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Iraq: bomb attacks killed 21 Shiite pilgrims, wounding nearly 100 others - eTaiwan News Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:03:32 GMT

Newsday

Iraq: bomb attacks killed 21 Shiite pilgrims, wounding nearly 100 others
eTaiwan News
The US military is rapidly shipping troops and equipment out of the country before a December 31 deadline to have all its forces out then the entire responsibility for the nation's security will rest with Iraq's leaders. ...
Iraq Bombings Kill 28 Shi'ite PilgrimsVoice of America (blog)
Attacks kill 21 Shiite pilgrims in IraqNewsday
Iraq bomb attacks on pilgrims kill 28AFP
Reuters -Los Angeles Times
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Iraq kidnapping threat threatens US civilian effort - Washington Post Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:40:41 GMT

New York Times

Iraq kidnapping threat threatens US civilian effort
Washington Post
BAGHDAD — A serious kidnapping threat to Westerners in Baghdad has forced American diplomats to drastically curtail their movements ahead of the complete withdrawal of US military forces from Iraq by the end of the month. ...
The Best Defense: Out of Iraq: Only 26 shopping days leftForeign Policy (blog)
US Tightens Its Security in BaghdadNew York Times
US Embassy in Iraq limits movement, cites terrorist threatsStars and Stripes

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Cheney Mall Confrontation Over Iraq Draws Top US - BusinessWeek Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:38:43 GMT

New York Times

Cheney Mall Confrontation Over Iraq Draws Top US
BusinessWeek
The justices today said they will decide whether Steven Howards can press his claim that agents violated his free-speech rights by arresting him in retaliation for voicing his opposition to the Iraq war. The agents, Virgil D. Reichle Jr. and Dan Doyle, ...
Supreme Court to weigh: Can man sue Secret Service agents in Dick Cheney case?Christian Science Monitor
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Dick Cheney's Secret Service DetailABC News (blog)
Supreme Court to hear case on arrest at Cheney eventLos Angeles Times
Washington Post -Fox News
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UN urges states to take Iranian dissidents in Iraq - Reuters Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:02:51 GMT

Iran Focus

UN urges states to take Iranian dissidents in Iraq
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged nations to accept residents of a camp of Iranian dissidents in Iraq that Baghdad has vowed to close by the end of the year, according to a report released on ...
World needs to act on Camp AshrafUPI.com
Reaching Across the Aisle, Former Governors Call for Urgent Intervention to ...PR Newswire (press release)
Camp Ashraf Displacement inside Iraq is UnacceptableStopFundamentalism.com (blog)
NCR-Iran.org (press release)
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Iraq oil hub Basra wants bigger say, more autonomy - Reuters Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:05:41 GMT

Construction Week Online

Iraq oil hub Basra wants bigger say, more autonomy
Reuters
BASRA, Iraq Dec 5 (Reuters) - Officials in Iraq's southern oil hub Basra are trying to cancel a $17 billion Shell gas deal because they want a bigger say, highlighting the pressure on central government to ease its control over the ...
A New Hotel, Where the Stay Used to Be MandatoryNew York Times
Iraq oil hub Basra wants bigger say, more autonomyReuters UK
Would You Stay At A Former Iraq Prison Camp?HotelChatter
Construction Week Online -GlobalPost (blog)
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Iraqi leader under Saddam Hussein to be executed, official in Baghdad says - CNN Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:28:55 GMT

Iraqi leader under Saddam Hussein to be executed, official in Baghdad says
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Baghdad (CNN) -- Tariq Aziz, who served as Iraq's top diplomat under Saddam Hussein, will be executed next year, after US forces have pulled out of the country, an adviser to Iraq's prime minister told CNN on Monday. ...
Iraq: Ex-Foreign Minister Aziz To Be Executed In 2012Eurasia Review

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Fallujah kebab house is testament to Iraqi renewal - USA Today Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:14:43 GMT

USA Today

Fallujah kebab house is testament to Iraqi renewal
USA Today
FALLUJAH, Iraq – When Mohammed Husain Alwan rebuilt his famed kebab restaurant after a coalition airstrike flattened it in 2004, it was almost an act of defiance. By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY Cooks at Haji Husain prepare the ...

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Leaving Iraq - USA Today Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:13:37 GMT

Military Times

Leaving Iraq
USA Today
A pedestrian crosswalk sign marks a major road in Camp Adder near Nasiriyah, Iraq. A US Army soldier stands in a housing unit at Camp Adder. US Army Spc. Christopher Riveria from 2-82 Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, carries his gear to a staging ...
A last lunch before leaving Camp Adder in Iraqmsnbc.com (blog)

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Postwar Marines: Smaller, less focused on land war - Salt Lake Tribune Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:15:23 GMT

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Postwar Marines: Smaller, less focused on land war
Salt Lake Tribune
AP WASHINGTON • With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift — a return to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in ...
Marine's Christmas Song Salutes FamiliesDepartment of Defense
Postwar Marines: smaller, less focused on land warCBS News
Marine sings of missing family at Christmas (Video)Gaston Gazette

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Our Hollow 'Victory' In Iraq - Fox News Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:22:35 GMT

Fox News

Our Hollow 'Victory' In Iraq
Fox News
America's commitment to Iraq has come to an end -- not with a bang or even a whimper, but with a retreat greased by Joe Biden's blather and bull. If you pray, now would be a good time. The vice president spent three days in Iraq last week, ...
Biden: Iranian influence in Iraq 'overstated'Washington Examiner (blog)
Biden, in Visits to Middle East and Europe, Tries to Reassure Allies of US SupportNew York Times
US ready to help Syria after Assad falls: BidenReuters

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