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Suicide Bombing at Iraq Mosque Kills 29 - TIME Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:06:40 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

Suicide Bombing at Iraq Mosque Kills 29 TIME 28, 2011 (BAGHDAD) — A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque Sunday night, killing 29 people during prayers, a shocking strike on a place of worship similar to the one that brought Iraq to the brink of civil war five ... Analysis: Iraq al-Qaeda regroups, Shi'ite militias threatenReuters 35 killed in series of attacks across Iraq, officials sayCNN International Baghdad suicide bomber kills 29 in attack on Sunni mosqueThe Guardian Sacramento Bee all 821 news articles »

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Washington's 'poet' of crime - CNN International Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:41:40 GMT+00:00

USA Today

Washington's 'poet' of crime CNN International Author George Pelecanos is releasing a new series featuring an Iraq war veteran who became a private investigator. (CNN) -- Horror-meister Stephen King calls George Pelecanos "perhaps the greatest living American crime ... For George Pelecanos, DC makes 'The Cut'USA Today Gumshoe on Capital AsphaltNew York Times Crime Writer Uses iPhone to Document Latest NovelCult of Mac all 56 news articles »

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Pre-war Iraq 'not threat to UK' - BBC News Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:50:52 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Pre-war Iraq 'not threat to UK' BBC News Iraq posed no threat to the UK when then prime minister Tony Blair took Britain to war in 2003, former MI5 boss Baroness Manningham-Buller has said. In a Radio Times interview, Baroness Manningham-Buller said the service advised war was likely to ... Pre-war Iraq 'was no threat to UK'The Press Association Former MI5 spy boss: Tony Blair was told Iraq did not pose a threatMirror.co.uk Ex-MI5 chief admits Iraq was no threatMorning Star Online all 174 news articles »

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Powell disputes Cheney book passages - Washington Post Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:26:41 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Powell disputes Cheney book passages Washington Post Powell, whose disagreements with Cheney on issues such as Iraq have been well known for years, said that President George W. Bush's national security team did not function smoothly and that he had advised Bush to try to resolve the problem. ... Cheney: Bush authorized leak on IraqPolitico We're All Cheneyites NowNewsweek SUNDAY SHOWS: Powell Lashes Out Against Cheney; Fugate and Christie Warn Irene ...National Journal MSN India -AFP -FoxReno.com all 288 news articles »

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Report: British army cleared of 'systematic' Iraq torture - The National Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:10:41 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

Report: British army cleared of 'systematic' Iraq torture The National The government in Britain, then formed by the Labour Party, ordered the inquiry in 2008 and Sir William's investigation became the biggest examination of military conduct in Iraq as it heard evidence from almost 250 witnesses. ... Baha Mousa report to clear army of systematic abuseThe Guardian UK army cleared of systematic Iraq abuse - reportReuters UK Army may escape blame for Iraqi tortureITN The Press Association -Telegraph.co.uk -BBC News all 238 news articles »

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Rocket attack on Iraq-Kuwait border escalates tensions - The Independent Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:01:59 GMT+00:00

Al-Arabiya

Rocket attack on Iraq-Kuwait border escalates tensions The Independent Tensions between Iraq and Kuwait appear to have escalated to violence after several rockets struck the border area between the two countries, where a controversial new mega-port project is under construction. Relations between the two ... Rockets fired from Iraq at Kuwait port site near borderWorld Tribune Three rockets rock Kuwait-Iraq borderKuwait Times Iraq denies firing rockets at Kuwaiti portMonsters and Critics.com Trend News Agency -Antiwar.com -Alsumaria TV all 61 news articles »

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Montana town provides glimpse of 9/11 patriotism - The Associated Press Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:50:00 GMT+00:00

The Associated Press

Montana town provides glimpse of 9/11 patriotism The Associated Press 11 and just months after the country went to war with Iraq. Three graduates of Superior High enlisted in the military, so many that the county briefly held the distinction of producing the highest number of Army recruits per capita in the nation. ... and more »

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Senior Iraqi Kurd calls on rebels to lay down arms - AFP Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:45:00 GMT+00:00

The Nation, Pakistan

Senior Iraqi Kurd calls on rebels to lay down arms AFP ARBIL, Iraq — The deputy chief of the most powerful political party in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region has called on separatist groups in the area to lay down their arms in an interview published on Sunday. Iraqi Kurdistan-based fighters from the ... One Protester Reportedly Killed as Kurdish Activists Clash With Police in TurkeyFox News Iraq: Attacks Leave Dozens Dead, As Kurds Mull Sending Peshmerga To BordersAntiwar.com Iraqi Kurds mull deploying peshmergas on Turkey borderToday's Zaman Rudaw -Aswat Al Iraq -Voice of America all 98 news articles »

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Only Filipinos working for US can stay in Iraq, Afghanistan - Inquirer.net Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:58:20 GMT+00:00

Only Filipinos working for US can stay in Iraq, Afghanistan Inquirer.net Except for Filipinos currently employed on United States military bases and facilities, the ban on the deployment of Filipinos to war-torn Afghanistan and Iraq will remain, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said on Sunday. ... OFWs in US facilities in Afghanistan, Iraq excluded from banABS CBN News all 6 news articles »

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Sects on TV? Not in Iraq - Jerusalem Post Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:21:30 GMT+00:00

Sects on TV? Not in Iraq Jerusalem Post The Kuwaiti-produced television mini-series Hassan and Hussein – one of many specially produced for the Ramadan season now underway when TV viewing is at its peak – was banned by Iraq's parliament this month. In Egypt, Al-Azhar, the country's leading ... and more »