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Iraq Calls for New Inquiry on Deaths in 2006 US Raid - New York Times Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:44:59 GMT+00:00

Iraq Calls for New Inquiry on Deaths in 2006 US Raid New York Times BAGHDAD — A spokesman for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq said Friday that the government would reopen an investigation into a March 2006 raid in which American troops were accused of executing an Iraqi family. ... Iraq to reopen probe of deadly 2006 Ishaqi raidWashington Post Iraq Renews Probe Into Deadly US RaidVoice of America Maliki's statements have no "negative" connotations - Kuwaiti newspaperAswat Al Iraq Newsday (subscription) -Huffington Post -San Francisco Chronicle all 20 news articles »

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On the Media: A grim reminder from WikiLeaks - Los Angeles Times Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:24:24 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

On the Media: A grim reminder from WikiLeaks Los Angeles Times A cable among the latest release of government communiques corroborates an account that detailed US troops' killing of a family in Ishaqi, Iraq. It also shows the importance of determined reporting. Iraqis examine a house damaged during a US raid in ... Leaked UN letter may be trouble for US/Iraq talksThe Associated Press WikiLeaks disclosure reopens Iraqi inquiry into massacre of familyThe Guardian Reports: US Troops Killed 5 Children In Iraq RaidThe New American International Business Times -AFP -People's World all 257 news articles »

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Its Helicopters in Iraq, Vermont Gets Help from Other States - The New American Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:49 GMT+00:00

IGNN (press release)

Its Helicopters in Iraq, Vermont Gets Help from Other States The New American With all six of its National Guard's Black Hawk helicopters still deployed in Iraq, flood-devastated Vermont received help from neighboring New Hampshire and distant Illinois this week in bringing relief to residents stranded in thirteen communities ... Vermont Choppers in Iraq; Help for Flood Isolated Residents DelayedHNN Huntingtonnews.net Iraq War Leads To Helicopter Drought in Flooded VermontDeath and Taxes all 155 news articles »

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Mission Accomplished - Wall Street Journal Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:26:17 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

Mission Accomplished Wall Street Journal Then came the George W. Bush administration, 9/11, the wars on terror and in Iraq, and Cheney the Reasonable became—pick your Dowdian cliché—Darth Vader, Dr. Strangelove, torturer in chief, Rasputin, the mad bomber. This image transformation says far ... Full Comment Forum: Dick Cheney regrets nothing, and why should he?National Post (blog) Vice President Cheney and WMD: No apologies necessaryWashington Times Credit due for Arab SpringChicago Tribune Huffington Post -Santa Rosa Press Democrat -The Daily Advance all 65 news articles »

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Suicide Bombs in Iraq Have Killed 12000 Civilians, Study Says - New York Times Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:27 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

Suicide Bombs in Iraq Have Killed 12000 Civilians, Study Says New York Times 11, 2001, which set off wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in which suicide bombings have become common, as they have in Pakistan. The Lancet published studies in 2004 and 2006 that used samplings of casualties and statistical modeling to arrive at tolls of ... New Lancet study says 12000 Iraqis dead from suicide bombingsChristian Science Monitor Iraq blasts claimed over 12000 deathsOman Daily Observer Suicide Bombs In Iraq Caused 200 Coalition Soldier And 12000 Civilian ...Medical News Today The Guardian -Family Practice News Digital Network all 12 news articles »

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Qaddafi Pledges Iraq-Like Civil War - The Atlantic Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:36:54 GMT+00:00

New York Times (blog)

Qaddafi Pledges Iraq-Like Civil War The Atlantic Qaddafi Pledges Iraq-Like Civil War—Can He Do It? By Max Fisher Now-deposed Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, in a phone call to independent Arabic-language TV network Al-Rai on Thursday, urged supporters to continue fighting "valley to valley and ... Nato to avoid Iraq mistakesHindustan Times What Libya can learn from IraqPhiladelphia Inquirer In Iraq and Afghanistan, War-Weary Eyes Turn Toward LibyaNew York Times (blog) all 46 news articles »

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Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Against the War hold dialogue for peace here - Chesterton Tribune Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:11:00 GMT+00:00

Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Against the War hold dialogue for peace here Chesterton Tribune It's arguably the most polarizing issue in the country—war, in Iraq and in Afghanistan—and finding just a splinter of common ground on which to debate it is tough. Begin with this: folks are often not even debating the same thing, ... From Army-Navy to Iraq and AfghanistanColumbia Missourian 2 years of dwell time for soldiers is long overdueArmyTimes.com The post-9/11 military: Our soldiers and generals have adapted well in the ...Slate Magazine The Record Gazette -Oklahoma Daily -Northern Virginia Daily all 7 news articles »

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Worst month for US deaths in Afghanistan - Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:01:12 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

Worst month for US deaths in Afghanistan Sydney Morning Herald America's contrasting fortunes in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are highlighted in casualty figures recording no US deaths in Iraq in August but the highest death toll in Afghanistan in the past 10 years. Military analysts in the US say the high ... August brought worst death toll of Afghan war, lightest of Iraq warKansas City Star Afghanistan death toll for US at highest level since war began 10 years agoThe Guardian Highest-ever US death count for one month in Afghanistan in August... but NO ...Daily Mail iWatch News -New York Times -Los Angeles Times all 587 news articles »

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The Feud, Dick Cheney's Humor and Colin Powell on a Segway in the West Wing - ABC News (blog) Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:26:48 GMT+00:00

The Feud, Dick Cheney's Humor and Colin Powell on a Segway in the West Wing ABC News (blog) The two men worked together in Republican administrations for decades, but have split over the Iraq War and other foreign policy during the Bush administration. “It was as though he thought the proper way to express his views was by criticizing ... and more »

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US Says Forces Coordinate With Iraq, Turkey On Rebel Attacks - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:57:43 GMT+00:00

DAWN.com

US Says Forces Coordinate With Iraq, Turkey On Rebel Attacks RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty BAGHDAD -- A senior US military official says American forces jointly patrol with the Iraqi Army and Kurdistan Regional Government forces in disputed areas and coordinate with Iraq and Turkey about crossborder attacks by Kurdish rebels, RFE/RL's Radio ... HRW urges Iran, Turkey to spare civilians in cross-border attacks into IraqToday's Zaman Human Rights Watch slams Turkey, Iran attacks in north IraqDAWN.com HRW slams Turkey, Iran attacks in north IraqAl-Arabiya Aswat Al Iraq -TrustLaw -Voice of America all 55 news articles »