AFP | For Iraq, a Surge in Petty Crime Is a Victory, of Sorts New York Times BAGHDAD — On a day when the prime minister of Turkey arrived to promote business ties between his country and Iraq, a spate of attacks, including roadside bombings, jewelry heists and the slaughter of six women and a man in Mosul that may ... Robberies, shootings, bombings kill a dozen in Iraq Gunmen kill 7 in Iraq's Mosul Attacks leave 18 dead across Iraq |
Marine gets probation for accepting bribes in Iraq The Seattle Times A US Marine has been sentenced to five years' probation for accepting a $25000 bribe to award $1 million in contracts in Iraq to a Lebanese company. By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press A US Marine has been sentenced to five years' probation for accepting ... |
The Guardian (blog) | Obama Libya is no Iraq Politico The experience in Iraq is 'not something we can afford to repeat in Libya,' Obama says. | AP Photo Close By GLENN THRUSH | 3/28/11 8:29 PM EDT Updated: 3/28/11 9:21 PM EDT President Barack Obama, addressing the American people directly for the first ... Obama: Libya Isn't Iraq Obama: Libya will not be Iraq Obama says US cannot afford repeat of Iraq in Libya |
New York Times | Clashes Fuel Debate Over US Plan to Leave Iraq New York Times People at a market in Kirkuk, Iraq. The town and its surrounding lands are also claimed by the autonomous Kurdish region in the north. By TIM ARANGO KIRKUK, Iraq — Many in this divided city want American troops to stay longer than the Obama ... Hundreds of Kurdish, Turkoman Students Clash in N. Iraq Turkmen, Kurd students clash in Kirkuk Iraq and the Kurds: Confronting Withdrawal Fears |
Eurasia Review | Exxon, partners reach milestone at Iraqi oil field BusinessWeek s subsidiary in Iraq said on Monday that the company and its partners at a large oil field under development in southern Iraq have exceeded a production target. The initial field production of 244000 barrels per day at the Qurna I field has increased ... Exxon Mobil reaches milestone in Iraq West Qurna 1 project hits output landmark Iraq's West Qurna I Field Reaches Oil Production Milestone |
Army judge orders autopsy photos cropped for trial of Ft. Stewart soldier ... Los Angeles Times (AP) — A military judge said Monday the faces of two slain Fort Stewart soldiers must be cropped from autopsy photos before the images can be used in the court-martial of an Army sergeant charged with killing them while deployed to Iraq. ... |
swissinfo.ch | IMF skeptical of Iraq oil targets AFP WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund Monday expressed doubts over Iraq's ability to meet its long-term targets for oil production, currently the source of nearly 90 percent of government income. The IMF said infrastructure constraints were ... The Myth of Sunni Power |
Output At Iraq S Oil Fields Rising As Oil Deals Kick In Wall Street Journal BASRA, Iraq (Dow Jones)--International oil firms that won mega-projects in southern Iraq expect to boost the country's crude oil output capacity by 600000 barrels a day by the end of the year. ... |
The Independent (blog) | Kucinich: "Obama Doctrine" Like Bush Doctrine; Compares Libya To Iraq RealClearPolitics He said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. So here we are, $3 trillion later for the long term cost of the war, deaths of thousands of troops, deaths to millions of Iraqis, civilians died as a result of the conflict, and we've got to be careful ... MICHAEL GOODWIN: The Obama Doctrine Is All About Obama John Rentoul: "Obama is Awesome": the transcript War By Triangulation |
The Guardian | Turkish PM arrives in Iraq for talks with Iraqi leaders People's Daily Online Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday arrived in Baghdad on an official visit to meet with Iraqi leaders, an official said. Erdogan, accompanied by a high ranking delegation, is expected to meet with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki, ... Turkish PM in Iraq to boost neighbourly ties Erdoğan says Turkey to make Mesopotamia prosperity region Oil, electricity investments expected to top talks between Turkish PM, Iraqi ... |