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Iraq PM vows Cabinet shakeup in 2 weeks 
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Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet within two weeks and pursue criminal charges against political figures linked to extremists as a sign of his government's resolve to restore stability during the U.S.-led security crackdown in Baghdad.Industry being revitalised in Iraq: US official AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Industry is being revitalised in Iraq, despite the raging violence, and creating lucrative openings for entrepreneurs brave enough to do business here, a top US official insists.Ex-envoy casts doubt on Iraq conference AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 4:05 PM
The former Arab League envoy to Baghdad said in an interview Saturday that he did not believe the upcoming conference of Iraq's neighbors would calm and stabilize the country.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,168 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 3:50 PM
As of Saturday, March 3, 2007, at least 3,168 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 2,547 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Blair: Iraq controversy will go when I go AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 2:43 PM
Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview to be published Sunday that domestic controversy over his backing for Washington over Iraq will end when he leaves office in the coming months.Insurgents strike as Iraq vows to avenge slain cops AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 12:32 PM
A suicide car bomber killed 12 people in an attack on a checkpoint in western Iraq on Saturday, as the embattled government vowed to avenge the murder of 14 kidnapped policemen.Soldier convicted of negligent homicide in Iraq shooting USA Today - Mar 03 1:37 PM
An Arkansas soldier has been convicted of negligent homicide for the shooting death of a fellow guardsman in Iraq. Spc. Daniel E. Turner was convicted Monday in Baghdad and sentenced to 15 years in a military prison, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Saturday.Soldier gets 15 months in Iraq shooting AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 12:25 PM
An Arkansas soldier has been convicted of negligent homicide for the shooting death of a fellow guardsman in Iraq.Congress' Iraq struggle evokes Vietnam years Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 5:39 AM
A large portrait of Mike Mansfield, dogged Democratic foe of the Vietnam war, hangs near the Senate chamber where a new generation of Democrats is trying to stop another unpopular conflict -- in Iraq.Iran War Weapons Fuel Iraq Insurgency Washington Post - Mar 03 10:39 AM
MUNTHERIA BORDER CROSSING, Iraq -- Mud roads crisscross green hills between palm groves. Snowcapped mountains rise in the distance across the Iranian border. Donkeys stroll along footpaths, carrying the region's harvest _ land mines.Iran says has received US 'proposals' for Iraq talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 6:00 AM
Iran is considering "proposals" which it has received from the United States for talks about Iraq's security, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Saturday.Iraq Terror Group Posts Tape of Killings ABC News - Mar 03 4:00 PM
Sunni Men Slain in Iraq After Threats for Talking to Shiites; Group Posts Tape of MurdersSunni Family Slain in Iraq After Threats ABC News - Mar 03 1:45 PM
Sunni Men Slain in Iraq After Threats for 'Reconciliation' Bid; Tape of Other Killings PostedMilitants targeting helicopters in Iraq killed: U.S. Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 2:29 AM
A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Saturday.Soldier Gets 15 Months in Iraq Shooting ABC News - Mar 03 11:47 AM
Ark. Soldier Convicted of Negligent Homicide in Iraq Shooting; Gets 15 Months in PrisonMcCain not changing stance on Iraq war UPI - Mar 03 11:40 AM
Arizona Sen. John McCain, on the campaign trail in Utah, said he will not alter his stance on the Iraq war and still supports sending additional troops.Iran War Weapons Fuel Iraq Insurgency ABC News - Mar 03 10:45 AM
Weapons From Iran War, Harvested by Shepherds Entering Mine Fields, Fuel Iraq InsurgencyIraq 'may come up' Newstalk via Yahoo!Xtra News - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
The Prime Minister may not be able to avoid Iraq during talks with President Bush in Washington later this month.Obama: Iraq strategy strengthened Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 10:08 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday blamed Bush administration failings in Iraq for strengthening the strategic position of Iran, which he says must be stopped from acquiring nuclear weapons.US official: Industry being revitalized in Iraq ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Industry is being revitalized in Iraq, despite the raging violence, and creating lucrative openings for entrepreneurs brave enough to do business here, a top US official insists.AP: Iraq PM Says He'll Reshuffle Cabinet ABC News - Mar 03 9:00 AM
Iraq Prime Minister, Under U.S. Pressure to Secure Country, Tells AP He'll Reshuffle CabinetIraq cabinet changes planned The Mining Journal - 1 minute ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraq s prime minister said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet within two weeks and pursue criminal charges against political figures linked to extremists as a sign of his government s resolve to restore stability during the U.S.-led security crackdown in Baghdad.Iraq Terror Group Posts Tape of Killings Freeport Journal - 4 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida-affiliated group said Saturday it killed 18 kidnapped government security forces in retaliation for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of the Shiite-dominated police, posting an online video of the officers being shot in the back of their heads while kneeling in a field.Soldier home from Iraq reflects on war The Daily Advance - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
An Elizabeth City native home on leave from the war in Iraq says Americans may not like the war in Iraq, but they shouldn't abandon support for the service of men and women fighting to protect the United States from terrorism.Special adviser on Iraq Compact named AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 9:00 PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed outgoing U.N. political chief Ibrahim Gambari as his special adviser on the International Compact for Iraq and other political issues and immediately sent him to Saudi Arabia for consultations.Cheney warns against hasty Iraq pullout AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 6:41 PM
A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney says.Sunni Insurgents Ascendant in Iraq's Caldron of Violence Washington Post - Mar 02 7:10 PM
BAGHDAD, March 2 -- In the photos, the 18 men were blindfolded, their hands tied behind their backs. They appeared Friday on the Web site of a Sunni insurgent group that said it had kidnapped the men to avenge the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of Iraq's Shiite-dominated police force.Industry being revitalised in Iraq: US official TODAYonline - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Iraqis shop at a supermarket in central Baghdad in February. Industry is being revitalised in Iraq, despite the raging violence, and creating lucrative openings for entrepreneurs brave enough to do business here, a top US official insists.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,168 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 03 3:50 PM
As of Saturday, March 3, 2007, at least 3,168 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Teheran agents smuggled in missile that shot down RAF helicopter in Iraq, inquiry finds Daily Telegraph - Mar 03 5:18 PM
A missile which brought down an RAF Lynx helicopter and killed five British Service personnel was smuggled into Iraq by Iranian agents, an official inquiry into the attack will reveal.Bush's incompetence in Iraq continues to be exposed: MLive.com - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
"The U.S. government wasted tens of millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction aid, including scores of unaccounted-for weapons and a never-used camp for housing police trainers with an Olympic-size swimming pool, investigators say."Rice names critic of U.S. Iraq policies as adviser Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 6:20 PM
Eliot Cohen, a supporter of the U.S. decision to invade Iraq but a critic of the post-war occupation, will become a top aide to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the State Department said on Friday.Iraq Terror Group Posts Tape of Murders RedNova - Mar 03 6:09 PM
By BRIAN MURPHY BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen rounded up a Sunni family that had received death threats for joining U.S.-organized talks with local Shiites, hauling away the men and boys and killing all six Saturday as suspected insurgents expanded a campaign of fear against opponents.Iran studying U.S. proposals for talks on Iraq: spokesman People's Daily - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Saturday that Iran is studying U.S. proposals for talks on Iraq.Local soldiers prepare for Iraq KGET 17 Bakersfield - Mar 03 6:42 PM
A group of local soldiers prepare for IraqIraq PM pledges cabinet shakeup AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 03 1:17 PM
Iraq's PM has said he would reshuffle his cabinet within two weeks and pursue criminal charges against political figures linked to extremists.Iraq car bomb kills 12 outside Ramadi Deutsche Welle - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
At least 12 people have been killed and more than 20 others wounded in a suicide car bombing near the city of Ramadi in western Iraq. Police said the attack came at a checkpoint outside of the city. A police officer was among those killed.Vietnam vet heads to Iraq seeking closure WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Mar 03 5:44 PM
DAVENPORT, Iowa A Davenport Vietnam War veteran is heading to Iraq next week to spend time with soldiers of the same platoon in which he served in 1965. Bob...Vietnam vet heads to Iraq seeking closure WOI-TV Des Moines - Mar 03 5:29 PM
DAVENPORT, Iowa A Davenport Vietnam War veteran is heading to Iraq next week to spend time with soldiers of the same platoon in which he served in 1965.Bush keeps pressure on Democrats on Iraq money Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:23 PM
President George W. Bush kept up the pressure on the Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday to set aside misgivings about his troop buildup and fully fund U.S. forces in Iraq.Iraq rebuilding critic joins State Dept. AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 3:54 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided to appoint a leading critic of the U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq as a senior aide, the State Department said Friday.Iraq's Maliki vows revenge Daily Telegraph - Mar 03 10:40 AM
A SUICIDE bomber killed 12 people in an attack on a checkpoint in western Iraq today, as the government vowed to avenge the murders of 14 kidnapped policemen.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,165 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:20 PM
As of Friday, March 2, 2007, at least 3,165 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 2,547 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Ex-Arab League envoy to Baghdad doubts Iraq conference will bring results CNews - Mar 03 4:30 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The former Arab League envoy to Baghdad said in an interview from Montreal on Saturday he does not believe the upcoming conference of Iraq's neighbours will calm and stabilize the country.Why I'm Not Embedded in Iraq The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 2:50 PM
MOST PEOPLE WOULD rather undergo several root canals than go to Iraq.Iran War Weapons Fuel Iraq Insurgency RedNova - Mar 03 2:25 PM
By LAUREN FRAYER MUNTHERIA BORDER CROSSING, Iraq - Mud roads crisscross green hills between palm groves. Snowcapped mountains rise in the distance across the Iranian border. Donkeys stroll along footpaths, carrying the region's harvest - land mines.Iraq's Maliki vows revenge Northern Territory News - Mar 03 5:51 PM
A SUICIDE car bomber killed 12 people in an attack on a checkpoint in western Iraq today, as the government vowed to avenge the murder of 14 kidnapped policemen.Local sailor killed in Iraq WKYC Cleveland - Mar 03 3:46 PM
Local sailor killed in IraqNigerian UN official named Ban Ki-moon adviser on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 2:46 PM
Ibrahim Gambari, a former UN undersecretary general for political affairs, was Friday named UN chief Ban Ki-moons special advisor on the International Compact with Iraq and other political issues.U.S. air strikes target insurgents in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - 31 minutes ago
U.S. air strikes in and around Baghdad killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters and seven members of what the U.S. military said on Saturday was an al Qaeda cell responsible for car bombings.Training was key for local Guard unit in Iraq Argus Observer - Mar 03 6:23 PM
By Pat Caldwell - Argus Observer Friday, March 2, 2007 1:04 PM PST Training and the unique structure of the Army National Guard paid off in Iraq for Ontario s citizen-soldier unit during its rare one-on-one encounters with enemy guerrillas.Dems Rally Behind Iraq Proposal Time Magazine - Mar 02 1:06 PM
House Democratic leaders have coalesced around legislation that would require troops to come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to help reduce violence there, party officials said Weapons harvested from Iran-Iraq war fuel insurgency El Paso Times - Mar 03 12:21 PM
MUNTHERIA BORDER CROSSING, Iraq - Snowcapped mountains rise in the distance across the Iranian border as donkeys stroll along footpaths, carrying the region's harvest - land mines.Afghan Taliban says sending fighters to Iraq: TV Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 12:28 PM
A senior Taliban commander said in remarks broadcast on Friday that the Afghan Islamist group was sending fighters to Iraq to support anti-U.S. insurgents.Insurgents strike as Iraq vows to avenge slain cops TODAYonline - Mar 03 12:50 PM
An Iraqi soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad. A suicide car bomber killed 12 people in an attack on a checkpoint in western Iraq on Saturday, as the embattled government vowed to avenge the murder of 14 kidnapped policemen.Courier News Online - Sunni family slain in Iraq Bridgewater Courier News - Mar 03 5:24 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Gunmen rounded up a Sunni family that had received death threats for joining U.S.-organized talks with local Shiites, hauling away the men and boys and killing all six Saturday as suspected insurgents expanded a campaign of fear against opponents.Iraq Casualties KKTV 11 Colorado Springs - Mar 03 12:29 PM
Six Fort Carson soldiers were wounded in an explosion last week in Iraq. One of the soldiers, 21 year old Sergeant Mark Ecker, lost both feet. He was hospitalized at Walter Reed in Washington, D.C.Sunni family slain in Iraq after threats for reconciliation efforts U.S. hits insurgent bases Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune - Mar 03 11:43 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Gunmen rounded up a Sunni family that had received death threats for joining U.S.-organized talks with local Shiites, hauling away the men and boys and killing all six Saturday as suspected insurgents expanded a campaign of fear against opponents. U.S. forces, meanwhile, reported airstrikes and raids on what it called Sunni militant bases linked to al-Qaida in Iraq. The recent ...U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 03 3:52 AM
As of Friday, at least 3,165 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 identifications reported by the military: - Army Pvt. Kelly D. Youngblood, 19,... North Carolina-based Marine Killed in Iraq Remembered by Family WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - Mar 03 12:06 PM
A North Carolina-based Marine killed in Iraq this week was remembered as an outgoing young man who enlisted to "save his family from harm" the day after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 11:00 AM
A look at the historical and current divides between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq.Arkansas soldier gets 15 months for negligent homicide in Iraq shooting CNews - Mar 03 1:15 PM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas soldier has been convicted of negligent homicide for the shooting death of a fellow guardsman in Iraq. Specialist Daniel Turner was convicted Monday in Baghdad and sentenced to 15 months in a military prison, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Saturday.Iraq looms in background at conservative summit Boston Globe - Mar 03 1:25 AM
WASHINGTON -- At a meeting of thousands of leading conservatives being wooed by GOP presidential candidates this week, the elephant in the room was not the iconic symbol of the Republican Party. It was the war in Iraq.Colorado State Senators debate Iraq War troop surge 9 News Denver - Mar 03 11:26 AM
DENVER - Colorado State Senators are planning on taking up the topic of Iraq in the next couple weeks, specifically whether more American soldiers should be sent into battle.Smith defends position on Iraq to Republicans NewsSource 16 Eugene - Mar 03 11:13 AM
Oregon Senator Gordon Smith defended his position against the war in Iraq to fellow Republicans Friday night, calling it an ancient civil war in which the United States has no ...Smith defends position on Iraq to Republicans KGW Portland - Mar 03 10:53 AM
SEASIDE, Ore. -- Oregon Senator Gordon Smith defended his position against the war in Iraq to fellow Republicans last night, calling it an ancient civil war in which the United States has NO winning strategy.Family: Son killed in Iraq was weeks away from coming home WFMJ Youngstown - Mar 03 3:18 PM
KENT, Ohio A sailor from northeast Ohio who was scheduled to return home by the end of the month was killed in Iraq. Twenty-one-year-old Luke Emch was a Navy corpsman assigned to the Marines.Family: Son killed in Iraq was weeks away from coming home FOX 45 Dayton - Mar 03 2:59 PM
KENT, Ohio (AP) -- A sailor from northeast Ohio who was scheduled to return home by the end of the month was killed in Iraq.McCain insists war in Iraq still can be won The Salt Lake Tribune - Mar 03 4:10 AM
Here's what the polls and pundits say: John McCain's position on Iraq - he has advocated sending more troops as Americans increasingly are calling for withdrawal - is hurting his chance to be president.Iraq car bomb kills 12 outside Ramadi Khaleej Times - Mar 03 10:38 AM
RAMADI, Iraq - A suicide car bomber killed one police officer and 11 civilians at a checkpoint near the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, a hospital medic said.Notes on Iraq RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 7:54 AM
In my column today on the administration's early efforts to secure Baghdad, I note some of the signs of progress that have emerged from Iraq in recently.Cheney warns against hasty Iraq pullout USA Today - Mar 02 7:39 AM
A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney said.Iran weighs US talks plan for Iraq Gulf News - Mar 03 12:53 PM
Tehran: Iran is considering "proposals" which it has received from the United States for talks about Iraq's security, a foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday.Iran claims US 'proposals' received on Iraq Perth Now - Mar 03 4:52 AM
IRAN is considering "proposals" which it has received from the United States for talks about Iraq's security, the foreign ministry spokesman said today.Norman Marine latest Oklahoman to be killed in Iraq NewsChannel 4 - Mar 03 1:58 PM
An Oklahoma Marine who was scheduled to return home next month died in Iraq today.State Guard troops face tour in Iraq Contra Costa Times - Mar 03 3:21 AM
The National Guard is likely to tap a Walnut Creek-based unit to lead the next large contingent of California troops to be deployed to Iraq. The Pentagon has called up about 800 California Army National Guard soldiers as part of President Bush's deployment of an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, largely to try to quell violence in Baghdad.Maryland Soldier Killed In Iraq The WBAL Channel - Mar 03 9:31 AM
WASHINGTON -- A soldier from Takoma Park, Md., was killed in Iraq this week, the Pentagon said Friday. Army specialist Jonathan D. Cadavero, 24, died Tuesday after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.Scrogin sustains serious injuries in Iraq Moberly Monitor-Index - Mar 03 9:10 AM
Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Scrogin, 24, was seriously injured Thursday as a U.S. Army helicopter he was in made a hard landing in northern Iraq Thursday.Vatican emissary discusses Iraq, nukes The Columbus Dispatch - Mar 03 4:08 AM
The United States and other countries can t leave Iraq to fend for itself, a top representative of the Vatican said yesterday. During an interview, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Roman Catholic papacy s observer to the United Nations, skirted the issue of how many foreign troops Iraq needs.AP: Iraq PM Says He'll Reshuffle Cabinet The Columbian - Mar 03 8:10 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet in coming days, as his government faces mounting U.S. pressure to take greater responsibility for security and other efforts to stabilize the country.Iraq 'close to partition', says French FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 7:12 AM
Iraq is nearing partition, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Friday as violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims raged on in Baghdad.Iraq PM vows cabinet shakeup in two weeks CTV.ca - Mar 03 8:01 AM
Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet within two weeks and pursue criminal charges against political figures linked to extremists.Iraq 'inconvenient truth' of war on terror: Cheney AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 6:11 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney told Democrats Thursday to stop "posturing" on Iraq, warning it was an "inconvenient truth" that the bloody conflict was the key front in the war on terror.Bush defends Iraq policy Louisville Courier-Journal - Mar 03 2:43 AM
Saying it's better to face the country's enemies abroad than at home, President Bush delivered a defense of his increasingly unpopular Iraq policy during a Louisville fundraiser yesterday evening for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell.Iran says received US 'proposals' for Iraq talks Middle East Online - Mar 03 7:12 AM
Tehran says studying American proposals sent through different channels regarding Iraq security.Iraq: Baghdad Copes With Security Surge Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 03 7:24 AM
March 3, 2007 -- The U.S.-announced security surge for Baghdad has been under way for several weeks, with more Iraqi and U.S. troops now on the capital's streets and more checkpoints. RFE/RL correspondent Valentinas Mite spoke with Laith Ahmad, a freelance correspondent for Radio Free Iraq in Baghdad, about the situtation.Iraq: CALL FOR WORLDWIDE INTENSIFYING MOBILIZATION UN Observer - Mar 03 9:11 AM
Twenty-four hours ago we issued an urgent alert, stating that the defence of human rights in Iraq, as a result of US occupation and its sectarian puppet forces, is practically impossible.Soldiers, Mothers Speak Passionately About Iraq Policy Valley News - Mar 03 6:22 AM
-- Three weeks after adopting a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, a committee of the Vermont Senate took testimony from people with particularly personal stakes in it.New challenges for the European Industry in Iraq - CEC starts third year of Rebuild Iraq Recruitment Program (RIRP) AME Info - Mar 03 5:38 AM
The third year after the beginning of the RIRP program shows that, the need for European companies to position themselves in the competitive environment in Iraq is more important than ever.Iraq probes alleged kidnap of 14 police AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:43 AM
Iraq is investigating the alleged kidnap of 14 policemen, the interior ministry said on Friday, after Al-Qaeda warned it might kill the officers in revenge for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman.Saudi-Iran meet seen likely to benefit Lebanon and Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:34 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday could lead to agreements between the two regional heavyweights that would ease the conflicts in Lebanon and Iraq, experts say.Delavan Guard unit headed to Iraq The Pantagraph - Mar 03 5:58 AM
DELAVAN -- A Delavan-based Illinois Army National Guard unit is being called to service in the Iraq war, but only for 12 months instead of the usual 18.Rice Picks Neo-Con Champion of Iraq War as Counselor Electronic Iraq - Mar 03 3:46 AM
WASHINGTON (IPS) - In a move that has surprised many foreign policy analysts here, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has appointed a prominent neo-conservative hawk and leading champion of the Iraq war to the post of State Department Counselor.Smith defends Iraq views to GOP The Oregonian - Mar 03 12:16 AM
SEASIDE -- U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith defended his rapidly changing stance on the Iraq war to a roomful of Republicans on Friday night, drawing cheers but also some harsh questions at the annual Dorchester Conference.Iraq launches hunt to avenge slain police AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 03 9:04 AM
Iraqi forces launched a mission on Saturday to kill or capture the Al-Qaeda insurgents who kidnapped 14 policemen, slit their throats and then boasted about it on the Internet.Militants targeting helicopters in Iraq killed-U.S. AlertNet - Mar 03 2:32 AM
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, March 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Saturday. In a statement, the military said the ... Marriages Between Sects Come Under Siege in Iraq Washington Post - Mar 03 11:16 AM
BAGHDAD -- The note was slipped under the door of May Mahmoud's shop. Neatly typed on a computer, it read: "You must leave your home. We give you three days. Or we will kill you." It was addressed to her husband.Iraq car bomb kills 12 outside Ramadi AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 03 9:06 AM
RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) - A suicide car bomber killed one police officer and 11 civilians at a checkpoint near the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, a hospital medic said Saturday.Iraq probing alleged kidnap of 14 cops AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 3:10 AM
Iraq is probing the alleged kidnap of 14 policemen, the interior ministry said Friday, after Al-Qaeda claimed it had seized the officers in revenge for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman.Iraq expert to speak on Monday at Tulane New Orleans Times-Picayune - Mar 02 11:22 PM
The senior State Department diplomat focused on Iraq will speak Monday at 7 p.m. at Tulane University, in Room 1111 of Goldring/Woldenberg Hall II.