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Iraq's cash needs may drive energy deal with Kurds - guardian.co.uk Tue, 19 May 2009 16:49:22 GMT

Daily Star - Lebanon

Iraq's cash needs may drive energy deal with Kurds guardian.co.uk, UK Iraq's Oil Ministry on Monday rejected an $8 billion Kurdish plan to fill the Nabucco pipeline with gas for Europe, the latest spat in a long feud with the largely autonomous Kurdistan region over control of massive oil and gas reserves. ... UAE's Dana in leap with Iraq gas deal - analysts Reuters Iraq rejects Kurdish plans to export gas to Europe Forbes Iraq gas for Nabucco a tough deal Iraq Oil Report eTaiwan News - Reuters all 484 news articles

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US denies Iran accusation on Iraqi Kurds - AFP Tue, 19 May 2009 18:01:36 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US denies Iran accusation on Iraqi Kurds AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Defense Department on Tuesday rejected accusations from Iran that Washington was training "terrorists" in Iraq's Kurdish region and countered that Tehran was meddling in Iraq. "It's not to my knowledge that we are undertaking ... Iraq : Al-Qaeda behind attacks on Iranians PRESS TV Iranian Leader Accuses US of Supporting Terrorism Voice of America US rejects Iran charge of aiding terrorists in Iraq WashingtonTV آكي - Hürriyet all 319 news articles

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Iraq Arrests 2 Sunni Leaders, Raising Fears of Violence - New York Times Tue, 19 May 2009 00:21:23 GMT

BBC News

Iraq Arrests 2 Sunni Leaders, Raising Fears of Violence New York Times, United States The Awakening movement played a crucial role in reducing the violence in Iraq over the past two years, but some Sunni leaders have complained that the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has broken its promise to integrate their members ... Iraq to prosecute Sunni militiamen only for murder AFP Iraq slides election until January The Associated Press Trepidation as US exits Iraq's cities Christian Science Monitor Xinhua - Christian Science Monitor all 166 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4297 - Washington Post Tue, 19 May 2009 00:23:55 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4297 Washington Post, United States By AP AP -- As of Monday, May 18, 2009, at least 4297 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 4297 The Daily Advance all 75 news articles

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US moves shooting suspect from Iraq - Aljazeera.net Tue, 19 May 2009 05:45:22 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

US moves shooting suspect from Iraq Aljazeera.net, Qatar An army sergeant accused of killing five soldiers at a mental health clinic on a Baghdad base has left Iraq, according to the the US military. John Russell was being held in pre-trial confinement at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, a military spokesman said on ... Suspect in Iraq clinic shooting now in Kuwait The Associated Press War's Psychic Toll New York Times Troops spruce up Iraq bases before departure Stars and Stripes Los Angeles Times - Middle East Times all 205 news articles

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Keep the faith in fight for transparent government - Detroit Free Press Tue, 19 May 2009 07:46:06 GMT

China Daily

Keep the faith in fight for transparent government Detroit Free Press, United States ... well have it right that the photos of detainee abuse he's now unwilling to release have little or nothing new to show the American people -- and the world -- beyond what they've seen in previously released photos from the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. ... President Obama is right: Don't release the Iraq prisoner photos The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Barack Obama's popularity is fueled by his personality, not his ... OregonLive.com Mr. Obama's War? Washington Post Newsday - CNN all 406 news articles

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Iraq releases 'al-Baghdadi tape' - Aljazeera.net Mon, 18 May 2009 15:44:21 GMT

Boston Globe

Iraq releases 'al-Baghdadi tape' Aljazeera.net, Qatar Iraqi authorities have released a video they says shows the interrogation of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the purported leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Major General Qasim Atta, the spokesman for Baghdad's security operations, showed at a news conference on ... Video: Inside Iraq - Rising violence - 15 May 09 - Part 1 Al Jazeera Iraq police release video 'of Qaeda leader' AFP Iraq shows confessions of top al-Qaida Xinhua Washington Post - Reuters all 347 news articles

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Army captain pleads guilty in Iraq theft ring - The Associated Press Mon, 18 May 2009 20:32:20 GMT

3 News NZ

Army captain pleads guilty in Iraq theft ring The Associated Press (AP) — An Army captain pleaded guilty Monday to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of military equipment from an Army base in Iraq and selling it to a businessman there. Elbert W. George III, 36, of Suffolk, Va., faces up to five years in ... Suffolk soldier pleads guilty in Iraq scheme Suffolk News-Herald Captain pleads guilty in equipment theft United Press International Two US soldiers plead guilty to selling supplies to Iraqi businessman Washington Examiner The San Francisco Examiner - PR Newswire (press release) all 202 news articles

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'GQ': Top-secret Iraq war reports featured Biblical phrases - USA Today Mon, 18 May 2009 13:24:05 GMT

BBC News

'GQ': Top-secret Iraq war reports featured Biblical phrases USA Today An article in the current issue of GQ reports that in the early days of the Iraq war, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld would often hand carry to the White House a daily, top secret "Worldwide Intelligence Update" that included a cover page ... Donald Rumsfeld's dirty laundry guardian.co.uk Cafferty: Complete investigation of Bush admin and Iraq war ... CNN Political Ticker Biblical Quotes Said to Adorn Pentagon Reports New York Times Newsday - BBC News all 296 news articles

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Britain cited in soldier's Iraq death - United Press International Mon, 18 May 2009 13:20:06 GMT

BBC News

Britain cited in soldier's Iraq death United Press International On Monday, three judges considering the case of Pvt. Jason Smith, who died in Iraq while serving with the British Army, dismissed an attempt by the Ministry of Defense to reverse a lower court ruling that found the government liable for Smith's 2003 ... Video: Soldiers' human rights victory: A mother's response ITN NEWS Mother's joy at test case verdict BBC News Mother of dead soldier hails human rights breach ruling Scotsman Press and Journal - The Herald all 239 news articles