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Dick Cheney's Wars: The Former Vice President on 9/11, Iraq and the Future - Wall Street Journal Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:33:09 GMT+00:00

ABC News

Dick Cheney's Wars: The Former Vice President on 9/11, Iraq and the Future Wall Street Journal Although we had discussed Iraq earlier in the day, I also took time now to say that Afghanistan, where the 9/11 terrorists had trained and plotted, should be first. I believed it was important to deal with the threat Iraq posed, but not until we had an ... When the cost of victory is too highPolitico Bush authorised leak on Iraq: Dick CheneyIndian Express Cheney says Iraq leaks came from BushUPI.com The Atlantic -Boston Globe -The New American all 471 news articles »

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Pentagon 'wasted' $30bn on contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan - The Australian Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:02:09 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Pentagon 'wasted' $30bn on contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan The Australian The Pentagon has wasted more than $US30 billion ($28.41bn) on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan due to shoddy management and a lack of competition, an independent inquiry says. Source: AFP THE Pentagon has wasted more than $US30 billion ($28.41bn) on ... Report: US Has Wasted $30 Billion on Iraq, Afghanistan Contracts and GrantsFox News Report: 30B wasted in Iraq AfghanistanPolitico Commission Claims $30 Billion of Waste in Iraq, Afghan ContractsBloomberg Reuters -BBC News -AFP all 79 news articles »

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Blast kills at least 28 at Iraq mosque - Bend Bulletin Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:36:10 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

Blast kills at least 28 at Iraq mosque Bend Bulletin The deaths come after a particularly violent month in Iraq, in which dozens of people were killed in suicide bombings, targeted assassinations and car blasts. On Aug. 15 alone, more than 80 people were killed in 42 attacks across the country. ... Death comes again to Iraq's 'Mother of all Battles' mosqueChristian Science Monitor Suicide attack on Baghdad mosque kills 29Telegraph.co.uk Iraq mosque bomb targeted moderate Sunnis-officialsReuters AlertNet Jerusalem Post -Los Angeles Times -Examiner.com all 774 news articles »

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Gay Former Army Officer On Trial In DC For Protest - NPR Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:57:24 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Gay Former Army Officer On Trial In DC For Protest NPR by AP Enlarge AP Former Army Lt. Dan Choi, an openly gay Iraq war veteran who protested the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy by handcuffing himself to a White House fence, listens as his lawyer speaks to the media after the start of his trial ... Gay former Army officer on trial in DC for protestWatertown Daily Times all 131 news articles »

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Brazil legend Zico to coach Iraq - MiamiHerald.com Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:34:22 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

Brazil legend Zico to coach Iraq MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network Brazilian soccer legend Zico has signed a one-year contract to become the coach of Iraq. The 58-year-old replaces Wolfgang Sidka at the helm and he will immediately take charge of Iraq's 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, ... Brazil soccer great Zico agrees to coach of Iraq national teamWashington Post Zico agrees deal to coach IraqESPN Iraq reaches deal with Zico to coach national soccer teamXinhua Soccerway -Fifa.com -Long Island Press all 166 news articles »

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Turkish military renews raids on PKK bases in Iraq: army - AFP Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:15:00 GMT+00:00

The Nation, Pakistan

Turkish military renews raids on PKK bases in Iraq: army AFP ANKARA — Turkish jets bombed bases in northern Iraq used by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a fresh campaign last week that killed as many as 160 rebels, the military said Monday. "Based on the results of exploration and target ... Turkish Military: More Than 160 Kurdish Rebels Killed In Recent AirstrikesRTT News Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebelsBBC News Army: 160 killed in Iraq raidsHurriyet Daily News Xinhua -The Atlantic Wire -International Business Times all 273 news articles »

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UN envoy disputes Iraq's PM on Iranian exiles - The Associated Press Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:10:00 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

UN envoy disputes Iraq's PM on Iranian exiles The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The departing head of the UN mission in Iraq on Monday bluntly disputed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's account of their farewell meeting, saying he did not embrace the government's efforts to deport a group of Iranian exiles by the ... Iraq: UN stresses that exiled camp residents must not be deportedUN News Centre Iraq should abide by international law on Ashraf Camp, UNAswat Al Iraq Maliki calls to unite against terrorismAlsumaria TV NCR-Iran.org (press release) all 195 news articles »

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MI5 told Blair Iraq was no threat to UK - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:01:06 GMT+00:00

The Independent (blog)

MI5 told Blair Iraq was no threat to UK Telegraph.co.uk Britain faced no threat from Iraq when Tony Blair decided to take the country to war, the head of MI5 at the time of the invasion has declared. By Tim Ross, Social Affairs Editor Baroness Manningham-Buller disclosed that she had warned the then Labour ... Pre-war Iraq 'not threat to UK'BBC News Breaking News: Eight years on, some people are still against the Iraq warThe Independent (blog) Pre-war Iraq 'was no threat to UK'The Press Association Mirror.co.uk -Morning Star Online -Sky News all 217 news articles »

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Former 101st soldier on 'Dancing With The Stars' - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:28:40 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

Former 101st soldier on 'Dancing With The Stars' Clarksville Leaf Chronicle Actor and motivational speaker JR Martinez and Deputy Executive Director of IAVA Todd Bowers attend the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Annual Heroes Gala at Gotham Hall on November 10, 2010 in New York, City. / File Photo/Joe Kohen/Getty ... What war vet JR Martinez could do, 'Dancing With the Stars'Los Angeles Times Martinez to dance with the starsThe Daily Citizen 'Dancing with the Stars' cast announcedWashington Post Reuters all 12 news articles »

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1436th Engineering Co. returns from deployment, welcomed home - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:35:07 GMT+00:00

Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

1436th Engineering Co. returns from deployment, welcomed home Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com By Susan Harrison Wolffis | Muskegon Chronicle Kendra Stanley-Mills | Muskegon ChronicleSoldiers from Michigan Army National Guard 1436th Engineer Co. based in Montague returned home Monday after being deployed in Kuwait and Iraq. ... 1436th Engineering Co. welcomed home from yearlong deployment in Iraq, KuwaitMLive.com all 6 news articles »