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Senate near deal to advance Iraq funding - The Associated Press Wed, 21 May 2008 23:10:34 GMT

Alalam News Network

Senate near deal to advance Iraq funding The Associated Press - 3 hours ago The plan by Majority Leader Harry Reid would also provide for passage of Bush's funding request without restrictions on his conduct of the Iraq war. ... Despite veto threat, Senate loads Iraq war funding bill with ... International Herald Tribune Democrats Target House Republicans for War Funding Vote Wall Street Journal Blogs Senator Changes Course, Balk at Funding Iraq War NPR PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - FOXNews all 2,080 news articles

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Tariq Aziz trial told of Iraq merchant executions - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 21 May 2008 23:14:08 GMT

NDTV.com

Tariq Aziz trial told of Iraq merchant executions Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago The court began hearing witnesses on Tuesday, when Aziz accused the court of being an instrument of revenge against him by Iraq's now dominant Shia parties. ... Witnesses in Iraq's Aziz trial tells of loved ones' rushed execution AFP Iraq's Aziz trial resumes in Baghdad Xinhua Tarek Aziz trial ongoing in Iraq court Alsumaria BBC News - New York Times all 333 news articles

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Muck and menace in Maliki's Iraq - Asia Times Online Wed, 21 May 2008 10:42:48 GMT

Canada.com

Muck and menace in Maliki's Iraq Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 16 hours ago By Sami Moubayed DAMASCUS - Nuri al-Maliki celebrated the second anniversary of his assumption of power as prime minister of Iraq, on May 20. ... US: Mosul attacks down 85 percent The Associated Press Michael Gordon's Official Sources See Great Success in Iraq -- Again Huffington Post Iraqi troops enter Shiite enclave peacefully Seattle Times Voice of America - World Socialist Web Site all 1,861 news articles

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US Defends Policy Of Detention For Juveniles in Iraq, Afghanistan - Voice of America Wed, 21 May 2008 21:51:57 GMT

PRESS TV

US Defends Policy Of Detention For Juveniles in Iraq, Afghanistan Voice of America - 5 hours ago By Lisa Schlein The United States has defended its policy of detaining juveniles in prisons in Iraq, and Afghanistan. The issue is expected to be high on ... US criticized for handling of child detainees in Iraq CNN Rights group attacks US over Iraq child detentions Reuters US defends detention of children in Iraq AFP The Associated Press - ReliefWeb (press release) all 99 news articles

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Iraq criticized after disbanding Olympic committee - The Associated Press Wed, 21 May 2008 20:20:28 GMT

KARE

Iraq criticized after disbanding Olympic committee The Associated Press - 6 hours ago Iraq Olympic Committee chairman Ahmed al-Hijiya and about 30 other sports officials were kidnapped in Baghdad in 2006. While some were released, ... Iraq Olympic committee disbanded Channel 4 News all 117 news articles

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Petraeus: Troops in Iraq help blunt Iran threat - The Associated Press Wed, 21 May 2008 21:20:30 GMT

PRESS TV

Petraeus: Troops in Iraq help blunt Iran threat The Associated Press - 5 hours ago David Petraeus, who is to assume control of US forces in the Middle East, says that a continued US presence in Iraq is more likely to blunt, ... Congress Must Ask General Petraeus Tough Questions Center For American Progress Questions for General Petraeus and General Odierno Huffington Post all 83 news articles

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US shoots 11 in Iraq - Reuters Wed, 21 May 2008 17:04:30 GMT

Sabah

US shoots 11 in Iraq Reuters - 9 hours ago BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The US military said its troops shot dead 11 militants in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, but police and several residents said at least ... Iraq troops move into Sadr City Chicago Tribune Swimming to Iraq... Kansas City Star Shiite stronghold in Baghdad is calm as Iraqi troops move in Minneapolis Star Tribune Los Angeles Times - AFP all 281 news articles

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Report: Terrorism stats are skewed by Iraq attacks - The Associated Press Thu, 22 May 2008 02:20:30 GMT

BBC News

Report: Terrorism stats are skewed by Iraq attacks The Associated Press - 39 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of an increase in terrorist violence around the world have been distorted by the high number of civilian casualties in Iraq, ... BC researchers say death toll in Iraq distorts decline in global ... The Canadian Press Iraq figures distort terrorism statistics - study Reuters South Africa Terrorism in decline ABC Online BBC News - The Canadian Press all 37 news articles

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Canada to deport first US deserter of Iraq war - AFP Wed, 21 May 2008 20:00:27 GMT

The Gazette (Montreal)

Canada to deport first US deserter of Iraq war AFP - 6 hours ago OTTAWA (AFP) — Canada is set to deport in June the first of possibly hundreds of American soldiers who sought asylum to avoid military duty in Iraq, ... Iraq war deserter faces deportation from Canada Reuters Canada US deserter faces deportation from Canada CNN Guerra Iraq Yahoo! Italia Notizie The Canadian Press - Canada NewsWire (press release) all 63 news articles

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AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ: US casualties identified - Los Angeles Times Wed, 21 May 2008 04:42:21 GMT

All American Patriots (press release)

AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ: US casualties identified Los Angeles Times, CA - 22 hours ago ... 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, Ky. At least 4079 US military personnel have died since the Iraq war began. PHOTOS: Field Artillery Soldiers process 75 new Sons, Daughters of ... NewsBlaze Iraq War Continues with No End in Sight John Birch Society New Troops in Iraq Will Keep Number at 140000 Washington Post Macon County Times - Wired News all 510 news articles