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Iraq War Marks First Month With No US Military Deaths - New York Times Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:56:35 GMT+00:00

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Iraq War Marks First Month With No US Military Deaths New York Times BAGHDAD — Under increased pressure from the United States, an Iraqi crackdown on Iranian-backed Shiite militias has helped produce a previously elusive goal: For the first time since the American invasion of Iraq, an entire month ... Car bomb kills three, wounds 20 in IraqReuters Africa What's Behind Iraq's Latest Violence?Uprising From Baghdad to TripoliWall Street Journal Trend News Agency -Reuters AlertNet -AFP all 123 news articles »

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Former Official: Interrogations Were Geared to Link Iraq, Al Qaeda - The Atlantic Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:03:47 GMT+00:00

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Former Official: Interrogations Were Geared to Link Iraq, Al Qaeda The Atlantic Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, leveled the accusation in a televised interview and said he'd testify against former colleagues Prior to the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin Powell gave a 2003 speech at the UN Security ... The Feud, Dick Cheney's Humor and Colin Powell on a Segway in the West WingABC News (blog) Dick Cheney, torture and teshuvahThe Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Cheney Credits Iraq War For Helping To Start Arab SpringThink Progress Washington Post (blog) -Voice of America -ABC Online all 929 news articles »

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Petraeus Bids Farewell to US Military - Voice of America Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:42:39 GMT+00:00

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Petraeus Bids Farewell to US Military Voice of America He is credited, among other things, with turning around the US-led war in Iraq and working to contain violence in Afghanistan, where he commanded US forces. In a ceremony with much pomp, the US military said goodbye to one of its generals considered a ... Petraeus retires, warns against budget cutsmsnbc.com In The End, Petraeus Really Was That GoodWired News Petraeus Retires, with a WarningNew York Times (blog) Washington Post (blog) -International Business Times -Reuters all 631 news articles »

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Pentagon criticized for lax contractor oversight - Reuters Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:05:36 GMT+00:00

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Pentagon criticized for lax contractor oversight Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ineffective Pentagon oversight of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan has wasted up to $60 billion over the past decade, a "troubling" failure that undermines US security and cannot continue in an era ... Study Finds Extensive Waste in War ContractingWall Street Journal US Panel: Up To $60 Billion Wasted In Afghanistan, IraqRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Report: Up to $60 Billion Wasted in Iraq, AfghanistanVoice of America (blog) NPR -The New American -CBS News all 812 news articles »

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Federal officials unravel international car scam - Bellingham Herald Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:02:37 GMT+00:00

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Federal officials unravel international car scam Bellingham Herald The suspects drove the vehicles to Canada and reported them stolen or carjacked in Detroit, when in fact the vehicles were headed to Iraq, the indictment said. In five cases, the vehicles turned up on shipping containers at the Port of Montreal, ... 14 arrested in scheme to funnel stolen cars to IraqReuters Grand jury indictment: Metro Detroit crime ring shipped cars out of countryThe Detroit News US charges 14 in scam to sell stolen cars in IraqArab News MMD Newswire (press release) -Detroit Free Press all 67 news articles »

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How the US and the world can help Iraq - Washington Post Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:04:15 GMT+00:00

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How the US and the world can help Iraq Washington Post As the Arab Spring drives change across our region, bringing the hope of democracy and reform to millions of Arabs, less attention is being paid to the plight of Iraq and its people. We were the first to transition from dictatorship to ... U.S., Iraq talking but no F-16 deal yetReuters all 7 news articles »

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Lessons from Iraq loom at Paris meeting on Libya - The Seattle Times Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:38:33 GMT+00:00

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Lessons from Iraq loom at Paris meeting on Libya The Seattle Times The fall of Gadhafi, who remains at large but whose regime has all but collapsed under the onslaught of NATO-led air power and rebel fighters, has fanned talk of parallels with the US-led ouster of Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2003 — notably among Iraqis ... Paris meeting to focus on Libyan politics, economyReuters Libya: now comes the hard partThe Guardian Libyans must fully liberate themselvesgulfnews.com Houston Chronicle -Boston Globe -NPR all 7,862 news articles »

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Iraq: Turkey makes a move - Hot Air Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:16:59 GMT+00:00

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Iraq: Turkey makes a move Hot Air Turkey's efforts around Iraq are multidimensional and aimed at more than merely suppressing the Kurdish separatist group PKK. The activity that has been in the news in August, of course, is the bombing of Kurdish targets in northern Iraq. ... Kurds Stage Worldwide Protest Condemning Turkish Raidsianyan magazine Iraq: Turks Report Kurdish DeathsNew York Times Turkish military renews raids on PKK bases in Iraq: armyAFP Aswat Al Iraq -Strategy Page -BBC News all 302 news articles »

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Discharged Iraq war veteran, gay activist Dan Choi on trial for DADT protest - LGBTQ Nation Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:57:36 GMT+00:00

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Discharged Iraq war veteran, gay activist Dan Choi on trial for DADT protest LGBTQ Nation Choi, and Iraq war veteran, announced he is gay on MSNBC's “The Rachel Maddow Show” on March 19, 2009, prompting the US Army to initiate discharge proceedings. His discharge became effective on June 29, 2010. Since outing himself, Choi has become a ... Gay war veteran on trial for White House protestFox News Dan Choi Testifies for More Than Three Hours in 'DADT' TrialTowleroad all 455 news articles »

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Iraq War Leads To Helicopter Drought in Flooded Vermont - Death and Taxes Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:25:49 GMT+00:00

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Iraq War Leads To Helicopter Drought in Flooded Vermont Death and Taxes Still recovering from Tropical Storm Irene, a flooded Vermont has to borrow helicopters from Illinois and New Hampshire because all of their National Guard choppers are in Iraq. ... Guard choppers from Illinois to assist Vermont recovery effortBurlingtonFreePress.com all 898 news articles »