New York Times | Iran at heart of Middle East woes Chicago Sun-Times It's pretty clear that Iran is waging a clandestine war against the United States by arming our enemies to kill American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. US deaths in Iraq hit a three-year high in June. Three high-ranking American officials — Defense ... US troops in Iraq: Should they stay or should they go? In Shadow of Death, Iraq and US Tiptoe Around a Deadline Panetta's Gaffe |
Los Angeles Times | Iraq Needs U.S. Troops to Stay Longer for Training, Maliki Says Bloomberg Iraq may seek to keep US troops in the country past this year to help with training, a role not requiring the approval of a parliament ready to reject continuation of American combat missions, ... Elite units under an office of Maliki's linked to jail where detainees are ... Leaders discuss troop withdrawal from Iraq Syria's crisis reshapes ties with Iraq |
Daily Mail | Campbell leaks were 'unguided missile' ahead of Iraq war The Independent Alastair Campbell was an "unguided missile" who leaked information from MI6 to journalists in his attempts to justify the invasion of Iraq, according to a senior intelligence officer who gave evidence to the ... Iraq inquiry: Campbell 'like an unguided missile' Iraq dossier: MI6 concerned about its claims "from the outset" An unguided missile: MI6's view of Alastair Campbell is revealed |
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | DOJ Accuses 5 In Alleged Iraq Construction-Kickback Scheme Wall Street Journal A federal court on Thursday unsealed charges against five people accused of corrupting more than $50 million worth of Army infrastructure projects in Iraq. The 54-count indictment accuses three US citizens and two foreign contractors of siphoning funds ... 5 indicted in Iraqi kickback scheme involving employees from US Army Corps of ... Three Ex-U.S. Army Corp Workers Charged With Iraq Bribery, Kickback Scheme 5 indicted in Iraqi contract kickback scheme |
BBC News | Spain Demands Iraqi PM Appear in Camp Ashraf Probe Voice of America (blog) A Spanish judge has announced plans to question Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and three Iraqi military officers in a probe into the deaths of 34 people at an Iranian exiles' camp in Iraq. Judge Fernando Andreu announced his intentions this week ... Spanish court looks to quiz Iraq's prime minister in probe into killings of ... Iraq's Parliament Speaker condemns attacks on Iranian anti-Tehran's Ashraf ... What the ambassador forgot |
The Associated Press | Community gathers for hero's final farewell WIVB The Iraq War veteran died last week when he fell from the Ride of Steel at Darien Lake. We have covered his life for the past three years, and Thursday was one of the final chapters in this local story of God and country, and a family of faith. ... Amputee who was killed in roller coaster ride mourned at funeral Soldier Who Died on Roller Coaster Remembered for Tenacious Spirit Iraq Veteran James Hackemer Remembered at Funeral |
Politico | Iraq vet rescued from suicide tells of VA gaps Politico The human costs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were on full display in the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Thursday when an Iraq veteran explained, haltingly, how he only got care for post-traumatic stress disorder after he attempted suicide ... |
Lukoil, Partners Award Deal To Drill 23 Iraq Wells -Source Wall Street Journal RS) and its partners have awarded a deal to a "known" service company to drill some 23 new wells at Iraq's supergiant West Qurna Phase 2, a person familiar with the project said Thursday. "The central contracts committee at the Iraqi Oil Ministry is ... Lukoil, partners award deal to drill 23 Iraq wells |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq Says Oil Output Capacity to Reach 12 Million Barrels a Day Bloomberg By Kadhim Ajrash - Thu Jul 14 16:11:41 GMT 2011 Iraq will raise its oil-production as planned to 12 million barrels a day in the next few years, even if actual production is only half that amount, depending on market demand, an Oil Ministry spokesman ... Mary E. Stonaker: US must leave Iraq, despite Admiral Mullen's announcement of ... Iraq initials "breakthrough" $12-billion Shell gas deal Iraq the last untapped oil source |
Christian Science Monitor | On free speech, Israel and Iraq draw closer together Christian Science Monitor And an Arab country that the US has held up as a model for the region – Iraq – also appears taking a step backwards. Yesterday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that Iraq is also seeking to restrict speech. While the laws enacted when the US was ... |