AFP | Bombs target Iraq oil pipelines, exports not hit Reuters KIRKUK, Iraq, June 9 (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded on Saturday close to minor oil pipelines carrying crude from a major oilfield near Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, according to security and oil sources who said exports to the Ceyhan port in Turkey ... Bombs hit Iraq pipelines, exports unhurt Two bomb attacks hit Iraq oil pipelines, exports unharmed |
USA TODAY | Iraq ambassador nominee hits Senate opposition over racy e-mails Washington Post The White House's pick for ambassador to Iraq has hit opposition in the Senate after reports revealed a racy e-mail exchange that he had in 2008 with a reporter when both were working in Baghdad. Brett McGurk, whom President Obama tapped to lead the US ... Iraq Ambassador Nominee's Ties to Reporter Questioned Administration defends nominee for Iraq ambassador Inhofe won't meet with Obama's pick for Iraq ambassador |
Independent Online | 4 killed in Iraq shootings, bombing Sacramento Bee Violence has ebbed in Iraq, but insurgents carry out frequent attacks on security forces and officials in an attempt to undermine the Shiite-led government. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. 4 killed in Iraq, among them couple shot dead in attack that wounded their 3 ... |
The Express Tribune | Nominee For Iraq Envoy Runs Into Opposition Over Racy Emails KGTV San Diego By Dugald McConnell and Brian ToddCNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration's nominee for the next US ambassador to Iraq has run into new opposition thanks to the publication of some racy emails suggesting an affair with a Wall Street Journal ... White House defends pick for Iraq ambassador amid allegations of inappropriate ... Leaked racy emails cloud nomination for US Iraq envoy |
E! Online | TV contestant confused about Iraq claims UPI.com SAN ANTONIO, June 9 (UPI) -- "America's Got Talent" singer Timothy Michael Poe said he "never intended to hurt anyone" with disputed claims he made about being shot in Iraq. During Monday's performance on the reality television talent show, Poe, ... SA singer did not go to Iraq, officer claims Sobbing soldier says he's sorry for making false claims Ex casts more doubts on singer's war injury claims |
New York Daily News | Suicides rising among US troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan; Deaths ... New York Daily News The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago. The military also is struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other ... Suicides outpace combat deaths for US troops Suicides outpace war deaths for US troops: Pentagon Does Macho Culture Keep Suicidal Soldiers From Seeking Help? |
Politics loom large in trial of Iraq VP, first major case dealing with ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraq's first major trial dealing with the country's savage Sunni-Shiite sectarian killings is tainted by politics, critics say — an ominous sign for those hoping for justice for tens of thousands of victims of street executions, bombings ... |
Schweitzer speaks to state Democrats on 'craziness' of Iraq, Afghan wars The Missoulian Brian Schweitzer told Montana Democrats on Saturday it's time for Americans to stand up and say they won't be the world's police anymore and they won't become involved in more wars like those in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We've destroyed a lot of lives,” ... |
BBC News | Hussein Aide Executed, Iraq Says Wall Street Journal 4 on the US most-wanted list in Iraq, was executed by hanging on Thursday, the Iraqi Justice Ministry said. Abed Hamid Hmoud was the latest in a series of former senior regime officials who have been executed by Iraq's new rulers since the toppling of ... Iraq executes Saddam's personal secretary Senior Saddam aide executed in Iraq Iraq: Saddam Hussein's right-hand-man executed by hanging for genocide |
Press Release: QATAR AIRWAYS BEGINS FLIGHTS TO IRAQ'S CAPITAL BAGHDAD Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Baghdad, IRAQ – Qatar Airways has in the span of just two weeks expanded passenger services to Iraq with the launch of its second destination in the country – to the capital Baghdad. The Doha-based airline is operating four-flights-a-week non-stop on ... |