Christian Science Monitor | Planned Friday demonstrations raise concerns among Iraqi politicians CNN Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi activists and a gamut of groups ranging from intellectuals to unemployed workers to widows are preparing for large demonstrations Friday in al-Tahrir square in central Baghdad, along with large protests in most of Iraq's ... Iraqi officials bend to protesters' demands Iraq pushes for dramatic pay cuts for politicians At War: Ahead of 'Day of Rage,' Iraqis Have Mixed Demands |
USA Today | Iraqi immigrant convicted in Arizona 'honor killing' trial CNN (CNN) -- The father of a 20-year-old woman from Iraq, run over because she allegedly had become "too Westernized," was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder. The Maricopa County (Arizona) Superior Court jury convicted Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 50, ... US man guilty of 'honour killing' |
Boston Globe | Thousands rally for change in Iraq's Kurdish region Daily Star - Lebanon Three young protesters have been killed and more than 100 wounded since Thursday in Sulaimaniyah, the second largest city in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, in demonstrations against corruption and the dominance of two parties. ... Thousands stage Iraq Kurd anti-govt demo Thousands rally in Iraq's Kurdish north in anti-government demonstration Protests show Arab-Kurd issues need solving - UN |
Daily Mail | Columbia to Host Final ROTC Hearing Amid Controversy DNAinfo (DNAinfo/Mariel S. Clark) By Leslie Albrecht UPPER WEST SIDE — With Columbia University in the national spotlight after students heckled an Iraq war veteran, the school is set to host its third and final hearing Wednesday on whether to allow the ... Columbia University Students Heckle Iraq War Veteran Iraq Vet Jeered At Columbia University EDITORIAL: Blind hatred of the ROTC ban |
Reuters Africa | Protests turn Iraqi Kurd city into military zone Reuters SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Long regarded as a cultural and economic hub in Iraq, Sulaimaniya has turned into a militarized city in recent days as thousands of people take part in anti-government protests under a heavy security ... Iraq moves to head off demos as protester killed Teenager dies, 39 hurt in fresh clashes in Iraq's Kurdistan A revolution for the right rationales |
Veterans could use reinforcements on the home front Yakima Herald-Republic Too many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are now fighting a war after the war, an insidious and invisible battle to fit into civilian society after suffering injuries that may not be obvious to friends and family or even to the veterans ... Making the Most of Educational Benefits for Veterans Many US veterans have nowhere to live Quick Facts: Plight of US veterans |
US oversight of war-zone contractors labeled weak Washington Post The Commission on Wartime Contracting concluded that the use of hired hands has become a "default option," pointing to the estimated $177 billion spent since 2001 on contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a draft of the report expected to be ... |
BP To Get Iraq Field Upgrade Costs, Remuneration Fees Zawya LN) and its partner China National Petroleum Corp. will be the first companies to be paid back by the Iraqi government for developing Iraq's supergiant Rumaila oil field, a senior Iraqi oil official said. "The first company that we are going to pay ... Iraq to Auction Oil Field, Refinery |
WWII-era machine-gun headed to US weapons museum after discovery in Iraq The Canadian Press OGDEN, Utah — A World War II-era Browning machine-gun discovered by US Army reservists in Iraq will soon have a home in a US museum. The M1919A4 machine-gun was discovered by the 96th Sustainment Brigade of Utah's Fort Douglas in Taji, Iraq, ... |
Iraq War vet faces prison in Colo. shooting death Denver Post An Iraq War veteran with two Purple Heart medals faces up to three years in prison for the 2009 shooting death of a Colorado Springs woman. Twenty-six-year-old Thomas Edward Woolly is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in a Colorado Springs courtroom. ... Ex-GI sentenced to 3 years for fatal shooting of Springs woman Fort Carson soldier sentenced for homicide Former soldier to be sentenced today |