<< Back

---

Iraq War Contractor Ordered to Pay $85 Million - ABC News Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:30:22 GMT

NEWS.com.au

Iraq War Contractor Ordered to Pay $85 Million ABC News A jury on Friday ordered an American military contractor to pay $85 million after finding it guilty of negligence for illnesses suffered by a dozen Oregon soldiers who guarded an oilfield water plant during the Iraq war. After a three-week trial, the ... Jury finds Iraq war contractor responsible for soldiers' diseases, orders $85 ...Fox News US jury awards troops $85 million over Iraq chemical exposureReuters Updated: KBR verdict: $85 million awarded to 12 Oregon soldiers; KBR guilty of ...OregonLive.com (blog) Houston Chronicle all 262 news articles »

---

Iraqi tourist sector hurt by Iran's currency pain - Huffington Post Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:25:09 GMT

Iraqi tourist sector hurt by Iran's currency pain Huffington Post NAJAF, Iraq — The plunge in Iran's currency is proving bad for business in neighboring Iraq. Yousif Jassim Mohammed would know. The Iraqi merchant's gift shop sits on prime real estate opposite the gold-domed Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, one of the ... and more »

---

Iraq War veteran challenges military on injury benefits - Kansas City Star Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:43:47 GMT

Iraq War veteran challenges military on injury benefits Kansas City Star ... served 17 years in the New York Army National Guard before her 2009 medical discharge. “She represents a lot of folks who were called up for Iraq and Afghanistan and who got hurt,” Towne's attorney, Scott MacKay, said in a telephone interview Thursday. and more »

---

Living Differently in Iraq - CounterPunch Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:34:13 GMT

Living Differently in Iraq CounterPunch CounterPunch writers file regularly from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Venezuela, South Africa, India. On the Middle East, indeed, no site offers more resolute, consistent coverage of the monstrous war waged by Israel, the U.S ... and more »

---

Iraq's Sunni vice president Tariq al-Hashemi sentenced to death again - TheReporter.com Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:03:38 GMT

Muscat Daily

Iraq's Sunni vice president Tariq al-Hashemi sentenced to death again TheReporter.com The verdict was the second death sentence for Tariq al-Hashemi in less than two months, and is likely to stoke further resentment among Iraq's minority Sunni Muslims against the Shiite-led government. The sentence is unlikely to be carried out any time ... Fugitive Sunni Iraq VP sentenced to death on second chargeReuters Fugitive Iraq VP handed second death termMuscat Daily Iraq court hands Sunni VP 2nd death sentenceBoston Herald gulfnews.com -Newser -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 236 news articles »

---

Obama's Iraq ambassador: I wanted troops to remain in Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:55:04 GMT

Antiwar.com

Obama's Iraq ambassador: I wanted troops to remain in Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) Obama's former ambassador to Iraq, who served during the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was in favor of keeping some troops in the Iraq past the 2011 withdrawal date, he told The Cable in an interview today. COMMENTS (0) SHARE: Twitter. Reddit. Bookmark ... Gulf Keystone resumes pumping of Iraqi Kurdish oilReuters Iraq to have provincial vote in AprilUPI.com Report: $800 million is snuck out of Iraq each weekChristian Science Monitor Antiwar.com -Business Recorder (blog) -CNN (blog) all 41 news articles »

---

EFG Hermes eyes Turkey, Iraq, Libya after sealing JV - Reuters Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:00:11 GMT

EFG Hermes eyes Turkey, Iraq, Libya after sealing JV Reuters LONDON Nov 2 (Reuters) - Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes aims to expand into Turkey, Iraq and Libya and plans to grow its asset management arm by 50 percent after the completion of its joint venture with Qatar's QInvest, it said on Friday. and more »

---

UPDATE 1-Turkey signs $350 mln Iraq oil drilling deal - Reuters Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:11:37 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

UPDATE 1-Turkey signs $350 mln Iraq oil drilling deal Reuters Iraqi deals despite tensions with Baghdad. * Turkey plans public offerings of state energy companies. * Ankara warns ENI over Cyprus exploration plans. By Orhan Coskun. ANKARA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Turkey has signed a $350 million deal on drilling 40 oil ... Turkey inks Iraq deals amid political tensionsHurriyet Daily News Turkey signs $350 million Iraq oil drilling dealAhram Online Dispatches From the Edge: Turkey Haunted by HubrisBerkeley Daily Planet all 19 news articles »

---

WARPLANES: Iraq Gets Some Interceptors Real Quick - Strategy Page Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:49:57 GMT

WARPLANES: Iraq Gets Some Interceptors Real Quick Strategy Page Iraq is buying some of those that the Czech Air Force could not afford to buy (and have been sitting in storage for the last 6-7 years) as well as 24 new ones. Iraq will have several L-159s in use by early next year and these will be the first jet ...

---

War crimes and the fantasy of 'controlling' Syria's rebels - Christian Science Monitor (blog) Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:44:24 GMT

Christian Science Monitor (blog)

War crimes and the fantasy of 'controlling' Syria's rebels Christian Science Monitor (blog) “There has to be a representation of those who are on the front lines fighting and dying today to obtain their freedom," she said. Yes, certainly, those are the people who will shape a post-Assad Syria. And the failure of the US reliance on exiles in ... and more »