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US withdrawal from Iraq more linked to deadline, timetable than actual ... - Xinhua Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:42:07 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

US withdrawal from Iraq more linked to deadline, timetable than actual ... Xinhua 12 (Xinhua) -- The US pullout of Iraq is only linked to a deadline and a timetable, rather than an actual strategy, and the United Nations, which maintains ... US Military Prepares to Leave Iraq, But May Stay If AskedVoice of America Iraq: Half built with the roof offThe Guardian Analysis: Debate grows over keeping troops in IraqThe Associated Press Telegraph.co.uk -USA Today -Irish Times all 330 news articles »

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Ambassador Leaves Iraq With Much Still Unsettled - New York Times Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:06:06 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

Ambassador Leaves Iraq With Much Still Unsettled New York Times BAGHDAD — Christopher R. Hill, the ambassador to Iraq charged with reshaping the American role here, on Thursday ended his 16-month tenure ... US wants Iraq to pay bill for war victimsThe Associated Press US Wants Iraq to Pay Bill for War VictimsABC News all 162 news articles »

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Al Qaida in Iraq targets Baghdad's police force - McClatchy Washington Bureau Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:20:16 GMT+00:00

msnbc.com

Al Qaida in Iraq targets Baghdad's police force McClatchy Washington Bureau BAGHDAD — As US combat forces leave the country, al Qaida in Iraq appears to be creeping back into the Iraqi ... Attacks target Iraq security forces, killing 6San Jose Mercury News Al Qaeda in Iraq targets Baghdad's developing police forceChristian Science Monitor Iraq army 'not ready' until 2020Aljazeera.net Telegraph.co.uk -BBC News -Free Internet Press all 592 news articles »

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Thomas Ricks: I'm More Optimistic About Afghanistan Than Iraq - Huffington Post (blog) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:14:15 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Thomas Ricks: I'm More Optimistic About Afghanistan Than Iraq Huffington Post (blog) [TIME] Ricks more optimistic about Afghanistan than Iraq. In an interview on NPR, bestselling author Tom Ricks said that unlike in Iraq, which "does look to ... Win Wars? General Must Also Politick and Do PRNew York Times Opinion: Petraeus faces mission impossibleCNN (blog) Barack Obama is running out of Iraq for all the wrong reasonsTelegraph.co.uk Veterans Today Network -Washington Examiner -DemocracyArsenal.org (blog) all 274 news articles »

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250 Louisiana National Guard troops return home from Iraq - NOLA.com Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:57:52 GMT+00:00

NOLA.com

250 Louisiana National Guard troops return home from Iraq NOLA.com About 250 Louisiana Army National Guard troops who returned to the United States from Iraq on Saturday celebrated homecomings across the state Thursday. ... Troops return to Travis Air Force Base after year in IraqTheReporter.com Fairfield-based military police unit returns from IraqSacramento Bee Troops Return To Travis AFB From IraqCBS 5 United States Army (press release) -WDSU New Orleans -Daily Comet all 34 news articles »

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Postal Service change will allow military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan to ... - Louisville Courier-Journal Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:07:31 GMT+00:00

Postal Service change will allow military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan to ... Louisville Courier-Journal The current policy requires Express Mail service, and Express Mail isn't available in Iraq or Afghanistan. Louisville resident Jack Gray, who was frustrated ... Postal service plans to resume mailing cigarettes, tobacco to soldiers in Iraq ...The Canadian Press all 181 news articles »

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AP Interview: US. contractor recounts kidnapping - The Associated Press Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:40:54 GMT+00:00

AP Interview: US. contractor recounts kidnapping The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — A US Army contractor kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year described how his captors easily maneuvered past Iraqi checkpoints as he was held ... and more »

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Iraq to Allow Iranian Gas Pipeline to Syria - Voice of America Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:03:03 GMT+00:00

Earthtimes

Iraq to Allow Iranian Gas Pipeline to Syria Voice of America Iraq says it has agreed to allow its neighbor, Iran, to build a natural gas pipeline to Syria through Iraqi territory. Iraq's government says Oil Minister ... Iraq Allows Transit Of Iranian Gas To SyriaRTT News Iraq refinery halts production after overloadPeninsula On-line Iraq agrees to Iran-Syria gas pipeline planPetroleumworld.com Earthtimes all 16 news articles »

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US commander stresses importance of funding Iraq security forces - Washington Post Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:01:24 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

US commander stresses importance of funding Iraq security forces Washington Post BAGHDAD -- The outgoing commander of US forces in Iraq said Tuesday that Iraqi security forces will continue to rely heavily on American ... Ramadan Unease: US Fears Iraq Attack WaveABC News US Military Confident on Iraq WithdrawalVoice of America Iraq and the Israeli angleYnetnews Examiner.com -New York Daily News -Politico (blog) all 522 news articles »

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Unlikely group helps photographer retrieve camera - MiamiHerald.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:16:44 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Unlikely group helps photographer retrieve camera MiamiHerald.com MIAMI -- Heard the one about the judge, the taco vendor, the pistol-packing Iraq war vet and the thief on roller blades? ... Thief on skates stopped by passersbyUPI.com all 27 news articles »