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Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics (Washington Post)
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Sun, 20 May 2007 02:15:35 GMT

NAJAF, Iraq -- The movement of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has embarked on one of its most dramatic tactical shifts since the beginning of the war.


Assessments Made in 2003 Foretold Situation in Iraq (Washington Post)
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Sun, 20 May 2007 01:26:37 GMT

Two intelligence assessments from January 2003 predicted that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and subsequent U.S. occupation of Iraq could lead to internal violence and provide a boost to Islamic extremists and terrorists in the region, according to congressional sources and former intelligence...


U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 19 May 2007 23:27:03 GMT

The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will be the world's largest and most expensive foreign mission, though it may not be large enough or secure enough to cope with the chaos in Iraq.


Blair's farewell tour makes stop in Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 19 May 2007 23:22:04 GMT

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on his last visit to Iraq before stepping down in June, urged Iraq's leaders to speed up reconciliation efforts to end the violence in the country Saturday — after three blasts rocked the compound where he met with Iraq's leaders.


U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,414 (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 20 May 2007 00:17:45 GMT

As of Saturday, May 19, 2007, at least 3,414 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 2,773 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Iraq parliament falling into disarray (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 19 May 2007 19:58:47 GMT

Iraq's parliament has been making headlines — for all the wrong reasons.


Kurds massacred as Blair visits Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 19 May 2007 20:05:23 GMT

Prime Minister Tony Blair defended his decision to back the invasion of Iraq on Saturday as his last visit to the war-torn country was marred by the massacre of 16 Kurdish villagers.


Border agents recruited for Iraq duty (USA Today)
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Sat, 19 May 2007 20:18:12 GMT

A military contractor is recruiting current and former agents with the U.S. Border Patrol to teach Iraqis how to secure their national borders. The U.S. State Department has asked Virginia-based DynCorp International to find 120 people with Customs and Border Enforcement experience to go to Iraq for the training.


U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever (USA Today)
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Sat, 19 May 2007 18:35:10 GMT

The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will be the world's largest and most expensive foreign mission, though it may not be large enough or secure enough to cope with the chaos in Iraq. The Bush administration designed the 104-acre compound to be an ultra-secure enclave, but it also is a prime target.


Blair tells Iraq no regrets in final visit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 19 May 2007 18:25:08 GMT

Britain's Tony Blair, on his last visit to Iraq as prime minister, said on Saturday he had no regrets about his part in the U.S.-led invasion that removed Saddam Hussein.