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More than $200 million wasted on Iraq police training, audit says - Los Angeles Times Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:56:10 GMT

ABC News

More than $200 million wasted on Iraq police training, audit says Los Angeles Times The U.S. also chipped in an additional $98 million to a Basra facility where training will be halted, making the money a “de facto waste,” the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction found. Only seven police advisors used the $98 million ... Iraq Police Training: $200 Million Wasted On Police Development Program ...Huffington Post Report finds "waste" in Iraqi police trainingCNN (blog) $200 Million Wasted, On Program Iraq Didn't WantWIBW ABC News -Foreign Policy all 431 news articles »

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Iraqi officials still being killed in large numbers - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:45:20 GMT

AFP

Iraqi officials still being killed in large numbers Christian Science Monitor The New York Times, one of the few American newspapers left with full-time staff in Iraq, reported last week that 15 members of neighborhood governments in Baqouba, a city north of Baghdad, recently resigned because of fears they'd be murdered by Sunni ... 7 police are killed in Iraq's westPhiladelphia Inquirer Iraqi Police Killed In Bombing And Drive-By ShootingHuffington Post Iraq bombings kill sixIraq Oil Report all 284 news articles »

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Violence in Iraq? It's the politics, stupid! - CNN (blog) Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:03:38 GMT

gulfnews.com

Violence in Iraq? It's the politics, stupid! CNN (blog) It's easy to be distracted by an uptick in violence in Iraq and ignore the larger political crisis in which al Qaeda, however diminished in its capabilities, can operate with apparent impunity. Despite last week's events, violence has been at a steady ... Iraq sinks deeper into political crisisgulfnews.com MORE ON THE STORYRT Report: Iraq's escalating political crisisIraq Oil Report International Crisis Group all 11 news articles »

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Halliburton Probing Angola and Iraq Operations - Wall Street Journal (blog) Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:23:38 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Halliburton Probing Angola and Iraq Operations Wall Street Journal (blog) Halliburton Co. said Friday that it had opened internal investigations into its Angola and Iraq operations' compliance with a U.S. foreign bribery law and its own code of conduct. Halliburton previously disclosed that it was probing its Angola ... Halliburton Investigating Operations in Iraq, AngolaFox Business Halliburton opens internal probe on Iraq, Angola operationsUpstart all 5 news articles »

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Covert Iranian plan to seize Iraq exposed - Examiner.com Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:31:29 GMT

Examiner.com

Covert Iranian plan to seize Iraq exposed Examiner.com A team of investigators headed by retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely, a former senior Fox News military analyst, has exposed a covert plan being initiated by Iran to seize the Baghdad government, placing Iraq under Iranian control. A news ... and more »

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Report: US presents Israel with Iraq strike plan - CBS News Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:38:44 GMT

CBS News

Report: US presents Israel with Iraq strike plan CBS News Report: US presents Israel with Iraq strike plan. JERUSALEM — An Israeli newspaper reports that the Obama administration's top security official has briefed Israel's prime minister on U.S. plans for a possible attack on Iran. The Haaretz daily says ... The Man Behind Romney's Israel TripTIME all 4,796 news articles »

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Rumsfeld's Intel Chief: Iraq War 'Greatest Decision of the Century' - Wired News Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:40:34 GMT

Wired News

Rumsfeld's Intel Chief: Iraq War 'Greatest Decision of the Century' Wired News ASPEN, Colorado — There's a broad consensus in the U.S. defense establishment today that the choice to invade Iraq was ill-considered and that the initial plan to stabilize the country was even worse. But for Donald Rumsfeld's one-time intelligence ...

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Undercounting Contractor Casualties in Iraq - Huffington Post Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:05:56 GMT

Undercounting Contractor Casualties in Iraq Huffington Post A new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) provides some detail on the sacrifices made by private contractors who engaged in reconstruction or stabilization activities in Iraq between May 1, 2003, and August 31, 2010.

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Former Innospec Exec. Admits to Iraq Bribery Conspiracy - Wall Street Journal (blog) Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:51:31 GMT

Former Innospec Exec. Admits to Iraq Bribery Conspiracy Wall Street Journal (blog) By C.M. Matthews. A former executive of specialty chemicals manufacturer Innospec Inc. pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to bribe Iraqi public officials. Paul Jennings entered the plea in London's Southwark Crown Court, the latest conviction to come ... and more »

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PKK, Pipeline Attacks and Iraq Oil - Al-Monitor Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:43:38 GMT

Al-Monitor

PKK, Pipeline Attacks and Iraq Oil Al-Monitor These attacks are likely to continue as the PKK takes advantage of the political vacuum in Syria and as its relations with the Turkish state deteriorate. An unstable southeastern Turkey will further undermine the possibility of developing Iraq's ... Kurdistan's weapons deals can destabilize Iraq: AnalystPress TV Turkey's Oil Diplomacy With Iraqi KurdsAINA (press release) Q&A: Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud BarzaniAljazeera.com all 329 news articles »