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Vietnam Vet From Arizona Is Oldest Soldier to Die in Iraq - FOXNews Fri, 15 May 2009 15:25:43 GMT

Daily Mail

Vietnam Vet From Arizona Is Oldest Soldier to Die in Iraq FOXNews PHOENIX — The oldest soldier to be killed in Iraq fought in Vietnam and decided to re-enlist at the age of 59 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the death of his wife, according to his brother. Army Maj. Steven Hutchison, 60, was killed in Iraq on ... 60-year-old is oldest Army soldier killed in Iraq The Associated Press Scottsdale soldier, 60, oldest to die in Iraq Arizona Republic Vietnam veteran Major Steven Hutchison becomes oldest US soldier ... Daily Mail msnbc.com - The Associated Press all 345 news articles

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Did Doctors Deny Iraq Shooter's Stress? - CBS News Thu, 14 May 2009 20:21:35 GMT

New York Daily News

Did Doctors Deny Iraq Shooter's Stress? CBS News, NY Wilburn Russell, the father of the US soldier accused of killing five fellow troops in Iraq says he believes counselors in a military stress center "broke" his son before the shootings. Wilburn Russell spoke with reporters Tuesday, May 12, 2009. ... Video: Remains of Stress Clinic Victims Arrive in US The Associated Press 'John Wayne' attitude cited in military mental health issues Dallas Morning News A tragic crime in Iraq Las Vegas Sun New York Times - New York Daily News all 399 news articles

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Grim photos - Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 16 May 2009 00:07:01 GMT

BBC News

Grim photos Salt Lake Tribune, United States Obama has responded that the pictures would only "further inflame anti-American opinion" and put US troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq in greater danger. He says they are not as graphic as the stark images from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq that ... Video: Obama reverses course on prisoner abuse photos UPI Obama's change of mind will keep troops safer Seattle Times Graphic Raw Torture Photos Out of Iraq Prison, Drudge Report Posts Post Chronicle MiamiHerald.com - CBS News all 2,138 news articles

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Can Gates Turn It Around? - Newsweek Fri, 15 May 2009 20:04:50 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Can Gates Turn It Around? Newsweek President Bush had been persuaded—largely by his national security adviser, Stephen Hadley—that the US was losing the struggle in Iraq: wholesale change at the Pentagon was needed to turn things around. In short order, Secretary of Defense Donald ... Video: US changes commander in Afghanistan RT New Strikes Against Taliban Are Expected Wall Street Journal Matt Gurney: Obama's new Afghanistan National Post Foreign Policy - New York Times all 1,996 news articles

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No Waterboarding Used in Questioning On Al-Qaeda Ties to Iraq ... - Washington Post Sat, 16 May 2009 01:35:47 GMT

No Waterboarding Used in Questioning On Al-Qaeda Ties to Iraq ... Washington Post, United States By Walter Pincus Senior intelligence officials yesterday acknowledged that two al-Qaeda operatives, Abu Zubaida and Khalid Sheik Mohammed, had been questioned about alleged links between al-Qaeda and Iraq when the two men underwent CIA interrogation in ... huffpo: Questions On Qaeda-Iraq Ties Were Among First To KSM TPMMuckraker Zubaydah, Waterboarded Multiple Times, Was Pressured To Reveal ... TPMMuckraker all 4 news articles

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House OKs $96.7B for Iraq, Afghan wars, other programs - USA Today Thu, 14 May 2009 20:41:24 GMT

Boston Globe

House OKs $96.7B for Iraq, Afghan wars, other programs USA Today The House has voted overwhelmingly to spend $96.7 billion military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus anti-flu programs and cargo planes the Pentagon does not want. President Obama had asked for $85 billion for the two wars, ... Video: US looking to boost military funding for right war RT US House backs $96.7 bln bill for Iraq, Afghan wars Reuters House Passes War Funds As 51 Democrats Dissent Washington Post Coon Rapids ECM Publishers - Wall Street Journal all 758 news articles

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Combat Medal Awarded for Frenzied Iraq Battle - Washington Post Fri, 15 May 2009 14:20:51 GMT

Combat Medal Awarded for Frenzied Iraq Battle Washington Post, United States By Ann Scott Tyson Assaulting from a helicopter onto a cluster of farm houses outside Samarra, Iraq, at 2 am, his team of Army Green Berets and Iraqi police were set down unexpectedly in the open, blinded by dust, and immediately came under heavy ... 3 Ft Carson Green Berets honored for valor in Iraq KJCT8.com 3 Ft Carson Green Berets honored for valor in Iraq Examiner.com 3 Fort Carson Soldiers Awarded For Heroism KRDO all 18 news articles

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Even in custody, Abu Omar al Baghdadi proves elusive - Los Angeles Times Thu, 14 May 2009 23:12:12 GMT

Aljazeera.net

Even in custody, Abu Omar al Baghdadi proves elusive Los Angeles Times, CA For the last three weeks, the Iraqi government has been trumpeting its capture of Baghdadi, the leader of Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and one of the country's most wanted terrorists. But it turns out there may be at least two people using ... Spike in suicide attacks: Is Al Qaeda in Iraq coming back? Christian Science Monitor Iraq says insurgent leader still in custody The Associated Press Anti Al-Qaeda leader and son killed in Iraq AFP eNews Park Forest - Reuters all 262 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4296 - The Associated Press Sat, 16 May 2009 00:20:18 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4296 The Associated Press As of Friday, May 15, 2009, at least 4296 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4296 Examiner.com all 28 news articles

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Shi'ite Maliki calls for majority rule in Iraq - Reuters Fri, 15 May 2009 14:02:07 GMT

Malaysia Star

Shi'ite Maliki calls for majority rule in Iraq Reuters BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a member of Iraq's Shi'ite Arab majority, has called for a reduction in power-sharing pacts that have given minority Sunnis and Kurds a greater political voice since 2003. ... Iraq Government Blames US Prisoner Release For Increased Violence MyStateline.com Iraq PM blames US prisoner releases for violence AFP Iraq says former prisoners behind attacks Reuters all 32 news articles