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Suicide Attack Kills at Least 15 in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:55:06 GMT

Suicide Attack Kills at Least 15 in Iraq New York Times, United States It was the second attack on security forces in Iraq in two days, punctuating a spike in bombings that has killed more than 70 people this month, including five American soldiers who died in a suicide truck bombing in northern Iraq last Friday. ... Suicide blast hits Iraq army base BBC News Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 15 Iraqi soldiers The Associated Press Suicide bomber kills 16 Iraqi soldiers in Anbar province Los Angeles Times Bloomberg - Xinhua all 1,619 news articles

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Iraq says attacks will not derail US withdrawal - AFP Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:46:09 GMT

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Iraq says attacks will not derail US withdrawal AFP "It would be good for Al-Qaeda if US forces stayed in Iraq, because they could justify their kidnappings, bombings and killings," he told AFP. A security pact signed with Washington in November requires the fewer than 140000 US troops in Iraq to pull ... Video: C-SPAN Vignette: US Army Patrol in Diyala Province, Iraq C-SPAN Iraqi gays face 'lives of hell' BBC News Fresh Anti-Gay Death Threats In Iraq On Top Magazine Reuters - The Associated Press all 241 news articles

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Iraqi-born insurgent jailed for 25 years in US - AFP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:46:00 GMT

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Iraqi-born insurgent jailed for 25 years in US AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) — A US federal judge Thursday sentenced an Iraqi-born Dutch citizen to 25 years in prison for conspiring to kill Americans in Iraq in the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department said. Wesam al-Delaema, who made demonstration ... Bomber will get final sentence from Dutch judge The Associated Press IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS Atlanta Journal Constitution Dutch man sentenced in first Iraq terror prosecution The Hill Jawa Report - The Associated Press all 520 news articles

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Gates Takes His Case for Military Budget on the Road - New York Times Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:23:38 GMT

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Gates Takes His Case for Military Budget on the Road New York Times, United States “For too long, there was a belief, or a hope, that Iraq and Afghanistan were exotic distractions that would be wrapped up relatively soon,” Mr. Gates told a sometimes skeptical audience of officers and civilians at the Army War College here in ... The Calculating Mr. Gates Washington Post Gates warns against big cuts in future spending GovExec.com Gates Cites Need to Learn From Past Drawdowns Systems Providence Eyewitness News - Reuters all 322 news articles

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Ky. jury set for ex-soldier's Iraq slayings trial - Houston Chronicle Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:23:26 GMT

Ky. jury set for ex-soldier's Iraq slayings trial Houston Chronicle, United States Prosecutors say he took part in the rape and murder of 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the shooting deaths of her family in Mahmoudiya, Iraq. Green, who is accused by prosecutors of being a central figure in the rape and killings, ...

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US sergeant gets life for detainee murders in Iraq - AFP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:16:04 GMT

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US sergeant gets life for detainee murders in Iraq AFP VILSECK, Germany (AFP) — A US soldier was jailed for life Thursday for the "execution-style" murder of four prisoners in Iraq, a court martial here said. US Master Sergeant John E. Hatley had also been found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy to kill the ... US soldier guilty in Iraq slayings Philadelphia Inquirer Soldier given life for Iraq murders The Press Association US soldier gets life for murder of Iraq prisoners Irish Times The Associated Press - The Associated Press all 901 news articles

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Iraq Veteran and Walter Reed Officials Praise Advances in Smart ... - Washington Post Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:46:46 GMT

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Iraq Veteran and Walter Reed Officials Praise Advances in Smart ... Washington Post, United States Greg Gadson, who lost both his legs when he was wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq, is the first person to try out the new Power Knees, the latest in prosthetic technology. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate ... Iraq veteran gets powerful new knees CNN Iraq Veteran Tests New Bionic Knee MyFox Washington DC Dual amputee, wounded in Iraq, gets special 'power knees' 9NEWS.com WFIE-TV all 10 news articles

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Iraq/Afghan War News: Rape law reviewed - Middle East Times Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:29:02 GMT

Washington Times

Iraq/Afghan War News: Rape law reviewed Middle East Times, Egypt Ali Hussein Balo, a Kurdish lawmaker who sits on the regional government's oil and gas committee, told the Iraqi political Web site Niqash.org that Iraq faces a looming budget crisis due to stagnating oil prices. "If the oil price remains the same, ... Ninewa: digging Iraq's grave Kurdish Globe Kurds anxious over US withdrawal Washington Times Iraq's Minorities Issue Joint Statement on Kurdish Expansion Plans AINA Zawya all 24 news articles

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Battalion sent to Afghanistan after 2 weeks in Iraq - USA Today Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:40:18 GMT

Battalion sent to Afghanistan after 2 weeks in Iraq USA Today Usually when troops are shifted from Iraq to Afghanistan, the change occurs between regular rotations abroad, after they spend several months at their home base. The decision underscores how military commanders are scrambling to meet President Obama's ... US must stay engaged in Iraq despite Afghanistan: analysts Africasia As of Tuesday, day 2215 of the war in Iraq… Pasadena Weekly Army shifts another unit to Afghanistan Stars and Stripes PSU Daily Vanguard - ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists all 11 news articles

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Report Shows Torture Is Widespread in Iraq - TIME Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:12:04 GMT

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Report Shows Torture Is Widespread in Iraq TIME But in Iraq, torture is not a thing of the past, according to the findings of a new study on civilian causalities. Published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, the report examined the causes of death for 60481 Iraqi civilians killed ... After the Torture Memos: Can We Stop Paying George W.'s Pension? Huffington Post Not All Were Silent I Atlantic Online Torture in detention: Guantanamo to Malaysia Malaysia Kini Center for Research on Globalization - Consortium News all 18 news articles