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Al Qaeda in Iraq 'shifting its tactics' - CNN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:32:50 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Al Qaeda in Iraq 'shifting its tactics' CNN (CNN) -- The former US ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, blames al Qaeda for Tuesday's coordinated bomb attacks in Iraq, saying al Qaeda ... Explosions in 2 major Iraq cities kill 9 peopleThe Associated Press Iraq strengthens hand at OPEC with oil dealsReuters Slideshow: Three car bomb explode in IraqExaminer.com RTT News -Monsters and Critics.com -Xinhua all 1,026 news articles »

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Up to 56000 more contractors likely for Afghanistan, congressional agency says - Washington Post Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:54:14 GMT+00:00

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Up to 56000 more contractors likely for Afghanistan, congressional agency says Washington Post "Prior to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, contracting was done on an ad-hoc basis and was not adequately incorporated into the doctrine -- or culture ... Poll: Afghanistan harder than IraqPolitico Washington's Two Lost WarsMonthly Review Getting Realistic about AfghanistanConsortium News Gather.com -9&10 News -Desert Dispatch all 677 news articles »

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Tony Blair bombshell: how it reshapes the Iraq war debate - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:12:45 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Tony Blair bombshell: how it reshapes the Iraq war debate Christian Science Monitor Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's remarks about the Iraq war move us away from a legal debate to a moral one. By Brendan O'Neill / December 15, ... Iraq War Inquiry Depicts Britain as Sidekick to USNew York Times Blair slated for Iraq war 'power trip'Mirror.co.uk Comment: Iraq confession puts Blair's integrity on lineCNN guardian.co.uk -BBC News -National Review Online (blog) all 776 news articles »

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4370 - Newsday (subscription) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:42:07 GMT+00:00

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4370 Newsday (subscription) 15, 2009, at least 4370 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ... and more »

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Americans sidelined British effort in Iraq, says Sir Jeremy Greenstock - Times Online Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:51:25 GMT+00:00

guardian.co.uk

Americans sidelined British effort in Iraq, says Sir Jeremy Greenstock Times Online British officials sent to run the newly liberated Iraq in 2003 found themselves sidelined by American authorities, under-resourced and answering to ... Chilcot censors Iraq inquiry's live broadcastguardian.co.uk Britain was warned about Iraq's 'capacity for violence'Telegraph.co.uk Iraq invasion 'catastrophic success'Irish Times OpEdNews -Independent -Channel 4 News all 33 news articles »

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VA clinics transform as more women join ranks - San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:58:05 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

VA clinics transform as more women join ranks San Francisco Chronicle Mixed with the Vietnam and World War II-era patients waiting for a doctor are women in their 20s who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, reading Allure magazine ... New VA patients younger, more likely to be womenThe Associated Press When Jenny Comes Marching Home, Few Seem to Care About Female VeteransAbout - News & Issues (blog) The forgotten and forsaken US war veteran: femalesExaminer.com all 410 news articles »

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Iranian dissident group defies order to leave Iraq - MiamiHerald.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:22:35 GMT+00:00

Washington Post

Iranian dissident group defies order to leave Iraq MiamiHerald.com CAMP ASHRAF, Iraq -- An Iranian dissident group vowed Tuesday not to abandon its besieged camp north of Baghdad despite an Iraqi military ... PMOI relocation voluntary, Iraq saysUPI.com Lawmakers urge Obama to halt relocation of Iran dissidentsAFP MKO refuses to comply with Iraqi order to leavePress TV CNN -Enfield & Haringey Independent -NCR-Iran.org (press release) all 62 news articles »

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Winning move for Majnoon gives Shell a psychological boost - Financial Times Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:05:15 GMT+00:00

Financial Times

Winning move for Majnoon gives Shell a psychological boost Financial Times The invitation to develop Iraq's huge oil reserves could not have come at a better time for the biggest western ... Shell Nabs Iraq Oil Field Bid - Analyst BlogBenzinga Royal Dutch Shell wins Iraq Oil Field Bid (RDS.A)Comtex Smartrend Oil executives gird for work in risky IraqReuters Moneycontrol.com -CIOB International News -Wall Street Journal all 212 news articles »

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US Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4, 370 - New York Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:23:37 GMT+00:00

US Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4, 370 New York Times 14, 2009, at least 4370 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ... and more »

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S.Leone unemployed get work in Iraq, Afghanistan: official - AFP Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:22:33 GMT+00:00

AFP	S.Leone unemployed get work in Iraq, Afghanistan: official AFP FREETOWN — A first batch of young, unemployed people from Sierra Leone departed for Afghanistan and Iraq on Tuesday to start jobs in the war-torn countries ... and more »