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US military marks first month with no troop deaths in Iraq war - Washington Post Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:57:46 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

US military marks first month with no troop deaths in Iraq war Washington Post By AP, BAGHDAD — August marked the first month since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq that no American forces have died, according to an Associated Press tally. Figures compiled by the AP show that no American forces died in Iraq in August either in ... Iraq War Marks First Month With No US Military DeathsNew York Times August Becomes First Month In Iraq War Without US CausalitiesRTT News Iraq, Afghanistan Casualty Counts Tell Tale Of Two WarsHuffington Post Voice of America (blog) -Daily Mail -NPR (blog) all 328 news articles »

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Iraq: I Did My Part - Huffington Post (blog) Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:17:42 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq: I Did My Part Huffington Post (blog) The Commission reported that between $31 billion and $62 billion of the tax money spent on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan has been wasted. It also said that between $10 billion and $19 billion of what contractors billed and received was fraudulent ... Afghanistan death toll for US at highest level since war began 10 years agoThe Guardian No, 9/11 did not change the worldFinancial Times Think Again: War Is HellCenter For American Progress Los Angeles Times -New York Times -The Economist all 578 news articles »

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Petraeus Bids Farewell to US Military - Voice of America Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:29:11 GMT+00:00

ABC News

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, With a WarningNew York Times (blog) Petraeus retires, warns against budget cutsmsnbc.com An old soldier who won't fade awayWashington Times Wired News -Washington Post (blog) all 685 news articles »

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Cheney: No regrets on Iraq war - The Hill Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:21:57 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Cheney: No regrets on Iraq war The Hill Former Vice President Dick Cheney would not say Thursday that he regrets US forces being sent to war in Iraq without all the gear they needed. As US forces began battling an insurgency in Iraq in 2003, ... Condi Rice fires back at Dick CheneyChristian Science Monitor Former Official: Interrogations Were Geared to Link Iraq, Al QaedaThe Atlantic George W. Bush: I'm fine with Cheney's memoirCBS News ChicagoNow -Falls Church News Press -Our News Now! all 1,161 news articles »

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Pentagon defends efforts to fight waste - Reuters Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:01:26 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Pentagon defends efforts to fight waste Reuters By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday defended its efforts to eliminate wasteful wartime spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, as two new reports accused it of squandering tens of billions of dollars while tripling the amount of ... McCaskill: Fraud and waste in Iraq and Afghan wars are stunningKansas City Star US commission finds widespread waste and corruption in wartime contractsChristian Science Monitor US wastes billions on private contractors in Afghanistan and IraqDeutsche Welle GovExec.com -Patch.com -Catholic Online all 952 news articles »

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News Article Commander Says Iraq Transition on Track - Department of Defense Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:24:14 GMT+00:00

Business Recorder

News Article Commander Says Iraq Transition on Track Department of Defense 31 departure date approaches for approximately 46000 US troops remaining in Iraq, Iraqi security forces in the north are prepared to manage internal security and external defense, a US brigade commander posted in Iraq said today. ... 14 prisoners escape north Iraq prison: policeAFP 35 security prisoners escape Iraqi jailJerusalem Post Fourteen still free after jailbreakIrish Times Reuters AlertNet -Huffington Post all 70 news articles »

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US police put brakes on Canada-to-Iraq luxury-car scheme - Montreal Gazette Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:57:34 GMT+00:00

Plain Dealer (blog)

US police put brakes on Canada-to-Iraq luxury-car scheme Montreal Gazette A luxury-car-theft scheme was sending vehicles from Canada to iraq, court documents show. One by one, the rented luxury cars and SUVs rolled across the border from the United States into Canada. ... 13 accused of sending stolen cars to IraqUPI.com Feds: Crime ring stole vehicles to sell in IraqThe Detroit News Feds hot on the paper trail bust international car theft schemeDetroit Free Press MLive.com -The Seattle Times -Reuters all 90 news articles »

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Lessons from Iraq loom at Paris meeting on Libya - BusinessWeek Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:47:43 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

Lessons from Iraq loom at Paris meeting on Libya BusinessWeek The bloody lessons of Iraq will loom large as 60 world leaders and top-level envoys work in Paris to map Libya's future beyond the end of Moammar Gadhafi's iron-fisted regime. Years of insurgent violence in Iraq are a warning to leaders ... Lessons from Iraq loom at Paris meeting on LibyaThe Seattle Times New Libya should avoid pitfalls of Iraq and AfghanistanRT Paris Conference On Libya's Future Opens In Optimism (And Opportunism)TIME (blog) Reuters -Alaska Dispatch all 2,478 news articles »

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MI5 former chief decries 'war on terror' - The Guardian Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:30:40 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

MI5 former chief decries 'war on terror' The Guardian Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head of MI5, delivered a withering attack on the invasion of Iraq, decried the term "war on terror", and held out the prospect of talks with al-Qaida. Recording her first BBC Reith ... Iraq war 'provided arena for Jihad'The Press Association Ex-UK spy chief: Iraq war boosted UK terror threateTaiwan News all 186 news articles »

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U.S., Iraq talking but no F-16 deal yet - Reuters Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:01:15 GMT+00:00

Reuters

U.S., Iraq talking but no F-16 deal yet Reuters BAGHDAD Aug 31 (Reuters) - Washington and Baghdad have made significant progress on a deal for Iraq to buy Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes but do not have a signed contract, a US military official said on Wednesday. The Iraqi government in February ... How the US and the world can help IraqWashington Post Iraqis Want Mercs, Not US Troops, To Stick AroundWired News (blog) Editorial: The End - Fort Bragg troops are the first wave of Iraq exodusFayetteville Observer Channel 6 News Online -GlobalPost -niqash all 58 news articles »