's 'Guernica' of Iraq war unapologetically evokes reality of ... San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 24 3:57 AM
Much fuss has been made over William Forsythe's decision to tackle the Iraq war in his "Three Atmospheric Studies," which had its keenly anticipated U.S. premiere at UC Berkeley's Cal Performances on Thursday. The issue isn't whether choreographers should... Iraq war mothers demonstrate outside Blair's office AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:58 AM
A group of military mothers whose children have been killed in Iraq staged a protest outside Prime Minister Tony Blair's Downing Street office Friday, 24 hours before an anti-war march.U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 24 3:52 AM
As of Friday, at least 3,154 members of the U.S. military have died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identifications reported by the military: - Army Sgt. Richard L. Ford, 40, East... Iraq Shiite Politician's Son Says 'Humiliated' By US Troops Nasdaq - Feb 24 7:06 AM
BAGHDAD (AP)--The eldest son of Iraq's most influential Shiite politician complained Saturday that he was treated rudely and his bodyguards were "strongly abused" by U.S. troops who detained them after they crossed back from Iran.