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Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train ... - Huffington Post Mon, 14 May 2012 19:57:23 GMT

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Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train ... Huffington Post The New York Times reports that the State Department, in the face of massive costs and Iraqi officials who say they never wanted it in the first place, slashed and may soon dump entirely "a multibillion-dollar police training program in Iraq that was ... State Department denies negative report on Iraq police trainingGovExec.com Iraq is OK, UN envoy saysUPI.com 4 killed in Iraq bombings; attacks target securityLongview News-Journal New York Times -AFP all 324 news articles »

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Americans train Ugandans for Somalia mission - Fox News Mon, 14 May 2012 18:48:16 GMT

Americans train Ugandans for Somalia mission Fox News KAKOLA, Uganda – American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers to fight Somalia's most powerful insurgent group, al-Shabab. Earlier this year, a small contingent of US ... and more »

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Colin Powell on the Bush Administration's Iraq War Mistakes - Newsweek Mon, 14 May 2012 22:31:27 GMT

Newsweek

Colin Powell on the Bush Administration's Iraq War Mistakes Newsweek Colin Powell reflects on lessons from the battlefield to the halls of power—including the mistakes of the Iraq War, his infamous UN speech, and the crimes at Abu Ghraib. On the evening of Aug. 5, 2002, President Bush and I met in his residence at the ... and more »

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Iraq Oil Output Beating Iran Ends Saddam Legacy - BusinessWeek Sun, 13 May 2012 22:51:43 GMT

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Iraq Oil Output Beating Iran Ends Saddam Legacy BusinessWeek By Nayla Razzouk and Anthony DiPaola on May 13, 2012 Iraq, seeking to more than double oil output by 2015, is poised to overtake Iran as OPEC's second- largest producer by the end of the year as sanctions hobble crude production in its Persian Gulf ... Iraq Oil Output Beating Iran Ends Saddam Legacy: Energy MarketsBloomberg Baghdad set to pass Tehran with oil outputThe National Iraq to surpass Iran oil output, but faces Kurd problemZawya (registration) all 84 news articles »

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Weary warriors favor Obama over Romney, poll shows - msnbc.com Mon, 14 May 2012 16:14:02 GMT

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Weary warriors favor Obama over Romney, poll shows msnbc.com Mack McDowell, retired after 30 years in the US Army, sits in his study with framed battalion patches from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, in Columbia, SC, on March 25. COLUMBIA, SC — Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show ... In military-rich battlegrounds, Obama targets new group: veteransWashington Post In military-rich battlegrounds, Obama targets a new group: veteransStars and Stripes Are we doing enough for our veterans? A Q&A with Jim WebbWSLS Business Insider all 68 news articles »

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In Iraq, car perk overrides promises to public - The Associated Press Sun, 13 May 2012 11:02:00 GMT

In Iraq, car perk overrides promises to public The Associated Press By LARA JAKES, AP – 5 hours ago BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's lawmakers have hightailed it out of town for a six-week vacation without following through on promises to cancel a pricey perk for free armored cars that they approved for themselves in the annual ... and more »

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Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party - Daily Beast Mon, 14 May 2012 08:46:11 GMT

Daily Beast

Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth Takes on the Tea Party Daily Beast One of the few women to pilot Black Hawk helicopters in combat, Duckworth lost both legs and shattered her right arm after being downed by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq in 2004. She later emerged as an important voice against that war. and more »

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Iraq venture: Chinese firm backs out; PPL to proceed alone - The Express Tribune Tue, 15 May 2012 00:39:37 GMT

The Express Tribune

Iraq venture: Chinese firm backs out; PPL to proceed alone The Express Tribune PHOTO: FILE Chinese firm Zhenhua has decided not to partner with Pakistan Petroleum Limited and invest in Iraq due to security issues, The Express Tribune has learnt. Despite the development, the petroleum ministry is still going to seeking approval ... Government to allow PPL to invest $100 million in IraqBusiness Recorder (blog) all 2 news articles »

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Iraq War vet talks about why he wants to return his medals during NATO summit - Chicago Tribune Mon, 14 May 2012 01:13:06 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Iraq War vet talks about why he wants to return his medals during NATO summit Chicago Tribune He wound up spending all of 2005 in Iraq as a gunner on a convoy whose mission was to search for roadside bombs. For his service, he received 11 medals. But now he wants to give them all back. Dawn Turner Trice Bio | E-mail | Recent columns Related ... and more »

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Iran Exile Group Nears US Rebirth - Wall Street Journal Mon, 14 May 2012 23:46:44 GMT

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Iran Exile Group Nears US Rebirth Wall Street Journal 1986 MeK relocates operations to Iraq and allies with dictator Saddam Hussein. 1988 Iran repels MeK cross-border attack, leading to the executions of thousands of its supporters inside Iran. 2002 MeK's political wing presents intelligence accusing Iran ... US needs to be even handed in dealing with dissidents of tyrannical rulesNCR-Iran.org (press release) all 8 news articles »