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Iraq war: Good news? Really - Seattle Post Intelligencer Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:09:18 GMT

New York Times

Iraq war: Good news? Really Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago Our critics like to point out that we never write about the good things going on in Iraq. We didn't genuflect and praise those who called for the surge ... US officials defend Iraq's oil-fed budget surplus The Associated Press US Senators Want Iraq to Spend Oil Revenue on Reconstruction Voice of America Iraq fails to spend '$79bn surplus' Aljazeera.net Times Online - Minneapolis Star Tribune all 670 news articles

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Iraq elections vote delayed - Reuters UK Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:01:13 GMT

WELT ONLINE

Iraq elections vote delayed Reuters UK, UK - 7 hours ago By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament failed to reach agreement on an elections law on Wednesday, likely delaying into 2009 local polls ... Iraq elections vote delayed until after summer break Reuters Iraq fails to agree election law BBC News Iraq MPs break for summer without passing elections law AFP International Herald Tribune - Reuters all 3,349 news articles

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Iraq Roadside Bomb Attacks Drop to Record Low, US Army Says - Bloomberg Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:03:51 GMT

CBS News

Iraq Roadside Bomb Attacks Drop to Record Low, US Army Says Bloomberg - 1 hour ago 7 (Bloomberg) -- Roadside bomb attacks in Iraq dropped to a record low thanks to last year's surge in American troop numbers and the support of local Sunni ... Roadside bombs now less sophisticated, more vexing The Associated Press Afghan roadside bomb incidents hit four-year peak Reuters IED attacks plummet in Iraq; on rise in Afghanistan Stars and Stripes Military Watch all 128 news articles

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US military works to keep out Iraq militia leaders - The Associated Press Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:31:20 GMT

Seattle Post Intelligencer

US military works to keep out Iraq militia leaders The Associated Press - 4 hours ago US commanders believe many senior militants escaped the offensives by going to sympathetic areas in southern Iraq and neighboring Iran. ... US military: Iranian-made munitions seized in Iraq Jerusalem Post Iran is part of the solution in Iraq, not the problem Daily Star - Lebanon The United States Wins Iraq War RushLimbaugh.com (subscription) Kansas City Star - Wall Street Journal all 277 news articles

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Iraq parliament fails to pass elections bill - Los Angeles Times Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:37:07 GMT

Washington Times

Iraq parliament fails to pass elections bill Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago Iraq lawmakers break for vacation, unable to agree on oil-rich Kirkuk, which the Kurds want to annex to the semiautonomous Kurdish region. ... US-Allied Sunni Leader and 6 Guards Killed in Iraq New York Sun Iraqi US-allied leader shot dead PRESS TV Gunmen Ambush Sunni Sheik Wall Street Journal Los Angeles Times all 134 news articles

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Book accuses White House of faking Iraq-9/11 link - Los Angeles Times Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:46:42 GMT

Washington Post

Book accuses White House of faking Iraq-9/11 link Los Angeles Times, CA - 21 hours ago ... obtained compelling evidence in early 2003 that Iraq possessed no significant stocks of nuclear or biological weapons but decided to invade anyway. ... Angry denials are not enough guardian.co.uk Letter linking Iraq and al-Qa'eda was forged by US spies says new book Telegraph.co.uk Author stands by his claim of White House forgery MSNBC The Australian - Times Online all 620 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4134 - International Herald Tribune Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:30:49 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4134 International Herald Tribune, France - 3 hours ago 6, 2008, at least 4134 members of the US military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ...

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Iraq, flush with cash, adrift in spending it - San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:14:27 GMT

Iraq, flush with cash, adrift in spending it San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 45 minutes ago Five years after the American invasion, Iraq, suddenly flush with petrodollars, has caught up with the United States in its ability to fund its own ... PHOTOS: Strikers Patrol Northern Baghdad Streets, Markets NewsBlaze PHOTOS: Fish Market Provides Iraqi's Basic Needs, Wants NewsBlaze MND-B Soldiers seize cache, discover UXO NewsBlaze NewsBlaze - NewsBlaze all 10 news articles

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Britain Debates Army’s Delay at Basra - New York Times Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:12:03 GMT

Times Online

Britain Debates Army’s Delay at Basra New York Times, United States - 48 minutes ago By JOHN F. BURNS LONDON — More than four months after American troops were moved hundreds of miles across Iraq to help save a faltering Iraqi Army offensive ... British ponder long-term Iraq presence Middle East Times Report: Britain is seeking long-term presence in Iraq Stars and Stripes Mehdi Army to stop carrying weapons ABC Online American Enterprise Institute - BBC News all 263 news articles

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Three killed in northern Iraq suicide car bombing - Focus News Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:06:58 GMT

PRESS TV

Three killed in northern Iraq suicide car bombing Focus News, Bulgaria - 4 hours ago Mosul, Iraq. Three people were killed and 14 wounded in a suicide car bombing which targeted an army patrol in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday ... Five killed, 28 injured in Iraq attacks AFP Iraq bombs kill 3, injure 23 CNN Two US soldiers killed in bomb attack in Iraq Xinhua Reuters - McClatchy Washington Bureau all 397 news articles