Christian Science Monitor | Gates pleads for 'critically urgent' funds for State Department's work in Iraq Washington Post Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate committee Thursday that everything the United States has accomplished in Iraq is potentially at risk if the State Department does not get the money it has requested to fund its work in ... Iraq war: why US military withdrawal might not happen in 2011 Gates says funding cut could put gains in Iraq at risk Expect a Longer Stay in Iraq, Says Democratic Congressman |
CTV.ca | IRAQ: At least two protesters dead Los Angeles Times Kurdish security guards opened fire Thursday on a crowd of protesters calling for political reforms in northern Iraq, killing at least two, officials told the Associated Press. The demonstration in Sulaimaniyah was the most violent in a wave of ... Two Iraqi protesters killed amid unrest in normally peaceful Kurdistan One Killed in Northern Iraq Protest One person dead, 33 wounded in northern Iraq protest |
The Guardian | Colin Powell demands answers over false Iraq intel: report AFP LONDON — Ex-secretary of state Colin Powell called on the CIA and Pentagon to explain how he was given unreliable information which proved key to the US case for invading Iraq, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Powell's landmark speech to the United ... Colin Powell: Why'd We Strike Out With “Curveball?” German Foreign Minister: CIA Knew 'Curveball's' WMD Intel Was Questionable Powell questions handling of Iraqi defector |
Aljazeera.net | In Belgium, Beer and Frites Honor Political Failure New York Times Belgians are not sure, but a lighthearted mood prevailed Thursday as Belgium overtook Iraq's record in trying to form a government: 249 days and counting. To mark the occasion, 249 people planned to strip naked in Ghent (though ... Belgium takes a world record – in political dysfunction Rudderless Belgium's 'chips revolution' on the march Belgium Weighs New Government Proposal |
Fox News | Car Bomb Attack Leaves 13 Dead In Northern Iraq RTT News Diyala province was earlier considered to be the hotbed of al-Qaeda insurgency in Iraq, but the security situation improved after the introduction of US-backed local anti-al-Qaeda groups known as Awakening Councils. Awakening Council, or Sahwa as it is ... Car bomb blast kills 13 in Iraq Death toll rises to 8 in Iraq's suicide attack against police Iraq car bomb kills 'at least 13' |
Iraq Exports 2.163 Million B/D Of Oil In Feb-SOMO Chief Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD (Dow Jones)--Iraq has exported 2.163 million barrels a day of crude oil this month to Feb. 17, the same rate as the previous month, head of the state oil marketing company, or SOMO, said Thursday. ... |
Fox News | Baghdad wants U.S. to pay $1 billion for damage to city Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's capital wants the United States to apologize and pay $1 billion for the damage done to the city not by bombs but by blast walls and Humvees since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The city's government issued ... Iraq Seeks US Payment For Damages To Baghdad Iraqis demand $1bn from US for 'damage to Baghdad' Baghdad Wants US Apologies and Restitution for Damage Done |
WorleyParsons Wins Contract For Rumaila Oil Field In Iraq Wall Street Journal AU) said Friday that it has been awarded a design and early-stage engineering contract for the development of the giant Rumaila oil field in Iraq. Worleyparsons said the contract, awarded by BP PLC (BP.LN) and its partners PetroChina and Iraq's State ... WorleyParsons wins $US100m Iraq contract |
Names of the Dead New York Times The Department of Defense has identified 4427 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the death of the following American this week: EVANS, Lashawn D., 24, Specialist, Army; Columbia, SC; First Infantry ... Fort Riley Soldier Dies in Iraq SC soldier killed in Iraq in noncombat incident Former enemies partner for Iraq's future |
MiamiHerald.com | President requests $671 billion for DoD in 2012 Fort Leavenworth Lamp Overall, the Defense Department budget is declining, with funding for overseas contingency operations dropping by $41.5 billion, due mainly to military operations winding down in Iraq, officials said. The president is asking Congress for $671 billion ... Iraq to face problems without US military: Gates Gates: U.S. Keen on Keeping Some Troops in Iraq After 2011 Gates: US has 'interest' in keeping troops in Iraq |