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For Marines, it's back to the future after Iraq, Afghanistan - Washington Post Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:41:02 GMT

Austin American-Statesman

For Marines, it's back to the future after Iraq, Afghanistan
Washington Post
With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift, returning to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars. ...
Postwar Marines: smaller, less focused on land warCBS News
MILITARY: Postwar Marines: smaller, less focused on land warNorth County Times
Iraq War veteran attends college before heading overseas againVentura County Star

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Building a stable Iraq - Washington Post Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:22:06 GMT

Building a stable Iraq
Washington Post
A great many sacrifices by the Iraqi and the American people have enabled Iraq to discard the squalid regime of Saddam Hussein and establish a free and democratic society. As American troops depart in accordance with the Troops Withdrawal Agreement of ...
December marks the beginning of the end of the US war in Iraq.NPR (blog)
Expert predicts instability in Iraq after US troop withdrawalNewstrack India
New great gameOman Tribune

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“Arrows of the Night”: The man behind the Iraq War - Salon Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:21:03 GMT

Salon

“Arrows of the Night”: The man behind the Iraq War
Salon
The story of how Ahmad Chalabi bamboozled the US into Iraq is like a great spy novel. Too bad the blood is real By Laura Miller In the saga of Ahmad Chalabi, fact and fiction mingle promiscuously until they become a disorienting blur. ...

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Explosions in Iraq kill 6 people, including father and son building a bomb ... - Washington Post Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:10:09 GMT

The Associated Press

Explosions in Iraq kill 6 people, including father and son building a bomb ...
Washington Post
BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say explosions have killed six people, including a father and son who were assembling a makeshift bomb that accidentally detonated inside their home. The two were killed in the northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday. Police Col. ...
Iraq's PM says country ready for US troops to leaveUSA Today
6 killed, 9 injured in Iraq's violencePeople's Daily Online
AP Interview: Iraq PM confident in post-US futureThe Associated Press
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The West is turning Iran into a new Iraq - Daily Mail Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:27:37 GMT

Daily Mail

The West is turning Iran into a new Iraq
Daily Mail
The US and Britain said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction which its mad leader, Saddam Hussein, wouldn't hesitate to use. The Israelis were itching to take him down. Better for us to get rid of him and his WMDs. Result: no WMDs found, ...
George Orwell on the Evil IraniansSalon
Has the War with Iran Already Begun?National Journal
Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in IranLos Angeles Times
Aljazeera.com -Al-Arabiya -ABC News (blog)
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Iraq: Key figures since the war began - Washington Post Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:10:13 GMT

Iraq: Key figures since the war began
Washington Post
30, 2011, from war-related violence, according to Iraq Body Count: At least 103775. —Assassinated Iraqi academics as of Aug. 25, 2011: 464. —Journalists killed on assignment as of Nov. 30, 2011: 174. COST: —More than $805 billion as of Nov. ...
Iraq: Key figures since the war beganSan Francisco Chronicle
Iraq: Key figures since the war beganNBC 29 News

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As US leaves Iraq, AP men recall a war in pictures - Boston.com Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:48:18 GMT

Boston.com

As US leaves Iraq, AP men recall a war in pictures
Boston.com
These were some of the harrowing images captured by three Iraqi photographers of The Associated Press who have covered the Iraq war since the US-led invasion of 2003. Now, as the last American troops prepare to leave their country, the three remember ...
As US leaves Iraq, AP men recall a war in picturesAtlanta Journal Constitution

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Iraq officials seek air defense deal with Gulf - Jerusalem Post Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:49:58 GMT

IBNLive.com

Iraq officials seek air defense deal with Gulf
Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS Baghdad moves to secure its airspace in lieu of US withdrawal; Iraqi president's chief of staff says Iraq lacks defense resources. RIYADH - Iraq is seeking a joint defense agreement for airspace with Gulf countries as it moves to secure its ...
Iraq official seeks air defence deal with GulfReuters India

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AP Interview: Iraq's PM confident in post-US security, independence from Iran - Washington Post Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:10:12 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

AP Interview: Iraq's PM confident in post-US security, independence from Iran
Washington Post
BAGHDAD — Weeks before the US pullout, Iraq's prime minister confidently predicted Saturday that his country will achieve stability and remain independent of its giant neighbor Iran even without an American troop presence. Nouri al-Maliki also warned ...
Iraq asserts its independenceThe Australian
Syria: fall of Bashar al-Assad 'will bring war to Middle East, warns IraqTelegraph.co.uk
PM confirms readings to receive Syrian Opposition to achieve settlementAswat Al Iraq
Galesburg Register-Mail -Islamic Republic News Agency
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Soldiers Return From Iraq - KRDO Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:35:58 GMT

Soldiers Return From Iraq
KRDO
The 59th Military Police Company arrived at the mountain post Sunday afternoon after spending nine months in Iraq. The soldiers are some of the last troops to come home from Iraq. Just in time for the holidays, the soldiers were greeted with smiling ...